¹ Abwa bufuuku mfumu kechi walajile. Wa kambizhe ba mwingilo banji kuleeta buuku ye baneembamo bimwekanyika mu mooba a buufuku bwanji, kabiji bamutangijilenga na jiiwi jikaatampe aye mfumu. ² Kyatainwe kya lamwa amba , Modekai waambile pe Bikatane ne Telesha, bakaala ma babiji balamanga kibelo, ba kebelenga kwipaya mfumu Ahaselusa. ³ Mfumu waipwizhe amba , nganyi muneema wabaisha wa peewa kwi Modekai maambo akuuba kino?''Kepa ba nsongwalume baingijilanga mfumu ba ambile amba,'' kafwapo kyo ba mubijile.'' ⁴ Mfuumu waambile amba,'' nganyi uji mukipaango?'' pano hamane watweelele mukipaango kya pangye kya nzubo ya mfumu amba aambe kwi ye na maambo a kukujika Modekai pa kyoba nyoongelapo baantu kyo ba shimikijiile aye. ⁵ Ba mingilo ba mfumu baambile kwi aye amba,'' Hamane waimana mu kipango.'' Kepo mfumu wa ambile amba,'' Lekai atweele.'' ⁶ Kimye Hamane kyo atwelele, mfumu waambile kwi aye amba, ''kika kyafwainwa kubilwa ku mwaana mulume ye asakisha kumuneemeka aye mfumu?'' Pano Hamane waambile mumuchima wanji amba, ''nganyi ye asaka kuneemeka mfumu kukila amiwa?'' ⁷ Hamane waambile kwi mfumu amba, ''maambo awa wamulume ye mubeena kusaka kuneemeka, ⁸ Letai bivwalo bya bufumu, byonka byavwaalapo mfumu, ne mbili yo endaapo ne kumutwe wanji kwi kabondo ka mfumu. ⁹ Kepo muleete bivwalo ne mbili bipanyiwe kwi binemanga bya mfumubiji na buneeme. Lekai bavwike mwaana mulume ye asaka kuneemeka mfumu, kabiji lekai ba mwendeshe pa mbili kupichila mumikwakwa ya muzhi. Lekai bataaye mbila saka bamutaangijizha kulutwe, ye asaka kunemeeka mfumu!''' ¹⁰ Kepo mfumu waambile kwi Hamane amba, ''Nyeema, senda bivwalo ne mbili, monka mo waambila, Kabiji mubile kino Modekai mu Yudea wikala pa kibelo kya mfuumu. Kechi ukankalwepo nangwa kimotu pa byo wa amba ne.'' ¹¹ Kepo Hamane wasendele bivwalo ne mbili. Wavwikile Modekai ne kumwendesha kupichila mu mikwakwa ya muzhi. Watwajijile mbila saka akyangye mwiine, ''Bino byo byafwainwa kubiwa ku mwaana! mulume ye asaka kuneemeka mfumu!'' ¹² Modekai wa bweleele ku bibelo kya mfumu Mino Hamane wanyemeene ku nzubo yanji, na mabingo, saka avweta kumutwe. ¹³ Hamane waambijile mukazhanji Zelesha ne bonse baluunda nanji pa bonse balunda nanji pa byonse bya mu mweekejile. kepo babalume banji bayile lulumbi na maambo a maana abo, ne Zelesha mukazhanji, baambile kwi aye ''Inge modekai, mwatendeka kupeela ku menso anji, aye Muyudea, ku menso anji.'' ¹⁴ Mu kimye kyo babinemanga ne aye, bineemanga bya mfumu bya fikile. Ba nengezhezhe Eshita.