¹ Burya bushiku imfumu tayarere. Yakonkomeshe ababomfi ukureta umwaremberwe ifintu fyarikukitika mu butekeshi bwakwe, eryo fyaberengerwe mu kubirikisha ku mfumu. ² Kyasangire kyarirembwa ukuti Modekai arirandire parwa kwa Bigitana na Tereshi, bafiroro bamfumu babiri abari kurinda umwinshi, abaeseshe ukwipaya imfumu Ahasuerusi. ³ Imfumu yaipwishe ati, ''Kinshi kya kitirwe ku kukindika nangu kukwi bukisha kuri Modekai pari iki?'' Eryo abarumendo ba mfumu abari kumubombera basosere ati, ''Tapari ikya kitirwe pari ye.'' ⁴ Imfumu yasosere ati ''Ni nani uuri mu rubansa?'' Nomba Hamani aringire kunse ya rubansa rwa ng'anda ya mfumu ku kuranda kuri ye parwa ku kurika Modekai pa fimuti apangire pari ye. ⁵ Aba bomfi ba mfumu basosere kuri ye ati, ''Hamani eutareme mu rubansa.'' Imfumu yasosere ati, ''Murekeni engire mukati.'' ⁶ Iryo Hamani aingire, imfumu yasosere kuri ye ati, ''Kinshi tufwire ukukita pari urya muntu uo imfumu yasekereramo mu ku mukindika?'' Nomba Hamani asosere mu mutima wakwe ati, ''Ni nani imfumu inga sekerera mu kumukindika ukukira pari nebo?'' ⁷ Hamani asosere ku mfumu ati, ''Pa muntu uo imfumu yasekereramo mu kumukindika, ⁸ rekeni ikyakufwara kya bufumu kiretwe, ikyakufwara ikyo imfumu ifwere, kabiri na kabarwe uo imfumu ininapo uo pa mutwe parembwa ifya bufumu. ⁹ Kabiri rekeni ikyakufwara na kabarwe fiperwe kuri kiroro wa mano uwa mfumu. Rekeni afwike umuntu imfumu isekerere mu kumukindika, kabiri rekeni bamubike pari kabarwe ukushinguruka mu mishi yamu musumba. Rekeni babirikishe ku kinso kyakwe ati, 'Ifi efikitwa kuri umo ou imfumu yasekerera mu kumukindika. ¹⁰ Eryo imfumu yasosere kuri Hamani ati, ''Endesha, senda ikyakufwara na kabarwe, ngefyo fye urandire, no kukita iki pari Modekai umu Yuda uwikara pa mpongoro. Wifirwa mu musango uuri onse uo waranda.'' ¹¹ Eryo Hamani aburire ikyakufwara na kabarwe. Afwikire Modekai no kumubika pari kabarwe ukumushingulusha imishi ya mu misumba. Arebirikisha ku kinso kyakwe ati, ''Ifi efikitwa ku muntu uo imfumu yasekerera mukumukindika!'' ¹² Modekai abwerere ku mpongolo ya mfumu. Rero Hamani abutukire ku ng'anda yakwe, arerosha, no mutwe wakwe naufimbwa. ¹³ Hamani aebere Zereshi umukashi wakwe na bonse abanankwe fyonse ifya kitikire kuri ye. Eryo abaume bakwe abaishibikirwe pa mano yabo, na Zereshi umukashi wakwe, basosere kuri ye ati, ''Nga kyakuti Modekai, uyo webo utampire ukupona kuri ye, mu Yuda, tawakamukimfye, rero mukine ukapona ku kinso kyakwe.'' ¹⁴ Iryo barikuranda na ye, bafiroro ba mfumu baishire kufika. Baishire kwangufyanya ukureta Hamani ku mutebeto uyo Esthere apekenye.