3 Emva kwezi zinto uKumkani uAhaswerosi wamenza mkhulu uHaman+ unyana kaHamedata umAgagi+ waza wamphakamisa+ wambeka etroneni yakhe ngaphezu kwazo zonke ezinye iinkosana ezazikunye naye.+

12 Kwandula ke kwabizwa oonobhala bakakumkani+ ngenyanga yokuqala ngomhla wayo weshumi elinesithathu, kwaza kwabhalwa+ ngokuvumelana nako konke oko uHaman wayekuyalele amabamba kakumkani neerhuluneli ezazilawula kumaphondo ahlukahlukeneyo,+ neenkosana zezizwana ezahlukahlukeneyo, zephondo ngalinye, ngesimbo salo sokubhala,+ nesizwana ngasinye ngolwimi lwaso; kwabhalwa kwaza kwatywinwa ngomsesane wokutywina+ kakumkani egameni+ likaKumkani uAhaswerosi.

5 Ke kaloku wathi: “Ukuba kubonakala kulungile kukumkani, yaye ukuba ndifumene ubabalo+ phambi kwakhe kwaye le nto ifanelekile phambi kukakumkani kwaye ndilungile emehlweni akhe, makubhalwe kurhoxiswe amaxwebhu abhaliweyo,+ icebo likaHaman unyana kaHamedata umAgagi,+ lawo wawabhalayo ukuba kutshatyalaliswe amaYuda+ akuwo onke amaphondo kakumkani.+