16.Nuko mu kwezi kwa cumi ari ko kwitwa Tebeti, mu mwaka wa karindwi wo ku ngoma y’Umwami Ahasuwerusi, Esiteri ashyirwa umwami muri kambere.

3.Mu mwaka wa gatatu ari ku ngoma, atekeshereza abatware be bose n’abagaragu be ibyokurya, abakomeye b’u Buperesi n’u Bumedi n’imfura n’abatware b’intebe bateranira imbere ye.

Ibirori by’Umwami Ahasuwerusi 1.Ku ngoma ya Ahasuwerusi (Ahasuwerusi uwo ni we wategekaga ibihugu ijana na makumyabiri na birindwi uhereye i Buhindi ukageza Etiyopiya), 2.Umwami Ahasuwerusi yari ku ntebe y’ubwami ku murwa w’i Shushani. 3.Mu mwaka wa gatatu ari ku ngoma, atekeshereza abatware be bose n’abagaragu be ibyokurya, abakomeye b’u Buperesi n’u Bumedi n’imfura n’abatware b’intebe bateranira imbere ye. 4.Amara iminsi yerekana ubutunzi bwo mu bwami bwe bw’icyubahiro, n’igitinyiro cy’ubwiza bwe buhebuje, iyo minsi yari ijana na mirongo inani. 5.Nuko iyo minsi ishize, umwami atekeshereza abantu bose ibyokurya bari ku murwa w’i Shushani, abakomeye n’aboroheje, bamara iminsi irindwi ku rurembo rw’urugo rw’ibwami. 6.Hari hakinzwe imyenda y’ibitare n’iyirabura nk’ibyatsi bibisi n’iy’imikara ya kabayonga, imanitswe n’imishumi y’ibitambaro by’ibitare byiza n’iy’imihengeri ku nkingi z’amabuye yitwa marimari. Iyo mishumi yari ifashwe n’impeta z’ifeza, kandi hariho n’intāra z’izahabu n’ifeza ku mabuye ashashwe ya marimari y’amabara menshi, atukura n’ay’ibitare n’ay’imihondo n’ay’imikara. 7.Babahera ibyokunywa mu bintu by’izahabu bidahuje urugero, na vino y’ibwami nyinshi kuko ari ko umwami yatangaga. 8.Uko kunywa kwabaye nk’uko byategetswe, nta wabahataga kuko umwami yari yategetse abanyabintu bye bose ko baha umuntu wese uko ashatse. 9.Kandi Umwamikazi Vashiti na we atekeshereza abagore ibyokurya mu nzu y’ibwami, ari yo y’Umwami Ahasuwerusi.Umwamikazi yanga kwitaba umwami 10.Nuko ku munsi wa karindwi umwami anezeza umutima na vino, ategeka Mehumani na Bizita na Haribona, na Bigita na Abagita na Zetari na Karikasi, inkone ndwi zaherezaga Umwami Ahasuwerusi, 11.ngo bazane Umwamikazi Vashiti imbere y’umwami yambaye ikamba, kugira ngo amurikire abantu n’abatware ubwiza bwe kuko yari umunyaburanga. 12.Ariko Umwamikazi Vashiti yanga kuzanwa n’itegeko ry’umwami yamutegekesheje inkone ze. Umwami ni ko kurakara cyane, uburakari bugurumana muri we. 13.Umwami aherako abaza abacurabwenge bazi ibyabaye kera (kuko ari ko yabigenzaga ku bacurabwenge bazi amategeko n’amateka bose, 14.kandi umwami yegerwaga na Karishena na Shetari na Adimata, na Tarushishi na Meresi na Marisena na Memukani, abatware barindwi b’u Buperesi n’u Bumedi, ari bo bashyikiraga umwami bakaba mu cyimbo cy’imbere ku mwami). 