Esta.
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Phahi iriphofika siku ya hahu, Esta wavwala nguwoze za chifalume na achendaima hipho muhala wa ndani wa nyumba ya mfalume. Muhala huno kala u mbere ya hicho chumba cha utawala cha mfalume. Wakati hinyo hiye mfalume kala asegere dzulu ya chihiche cha chifalume kulola hinyo mryango wa hicho chumbache. 
Hipho mfalume ariphomuona Malikia Esta aimire kpwenye muhala wa ndani tu wahamirwa. Kpwa hivyo achimgolosera iyo bakoraye ya zahabu ariyokala akaigbwirira na Esta achisengera phephi achiiguta iyo tsa. 
Esta ariphoguta hira bakora, mfalume achimuamba, “U nani Malikia Esta? Hajayo nini? Hata ukalonda nusu ya ufalume wangu ndakupha.” 
Esta achimuamba mfalume, “Napho mfalume undafwahirwa, rero uwe mfalume na Hamani ndzoni kpwenye sharee nchiyokutayarishira.” 
Hipho mfalume achiamba, “Haya upesi mreheni Hamani kama Esta achivyogomba.” Kpwa hivyo mfalume na Hamani achiphiya katika sharee yokala ikatayarishwa ni Esta. 
Phahi ariphokala ananwa, hiye mfalume achimuuza Esta, “Haya, hajayo nini? Hata ukalonda nusu ya utawala wangu mino ndakupha.” 
Esta achimjibu mfalume achimuamba, “Nlondaro mimi ni hiri: 
Napho mfalume ukahamirwa ni mimi na u tayari kunipha na kunihendera ro ndirovoya, muhondo, uwe mfalume na Hamani ndzoni tsona kpwenye sharee ndiyokuhenderani, nami ndakuambira vira nilondavyo.” 
Phahi siku iyo Hamani watuluka kaya kpwa mfalume kuno ana raha sana mwakpwe moyoni. Ela raha ihi taiyakaa bii. Mana ariphofika hiko ryangoni na kuona kukala Modekai kaima wala kukakama kpwa sababuye, wamreyera sana. 
Ela wavumirira achiphiya kpwakpwe kaya. Ariphofika hiko achiaiha asenae phamwenga na mchewe Zereshi. 
Achisemurira kuhusu nguma ya utajiriwe na ana anji alume ariokala nao na vira mfalume arivyomupha cheo na kumuhenda akale mkpwulu dzulu ya ahendadzi-kazi anjina osi a mfalume. 
Tsona Hamani achiamba, “Na zaidi ya hivyo, Malikia Esta akahenda sharee na akaniiha mimi tu na mfalume. Isitoshe akahualika tsona mimi na mfalume, huphiye kpwenye sharee yanjina ndiyoihenda muhondo. 
Ela hivi vyosi tavina mana kpwangu ichikala nindaenderera kuona rira Dziyahudi riihwaro Modekai risegere hipho ryango ra nyumba ya mfalume.” 
Hipho Zereshi mkpwaza Hamani na asena a Hamani achimshauri kukala atengeze muhi wa chimo cha mikono mirongo mitsano. Ligundzure kuchicha aphiye akabishe na mfalume kukala Modekai anyongbwe dzulu ya muhi hinyo. Bada ya kukala Modekai akanyongbwa hiye Hamani aphiye shareeni na mfalume kuno akahererwa. Maneno higa gachimuhamira Hamani na achilagiza hinyo muhi uchitengezwa. 
