3 Bonke abathetheli bamazwe, neerhuluneli, namabamba, nabasebenzi bokumkani, bawanceda amaYuda; ngokuba babengenelwe kukoyika uMordekayi.
4 Kuba uMordekayi ebemkhulu endlwini yokumkani, udaba lwakhe lwaya emazweni onke; kuba indoda leyo inguMordekayi yaya iba nkulu ngokuba nkulu.
5 Azoyisa ke amaYuda ezo ntshaba zawo zonke ngekrele, nangokubulala, nangokutshabalalisa, enza ngokuzithandela kwâbo babewathiyile.
6 EShushan komkhulu amaYuda abulala, atshabalalisa, amakhulu amahlanu amadoda.
7 UParshandata, noDalefon, noAspata,
8 noPorata, noAdaliya, noAridata,
9 noParmashta, noArisayi, noAridayi, noVayezata,