22 Modekai yamanya amakuva yaga, ma navolera Esiteri umukali wu mwami, naye yamanya navolera umwami aga Modekai yaali nanyooye.
Maku mulala ku viziri vatumikira mwami walangwa Haribona yavoola, “Kali ndio, Hamani yetegekiza umwinuya gwu kusunga ku Modekai, uwahonyia umwami kutura mu likuza. Umwinuya yigu goveeye zimita isirini na mbiri, munyumba yeeye.” Umwami yalaga; “Musuungi ku mwinuya gwene yigwo!”
Utadula mwami mba, kali mu zing'anagani zizio mba, kandi utalama vandu vatugi mba, kali have havundu hivisu mu keng'oze chicho cho kogona. Linyonyi linyala kuginga makuva googo ma livavoolele goosi ga ovooye.
O, Vutugi, vogeri, kandi vutugi vwa Nyasaye, voveeye vonene ligali. Oh vogeri vwivwe kandi limanya lilie linyingi, liveeye linene ligali. Aa nivwaha unyala kwivaala likalaga lilie! Nivwaha unyala kumanyiriza zinzira zizie!
Umundu sa mulala atahenza amakuva geege umwene mba, navuzwa aheenze lienya lia vandi.