15.Umwami arababaza ati “Umwamikazi Vashiti turamugenza dute mu by’amategeko, kuko yagandiye itegeko Umwami Ahasuwerusi yamutegekesheje inkone?” 16.Memukani asubiriza imbere y’umwami n’abatware ati “Umwamikazi Vashiti ntacumuye ku mwami wenyine, acumuye no ku batware bose no ku mahanga yose ari mu bihugu by’Umwami Ahasuwerusi byose, 17.kuko ibyo umwamikazi yakoze ibyo bizamamara mu bagore bose bitume basuzugura abagabo babo, nibivugwa yuko Umwami Ahasuwerusi yategetse ko Umwamikazi Vashiti amwitaba akanga. 18.Ndetse uyu munsi abatwarekazi b’u Buperesi n’u Bumedi nibumva ibyo umwamikazi yakoze, na bo ni ko bazagira abatware b’umwami bose. Nuko rero hazabaho agasuzuguro kenshi n’uburakari. 19.Umwami niyemera inama ategeke itegeko ry’umwami, maze ryandikwe mu mategeko y’Abaperesi n’Abamedi rye guhindurwa, yuko Vashiti atazongera kugera imbere y’Umwami Ahasuwerusi, kandi n’icyubahiro cye cy’ubwamikazi agihe undi umurusha ingeso nziza. 20.Nuko bamamaze iteka umwami agiye guca rikwire mu gihugu cye cyose kuko ari kinini. Ni ho abagore bose bazubaha abagabo babo, abakomeye n’aboroheje.” 21.Iyo nama ishimwa n’umwami n’abatware. Umwami aherako abigenza uko Memukani yamugiriye inama. 22.Yohereza inzandiko mu bihugu by’umwami byose, igihugu cyose uko imyandikire yacyo iri, n’ishyanga ryose uko ururimi rwaryo ruri, ngo umugabo wese ajye ategeka mu rugo rwe, kandi ngo baryamamaze mu ndimi z’abantu be uko zingana.

Esiteri atoranywa aba umwamikazi 1.Hanyuma y’ibyo, umwami Ahasuwerusi ashize uburakari yibuka Vashiti n’ibyo yakoze. n’igihano bamuhannye. 2.Maze abagaragu b’umwami b’abahereza baramubwira bati “Nibashakire umwami abakobwa b’inkumi beza, 3.kandi umwami ategeke abatware bo mu bihugu by’ubwami bwe byose, ngo bateranirize abakobwa b’inkumi beza bose mu nzu y’abagore mu murwa w’i Shushani, babashyikirize Hegayi inkone y’umwami umurinzi w’abagore, kandi ngo bahabwe ibintu byo kubarimbisha. 4.Maze umukobwa umwami azashima abe umwamikazi mu cyimbo cya Vashiti.” Nuko umwami ashima iyo nama, abigenza atyo. 5.Mu murwa w’i Shushani hari Umuyuda witwaga Moridekayi mwene Yayiri, mwene Shimeyi mwene Kishi Umubenyamini. 6.Yayiri yajyanywe ari imbohe n’abandi banyaganywe i Yerusalemu na Yekoniya umwami w’Abayuda, ubwo yanyagwaga na Nebukadinezari umwami w’i Babuloni. 7.Moridekayi uwo ni we wareze Hadasa ari we Esiteri umukobwa wa se wabo, kuko yari impfubyi adafite se na nyina, kandi uwo mukobwa yari umunyagikundiro afite uburanga. Se na nyina bamaze gupfa, Moridekayi aramujyana amurera nk’umwana we. 8.Nuko itegeko umwami yategetse rimaze kwamamara, abakobwa benshi bateranirizwa ku murwa w’i Shushani barindwa na Hegayi. Esiteri na we ajyanwa mu nzu y’umwami, arindwa na Hegayi umurinzi w’abagore. 