ʻĒseta
7 Ko ia naʻe haʻu ʻa e tuʻí mo Hāmani+ ki he kātoanga ʻa Kuini ʻĒsetá. 2 Naʻe toe pehē ange ʻe he tuʻí kia ʻĒseta ʻi he ʻaho hono ua lolotonga ʻa e kātoangá mo e inu uainé: “Ko e hā hoʻo kolé, ʻe Kuini ʻĒseta? ʻE ʻoatu ia kiate koe. Pea ko e hā ʻokú ke fiemaʻú? Naʻa mo e vaeua ʻo hoku puleʻangá, ʻe ʻoatu ia!”+ 3 Naʻe tali ange ʻe Kuini ʻĒseta: “Ka ʻoku hōifua mai ʻa e ʻAfioná kiate au, pea kapau ʻoku hā lelei ki he ʻAfioná, ko ʻeku kolé ke tuku muʻa ke u moʻui, pea mo hoku kakaí,+ ko e meʻa ia ʻoku ou fiemaʻú. 4 He kuo fakatau kimautolu,+ ʻa au mo hoku kakaí, ke fakaʻauha ʻosi, tāmateʻi, pea mo fakaʻauha.+ Kapau naʻe fakatau pē kimautolu ko ha kau pōpula tangata mo fefine, naʻá ku mei fakalongo pē. Ka ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke hoko ʻa e faingataʻá ni, he ʻe fakatupu maumau ia ki he tuʻí.”
5 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Tuʻi ʻEhasivelo kia Kuini ʻĒseta: “Ko hai ia, pea ko fē ʻa e tangata kuó ne fakatoʻotoʻa ke ne fai ha meʻa pehē?” 6 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻĒseta: “Ko e tokotaha fakafepaki mo e fili ko eni ko Hāmani koví ni.”
Naʻe hoko ʻa Hāmani ʻo manavahē koeʻuhi ko e tuʻí mo e kuiní. 7 Naʻe mālanga hake ʻa e tuʻí mei he kātoangá mo e inu uainé ʻokú ne houhau peá ne ʻalu ki he ngoue ʻo e palasí, ka naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa Hāmani ke tautapa kia Kuini ʻĒseta telia ʻene moʻuí, he naʻá ne ʻiloʻi naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe he tuʻí ke tautea ia. 8 Naʻe foki mai ʻa e tuʻí mei he ngoue ʻo e palasí ki he fale naʻe fai ai ʻa e kātoangá mo e inu uainé peá ne sio atu ko Hāmani ena kuó ne tō atu ki he sofa naʻe ʻi ai ʻa ʻĒsetá. Naʻe kaila ʻa e tuʻí: “Te ne toe tohotohoʻi koā ʻa e kuiní ʻi hoku falé tonu?” ʻI he mavahe atu pē ʻa e ngaahi foʻi folofolá ni mei he fofonga ʻo e tuʻí, naʻa nau fakapūlou ʻa e mata ʻo Hāmaní. 9 Naʻe pehē leva ʻe Hāpona,+ ko e taha ʻo e kau ʻōfisa ʻi he lotoʻā ʻo e tuʻí: “Naʻe teuteu foki ʻe Hāmani ha fuʻu pou moʻo Motekiai,+ ʻa ia ko ʻene fakamatalá ē naʻe hao ai ʻa e tuʻí.+ ʻOku fokotuʻu ia ʻi he fale ʻo Hāmaní, ʻoku kiupite ʻe 50* hono māʻolungá.” Naʻe pehē ange ai ʻe he tuʻí: “Mou tautau ia ai.” 10 Ko ia naʻa nau tautau ʻa Hāmani ʻi he fuʻu pou naʻá ne teuteu moʻo Motekiaí, pea naʻe lolou hifo ai ʻa e houhau ʻa e tuʻí.