3 Nu umwami yamuteeva, “Esiteri, ni kindu ki cha wenyaa? Mbolera cha wenyaa, na ulaheevwa, kali niiva ni nusu yu vwami vwange.”
Yavoola, “Mbeeye ni likuva likekeeke lia nyenya ongolere, mwaza utaangaya mba.” Solomoni yamuteeva, “Ni likuva ki, mama? Sindakusulira mba.”
Vudiku yivwo, Yahova yaloleka kuye mu maloto kandi namuteeva, “Wakayaanzi ngohe kindiki?”
Mwami yandeva, “Ni kindu ki cha wenyaa?” Maku ndaasaara ku Nyasaye wu mwigulu,
Esiteri yativura, “Niiva galayanziza ivi, mwami, ndakayanzi ivi umwami harara na Hamani muve avageni vange uvudiku vwa lero mu lilia linene munyumba yange, lia ngolombelaa.”
Lwa vaali nivanweza iwaini, mwami yateeva Esiteri ativuli agaali nigaveeye mu mwoyo gwigwe. Mwami yavoola, “Mbolera icha wenyaa, na ulakenyoola. Ndakuha choteeva, kali niiva ni nusu yu vwami.”
Mulilia lia kaviri yili, lwa vaali nivanweza iwaini, mwami yateeva Esiteri kandi, “Ni ki cha wenyaa ngokolere? Mbolera cha wenya na ulakenyoola, kali niiva ni inusu yu vwami vwange, ulanyora.”
Mwami yavolera mukali weve Esiteri, “Avayuda viiti nu kudiviza avandu mia tano mu Susa kandi na avayaayi likomi va Hamani. Uganaganaa vanyara kuva niviiti avandu vange kuduuka ulwene yilu muvivala vindi vianzamiihaa; kindiki ikindi chawenyaa kalunu? Mbolera na ulakenyoola.”
Herodi ya mwisuuhira navoora, “Choosi icha ondeva, ndakuha; kali niiva ni inusu yu vwami vwange.”
“Wenyaa ngokolere ki?” Naye yamutivulira, “Mwami, ngogonya nduuki kolola kandi.”
Munene wa avasikari elefu yagumira muyaayi oyo mukono, naamuhira halovega ahivisu namuteeva, “Ni kindu ki cha wenya kombolera?”