9.Uwo mukobwa ashimwa na Hegayi amugiriraho ubuhake, Hegayi agira umwete wo kumuha ibyo kumurimbisha, amuha n’imigabane ye n’abaja barindwi, abo yari akwiriye guhabwa bavuye mu nzu y’umwami. Amutoranya mu bandi amujyanana n’abaja be, amushyira mu nzu y’abagore aheza haruta ahandi hose. 10.Kandi Esiteri ntabwo yari yigeze kuvuga bene wabo cyangwa ubwoko bwe, kuko Moridekayi yari yaramwihanangirije kutabivuga. 11.Kandi Moridekayi yajyaga agendagenda imbere y’urugo rw’inzu y’abagore, kugira ngo amenye uko Esiteri ameze n’uko yaba. 12.Kandi umukobwa wese yagiraga igihe cyo kumurikirwa umwami, amaze gusohoza itegeko ry’abagore amezi cumi n’abiri, kuko igihe cyo kwarikwa kwabo ari ko cyameraga. Amezi atandatu bihezuraga imbiribiri, ayandi mezi atandatu bakaba bafite ibihumura neza n’ibindi byo kwarika abagore, 13.maze umukobwa agaherako asanga umwami. Yava mu nzu y’abagore ngo ajye mu nzu y’umwami, icyo yashakaga cyose akagihabwa. 14.Yagendaga nimugoroba akagaruka mu gitondo, akajya mu nzu y’abagore ya kabiri akarindwa na Shashigazi inkone y’umwami yarindaga inshoreke, ntiyongere gusubira ku mwami keretse iyo umwami yamushakaga, akamuhamagaza mu izina. 15.Nuko igihe cya Esiteri cyo kumurikirwa umwami gisohoye (ari we mukobwa wa Abihayili se wabo wa Moridekayi, wari waramureze nk’umwana we), nta cyo yasabaga keretse ibyo Hegayi inkone y’umwami umurinzi w’abagore yategekaga, kandi ashimwa n’abamurebaga bose. 16.Nuko mu kwezi kwa cumi ari ko kwitwa Tebeti, mu mwaka wa karindwi wo ku ngoma y’Umwami Ahasuwerusi, Esiteri ashyirwa umwami muri kambere. 17.Umwami abonye Esiteri aramushima amurutisha abagore bose, aramukundwakaza amurutisha abakobwa bose, bituma amwambika ikamba amugira umwamikazi mu cyimbo cya Vashiti. 18.Maze umwami atekeshereza abatware be bose n’abagaragu be ibyokurya byinshi mu birori bya Esiteri, ahesha ibihugu bye kubabarirwa, atanga impano nk’uko umwami azitanga. 19.Ubwo bongeraga guteranya abakobwa ubwa kabiri, Moridekayi yari yicaye ku irembo ry’ibwami. 20.Kandi Esiteri yari ataravuga bene wabo cyangwa ubwoko bwe ubwo ari bwo, nk’uko Moridekayi yari yaramwihanangirije, kuko Esiteri yumviraga itegeko rya Moridekayi nk’uko yaryumviraga akimurera.Moridekayi ahishura inama z’abagambaniraga umwami 21.Muri iyo minsi ubwo Moridekayi yajyaga yicara ku irembo ry’ibwami, abagabo babiri bo mu nkone z’umwami zarindaga urugi, Bigitani na Tereshi, bararakara bashaka kwica Umwami Ahasuwerusi. 22.Imigambi yabo imenywa na Moridekayi, na we abibwira Umwamikazi Esiteri. Esiteri aherako abimubwirira umwami. 23.Barabigenzura basanga ari ko biri, abo bombi babamanika ku giti maze ibyo babyandikira imbere y’umwami mu gitabo cy’ubucurabwenge.

