Esther
2:1 Shure kwaizvozvo, kutsamwa kwamambo Ahashivheroshi kwakati kwanyarara
akarangarira Vhashiti nezvaakanga aita, nezvaakanga atongerwa
her.
2:2 Ipapo varanda vamambo vaimubatira vakati, Ngakuvepo
mambo akatsvakira mambo mhandara dzakanaka;
2:3 Mambo ngaagadze vatariri pamativi ose enyika dzoushe hwake;
kuti vaunganidze mhandara dzose dzakanaka paShushani
neimba yamambo, neimba yavakadzi, nokuchengetwa kwaHege the
muranda wamambo, muchengeti wavakadzi; uye regai zvinhu zvavo
ngavapiwe kunatswa.
Zvino musikana unofarirwa namambo ngaave vahosi panzvimbo yaVhashiti.
Shoko iro rakafadza mambo; akaita saizvozvo.
2:5 Zvino kwakanga kunomumwe muJudha paShushani nhare yamambo, wainzi;
Modhekai, mwanakomana waJairi, mwanakomana waShimei, mwanakomana waKishi, a
Bhenjamini;
2:6 uyo akanga atapwa kubva kuJerusarema pamwe chete nevatapwa
vakatapwa pamwe chete naJekonia mambo waJudha, akanga anzi naNebhukadhinezari
mambo weBhabhironi akanga atapwa.
Iye akanga arera Hadhasha, ndiye Esiteri, mukunda wababamunini vake;
akanga asina baba kana mai, uye musikana uyu akanga akanaka paumiro hwake napachiso chake;
Pakufa kwababa vake namai vake Modhekai akamutora kuti vave vake
mwanasikana.
2:8 Zvino murayiro wamambo nechirevo chake zvakati zvasvika
vakanzwa, uye vasikana vazhinji vakaungana paShushani
Muimba yamambo, mumaoko aHegai, kuti Esiteri akauyiswawo kwaari
neimba yamambo, pakuchengetwa kwaHegai, muchengeti wavakadzi.
2:9 Musikana akamufadza, iye akamunzwira tsitsi; uye iye
nokukurumidza akamupa zvinhu zvake zvokuzvinatsa nazvo, nezvinhu zvakadai
Rakanga riri rake, nevasikana vanomwe vaakafanira kupiwa
weimba yamambo, akamuda iye navarandakadzi vake kupfuura vakanaka kwazvo
nzvimbo yeimba yevakadzi.
Asi Esiteri akanga asina kuvazivisa rudzi rwake nehama dzake, nekuti Modhekai akanga asingazivi
akamuraira kuti arege kuzvizivisa.
2:11 Zvino Modhekai aifamba pamberi poruvazhe rweimba yavakadzi mazuva ose
ziva kuti Esiteri akadini, uye kuti chii chaifanira kuitika kwaari.
2:12 Zvino zuva romusikana mumwe nomumwe kupinda kuna mambo Ahashivheroshi pashure
kuti akanga ava nemwedzi gumi nemiviri, maererano netsika dzevakadzi.
(nokuti mazuva okunatsa kwavo akaita saizvozvo, matanhatu;
mwedzi mitanhatu namafuta emura, uye mwedzi mitanhatu nezvinonhuhwira, uye pamwe
zvimwe zvinhu zvekunatsa vakadzi;)
Zvino musikana mumwe nomumwe waiuya kuna mambo saizvozvo; chero chaaida chaiva
akamupa kuti abude naye paimba yavakadzi aende kuna mambo
imba.
2:14 Madekwana aienda, uye mangwana akadzokera kune rechipiri
neimba yavakadzi, pakuchengetwa kwaShaashigazi, muranda wamambo;
iye aichengeta varongo; haana kuzopindazve kuna mambo, asi mambo
mambo akamufarira, uye kuti adane zita rake.
2:15 Zvino zuva raEsiteri mukunda waAbhihairi, babamunini vake
Modhekai, akanga amutora kuti ave mukunda wake, akanga apinda kuti apinde mumba make
mambo, haana chaakakumbira kunze kwaHegai muranda wamambo, iye mambo
muchengeti wavakadzi, akagadzwa. Esiteri akanzwirwa tsitsi naye
wavose vaimuona.
2:16 Naizvozvo Esiteri akaiswa kuna mambo Ahashivheroshi muimba yake youmambo
mwedzi wegumi, ndiwo mwedzi weTebheti, pagore rechinomwe rokutonga kwake
kutonga.
Mambo akada Esiteri kupfuura vamwe vakadzi vose, akanzwira tsitsi
akanzwirwa tsitsi naye kupfuura mhandara dzose; zvokuti akaisa
korona youhosi pamusoro wake, akamuita vahosi panzvimbo yaVhashiti.
2:18 Ipapo mambo akaitira machinda ake ose navaranda vake mutambo mukuru.
mutambo waEsiteri; akasunungura nyika, akapa
zvipo, maererano nemamiriro ezvinhu amambo.
2:19 Zvino pakaunganidzwa mhandara rwechipiri, ipapo
Modhekai akanga agere pasuo ramambo.
2:20 Esiteri akanga achigere kuvazivisa hama dzake kana rudzi rwake; sezvakaita Modhekai
akamuraira, nekuti Esiteri akaita murayiro waModhekai sapanguva yake
akarerwa naye.
2:21 Namazuva iwayo Modhekai agere pasuwo ramambo, varanda vaviri vamambo.
Bhigitani naTereshi, pakati pavarindi vomukova, vakanga vari vatariri
akatsamwa, akatsvaka kuuraya mambo Ahashivheroshi.
Chinhu icho chikazikamwa naModhekai, iye ndokuudza vahosi Esiteri;
Esiteri akandoudza mambo nezita raModhekai.
2:23 Zvino vakati vachibvunzurudzwa pamusoro peshoko iro, zvikawanikwa zvikawanikwa; naizvozvo
vose vari vaviri vakaturikwa pamuti, uye zvakanyorwa mubhuku raJehovha
Makoronike pamberi pamambo.