9. uPamashta, uArisayi, uAridayi, noVayezata,
10. ishumi loonyana bakaHaman unyana kaHamedata utshaba lwamaJuda. Ke amaJuda akawachukumisanga amaxhoba wona.
11. Inani lâbo bâbulawáyo komkhulu eSusa laxelwa kukumkani kwangaloo mini.
12. Ke ukumkani wathi kukumkanikazi uEstere: “AmaJuda abulele amakhulu amahlanu amadoda ndawonye neshumi loonyana bakaHaman komkhulu eSusa. Ngaba enze ntoni na kwamanye amaphondo kakumkani? Ngoku ke, sithini isicelo sakho? Ewe, woyenzelwa into oyifunayo! Sixele isicelo onaso, uya kusenzelwa.”
13. UEstere uphendule ngelithi: “Xa kukholekile kuwe, mhlekazi, wavumele amaJuda aseSusa asiqhube nangomso esi sihlokomiso sanamhlanje. Ke bona oonyana bakaHaman abalishumi mabaxhonywe emthini olungiselelwe oko.”
14. Ngenene ke ukumkani wayalela ukuba yenziwe yonke loo nto. Kwenziwa isihlokomiso eSusa, baza ke baxhonywa bolishumi oonyana bakaHaman.
15. Ngomhla weshumi elinesine kwinyanga uAdare ahlanganisana eSusa amaJuda, aza abulala amakhulu amathathu amadoda kwalapho eSusa. Kambe ke akawachukumisanga amaxhoba wona.
16. Kananjalo amaJuda awayekwamanye amaphondo kakumkani aqokelelana azikhusela azikhulula kwiintshaba zawo. Abulala iintshaba ezingamashumi asixhenxe anesihlanu samawaka. Kambe ke akawachukumisanga amaxhoba wona.
17. Le ntlekele ke yehla ngomhla weshumi elinesithathu kwinyanga uAdare, aza ke amaJuda aphumla ngomhla weshumi elinesine, olo yalusuku lwezidlo nemivuyo.
18. Kambe ke wona amaJuda aseSusa aqokelelana ngomhla weshumi elinesithathu noweshumi elinesine, aza ke ngomhla weshumi elinesihlanu aphumla, yalusuku lwawo lwezidlo nemivuyo.
19. Kungenxa yesi sizathu ke le nto amaJuda ahlala emaphandleni ezilalini ezingabiyelwanga ngodonga alukhethileyo usuku lweshumi elinesine lwenyanga uAdare elwenza umhla wemivuyo nezidlo, imini yeholide aphana ngayo izipho.
20. Ke kaloku uModekayi wazibhala ezi ziganeko, wathumela izaziso kuwo onke amaJuda akwiziphaluka zikakumkani uAsuwerosi, ezikude nezikufuphi,
21. ewayalela ukuba enze imibhiyozo minyaka le ngosuku lweshumi elinesine nolweshumi elinesihlanu kwinyanga uAdare.
22. Elo ibe lithuba lokukhumbula ukukhululeka kwamaJuda kwiintshaba zawo, inyanga apho usizi lwawo lwaguquka lwaba luvuyo, isingqala sawo sajika saba ngumhla wemibhiyozo. Wabhala ewakhuthaza ukuba ezo ntsuku azenze ithuba lezidlo nemivuyo, anikane izipho zokutya, abonelele namahlwempu ngezipho.
23. Ngoko ke amaJuda ayiqhuba loo mibhiyozo ayeseleyiqalile, enza ngokomyalelo obhalwe nguModekayi.
24. Kaloku uHaman unyana kaHamedata um-Agagi utshaba lwamaJuda wayewenzele iyelenqe amaJuda, efuna ukuwatshabalalisa, wada wenza ipuri (liqashiso ke elo) ukuze atshitshiswe.