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5:1 Zvino nezuva retatu Esiteri akafuka humambo hwake
akamira paruvanze rwomukati rweimba yamambo, rwakatarisana
mambo akanga agere pachigaro chake choushe paimba yamambo
imba, pakatarisana nesuwo reimba.
5:2 Zvino mambo wakati achiona vahosi Esiteri amire paruvanze.
iye akanzwirwa tsitsi naye; mambo akatambanudzira Esiteri
tsvimbo yendarama yakanga iri muruoko rwake. Naizvozvo Esiteri akaswedera, akati
akabata pamusoro petsvimbo.
Ipapo mambo akati kwaari, Unoreveiko vahosi Esiteri? uye chii
chikumbiro chako? uchapiwa kunyange hafu youshe.
5:4 Esiteri akapindura, akati, Kana mambo achifara nazvo, mambo ngaauye
Hamani uya nhasi kumafundo andakamugadzirira.
Ipapo mambo akati, Hamani ngaachimbidzike, kuti aite sezvakaita Esiteri
akadaro. Naizvozvo mambo naHamani vakasvika kumafundo akanga aitwa naEsiteri
yakagadzirirwa.
5:6 Mambo akati kuna Esiteri pamafundo ewaini, Chinyiko chako?
chikumbiro? uye uchapiwa; uye chii chaunokumbira? kunyange ku
hafu youshe huchaitwa.
5:7 Ipapo Esiteri akapindura, akati, Chikumbiro changu nechikumbiro changu ndicho;
5:8 Kana ndakawana nyasha pamberi pamambo, uye kana zvakanaka pamberi pamambo
mambo ngaandipe chikumbiro changu, nokuita zvandakakumbira, mambo ngaandipe
Hamani uyai kumabiko andichavagadzirira, ndichaita
mangwana sezvakarehwa namambo.
Ipapo Hamani akaenda nezuva iro achifara, ano moyo muchena;
Hamani akaona Modhekai pasuwo ramambo, kuti haana kusimuka kana kudedera
nokuti akanga atsamwira Modhekai kwazvo.
Asi Hamani wakazvidzora; zvino wakati achisvika kumusha, akatuma nhume kundomutuma
akadana shamwari dzake naZereshi mukadzi wake.
Hamani akavaudza nezvokukudzwa kwefuma yake, nokuwanda kwefuma yake
vana, nezvose zvaakanga akwidziridzwa namambo, uye sei
akamuita mukuru pamusoro pamachinda navaranda vamambo.
Hamani akatizve, Navahosi Esiteri havana kutendera munhu kupinda naye
namambo kumafundo aakanga agadzira, asi ini ndoga; uye ku
mangwanawo ndakakokwa kwaari pamwechete namambo.
Asi izvo zvose hazvindibatsiri chinhu, ndichiri kuona Modhekai muJudha
agere pasuwo ramambo.
Ipapo Zereshi mukadzi wake neshamwari dzake dzose vakati kwaari, Ngavave matanda
rakagadzirwa namakubhiti makumi mashanu pakureba, mangwana taura namambo
Modhekai angaturikwa pairi; ipapo iwe ugopinda namambo nomufaro
kumabiko. Shoko iro rakafadza Hamani; akagadzira matanda
kuitwa.