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.+

4 Waza ummemezi+ wadanduluka kakhulu esithi: “Kuthiwa kuni zizwana, nani zintlanga, neelwimi,+