Esther
1:1 Zvino zvakaitika mumazuva aAhashivheroshi, (ndiye Ahashivheroshi,
akatonga, kubva kuIndia kusvikira kuEtiopia, akatonga pamusoro pezana rimwe namanomwe
matunhu makumi maviri :)
1:2 kuti pamazuva iwayo mambo Ahashivheroshi agere pachigaro chake choushe
ushe hwaiva paShushani nhare yamambo;
1:3 Mugore rechitatu rokutonga kwake, akaitira machinda ake ose mutambo
varanda vake; simba rePezhia neMedhia, machinda namachinda ePersia
matunhu ari pamberi pake;
1:4 Paakavaratidza upfumi hwoumambo hwake hunobwinya, nokukudzwa kwoumambo hwake
ukuru hwakaisvonaka mazuva mazhinji, mazuva ane zana namakumi masere.
1:5 Zvino mazuva iwayo akati apera, mambo akaitira vose mutambo
vanhu vakanga vari paShushani nhare yamambo, kusvikira kuvakuru navakuru
mazuva maduku, manomwe paruvanze rwomunda womuzinda wamambo;
1:6 Paiva nemicheka michena, mitema, nemitema, yakanga yakasungwa namabote akaisvonaka
zvindori zvesirivha zverineni, nezvishava, nembiru dzamabwe machena; mibhedha yakanga ina
ndarama, nesirivha, paguva rakarongwa nezvitsvuku, nezvitema, nezvichena, nezvitema;
marble.
1:7 Vakavamwisa mumikombe yendarama, midziyo yakanga iri yakasiyana-siyana
mumwe kubva kune mumwe,) newaini yamambo zhinji, maererano nehurumende
yamambo.
1:8 Vakamwa nomurayiro wokuti munhu anwe; hakuna wakamanikidza;
mambo akanga araira vatariri vose veimba yake, kuti vaite
maererano nomufaro womumwe nomumwe.
Navahosi Vhashiti vakaitirawo vakadzi mutambo paimba yamambo
yakanga iri yamambo Ahashivheroshi.
1:10 Zvino nezuva rechinomwe, moyo wamambo wakati wafara newaini, iye
akarayira Mehumani, naBhizita, naHaribhona, naBhigita, naAbhagata, naZetari, na
Zvino tarira, machinda manomwe aibata pamberi paAhashivheroshi
mambo,
1:11 kuti vauye navahosi Vhashiti pamberi pamambo, vane korona youhosi kuzoratidza
vanhu namachinda kunaka kwake; nekuti akanga akanaka pakuonekwa kwake.
1:12 Asi vahosi Vhashiti vakaramba kuuya sezvavakanga varairwa namambo nomuromo wake
mambo akatsamwa kwazvo, shungu dzake dzikapfuta
iye.
1:13 Ipapo mambo akati kuvachenjeri, vaiziva nguva, nokuti ndizvo zvakanga zvakaita
tsika yamambo kuna vose vaiziva mutemo nokururamisira;
1:14 Uye aimutevera akanga ari Kashena, Shetari, Adhima, Tashishi, Meresi,
Marsena, naMemukani, iwo machinda manomwe ePerisia neMedhia, akaona
chiso chamambo, uye akanga agere wokutanga paumambo.
1:15 Zvino tichaitireiko vahosi Vhashiti nomurayiro, nekuti ivo
haana kuita sezvakarairwa namambo Ahashivheroshi nomuromo wake
chamberlains?
1:16 Ipapo Memukani akapindura mambo namachinda, akati, Vahosi Vhashiti
haana kutadzira mambo chete, asi namachinda osewo;
kuvanhu vose vari pamativi ose enyika dzamambo Ahashivheroshi.
1:17 Nokuti ichi chiito chamambokadzi chichapararira vakadzi vose, kuti
vachazvidza varume vavo pazvinenge zvaitika
akati, Mambo Ahashivheroshi akaraira vahosi Vhashiti kuti vapiwe
pamberi pake, asi haana kuuya.
1:18 Nhasi vakadzi vePezhia neMedhia vachataurawo kumarudzi ose
machinda amambo, vakanzwa zvakaitwa navahosi. Zvichaita saizvozvo
kushora nokutsamwa kunovapo.
1:19 Kana mambo achifara nazvo, ngaateme murayiro wamambo ubve kwaari, uye
ngachinyorwe pamirairo yavaPerisia navaMedhia, kuti icho
regai kushandurwa, kuti Vhashiti arege kuzouyazve pamberi pamambo Ahashivheroshi; uye regai
mambo akapa uhosi hwake kuno mumwe akaita nani kupfuura iye.
Kana chirevo chamambo chaatema chikaziviswa
paushe hwake hwose (nokuti ukuru) vakadzi vose vanofanira kupa
Kudzai varume vavo, vakuru navaduku.
Shoko iro rikafadza mambo namachinda; mambo akaita
maererano neshoko raMemukani.
1:22 Akatuma tsamba kumativi ose enyika yose yamambo, norutivi rumwe norumwe rwenyika
maererano nokunyorwa kwayo, norudzi rumwe norumwe sezvarwo
mutauro, kuti munhu mumwe nomumwe ave nesimba pamusoro peimba yake, naiyo
inofanira kubudiswa maererano nemutauro wevanhu vose.