Moridekayi asuzugura Hamani, na we ashaka kurimbura Abayuda 1.Hanyuma y’ibyo, Umwami Ahasuwerusi akuza Hamani mwene Hamedata Umwagagi amugira umutware mukuru, intebe ye ayiha icyubahiro ayirutisha iz’abatware bose bahakanywe. 2.Abagaragu b’umwami bose babaga bari ku irembo baramupfukamiraga bakamuramya, kuko umwami ari ko yari yategetse. Ariko Moridekayi we ntiyamupfukamiraga ngo amuramye. 3.Bukeye abagaragu b’umwami bari ku irembo ry’ibwami babaza Moridekayi bati “Ni iki gituma ucumura ku itegeko ry’umwami?” 4.Bakomeza kumuhana uko bukeye, atabyumviye babiregera Hamani ngo barebe ko yemera ibya Moridekayi, kuko yari yireguje ko ari Umuyuda. 5.Hamani abonye yuko Moridekayi atamupfukamiye ngo amuramye, ararakara cyane. 6.Abona yuko gufata Moridekayi wenyine ari nta cyo bimaze, kuko bari bamubwiye ubwoko bwa Moridekayi. Ni cyo cyatumye Hamani ashaka uburyo bwo kurimbura Abayuda bose bari mu gihugu cya Ahasuwerusi cyose, ari bo bwoko bwa Moridekayi. 7.Maze mu mwaka wa cumi n’ibiri Umwami Ahasuwerusi ari ku ngoma, mu kwezi kwa mbere kwitwa Nisani, baraguza inzuzi zitwa Puri imbere ya Hamani, baraguza iminsi yose n’amezi yose uko bikurikirana, bageze ku kwezi kwa cumi n’abiri kwitwa Adari. 8.Hanyuma Hamani abwira Umwami Ahasuwerusi ati “Hariho ubwoko bwatatanye bunyanyagira mu mahanga yo mu bihugu utegeka byose. Amategeko yabwo ntahura n’ay’ayandi mahanga kandi ntibumvira amategeko y’umwami, ni cyo gituma nta cyo byunguye umwami kubihanganira. 9.Umwami nabishima iteka ricibwe, baryandike ko barimburwa. Nanjye nzatanga italanto z’ifeza inzovu, nzihe abanyabintu b’umwami, bazishyire mu bubiko bwe.” 10.Nuko umwami yambura impeta ku rutoki ayiha Hamani mwene Hamedata Umwagagi, umwanzi w’Abayuda. 11.Umwami abwira Hamani ati “Ifeza uzīhamanire, kandi ubwo bwoko ndabuguhaye ubugire uko ushaka.” 12.Bukeye ku munsi wa cumi n’itatu w’ukwezi kwa mbere bahamagara abanditsi b’umwami, bandika ibyo Hamani ategetse byose babyoherereza ibisonga by’umwami, n’abatware b’intebe batwaraga ibihugu bye byose, n’ibikomangoma byo mu mahanga yose, igihugu cyose uko imyandikire yacyo iri, n’ishyanga ryose uko ururimi rwaryo ruri, babyandika mu izina ry’Umwami Ahasuwerusi bashyiraho n’ikimenyetso cy’impeta ye. 13.Nuko bohereza inzandiko, baziha intumwa zizijyana mu bihugu by’umwami byose ngo bice Abayuda bose, abakuru n’abato, abana bato n’abagore, babarimbure babamareho umunsi umwe, ari wo munsi wa cumi n’itatu w’ukwezi kwa cumi n’abiri kwitwa Adari, kandi ngo bajyane ibintu byabo ho iminyago. 14.Maze bandikira amahanga yose bakurikije urwo rwandiko, ngo bitegekwe mu bihugu byose ko bitegura uwo munsi. 15.Nuko intumwa ntizatinda zijyanwa n’itegeko ry’umwami, itegeko ryamamara ku murwa w’i Shushani. Maze umwami na Hamani bicazwa no kunywa, ariko abo ku murwa w’i Shushani barumirwa.

