17 Yaye ukumkani wamthanda uEstere ngaphezu kwawo onke amanye amabhinqa, kangangokuba wakholeka ngakumbi wafumana nobubele bothando obungakumbi kuye ngaphezu kwazo zonke ezinye iintombi ezinyulu.+ Yaye wabeka isigqubuthelo sentloko sasebukhosini entlokweni yakhe waza wamenza ukumkanikazi+ esikhundleni sikaVashti.

15 Ke yena uMordekayi, wemka phambi kukakumkani ekwisivatho sasebukhosini+ esiluhlaza neselinen, nesithsaba esikhulu segolide, nengubo yokwaleka yelaphu elicikizekileyo,+ neyoboya obudaywe bamfusa bubomvu.+ Yaye isixeko saseShushan sadanduluka kabukhali kwaye sasinovuyo.+

8 Naphuma, ngoko, nisiya kubona ntoni na? Umntu owambethe izambatho ezimfumamfuma? Kaloku, abo banxiba izambatho ezimfumamfuma bakwizindlu zookumkani.+