ʻĒseta
5 ʻI he ʻaho hono tolú+ naʻe ʻai ai ʻe ʻĒseta hono ngaahi kofu fakakuiní peá ne tuʻu ʻi he lotoʻā ʻi loto ʻi he palasi* ʻo e tuʻí, ʻa ia ʻoku fehangahangai mo e fale ʻo e tuʻí, lolotonga ia naʻe ʻafio mai ʻa e tuʻí ʻi hono taloni fakatuʻí ʻi he fale fakatuʻí ʻa ia ʻoku hanga mai ki he hūʻangá. 2 ʻI he ʻafio mai pē ʻa e tuʻí ʻoku tuʻu atu ʻa Kuini ʻĒseta ʻi he lotoʻaá, naʻá ne hōifua ʻiate ia, pea naʻe mafao atu ʻe he tuʻí ʻa e sēpita koula+ naʻe ʻi hono nimá kia ʻĒseta. Naʻe fakaofiofi atu leva ʻa ʻĒseta ʻo ne ala ki he ʻulu ʻo e sēpitá.
3 Naʻe ʻeke ange ʻe he tuʻí: “Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku hokó ʻe Kuini ʻĒseta? Ko e hā hoʻo kolé? Naʻa mo e vaeua ʻo hoku puleʻangá, ʻe ʻoatu ia kiate koe!” 4 Naʻe tali ange ʻe ʻĒseta: “Kapau ʻoku hā lelei ki he ʻAfioná, ke haʻu muʻa ʻa e feituʻú na fakataha mo Hāmani+ he ʻahó ni ki he kātoanga kuó u teuteu maʻá e ʻAfioná.” 5 Ko ia naʻe folofola ʻa e tuʻí ki heʻene kau tangatá: “Tala kia Hāmani ke ne haʻu ke vave, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku kole ki ai ʻa ʻĒsetá.” Ko ia naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa e tuʻí mo Hāmani ki he kātoanga naʻe teuteu ʻe ʻĒsetá.
6 ʻI he lolotonga ʻa e kātoangá mo e inu uainé, naʻe pehē ange ʻe he tuʻí kia ʻĒseta: “Ko e hā hoʻo kolé? ʻE ʻoatu ia kiate koe! Pea ko e hā ʻokú ke fiemaʻú? Naʻa mo e vaeua ʻo hoku puleʻangá, ʻe ʻoatu ia!”+ 7 Naʻe tali ange ʻe ʻĒseta: “Ko ʻeku kolé ʻeni mo ʻeku fiemaʻú, 8 Kapau ʻoku hōifua mai ʻa e ʻAfioná pea kapau ʻoku hā lelei ki he ʻAfioná ke fakahoko ʻa ʻeku kolé pea ke fai ki heʻeku fiemaʻú, ke haʻu muʻa ʻa e feituʻú na mo Hāmani ki he kātoanga te u fai maʻa kimoua ʻapongipongí; pea ko ʻapongipongi te u fai ʻo hangē ko e folofola ʻa e ʻAfioná.”
9 ʻI he ʻaho ko iá naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa Hāmani ʻokú ne fiefia mo hākahaka ʻi hono lotó. Ka ʻi he taimi naʻe sio ai ʻa Hāmani kia Motekiai ʻi he matapā ʻo e tuʻí peá ne fakatokangaʻi naʻe ʻikai te ne tuʻu hake mo teteki ʻi hono ʻaó, naʻe ʻita lahi ʻaupito ʻa Hāmani ʻia Motekiai.+ 10 Kae kehe, naʻe kei mapuleʻi pē ʻe Hāmani ʻa ia tonu peá ne ʻalu atu ki hono falé. Naʻá ne fekau leva ke haʻu ʻa hono ngaahi kaungāmeʻá pea mo Seilesi+ ko hono uaifí. 11 Naʻe pōlepole ʻa Hāmani ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻene fuʻu koloá, ko e tokolahi hono ngaahi fohá,+ pea mo hono hiki hake ia ʻe he tuʻí mo hakeakiʻi ia ʻo māʻolunga ange ʻi he kau houʻeiki mo e kau sevāniti ʻa e tuʻí.+
12 Naʻe toe pehē ʻe Hāmani: “Kaeʻumaʻā, kuo fakaafeʻi ʻe Kuini ʻĒseta ʻo ʻikai ha toe taha ka ko au pē ke u ʻalu ange mo e tuʻí ki he kātoanga kuó ne teuteú.+ ʻOku toe fakaafeʻi au ʻapongipongi ke u kau fakataha mo ia pea mo e tuʻí.+ 13 Ka ʻoku ʻikai lava ʻe he meʻá ni kotoa ke ne fakafiemālieʻi au ʻi heʻeku kei sio kia Motekiai ko e Siú ʻokú ne tangutu ʻi he matapā ʻo e tuʻí.” 14 Ko ia naʻe pehē ange ʻe Seilesi ko hono uaifí pea mo e kotoa ʻo hono ngaahi kaungāmeʻá: “Fokotuʻu ha fuʻu pou ʻoku kiupite ʻe 50* hono māʻolungá. Pea tala ki he tuʻí ʻapongipongi ke tautau ai ʻa Motekiai.+ Peá ke ʻalu leva mo e tuʻí ʻo fiefia ʻi he kātoangá.” Naʻe hā lelei ʻa e fokotuʻú ni kia Hāmani, ko ia naʻá ne fekau ke fokotuʻu ʻa e fuʻu poú.