¹ Anima byebi byuma, mwene Ahashwehuse wa jundwile Hamani mwana wa munalume wa Hamumendetha muka Angangiti na kwingitha a chitumbamo chendi a chabipangi akamwa ka bakwabo bakabipangi boshe baje bakele nabo. ² Boshe bingamba ba mwene baje bakele ku chikolo cha mwene baththsikamene athi nakukulama athi kuli Hamani ngwe muje mwene mwaba lekele kulinga. Oloni Mendekai kathsikamene nameme kukulama athi. ³ Choni bingamba ba mwene bakele ku chikolo bendekele kuli Molindekai ngwabo, "Bikajo unonowele kukabangeya lithiko lya mwene? ⁴ Cho bakele nakwendeka nendi atangwa na atangwa, oloni wabyanene kutambula mathiko abo. Cho bendekele na Hamani mangana amone ngwe ng'anda ya Molindekai ithala muje bene, omo wabalekele ngwendi wapwa ka Uundeya.. ⁵ Omo Hamani wamwene ngwendi Molindekai kathsikamene athi naku mwana kathingimiko, Hamani wa shulile na litoto. ⁶ Cho wakele na ngila yakumuthinganyekela kumuthsita mathsiki Molindekai lika, mwafwa bingamba ba mwene bamulekele banu ba Molindekai mubapwile. Hamani wathinganyekele kushondoloka ba Yundeya boshe, banu ba Molindekai baje bakele mu nganda ya Ahashwelusi. ⁷ Mu ngonde yakulibanga (eyi yikeyo ngonde ya Nasani) mu mwaka wa mulikumi na myaka ibali ya mwene Ahashwelusi, omo Pula—ije ikeyo kuta lyongo— bayashelele mu mesho a Hamani, mangana bangule litangwa na ngonde, Cho batele lyongo thimbu na thimbu yoshe na kwetetha mu ngonde ya mu likumi naibali (eyi yikeyo ngonde ya Andala). ⁸ Cho Hamani wendekele kuli mwene Ahashwelusi, ngwendi, "Kuli banu bashandokela na kubapangethzela akati kabi mbongi bya nganda yobe. Mathiko abo analithethza na aje abanu bakwabo, cho kubanyungile mathiko a mwene, cho kuchethi chachibwa kuli mwene kubechela bakale kuje. ⁹ Umona china bwahetha mwene kumbunge, aneni chikambeyeyo chakubathsiya, cho njika pethzeletha likumi lya makulakathzi ama siliba mu maboko abaje bakakala mubipangi bya mwene, cho bakebo bakabake mu chipau cha mwene." ¹⁰ Cho mwene watundithile mushele waku liboko lyendi nakwana kuli Hamani mwana wa munalume wa Hamanendatha muka Angangite, chilethzi waba Yundeya. ¹¹ Cho mwene wendekele kuli Hamani ngwendi, "Njikakengethetha ngwange bimbongo bana kwilwithila yobe nabanu bobe. Muka bipangethetha byoshe obyo mushaka kulinga ¹² Cho bakakuthona ba mwene baba kungulwile a litangwa lya mu lukumi na atatu mu ngonde yakulibanga, na lijwi kwetheketha byoshe bije Hamanu wakambeyeye babithonene kulu ngubelunu wa mwene wamubimbongi byoshe, kuli bangubelunu babanu boshe bakulithethzathethza, na kuli bakulunu babi mbongi, kumbongi na mbongi mubithone byabo babenya na kumunu na munu mumalimi abo babenya. Bachithonene mu lithzina lya mwene Ahashwelusi na kuushoka na mushele wa luliboko lyendi. ¹³ Mikanda bayanene kubakwambata kumaboko ku twala ku bimbongi byoshe bya mwene, nakubabiitha, kubathsiya na kubamanuthula ba Yundeya boshe, kutunda kubanike kweta kututhinakathzi, bana babandondo na banakathzi, mu litangwa limo—alitangwa lya likumi na atatu mu ngonde ya Andalo)— na kukapukula bufuko bwoshe. ¹⁴ Chifwechi chimo cha mukanda bachipangele lithiko mu mbongi na mbongi. Mu mbongi na mbongi bauthzibukithile ku boshe banapande kuli bwaetha alitangwa eli. ¹⁵ Bakakwambata baile na kuthzambula na kwana lithiko lya mwene. Cho lijwi nalyo lalo ba lyanene muje mu liboko lya Shusha. Cho mwene na Hamani batumbamene athi na kunwa, oloni nganda ya Shusha yalikomokelele.