Abayuda barizwa n’itegeko ry’umwami, babibwira Esiteri 1.Nuko Moridekayi amenye ibibaye ashishimura imyambaro ye, yambara ibigunira yitera ivu arasohoka ajya mu murwa hagati, araboroga ataka ijwi rirenga ry’umubabaro, 2.ajya imbere y’irembo ry’umwami kuko ari nta wabashaga kurinyuramo yambaye ibigunira. 3.Kandi mu bihugu byose aho itegeko n’iteka by’umwami byageraga, habagaho umubabaro mwinshi mu Bayuda bakiyiriza ubusa, bakarira bakaboroga kandi benshi muri bo biryamira hasi ku bigunira no mu ivu. 4.Bukeye abaja ba Esiteri n’inkone ze baraza barabimubwira arababara cyane, yoherereza Moridekayi imyambaro yo kwambara ngo bamwambure ibigunira, ariko yanga kuyambara. 5.Nuko Esiteri ahamagaza Hataki wo mu nkone z’umwami, uwo umwami yari yategetse kumukorera, amutuma amwihanangirije ngo asange Moridekayi, amubaze ibibaye n’impamvu zabyo. 6.Nuko Hataki aragenda, asanga Moridekayi ku karubanda ku irembo ry’ibwami. 7.Moridekayi amutekerereza ibyamubayeho byose, n’umubare w’impiya uko zingana Hamani yasezeranye kuzashyira mu bubiko bw’umwami, azitanga ku Bayuda ngo abarimbure. 8.Kandi amuha urwandiko rukurikije urw’iteka ryamamajwe i Shushani ryo kubarimbura, ngo arwereke Esiteri arumusomere. Aherako amwihanangiriza ngo asange umwami amwinginge, ahakirwe bene wabo kuri we. 9.Hataki aragaruka, abwira Esiteri ubutumwa bwa Moridekayi.Esiteri yihara yemera guhakirwa bene wabo 10.Maze Esiteri atuma Hataki ubutumwa kuri Moridekayi ati 11.“Abagaragu b’umwami bose n’abantu bo mu bihugu by’umwami bazi yuko umuntu wese, umugabo cyangwa umugore usanze umwami mu rugo rw’ikambere adahamagawe, hariho itegeko rimwe gusa kuri bene uwo, aricwa. Keretse uwo umwami atunze inkoni ye y’izahabu, bisobanurwa ngo akire, ariko jyewe maze iminsi mirongo itatu umwami atampamagaye ngo musange.” 12.Nuko babwira Moridekayi ubutumwa bwa Esiteri. 13.Moridekayi na we arabatuma asubiza Esiteri ati “We kwibwira yuko ari wowe wenyine uzakira mu Bayuda bose kuko uri mu nzu y’umwami, 14.kuko niwicecekera rwose muri iki gihe, nta kizabuza Abayuda gutabarwa bakoroherwa biturutse ku bandi, ariko wowe n’ab’inzu ya so bazarimbuka. Ahari aho icyakwimitse ngo ube umwamikazi, ni ukugira ngo ugire akamaro mu gihe gisa n’iki.” 15.Nuko Esiteri atuma kuri Moridekayi aramusubiza ati 16.“Genda uteranye Abayuda bari i Shushani bose mwiyirize ubusa munsabire, mumare iminsi itatu ku manywa na nijoro mutagira icyo murya cyangwa munywa. Nanjye n’abaja banjye tuzabigenza dutyo. Uko ni ko nzasanga umwami, nirengagije itegeko, kandi niba nzarimbuka nzarimbuke.” 17.Moridekayi aherako aragenda, abigenza uko Esiteri yamutegetse.

Esiteri ararika umwami na Hamani 1.Bukeye ku munsi wa gatatu, Esiteri yambara imyambaro y’ubwamikazi ajya mu rugo rw’ingombe rw’inzu y’umwami, kandi umwami yari yicaye ku ntebe y’ubwami mu nzu y’umwami, areba mu muryango. 2.Nuko umwami abonye Umwamikazi Esiteri ahagaze mu rugo, Esiteri amutonaho. Umwami atunga Esiteri inkoni y’izahabu yari afite mu ntoki, Esiteri aherako yigira hafi akora ku mutwe w’inkoni. 3.Nuko umwami aramubaza ati “Urashaka iki, Mwamikazi Esiteri? Cyangwa icyo usaba ni igiki? Ndakiguha naho cyaba umugabane w’igihugu cyanjye.” 4.Esiteri aramusubiza ati “Umwami nabishaka, uyu munsi nazane na Hamani mu nkera mwiteguriye.” 