13 Nuko bohereza intumwa ngo zijyane ayo mabaruwa mu ntara zose z’umwami. Ayo mabaruwa yatangaga itegeko ryo kwica Abayahudi bose bakabamaraho, ni ukuvuga abasore n’abasaza, abana n’abagore, bigakorwa ku itariki ya 13 z’ukwezi kwa 12, ari ko kwezi kwa Adari+ kandi bakabambura ibyabo.+

7 Moridekayi amubwira ibyamubayeho byose, amubwira n’umubare w’amafaranga+ Hamani yemeye ko azatanga agashyirwa mu bubiko bw’umwami kugira ngo Abayahudi bicwe.+ 8 Nanone amuha ibaruwa yari yanditsemo itegeko ryatangiwe i Shushani*+ ryavugaga ko Abayahudi bagombaga kwicwa. Yagombaga kugenda akayereka Esiteri, akamusobanurira uko ibintu byari byifashe kandi akamusaba+ kujya kureba umwami akamwinginga kugira ngo atabare ubwoko bwe.