Esiteri Asabira Abantu be
Ku birori bya kabiri Esiteri aherako asaba ubugingo bwe n'ubw'abantu be, akarangira umuntu wabaguze: Hamani. Umwami arakarira cyane agasohoka; Hamani yikubita ku buriri bwa Esiteri yinginga, bikabonwa nk'ukugerageza gufata umwamikazi ku ngufu. Amanikwa ku giti cye bwite.
7 1Nuko umwami na Hamani baza kunywa n'Umwamikazi Esiteri. 2Ku munsi wa kabiri, banywa divayi, umwami yongera kumubaza ati: “Ni iki usaba, Mwamikazi Esiteri? Urakibonye. Ni iki wifuza? N'iyo cyaba igice cy'ubwami, uzagihabwa.”
3Umwamikazi Esiteri arasubiza ati: “Mwami, niba natoneshejwe mu maso yawe, kandi umwami akaba abyishimiye, umpe ubugingo bwanjye, ni byo nsaba, n'abantu banjye, ni byo nifuza. 4Twaraguzwe, jye n'abantu banjye, kugira ngo turimbuke, twicwe, dutsembwe. Iyo tuba twaraguzwe gusa nk'abagaragu n'abaja, naba naracecetse; kuko ako kaga ntabwo kari gakwiriye guhungabanya umwami.”
5Nuko Umwami Ahasuwerusi abwira Umwamikazi Esiteri ati: “Ni nde, akaba ari he, uhangara gukora ibyo?”
6Esiteri aravuga ati: “Umubisha n'umwanzi—uyu Hamani w'umugome!” Hamani ashya ubwoba imbere y'umwami n'umwamikazi.
7Umwami ararakara cyane, ahaguruka ava aho yanywaga divayi ajya mu busitani bw'ingoro, naho Hamani asigara yinginga Umwamikazi Esiteri ngo amurokore ubugingo bwe, abonye ko umwami yari amugambiriye kumurimbura. 8Umwami agaruka ava mu busitani bw'ingoro agera mu cyumba cy'ibirori. Hamani yari yikubise ku buriri aho Esiteri yari ari. Umwami aravuga ati: “Mbese yahangara no gufata umwamikazi ku ngufu ndi hano!” Ayo magambo akivuga mu kanwa ke, abahereza bapfuka Hamani mu maso. a a v8 Gupfuka mu maso umuntu wakatiwe urubanza rw'urupfu kwari ikimenyetso cya kera cyerekanaga ko iherezo rye ryafashwe burundu—ko yari nk'upfuye.
9Harubona, umwe mu bagabo b'ikonde b'umwami, aravuga ati: “Igiti cyo kumanikwaho gifite uburebure bwa metero makumyabiri n'eshanu, Hamani yari yarakoreye Morudekayi wavuganye umwami, gihagaze kwa Hamani.” Umwami aravuga ati: “Mumumanikeho.”
10Nuko bamanika Hamani kuri cya giti yari yarateguriye Morudekayi, maze uburakari bw'umwami burashira.