9 Ngako oko oonobhala+ bakakumkani babizwa ngelo xesha ngenyanga yesithathu, oko kukuthi, inyanga kaSivan, ngomhla wamashumi amabini anesithathu kuyo; kwaye umbhalo wahamba ngokuvisisana nako konke oko uMordekayi wayekuyalele amaYuda namabamba+ neerhuluneli neenkosana zamaphondo ukusuka eIndiya ukuya eTiyopiya, amaphondo alikhulu elinamashumi amabini anesixhenxe,+ kwiphondo ngalinye ngesimbo salo sokubhala+ nakwisizwana ngasinye ngolwimi lwaso,+ nakumaYuda ngesimbo sawo sokubhala nangolwimi lwawo.+

20 UMordekayi+ wazibhala ezi zinto waza wathumela amaxwebhu abhaliweyo kuwo onke amaYuda awayekuwo onke amaphondo+ kaKumkani uAhaswerosi, akufuphi nakude,