4 Esta waphendvula watsi: “Uma kukuhle enkhosini yami, ngicela kutsi inkhosi ite naHamani lamuhla edzilini lengililungiselela bona.”
Isaka watsi: “Ngisondzetele inyama yenyamatane yakho, msawami, ngitekudla ngikubusise.” Wamsondzetela, wadla. Wamniketa neliwayini, walinatsa.
Nibotsi: ‘Yebo, Jakobe inceku yakho, ita ngemuva, iyangilandzela.’ ” Jakobe abecabanga atsi uyatincengela ngaletipho ngekutitfumela kucala, khona kutawutsi nakahlangana naye, abe asamcolele.
Inkhosikati lenkhulu Vashti nayo yayente layo lidzili, yentele emakhosikati lebeyihlala nawo esigodlweni senkhosi Ahashiveroshi.
Ngekuyala kwenkhosi leso simemetelo sakhishwa eSusa inhlokodolobha yalowo mbuso; emancusa aphutfumisa lesimemetelo kuwo onkhe emave. Inkhosi naHamani bona bahlala phansi banatsa ngesikhatsi lidolobha lonkhe laseSusa lidzidzekile ngekumangala.
Inkhosi yambuta yatsi: “Kwenteke njani, nkhosikati Esta? Ngitjele kutsi ufunani, utakutfola, nome ngabe kuyincenye yembuso wami.”
Inkhosi yatsi akubitwe Hamani masinyane, kuze batekuya ka-Esta edzilini. Ngako bahamba-ke boHamani nenkhosi baya edzilini ka-Esta.
Nangabe inkhosi ingaba nemusa kimi ingiphe sicelo sami, ngicela kutsi iphindze ibuye naHamani kusasa kulelinye lidzili lengitawube ngililungisele bona. Ngitayitjela lapho-ke inkhosi kutsi siyini sicelo sami.”
Ubusisiwe umuntfu lowephanako, ebolekise ngesihle, lowenta tonkhe tintfo ngekwetsembeka.
Silima siyabonakalisa nase sitfukutsele; kodvwa lohlakaniphile uyatibamba angatibonakalisi.
Bazalwane, ningaboba bantfwana ekucabangeni, kodvwa ebubini niboba tinswane, ekucabangeni nibe ngulabakhule impela.