Esiteri
Ku munsi wa gatatu, Esiteri yambika umwami
imyenda, ahagarara mu gikari cy'imbere cy'inzu y'umwami, ahateganye
inzu y'umwami: umwami yicara ku ntebe ye y'ubwami
inzu, hejuru y'irembo ry'inzu.
5 Niko byagenze, umwami abonye Esiteri umwamikazi ahagaze mu gikari,
ko yamugiriye neza, umwami arambura Esiteri
inkoni ya zahabu yari mu ntoki ze. Esiteri aregera, maze
akora ku isonga ry'inkoni.
3 Umwami aramubaza ati: "Urashaka iki, mwamikazi Esiteri?" n'iki
icyifuzo cyawe? Ndetse uzaguha kimwe cya kabiri cy'ubwami.
5: 4 Esiteri aramusubiza ati: "Niba ari byiza ku mwami, reka umwami na
Haman uze uyumunsi mubirori namuteguriye.
5: 5 Umwami aravuga ati: “Tera Hamani kwihuta, kugira ngo akore Esiteri
yagize ati. Umwami na Hamani baza mu birori Esiteri yari afite
byateguwe.
5: 6 Umwami abwira Esiteri mu birori bya divayi, ati: "Uwawe ni iki?"
gusaba? kandi uzaguha: kandi urasaba iki? ndetse Kuri
kimwe cya kabiri cy'ubwami kizakorwa.
5: 7 Esiteri aramusubiza ati: "Icyifuzo cyanjye nicyo nsaba;
5: 8 Niba narabonye ubutoni imbere y'umwami, kandi niba bishaka Uwiteka
umwami gutanga icyifuzo cyanjye, no gukora icyifuzo cyanjye, reka umwami na
Hamani aze mu birori nzabategurira, nanjye nzabikora
ejo nk'uko umwami yabivuze.
9 Uwo munsi Hamani asohoka yishimye n'umutima unezerewe, ariko ryari
Hamani abona Moridekayi mu irembo ry'umwami, ko adahagurutse, cyangwa ngo yimuke
kuri we, yari yuzuye uburakari kuri Moridekayi.
5:10 Nyamara Hamani aririnda, ageze mu rugo, yohereza kandi
yahamagaye inshuti ze, na Zeresh umugore we.
5:11 Hamani ababwira ubwiza bw'ubutunzi bwe, n'imbaga ye
bana, nibintu byose umwami yamuzamuye, nuburyo
yari yamuzamuye hejuru y'abatware n'abakozi b'umwami.
5:12 Hamani ati: "Yego, Esiteri umwamikazi ntiyemerera ko hagira umuntu winjira."
umwami mu birori yari yateguye ariko njye ubwanjye; na Kuri
Ejo natumiwe nawe hamwe n'umwami.
5:13 Nyamara ibyo byose ntacyo bimbwiye, igihe cyose mbonye Moridekayi Umuyahudi
yicaye ku irembo ry'umwami.
5:14 Umugore we Zereshi n'incuti ze zose baramubwira bati:
bikozwe mu burebure bwa mirongo itanu, ejo bundi ubwire umwami ibyo
Moridekayi ashobora kumanikwa aho, genda wishimane n'umwami
kugeza mu birori. Icyo kintu gishimisha Hamani; atera igiti
gukorwa.