Esiteri
6: 1 Muri iryo joro, umwami ntiyashobora gusinzira, ategeka kuzana Uwiteka
igitabo cy'inyandiko z'amateka; Basomerwa imbere y'umwami.
2: 2 Basanga byanditswe, Moridekayi yari yarabwiye Bigthana na Tereshi,
bibiri mu byumba by'umwami, abarinzi b'umuryango, bashaka
kurambika ikiganza ku mwami Ahasuwerusi.
3: 3 Umwami ati: "Moridekayi yahawe icyubahiro n'icyubahiro."
Kuri ibi? Abagaragu b'umwami bamukorera bati: “Ngaho
nta kintu na kimwe yamukoreye.
6: 4 Umwami aramubaza ati “Ni nde uri mu rugo? Hamani yinjira muri Uhoraho
hanze y'urugo rw'umwami, kuvugana n'umwami kumanika
Moridekayi ku giti yari yamuteguriye.
5 Abagaragu b'umwami baramubwira bati: “Dore Hamani ahagaze mu Uwiteka
rukiko. Umwami aramubaza ati:
6 Hamani arinjira. Umwami aramubaza ati: "Ni iki kizakorwa?"
umuntu umwami yishimira kubaha? Hamani atekereza muri we
umutima, Ni nde umwami yakwishimira gukora icyubahiro kuruta njye ubwanjye?
6 Hamani asubiza umwami, kuko umuntu umwami yishimira
icyubahiro,
Reka imyambaro y'umwami izane umwami akoresha kwambara, na
ifarashi umwami yagenderahoho, n'ikamba ry'umwami ryambitswe
umutwe we:
Reka iyi myenda n'ifarashi bishyikirizwe ukuboko kwa umwe
ibikomangoma by'icyubahiro by'umwami, kugira ngo batondekane uwo muntu uwo
umwami yishimira kubaha, no kumuzana ku ifarashi anyura mu muhanda
y'umujyi, maze utangaze imbere ye, Ukwo ni ko bizakorerwa umuntu
uwo umwami yishimira kubaha.
6:10 Umwami abwira Hamani ati: “Ihute, fata imyenda n'Uwiteka
ifarashi, nk'uko wabivuze, kandi ukore no kuri Moridekayi Umuyahudi, ngo
yicaye ku irembo ry'umwami: ntihakagire ikintu na kimwe kibura ibyo ufite byose
byavuzwe.
6:11 Afata Hamani imyenda n'ifarashi, ategura Moridekayi, na
amuzana ku ifarashi anyura mu muhanda w'umujyi, aratangaza
imbere ye, Uku ni ko bizakorerwa umuntu umwami yishimiye
kubaha.
6:12 Moridekayi yongera kugera ku irembo ry'umwami. Ariko Hamani yihutira kujya iwe
icyunamo cyo mu rugo, no gupfuka umutwe.
6:13 Hamani abwira Zeresh umugore we n'incuti ze zose ikintu cyose cyari gifite
byamugwiririye. Abanyabwenge be na Zeresh umugore we baramubwira bati: Niba
Moridekayi ube urubyaro rw'Abayahudi, uwo watangiye mbere
kugwa, ntuzamutsinda, ariko uzagwa mbere
we.
6:14 Bakivugana na we, haza ibyumba by'umwami,
yihutira kuzana Hamani mu birori Esiteri yari yateguye.