Ubukhulu bukaMoridekayi
Isiphetho esifushane samavesi amathathu ngendlela yomlando wobukhosi: inkosi ibeka intela ezweni nasezindaweni ezisogwini, futhi uMoridekayi, manje owesibili kuphela esihlalweni sobukhosi, ukhunjulwa ngokusebenzisa lawo mandla ukufunela abantu bakhe okuhle nokukhulumela abakubo ukuthula.
10 1INkosi uZerksesi yabeka intela ezweni nasemazweni asogwini lolwandle. 2Kanti zonke izenzo zakhe zamandla nezobungangangwe, nokulandisa okugcwele ngobukhulu inkosi eyaphakamisela kubo uMoridekayi, akulotshiwe yini eNcwadini yemiLando yamakhosi aseMediya nasePheresiya? 3UMoridekayi umJuda, owayeyisikhulu sesibili emva kweNkosi uZerksesi, wayemkhulu phakathi kwamaJuda, ethandwa ngabafowabo abaningi, efuna okuhle kwabantu bakhe, ekhuluma ukuthula kuyo yonke inzalo yakhe.