9 Inkhosikati lenkhulu Vashti nayo yayente layo lidzili, yentele emakhosikati lebeyihlala nawo esigodlweni senkhosi Ahashiveroshi.
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.”
Esta waphendvula watsi: “Uma kukuhle enkhosini yami, ngicela kutsi inkhosi ite naHamani lamuhla edzilini lengililungiselela bona.”
Ekucaleni kwekubusa kwaZeksesi, inkhosi, letitsa tabhala phansi tibeka sive sakaJuda nebantfu baseJerusalema licala.
Yakhipha simemetelo kutsi ngulowo muntfu akanatse ngekutsandza kwakhe. Yatjela tisebenti kutsi ngulowo nalowo muntfu timnikete liwayini lalifunako.
Kwatsi ngelilanga lesikhombisa, inkhosi seyibufakile yatjela tindvuna tayo letatibatsenwa boMehumani, naBiztha, naHabona, naBiktha, na-Abagitha, naZethari, naKhakhasi kutsi tilandze inkhosikati lenkhulu Vashti,