Umwami aha iteka Morudekayi
Umwami abura ibitotsi, ategeka gusomerwa ibitabo vy'ingoma, amenya ko Moridekayi atigeze ahembwa. Hamani, ashitse kugira asabe ko yicwa, abazwa ingene umuntu yokubahwa — adondora inzozi ziwe nyene, hanyuma ategerezwa kurongora Moridekayi mu mabarabara avyamamaza. Abo mu rugo rwiwe babona ugusenyuka kwiwe kuje.
6 1Mw’ijoro iryo, umwami yarabuze iryo asinzira; ategeka ko bazana igitabu c’ivyandikano, ya migani y’ibintu vyabaye, bakagisomera. 2Harasanzwe handitse ko Morudekayi yari yaramenyekanishije Bigutana na Tereshi, abantu babiri bo mu bakinda b’umwami bari barinze irembo, barondera kwica umwami Ahasuwerusi. 3Umwami arabaza ati: “Ni iteka n’ubukuru ki Morudekayi yahawe kubera ivyo?” Abamusukurira baramwishura bati: “Nta co yakorewe.”
4Umwami aravuga ati: “Ni nde ari mu kirimba?” Hamani yari yinjiye mu kirimba co hanze c’ingoro, ngo asabe umwami ko Morudekayi yomanikwa ku giti yari yateguye.
5Abamusukurira baramubwira bati: “Hamani ni we ahagaze mu kirimba.” Umwami aravuga ati: “Nimumwinjize.”
6Hamani arinjira. Umwami aramubaza ati: “Umuntu umwami ashimye guha iteka, yokorerwa iki?” Hamani yiyumvira muri we ati: “Ni nde umwami yoshima guha iteka kundusha?”
7Nuko Hamani abwira umwami ati: “Kubera umuntu umwami ashimye guha iteka, 8bazane umwitero w’abami umwami yambaye, n’ifarashi umwami yagendeye, hamwe n’ikamba ry’abami ryo ku mutwe wayo. 9Uwo mwitero n’iyo farashi bihabwe umwe mu bakuru b’icubahiro b’umwami. Baheze bambike uwo muntu umwami ashimye guha iteka, bamugendeshe iyo farashi mu kibuga c’igisagara, baratangaza imbere yiwe bati: ‘Ivyo ni ko bikorerwa umuntu umwami ashimye guha iteka!’”
10Umwami abwira Hamani ati: “Nukwiruke, ufate uwo mwitero n’iyo farashi nk’uko wavuze, uvyore Morudekayi Umuyuda yicaye ku marembo y’umwami. Ntuce ukumbura na kimwe mu vyo wavuze.”
11Hamani afata uwo mwitero n’iyo farashi, yambika Morudekayi, aramugendesha iyo farashi mu kibuga c’igisagara, atangaza imbere yiwe ati: “Ivyo ni ko bikorerwa umuntu umwami ashimye guha iteka.”
12Inyuma y’ivyo Morudekayi asubira ku marembo y’umwami, mugabo Hamani yihutira i muhira, aboroga, atwikiriye umutwe. 13Hamani abwira umugore wiwe Zereshi n’abagenzi biwe bose ivyabaye vyose. Abamuhanura n’umugore wiwe Zereshi baramubwira bati: “Kubera ko Morudekayi, uwo watanguye kugwa imbere yiwe, ari Umuyuda, ntushobora kumunesha, ahubwo uzogwa imbere yiwe koko.” 14Bakiri kuyaga na we, abakinda b’umwami baraza, bihutisha Hamani ku nzimano Esiteri yari yateguye.