¹ Panuma ya nshiku shitatu, Esthere aishire kufwara ifyakufwara fya bufumu no kuya ku kutarama mu rubansa rwa kipango kya mfumu, ku ntanshi ya ng'anda ya mfumu. Imfumu yari irikere pa kipuna kya bufumu kya iko mu ng'anda ya bufumu, iriroseshe ku mwinshi ku ng'anda. ² Iryo yaishire kubona Esthere na mfumu aritareme mu rubansa, aishire kupokere ukusumunwa mu menso yakwe. Yafungurwire inkonto ya kyera mu kuboko kwaiko. Eikyo Esthere apareme no kwikata kurute rwa nkonto. ³ Eryo imfumu yarandire kuri ye ati, ''Kinshi urefwaya, na mfumu Esthere? Kinshi urekwipusha? Ukufikafye na kuri kitika wa bufumu bwandi, kireperwa kuri webo.'' ⁴ Esthere asosere ati, ''Nga kyakweba ati kyasekesha imfumu, rekeni imfumu na Hamani bese rero ku mutebeto uo mpekenye pari ye.'' ⁵ Eryo imfumu ya sosere ati, ''Reteni Hamani mukwangufyanya, ukukita ifyo Esthere asosere.'' Eikyo imfumu na Hamani baire ku mutebeto uo Esthere apekenye. ⁶ Iryo umwangashi wapekanishiwe ku mutebeto, imfumu ya sosere kuri Esthere ati, ''Kinshi urekukabira? Kire kuperwa kuri webo. Kinshi ure kwipusha? Ukufika na kuri kitika wa bufumu, kireperwa.'' ⁷ Esthere aasukire ati, ''Ukufwaya no kuromba kwandi ni ku, ⁸ nga ndisangire ububire mu menso ya mfumu no usekesha imfumu ukumpera ifyo ndekabira no kukindika ifyo ukufwaya kwandi, rekeni imfumu na Hamani bese ku mutebeto uo nkomipekanisha mairo eryo nkesa kwasuka iripusho rya mfumu.'' ⁹ Hamani aire burya bushiku uwasansa kabiri uwasekerera mu mutima. Rero iryo Hamani abwene Modekai pa mpongoro ya mfumu, ukuti Modekai tema nangura ukututuma ku kinso kyakwe no mwenso uuri onse, aiswiremo no bukari pari Modekai. ¹⁰ Eikyo, Hamani aibweseshemo umwine no kuya ku ng'anda yakwe. Aitire abanankwe no kubakoronganika kya pamo, na Zereshi umukashi wakwe. ¹¹ Hamani apendwire mu bwingi no busuma bwa fyuma fyakwe, impendwa ya bana baume bakwe abengi, tonse utufuro uto imfumu ya mupere, nefyo amusambasha pa muru pari bonse ba firoro na babomfi ba mfumu. ¹² Hamani asosere ati, ''Na mfumu Esthere tetire umuntu umbi rero kanofye nebo ukwisa ne mfumu ku mutebeto uo apekenye. Na mairo na kabiri nditirwe kuri ye pamo pene ne mfumu. ¹³ Rero fyonse ifi tapari ifyo firi kuri nebo apofye nde kubona Modekai umu Yuda arekwikara pa mpongoro ya mfumu.'' ¹⁴ Eryo Zereshi umukashi wakwe asosere kuri Hamani na kuri bonse abanankwe ati, ''Rekeni bapange ifimuti ba kyubiti amakumi yane mu butari. Mu rukyero randa ku mfumu kuri bo uku kurika Modekai pari kyena. Eryo uye ne sansa ne mfumu ku mutebeto.'' Iki kyaishire kusekesha Hamani eryo aimike ifimuti.