4. Hobane Mordekai o ne a le moholo tlung ya morena, mme botumo ba hae bo ne bo se bo ile dinaheng tsohle; hobane efela monna eo, Mordekai, o ne a eya a ntse a hola.
5. Bajuda ba bolaya dira tsohle tsa bona ka lerumo, ya eba polao le timetso e kgolo, mme ba etsa ba ba hloileng ka thato ya bona.
6. Le Susane, motse wa moreneng, Bajuda ba bolaya, ba timetsa batho ba makgolo a mahlano;
7. ba bolaya le Parshandatha, Dalfone, Aspatha,
8. Poratha, Adalia, le Aridatha,
9. Parmashtha, Arissai, Aridai, le Faisatha,
10. e leng bara ba leshome ba Hammane, mora Hammedatha, motshwenyi wa Bajuda; empa ha ba ka ba hapa letho.
11. Tsatsing lona leo, palo ya ba bolaetsweng Susane, motse wa moreneng, ya behelwa morena.
12. Morena a re ho mofumahadi Esthere: Susane, motse wa moreneng, Bajuda ba bolaile, ba timeditse batho ba makgolo a mahlano le bara ba leshome ba Hamane. Ha ho le jwalo, ba entseng dinaheng tse ding tsa morena? Le jwale, o kopa eng? O tla e newa. O sa qosa eng? Ho tla etswa jwalo.
13. Esthere a re: Ha morena a dumela, Bajuda ba Susane ba boele ba dumellwe le hosasane ho etsa ka taelo ya kajeno, mme ho ke ho fanyehwe difateng bara ba leshome ba Hamane.
14. Morena a laela hore ho etswe jwalo; ha bolelwa taelo Susane, mme bara ba leshome ba Hamane ba fanyehwa difateng.