Ukumkani Umbeka uMordekayi
Ukumkani akanako ukulala, agwetywe iimbali zokuba zifundwe, afunde ukuba uMordekayi akazange avuzwe. UHaman, efika ukucela ukubulawa kwakhe, ubuzwa indlela yokubeka umntu — achaze umnqweno wakhe, aze anyanzeleke ukuba akhokele uMordekayi ezitratweni evakalisa oko. Indlu yakhe ibona ukusondela kwentshabalalo yakhe.
6 1Ngobo busuku, ubuthongo bemka kukumkani; wathi makuziswe incwadi yezikhumbuzo, imbali, yaza yaleswa kuye. 2Kwafunyanwa kubhaliwe ukuba uMordekayi waxela uBhigtana noTereshe, amathenwa amabini okumkani abagcina umbundu womnyango, ababefuna ukumbulala ukumkani uAhaswerosi. 3Wabuza ukumkani, wathi: “Luluphi uzuko nobukhulu afumane bona uMordekayi ngenxa yoku?” Baphendula abalungiselela bakhe, bathi: “Akukho nto yenziweyo kuye.”
4Wathi ukumkani: “Ngubani na osentendelezweni?” UHaman wayesandul’ ukungena kwintendelezo engaphandle yendlu yokumkani, eze kucela ukuba uMordekayi axhonywe emthini lowo abewulungisele yena.
5Bathi kuye abalungiselela bokumkani: “Nanko uHaman emi entendelezweni.” Wathi ukumkani: “Makangene.”
6Wangena uHaman. Wathi ukumkani: “Makwenziwe ntoni na kuloo mntu ukumkani athanda ukumbeka?” Wathi uHaman entliziyweni yakhe: “Ngubani na ekunokuthandeka kukumkani ukumbeka ngaphezu kwam?”
7Watsho uHaman kukumkani: “Kuloo mntu ukumkani athanda ukumbeka, 8mabazise ingubo yokumkani ethe yanxitywa ngukumkani, nehashe akhwele kulo ukumkani, nesithsaba sokumkani entlokweni yalo. 9Loo ngubo nehashe makunikwe omnye wabathetheli bokumkani abanewonga. Mayembathiswe loo ndoda ukumkani athanda ukumbeka, bamkhwelisa phezu kwehashe esitratweni somzi, bamemeze phambi kwakhe, besithi: ‘Kwenjiwa nje kuloo mntu ukumkani athanda ukumbeka!’”
10Wathi ukumkani kuHaman: “Khawuleza, uthabathe ingubo nehashe njengoko utshilo, wenjenjalo kuMordekayi umYuda ohleli esangweni lokumkani. Uze ungasusi nento le kuzo zonke ozithethileyo.”
11Wayithabatha uHaman ingubo nehashe, wamambathisa uMordekayi, wamkhwelisa phezu kwehashe esitratweni somzi, ememeza phambi kwakhe, esithi: “Kwenjiwa nje kuloo mntu ukumkani athanda ukumbeka.”
12Emveni koko wabuyela uMordekayi esangweni lokumkani; ke uHaman wagoduka ngobungxamo, esenza isijwili, egqubuthele intloko. 13Wababalisela uHaman umkakhe uZereshe nabahlobo bakhe bonke yonke into eyenzekileyo. Bathi kuye amaphakathi akhe nomkakhe uZereshe: “Ekubeni uMordekayi, lowo uqalile ukuwa phambi kwakhe, engumYuda nje, akuyi kumeyisa; inene uya kuwa phambi kwakhe.” 14Besathetha naye, afika amathenwa okumkani, amkhawulezisa uHaman ukuba aye kwisidlo esasilungiselelwe nguEstere.
