Esther
7:1 Naizvozvo mambo naHamani vakasvika kuzodya navahosi Esiteri.
7:2 Mambo akatizve kuna Esiteri pazuva rechipiri pamafundo
waini, Chinyiko chaunonyengetera, vahosi Esiteri? uye uchazvipiwa;
uye chii chaunokumbira? zvichaitwa, kusvikira pahafu yenguva
umambo.
Ipapo vahosi Esiteri vakapindura, vakati, Kana ndawana nyasha kwauri;
tarirai, mambo, kana mambo achifara nazvo, regai ndipiwe upenyu hwangu pasi pangu
mukumbiro, navanhu vangu pakukumbira kwangu.
7:4 Nokuti tatengeswa, ini navanhu vangu, kuti tiparadzwe, tiurawe, tiparadzwe
kuparara. Asi dai takanga tatengeswa kuti tive varanda navarandakadzi, ndingadai ndakabata zvangu
rurimi, kunyange zvazvo muvengi aisagona kudzivisa kukuvadza kwamambo.
Ipapo mambo Ahashivheroshi akapindura, akati kuna vahosi Esiteri, Ndianiko?
iye, uye aripi, akatsunga mumwoyo make kudaro?
Esiteri akati, Mudzivisi nomuvengi, ndiye Hamani uyu akaipa. Zvadaro
Hamani akatya pamberi pamambo navahosi.
7:7 Mambo akasimuka pamafundo ewaini akatsamwa, akapinda muguta
Ipapo Hamani akasimuka kuti akumbire upenyu hwake kuna Esiteri
mambokadzi; nokuti akanga aona kuti akanga aronga zvakaipa pamusoro pake
mambo.
7:8 Ipapo mambo akadzoka achibva pabindu reimba yamambo akapinda panzvimbo yamambo
mabiko ewaini; + uye Hamani akanga azviwisira pamubhedha paiva naEsteri.
Ipapo mambo akati, Woda kuchinya vahosi pamberi pangu mumba here?
Zvino shoko iro rakati richibuda mumuromo wamambo, vakafukidza chiso chaHamani.
Ipapo Haribhona, mumwe muranda akati pamberi pamambo, Tarirai!
uye matanda akanga akareba makubhiti makumi mashanu, akanga agadzirirwa Modhekai naHamani.
uyo akanga ataura zvakanaka nokuda kwamambo amire paimba yaHamani. Zvadaro
mambo akati, Musungirirei paari.
7:10 Naizvozvo vakasungirira Hamani pamatanda aakanga agadzirira Modhekai.
Ipapo kutsamwa kwamambo kwakanyarara.