1 Kwathi ngomhla wesithathu, uEstere wambatha ezobukumkanikazi, wema entendelezweni engaphakathi yendlu yokumkani, malungana nendlu yokumkani. Waye ukumkani ehleli etroneni yobukumkani bakhe endlwini yobukumkani, malunga nomnyango wendlu.
2 Kwathi, ukumkani akumbona uEstere ukumkanikazi emi entendelezweni, wambabala; ukumkani wayolulela kuEstere intonga yegolide ebisesandleni sakhe. Wasondela ke uEstere, waphatha encamini yentonga leyo.
3 Wathi ukumkani kuye, Ùnandawoni na, kumkanikazi Estere? ùfuna ntoni na? woyinikwa kude kube sesiqingatheni sobukumkani.
4 Wathi uEstere, Ukuba kuthe kwalunga kukumkani, makeze ukumkani noHaman namhla esidlweni endimenzele sona.
5 Wathi ukumkani, Mngxamiseni uHaman, ukuba enze ngokwelizwi likaEstere. Weza ukumkani noHaman esidlweni abesenzile uEstere.
6 Wathi ukumkani kuEstere esidlweni sewayini, Ùcela ntoni na? woyinikwa; ùfuna ntoni na? woyenzelwa kude kube sesiqingatheni sobukumkani.
7 Waphendula uEstere, wathi, Kúko oku ukucela kwam nokuthandaza kwam: