“Ngishaya umthetho othi: noma yimuphi umuntu wakwa-Israyeli, noma abaphristi bakhona, noma abaLevi abasembusweni wami abathanda ukuya eJerusalema, bangahamba nawe.
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“Ngishaya umthetho othi: noma yimuphi umuntu wakwa-Israyeli, noma abaphristi bakhona, noma abaLevi abasembusweni wami abathanda ukuya eJerusalema, bangahamba nawe.
Base bemphanyeka esigxotsheni sokuphanyeka, uHamani ayekade esilungiselele uMoridekhayi. Yayisibohla intukuthelo enkosini.
UHaribhona omunye wabathenwa ababephambi kwenkosi, wathi: “Kunesigxobo sokuphanyeka eside uHamani asimisele ukuphanyeka kuso uMoridekhayi, indoda eyasindisa impilo yakho, nkosi; singamakhubhithi angama-50 ubude.” Inkosi yayaleza, yathi: “Mphanyekeni kuso!”
U-Esteri waphendula, wathi: “Uma kukuhle enkosini mayigunyaze abaJuda abahlala eShushani, benze nakusasa njengokomthetho wanamuhla, amadodana kaHamani alishumi aphanyekwe ezigxotsheni zokuphanyeka.”
AbaJuda bahlala eShushani, babuye bahlangana nangosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga u-Adari, babulala amadoda angama-300 eShushani, kodwa abazange bathathe mpango.
Izikhohlakali ziyobhujiswa, ziphele nya, kodwa indlu yabalungileyo iyokuma njalo.
Uma umuntu ezele abantwana abayikhulu, aphile iminyaka eminingi, zibe ziningi izinsuku zeminyaka yakhe, kodwa angathokozeli izinto ezinhle empilweni, futhi angangcwatshwa, ngithi okuphuphumileyo kungcono kunaye,
UBhileyamu wabona u-Amaleki, wayesewethula umbiko wakhe, wathi: “U-Amaleki wayengowokuqala ezizweni, kodwa isiphetho sakhe ngukubhujiswa.”
UKhristu wasihlenga esiqalekisweni somthetho ngokwenziwa abe yisiqalekiso ngenxa yethu, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Baqalekisiwe bonke abalengiswa emthini,”