5 Hamani watfukutsela wagaya tiboti, nakabona kutsi Modekhayi akamhloniphi, futsi akamkhotsameli.
Kodvwa tindvuna tenkhosi tatsi tiyamtjela, Vashti wala kuta nato. Inkhosi yatfukutsela yagana sicoco.
Inkhosi yakhipha umtsetfo lewawucondzene nato tonkhe tiphatsimandla tayo kutsi tifanele tiguce phansi tikhotsame nakwendlula Hamani, timhloniphe. Tonkhe tiphatsimandla tatikwenta loko, ngaphandle kwaModekhayi lowala wangete wakhotsama.
Bambuta loko imihla ngemihla bamecwayisa ngalesento sakhe kutsi akasiyekele, kodvwa akazange abalalele. Abebatjela atsi: “NgiliJuda mine, ngeke ngikhotsamele Hamani.” Ngako base bayawumceba kuHamani nabo sebamangele kutsi ingabe utasibeketelela yini lesento saModekhayi.
Hamani waphuma kulelo dzili ativa amnandzi, ajabule kakhulu. Kodvwa watsi nakabona Modekhayi emphundvwini, wambona kutsi akamkhotsameli futsi akakhombisi nakancane nje kumhlonipha ngesikhatsi endlula, Hamani watfukutsela watselwa ngemanti.
Silima siyafa sibulawe tinhlungu tekutfukutsela kwaso, nemona uyababulala labanengcondvo yebuntfwana.
Lomubi usongela lolungile, amsinekele ematinyo.
Kutfukutsela kwesilima kusheshe kubonakale; kodvwa umuntfu lohlakaniphile uyayitsalalisela inhlamba.
Umuntfu lonenhlitiyo lencane ufanelwe kujeziswa; nawuke wamsita kanye, kufanele umsite siphelane.
Ligama lelitsi “sidvwaladvwala” lisho umuntfu longahloniphi nalotigcabhako, nalongabanaki bantfu.
Tilima tifakwa etikhundleni letiphakeme, kutsi labakhulu nalabanjingile bafakwe kuletiphansi.
Nebukhadnezari watfukutselela boShadraki, naMeshaki, na-Abednego, nesimo sakhe kubo sagucuka. Watfumela kutsi kubaswe lamalangabi emlilo lowesabekako nalohhumako kutsi ushise ngalokuphindvwe kasikhombisa,