¹ Zvino Modhekai akati achinzwa zvose zvaitwa, Modhekai ndokubvarura nguvo dzake, akafuka masaga nokuisa madota pamusoro wake, akapinda pakati peguta, akachema nokuchema kukuru kunorwadza moyo. ² Akasvikawo pamberi pesuo ramambo; nokuti akafuka masaga haana kutenderwa kupinda pasuo ramambo. ³ Naparutivi rumwe norumwe rwenyika pose pakasvika murayiro wamambo nechirevo chake, pakanga panokuchema kukuru pakati pavaJudha, nokuzvinyima zvokudya, nokuchema misodzi, nokuungudza; vazhinji vakavata pasi vakafuka masaga nokuzviisa madota pamisoro. ⁴ Zvino vasikana vaEsiteri navaranda vake vakandomuudza izvozvo; vahosi vakabatwa neshungu kwazvo, vakatumira Modhekai nguvo, kuti adzifuke, abvise masaga; asi wakaramba kudzigamuchira. ⁵ Ipapo Esiteri akadana Hataki, mumwe wavaranda vamambo, waakanga araira kumubatira, akamuraira kuti aende kuna Modhekai kundonzwa kuti chinyi, uye mhaka yeiko. ⁶ Ipapo Hataki akaenda kuna Modhekai padare reguta, rakanga riri pamberi pesuo ramambo. ⁷ Modhekai akamuudza zvose zvaakaitirwa, nokuwanda kwemari yakanzi naHamani kuti achaiisa muzvivigiro zvamambo kuti vaJudha vaparadzwe. ⁸ Akamupawo mashoko orunyoro rwechirevo chakanga chatemwa paShusha chokuti vaparadzwe, kuti achiratidze Esiteri nokumuzivisa izvozvo; akamurairawo kuti apinde kuna mambo amunyengetere nokukumbirira vanhu vake kwaari. ⁹ Hataki akandoudza Esiteri mashoko aModhekai. ¹⁰ Ipapo Esiteri akataura naHataki, akamupa shoko rokundoudza Modhekai, akati. ¹¹ Varanda vose vamambo navanhu vamativi enyika dzamambo vanoziva kuti ani naani, kunyange murume kana mukadzi, akapinda kuna mambo muruvanze rwomukati asina kudanwa, kunongova nomurau mumwe woga kwaari, kuti aurawe; asi kana mambo akamutambanudzira tsvimbo yendarama, achararama hake; asi ini handina kudanwa kuti ndipinde kuna mambo mazuva ano ana makumi matatu. ¹² Vakaudza Modhekai mashoko aEsiteri. ¹³ Ipapo Modhekai akavaraira kuti vapindure Esiteri, vati, Usati iwe uchapukunyuka mumba mamambo kupfuura vamwe vaJudha vose. ¹⁴ Nokuti kana iwe ukanyarara chose nenguva ino, vaJudha vachabatsirwa nokurwirwa nomumwe mutoo, asi iwe neimba yababa vako muchaparadzwa; handiti, zvimwe wakasvika paushe nokuda kwenguva inenge seino here? ¹⁵ Ipapo Esiteri akaraira kuti vapindure Modhekai, vati. ¹⁶ Endai mukokere vaJudha vose vari paShusha, muzvinyime zvokudya nokuda kwangu; regai kudya kana kunwa mazuva matatu, usiku namasikati; neniwo navasikana vangu tichazvinyima zvokudya saizvozvo; ipapo ndichapinda kuna mambo, kunyange zvisina kutenderwa nomurau; kana ndikaparara, ndaparara hangu. ¹⁷ Naizvozvo Modhekai akaenda hake akandoita zvose zvaakarairwa naEsiteri.