Di King Honour Mordecai
Di king no fit sleep, e make dem read di record book, and e find out say dem never reward Mordecai. Haman, wey come to ask make dem kill Mordecai, di king ask am how to honor one man — e describe im own dream, then e must lead Mordecai waka round di streets dey announce am. Im household see say im fall dey come.
6 1For dat night, sleep no gree catch di king; so e order make dem bring di record book—di history book—come read am give am. 2Dem find am write down say Mordecai bin report Bigthana and Teresh, two of di king eunuch wey dey guard di door, wey plan to kill King Xerxes. 3Di king ask, "Wetin honour and big-name Mordecai don collect for dis one?" Im servant dem answer, "Dem no do anytin for am."
4"Who dey inside di court?" na so di king ask. Haman just enter di outside court of di palace to beg am make dem hang Mordecai for di gallows wey e don prepare.
5Di king servant dem tell am, "Na Haman dey stand for di court." "Bring am come inside," na so di king talk.
6Haman enter. Di king ask, "Wetin dem suppose do for di man wey di king wan honour?" Haman just dey think for im mind, "Who di king go wan honour pass me?"
7So Haman tell di king, "For di man wey di king wan honour, 8make dem bring one royal cloth wey di king don wear, one horse wey di king don ride, and one royal crown for im head. 9Give di cloth and di horse to one of di king big-big officials. Make dem dress di man wey di king wan honour, carry am for horse-back waka round di city square, and shout for im front say, 'Na so dem dey do for di man wey di king wan honour!'"
10"Hurry up," na so di king tell Haman, "take di cloth and di horse as you talk, and do am so for Mordecai di Jew wey dey sidon for di king gate. No leave anytin wey you talk."
11So Haman take di cloth and di horse, dress Mordecai, carry am for horse-back waka round di city square, dey shout for im front, "Na so dem dey do for di man wey di king wan honour."
12After dat, Mordecai come back go di king gate, but Haman rush go im house, dey mourn, and e cover im head. 13Haman tell im wife Zeresh and all im friends everytin wey happen. Im adviser dem and im wife Zeresh talk, "Since Mordecai, wey you don start to dey fall before am, na Jew, you no fit win am—you go surely fall before am." 14While dem still dey talk with am, di king eunuch dem come, dey rush Haman go di banquet wey Esther don prepare.
