18. (a) Kubayini uMoridekayi wabhala ukukhothama kuHamani? (Qala umtlolo waphasi.) (b) Amadoda nabafazi bekholo namhlanje bangasilingisa njani isibonelo sakaMoridekayi?

¹⁸ Indoda ekuthiwa nguHamani yabekwa esikhundleni esiphakemeko esigodlweni saka-Ahatjhiverotjhi. Ikosi yamenza undunakulu, waba mlulekayo oyihloko nonezwi lesibili embusweni. Ikosi yabe yakhupha umlayo wokobana boke ababona isikhulwesi kufuze bakhothame. (Esta 3:1-4) KuMoridekayi, umthetho lo waba mraro. Bekayihlonipha ikosi kodwana ingasi ngaphezu kwakaZimu. UHamani gade am-Agagi. Ngokukhanyako lokho bekutjho bona bekasizukulwana saka-Agagi, ikosi yama-Amaleki eyabulawa mporofidi kaZimu uSamuweli. (1 Sam. 15:33) Ama-Amaleki bekamambi kangangobana aba manaba kaJehova nama-Israyeli. Njengesitjhaba, ama-Amaleki ahlulelwa nguZimu.c (Dut. 25:19) UmJuda othembekileko bekangamkhothamela njani um-Amaleki? KuMoridekayi belingawa lidojwe ziinkukhu. Wabetha ngenyawo phasi. Bekube namhlanje, amadoda nabafazi bekholo babeka ukuphila kwabo engozini bona balalele umthetho lo: ‘Kufuneka sihloniphe uZimu kunabantu.’—IzE. 5:29.