8 UHamani wasetshela iNkosi u-Ahasuweru wathi: “Kulabantu abagcwele yonke indawo kuzo zonke izabelo zombuso wakho+ njalo basabalele phakathi kwabantu.+ Imithetho yabo itshiyene leyabanye abantu futhi abayilaleli imithetho yenkosi. Nxa inkosi ingabayekela benjalo, izinto zingonakala. 9 Nxa kulungile enkosini, akubhalwe umlayo wokuthi babhujiswe. Mina ngizanika iziphathamandla amathalenta* esiliva angu-10 000, abesefakwa enothweni yesikhosini.”*

10 Inkosi yathi ikuzwa lokhu yahle yakhipha indandatho yayo elophawu+ esandleni, yayiqhubela uHamani+ indodana kaHamedatha, um-Agagi,+ owayeyisitha samaJuda. 11 Inkosi yathi kuHamani: “Isiliva labantu kusesandleni sakho, yenza okubona kufanele.”