Modekai kotunyighwa na mfalume
1 Chilo achila mfalume kakala meso, apfo kalaghitsa ichitabu ichandikighwe ighalawile chila tsuwa ahala hayang’ali yotawala, kuya chisomighwa hambele hake. 2 Yoneka yandikighwa mchitabu acho ka Modekai tsakatanga ka Bigitana na Tereshi, wakulu wabili wa mfalume iwakalitse lilango, tsawatenda tsengwe lya ukumkoma mfalume. 3 Mfalume kaghutsa, "Angu Modekai tsatumwing’ile ukulu wachi na tumghwekile choni kwa ichinu achino?" Iwatumighwa wake wamwidika, "Ng’atendelighwe chinu chochose baye." 6 Hamani hayengile mng’anda, mfalume kamghutsa, "Pfihi yatendelighwe choni imunu ayula mfalume iyobama yamtende yawe mkulu?" Hamani kafikitsa mmoyo mwake, "Angu imunu ayo mfalume iyobama kumwing’a ukulu nani? Ambe nene!" 10 Baho mfalume kamlaghitsa Hamani, "Tenda hima! Sola ghamagwanda agho na ifalasi, ukamtende Modekei yawe mkulu, Myahudi iyokala hana lilango lya ing’anda ya mfalume. Uleke kuleka kumtendela hata chinu chimwe mna agho ghaulongile." 11 Apfo Hamani kasola ghamagwanda agho na ifalasi, kampfatsa Modekai, kamdinitsa mchanya mwa ifalasi kamlongotsa mna inzila ng’ulu ya ghumji, akuno kolonga, "‘Apfi pfipfo pfayotendelighwa imunu ayula mfalume iyombama yamtende yawe mkulu.’"