Esiteri
7: 1 Umwami na Hamani baza gusangira na Esiteri umwamikazi.
7: 2 Umwami yongera kubwira Esiteri ku munsi wa kabiri mu birori
vino, Icyifuzo cyawe ni iki, mwamikazi Esiteri? kandi uzaguha:
kandi urasaba iki? kandi bizakorwa, ndetse kugeza kuri kimwe cya kabiri
ubwami.
7: 3 Esiteri umwamikazi aramusubiza ati: "Niba narabonye ubutoni bwawe."
ibona, mwami, kandi niba bishimisha umwami, ubuzima bwanjye bimpa iwanjye
gusaba, n'abantu banjye mbisabye:
7: 4 Kuberako twagurishijwe, njye n'ubwoko bwanjye, kurimbuka, kwicwa, no
kurimbuka. Ariko iyaba twaragurishijwe kubacakara nabategarugori, nari narafashe ibyanjye
ururimi, nubwo umwanzi atashoboraga kurwanya ibyangijwe n'umwami.
7: 5 Umwami Ahasuwerusi aramusubiza, abwira Esiteri umwamikazi ati “Ninde?
we, kandi arihe, uwo gutinyuka kwiyemeza mumutima we kubikora?
Esiteri ati: “Umwanzi n'umwanzi ni we Hamani mubi. Hanyuma
Hamani yagize ubwoba imbere y'umwami n'umwamikazi.
7 Umwami arakaye avuye mu birori bya divayi mu burakari bwe, yinjira mu Uhoraho
ubusitani bwibwami: Hamani arahaguruka asaba Esiteri ubuzima bwe
umwamikazi; kuko yabonye ko hari ikibi cyagenwe na Nyagasani
umwami.
8: 8 Umwami asubira mu busitani bw'ingoro asubira mu mwanya wa
ibirori bya divayi; Hamani agwa ku buriri Esiteri yari ari.
Umwami ati: "Azahatira umwamikazi imbere yanjye mu nzu?"
Igihe ijambo ryasohokaga mu kanwa k'umwami, bapfuka mu maso ya Hamani.
7 Harbona, umwe mu ba chambre, abwira umwami ati: Dore
kandi, igiti gifite uburebure bwa metero mirongo itanu, Hamani yari yarakoreye Moridekayi,
wavugiye neza umwami, ahagarara mu nzu ya Hamani. Hanyuma
umwami ati: "Mumanike aho."
7:10 Bamanika Hamani ku giti yari yateguriye Moridekayi.
Ubwo uburakari bw'umwami bwatuje.