¹ Ngemuva kwaletintfo leti, inkhosi Ahasuerus wanyusa Haman indvodzana ya hammedatha um Agagi, wabeka sihlalo semagunya ngetulu kwabo bo khe bemtsetfo lebebanaye. ² Tonkhe tisebenti tenkhosi lebetisesangweni lenkhosi taguca phansi takhotsama Haman, njengoba inkhosi beyibatjele kutsi bente. Kodvwa Mordecai akagucanga nobe akhotsame phansi. ³ Tase tisebenti tenkhosi lebetisesangweni titsi ku Mordecai, ''Leni ungawulaleli umtsetfo wenkhosi?'' ⁴ Bakhuluma naye ngelilanga ngelilanga, kodvwa wala kwenta labakufunako. Ngako bakhuluma na Haman kubona kutsi lenkinga nga Mordecai itawusala kanjalo, ngoba abebatjele kutsi ngumJuda. ⁵ Uma Haman abona kutsi Mordecai akaguci futsi aka khotsami phansi kuye, haman watfukutsela kakhulu. ⁶ Abenenhloso yekubulala Mordecai kuphela, ngoba yetisebenti tenkhosi betimtjele kutsi Bantfu ba Mordecai bobani. Haman abefuna kususa onkhe ema Juda, bantfu ba Mordecai, lebebaseveni lonkhe la Ahasuerus. ⁷ Enyangeni yekucala (lokuyinyanga ya Nisan), yenyangeni yelishumi nakubili yenkhosi Ahasuerus, lomsidvo-lobekamnyenti-wajikwa phambi kwakhe, kukhetsa lilanga kanye netinyanga. Bajuba kanyenti nyenti kwate kwawela enyangeni yelishumi nakubili (lokuyinyanga ya Adar). ⁸ Wase Haman utsi enkhosini ahasuerus, ''Kunebantfu labatsite labacitsekile banetiseka kuyo yonkhe imiphakatsi yalombuso. Umtsetfo wabo uhlukile kunalona walabanye, futsi abawugcini umtsetfo wenkhosi, ngako akusiko kahle enkosini kutsi ibayekele bahlale. ⁹ Uma kuchaza inkhosi, ayikhokhe umutsetfo babulawe, ngitabese ngibeke tinkhulungwane letilishumi temathende elisiliva etandleni talabasebentela inkhosi, kutsi bafake emcebeni wenkhosi.'' ¹⁰ Yase inkhosi itsatsa indandatho esandleni sayo wayinika Haman indvodzana ya Hammedatha umu Agagi, sitsa sema Juda. ¹¹ Inkhosi yatsi ku Haman, ''Nitawubona kutsi imali seyibiyisiwe kuwe kanye nebantfu bakho. Utawenta nobe bgayini ngayo.'' ¹² Base babhali benkhosi babitwa elangeni lesitsatfu enyngeni yekucala, nemtsetfo locuketse konkhe Haman lakuyala bekubhalwe etikhulwini, kuyo yokhe imiphakatsi, kuto tonkhe tikhulu talabantfu, nakuto tonkhe titfunywa talabantfu, kuwo wonkhe umphakatsi ngembhalo wabo, kubo bonkhe bantfu ngelulwimi labo. bekubhalwe ngelibito lenkhosi Ahasuerus kwase kuvala ngendandatho. ¹³ Timphempha tatfulwa ngetandla tetinkalishi kuyo yonkhe imiphakatsi yenkhosi, ekugcizelela, kubulala, kanye nekubhubhisa onkhe ema Juda, kusuka kulabancane kuya kulabadzala, bantfwana nebafati, ngelilanga linye-elangeni lelishumi nakutsatfu enyangeni yelishumi nakubili (lokuyinyanga ya adar)-kutsatsa tintfo tabo. ¹⁴ Umfanekiso walencwadzi wentiwa waba ngumtsetfo kuyo yonkhe imiphakatsi. Koyo yonkhe umphakatsi kwatisa bonkhe bantfu kutsi balungiselele lelilanga leli. ¹⁵ Tinkalishi taphuma tase tiyaphutfuma tinika umtsetfo njengoba inkhosi ishito. Lomtsetfo wanikwa kulelihlashana la Susa. Lenkhosi kanye na Haman bahlala phansi banatsa, kodvwa lelidolobha la Susa lelisangene.