1Phahi iriphofika siku ya hahu, Esta wavwala nguwoze za chifalume na achendaima hipho muhala wa ndani wa nyumba ya mfalume. Muhala huno kala u mbere ya hicho chumba cha utawala cha mfalume. Wakati hinyo hiye mfalume kala asegere dzulu ya chihiche cha chifalume kulola hinyo mryango wa hicho chumbache. 2Hipho mfalume ariphomuona Malikia Esta aimire kpwenye muhala wa ndani tu wahamirwa. Kpwa hivyo achimgolosera iyo bakoraye ya zahabu ariyokala akaigbwirira na Esta achisengera phephi achiiguta iyo tsa. 3Esta ariphoguta hira bakora, mfalume achimuamba, “U nani Malikia Esta? Hajayo nini? Hata ukalonda nusu ya ufalume wangu ndakupha.” 4Esta achimuamba mfalume, “Napho mfalume undafwahirwa, rero uwe mfalume na Hamani ndzoni kpwenye sharee nchiyokutayarishira.” 5Hipho mfalume achiamba, “Haya upesi mreheni Hamani kama Esta achivyogomba.” Kpwa hivyo mfalume na Hamani achiphiya katika sharee yokala ikatayarishwa ni Esta.

6Phahi ariphokala ananwa, hiye mfalume achimuuza Esta, “Haya, hajayo nini? Hata ukalonda nusu ya utawala wangu mino ndakupha.” 7Esta achimjibu mfalume achimuamba, “Nlondaro mimi ni hiri: 8Napho mfalume ukahamirwa ni mimi na u tayari kunipha na kunihendera ro ndirovoya, muhondo, uwe mfalume na Hamani ndzoni tsona kpwenye sharee ndiyokuhenderani, nami ndakuambira vira nilondavyo.”

9Phahi siku iyo Hamani watuluka kaya kpwa mfalume kuno ana raha sana mwakpwe moyoni. Ela raha ihi taiyakaa bii. Mana ariphofika hiko ryangoni na kuona kukala Modekai kaima wala kukakama kpwa sababuye, wamreyera sana. 10Ela wavumirira achiphiya kpwakpwe kaya. Ariphofika hiko achiaiha asenae phamwenga na mchewe Zereshi. 11Achisemurira kuhusu nguma ya utajiriwe na ana anji alume ariokala nao na vira mfalume arivyomupha cheo na kumuhenda akale mkpwulu dzulu ya ahendadzi-kazi anjina osi a mfalume. 12Tsona Hamani achiamba, “Na zaidi ya hivyo, Malikia Esta akahenda sharee na akaniiha mimi tu na mfalume. Isitoshe akahualika tsona mimi na mfalume, huphiye kpwenye sharee yanjina ndiyoihenda muhondo. 13Ela hivi vyosi tavina mana kpwangu ichikala nindaenderera kuona rira Dziyahudi riihwaro Modekai risegere hipho ryango ra nyumba ya mfalume.”

14Hipho Zereshi mkpwaza Hamani na asena a Hamani achimshauri kukala atengeze muhi wa chimo cha mikono mirongo mitsano. Ligundzure kuchicha aphiye akabishe na mfalume kukala Modekai anyongbwe dzulu ya muhi hinyo. Bada ya kukala Modekai akanyongbwa hiye Hamani aphiye shareeni na mfalume kuno akahererwa. Maneno higa gachimuhamira Hamani na achilagiza hinyo muhi uchitengezwa.