Esita 4:1-17

Modhekai paakaziva zvose zvakanga zvaitwa akabvarura hanzu dzake neshungu ndokupfeka hanzu dzamasaga ndokuzvidira dota. Akabuda oenda mukati meguta iroro ndiye mhere povo wochema achiungudza zvinosiririsa kwazvo. Akandosvika mberi kwesuo guru rokwamambo asi haana kupinda nokuti hapana aikwanisa kupinda pasuo guru rokwamambo akapfeka masaga. Munyika dzose, kwose kwainge kwasvika zvakatemwa namambo izvi, nechirevo chake ichochi kwaibva kwava nokuchema kukuru muvaJudha nokutsanya vachihwihwidza nokuungudza; vazhinji vavo vakanga vakapfeka hanzu dzamasaga vakazvidira madota. Vasikana vaEsita navayuniki vake pavakasvitsa shoko irori kwavari, vahosi vamambo vakarwadziwa kwazvo nazvo. Vakatumira hanzu dzokuti Modhekai agopfekenura hanzu dzake dzamasaga asi akadziramba. Zvino Esita akadaidza Hataki mumwe muyuniki wokwamambo akanga apiwa basa rokumuchengeta vakamutuma kuna Modhekai kuti andonzwa kuti chii chaizvo uye kuti zvauya sei. Hataki akabuda akaenda kuna Modhekai panhandare yeguta iri pamberi pesuo guru rokwamambo. Modhekai akamurondedzera zvose zvakanga zvamuwana nouwandi chaihwo hwemari yakavimbiswa naHamani kuti aizobvisa igoendeswa maichengeterwa upfumi hwokwamambo yebasa rokuparadzisa vaJudha. Modhekai akamupawo imwe tsamba yakanga yakaita sechirevo ichocho chakatemwa muguta reSusa chokuti vaparadzwe kuitira kuti andochiratidzawo Esita nokumutsanangurira nokumuti aende kuna mambo andomuteterera achikumbirira vanhu vokwake. Hataki akaenda akandopira Esita zvakanga zvarehwa naModhekai. Esita akataurira Hataki shoko rokundotaurira Modhekai kuti, “Machinda ose navanhu vose venyika dzamambo vanoziva kuti kuwana munhu, angave murume kana mukadzi zvake, anopinda muna mambo muimba yomukati asina kutoitwa zvokudaidzwa, kune mutemo mumwechetechete wokuti, pfiro yavo imwecheteyo; vanourayiwa, kusatoti anenge aita zvokutosimudzirwa namambo tsvimbo yendarama youmambo kuitira kuti ararame. Zvino ini handina kumbodaidzwa kuti ndipinde muna mambo mumazuva makumi matatu iwaya.” Vakandotaurirawo Modhekai zvakanga zvarehwa naEsita. Modhekai akavataurira mhinduro yokundopa Esita yokuti, “Chirega zvako kuzviti zvandiri mumuzinda wamambo ndini ndoga munhu achapunyuka pana vamwe vaJudha vose. Ndinodaro nokuti kana ukatonyarara zvako panguva yakaita seiyo iyi, vaJudha vachawana ruyamuro nokununurwa kuchangonyuka kuchibva kumwewo zvako. Asi iwe nemba yababa vako muchaparara. Zvinoka, zvimwe kupinda kwawakaita paumambo uku zvakatoitirwa nguva yakaita seiyo ino iyi, zvinaani angazvizive izvozvo?” Esita akavaudza mhinduro yokundopawo Modhekai yokuti, “Endai mundokokorodza vaJudha vose vamunowana muSusa muti ngakutsanywe muchitsanyireni murege kudya kana kunwa kwamazuva matatu siku nesikati. Iniwo navasikana vangu ndichatsanyawo sezvamuchaita. Ndichazoenda kuna mambo kunyange zvazvo zvisiri pamutemo. Kana ndikaparara ndapararawo zvangu.” Modhekai akaenda akandoita zvose zvakanga zvarayirwa naEsita.