1 Ngobo busuku, bemka àbabakho ubuthongo kukumkani; wathi maziziswe iincwadi zezikhumbuzo zemicimbi yemihla; zamana zileswa phambi kokumkani.
2 Kwafunyanwa kubhaliwe okokuba uMordekayi wabaxela ooBhigetan noTereshe, amathenwa amabini okumkani, abagcini bomnyango, ababefuna ukumsa izandla ukumkani uAhaswerosi.
3 Wathi ukumkani, Wenzelwe mbekoni na, nabukhulu buni na uMordekayi ngenxa yoko? Athi amadodana akwakumkani, abelungiselela kuye, Akenzelwanga nto.
4 Wathi ukumkani, Ngubani na osentendelezweni?Ke kaloku uHaman ubengene entendelezweni engaphandle yendlu yokumkani, esiza kuthi kukumkani, makaxhonywe uMordekayi emthini, abemlungisele wona.