8 ayimembese ngengubo yebukhosi leyembatfwa ngiyo, imekhwete ehhashini layo lelifakwe umchele webukhosi.
yakhuluma kubo yatsi: “Tsatsani tinceku tenkhosi yenu, nigibelise Solomoni, indvodzana yami, etikwemnyuzi wami, nimsingatse nehle naye, niye eGihoni.
tite nayo yembetse kahle ifake nemchele wayo webukhosi kuze ibakhombise buhle bayo. Phela Vashti bekamuhle kakhulu, abukeka.
Inkhosi yatsatseka nga-Esta, kwendlula onkhe lawa lamanye emantfombatana. Yatsandza Esta ngetulu kwawo onkhe emantfombatana, ngako yamkhetsa emkhatsini wawo yametfwesa umchele webukhosi, yambeka waba yinkhosikati lenkhulu esikhundleni saVashti.
Hamani wayiphendvula watsi: “Lomuntfu inkhosi lefisa kumbonga
Ngibone tigcili tigibele emahhashi, kwatsi bantfu labakhulu bahamba phansi ngetinyawo njengetigcili.
Kepha uyise wabita tisebenti watsi: ‘Phangisani niletse ingubo lenhle niyembatsise, niyifake nendandatho emnweni wayo, neticatfulo etinyaweni.
Jonathani wakhumula ingubo yakhe labeyembatsa, wayinika Davide, wamnika netembatfo takhe, nesikhali sakhe, nebutjoki bakhe kanye nelibhande lakhe.