5.Umwami aherako arategeka ati “Nimutebutse Hamani, kugira ngo icyo Esiteri ashaka abe ari cyo kiba.” Nuko umwami na Hamani bajya mu nkera Esiteri yiteguye. 6.Bakiri mu nkera banywa vino umwami abaza Esiteri ati “Urasaba iki, ukagihabwa? Urashaka iki? Naho wansaba umugabane w’igihugu nawuguha.” 7.Esiteri aramusubiza ati “Icyo nsaba kandi nshaka ni iki: 8.niba ntonnye ku mwami akemera kumpa icyo nsaba, agasohoza icyo nshaka, umwami na Hamani bazaze mu nkera nzabitegura, kandi ejo nzasubiza umwami icyo yambajije.”Hamani ashinga igiti cyo kumanikaho Moridekayi 9.Nuko uwo munsi Hamani agenda anezerewe, yishima mu mutima. Ariko abonye Moridekayi ku irembo ry’ibwami, abona atamuhagurukiye kandi atamubererekeye, aramurakarira cyane. 10.Ariko Hamani ariyumanganya arataha atumira incuti ze n’umugore we Zereshi; 11.abatekerereza uko atunze akagira icyubahiro n’uko afite abana benshi, n’uko umwami yamukijije mu bintu byose, kandi ababwira uko umwami yamukijije akamurutisha abatware n’abagaragu be bose. 12.Hamani arongera arababwira ati “Kandi n’Umwamikazi Esiteri nta wundi yakundiye kujyana n’umwami mu nkera yiteguye keretse jyewe, ndetse n’ubu yandaritse ngo n’ejo nzazane n’umwami. 13.Ariko ibyo byose nta cyo bimariye, nkibona wa Muyuda Moridekayi yicara ku irembo ry’umwami.” 14.Nuko umugore we Zereshi n’incuti ze zose bamugira inama bati “Nibashinge igiti kirekire cya mikono mirongo itanu, maze ejo uzavugane n’umwami umusabe Moridekayi ukimumanikeho, uhereko ubone kujyana n’umwami mu nkera unezerwe.” Nuko Hamani ashima iyo nama, aherako ashinga igiti.

Umwami amenya ko Moridekayi ari we wamuburiye 1.Iryo joro umwami abura ibitotsi, ni ko gutegeka ko bazana igitabo cy’ubucurabwenge bagisomera umwami, 2.basanga byaranditswe yuko Moridekayi ari we wareze abagabo babiri bo mu nkone z’umwami zarindaga irembo, Bigitani na Tereshi, yuko bashakaga kwica Umwami Ahasuwerusi. 3.Umwami arabaza ati “Mbese Moridekayi uwo, hari ishimwe cyangwa icyubahiro yahawe bamwitura ibyo?” Abagaragu b’umwami b’abahereza baramusubiza bati “Nta cyo yahawe.” 4.Umwami arabaza ati “Ni nde uri mu rugo?” Kandi ubwo Hamani yari ahagaze mu rugo rw’imbere ibwami, azanywe no kuvugana n’umwami ngo amusabe kumanika Moridekayi ku giti yamwiteguriye. 5.Abagaragu b’umwami baramusubiza bati “Hamani ni we uri mu rugo.” Umwami ati “Naze.” 6.Nuko Hamani araza. Umwami aramubaza ati “Umuntu umwami akunze kubaha yagirirwa ate?” Hamani aribwira ati “Hari uwo umwami yakunda kubaha kunduta?” 7.Hamani asubiza umwami ati “Uwo umwami akunze kubaha, 8.bazane imyambaro y’ubwami umwami ajya yambara, n’ifarashi umwami agenderaho itamirijwe ikamba ry’ubwami. 9.Maze iyo myambaro n’iyo farashi babihe umwe wo mu batware b’umwami barusha abandi gukomera, bayambike uwo muntu umwami akunze kubaha, bamugendeshe mu nzira yo mu murwa ahetswe n’iyo farashi, barangururire imbere ye bati ‘Uko ni ko bazajya bagenza umuntu umwami akunze kubaha.’ ” 10.Nuko umwami abwira Hamani ati “Huta wende imyambaro n’ifarashi uko uvuze, ubigenze utyo Moridekayi Umuyuda wicara ku irembo ry’ibwami, ntihagira ikintu kibura mu byo uvuze byose.” 11.Nuko Hamani ajyana imyambaro n’ifarashi, yambika Moridekayi amugendesha mu nzira yo mu murwa ahetswe n’ifarashi, arangururira imbere ye ati “Uku ni ko bazajya bagenza umuntu umwami akunze kubaha.” 12.Hanyuma Moridekayi asubira ku irembo ry’ibwami. Ariko Hamani arihuta asubira iwe ababaye kandi yitwikiriye. 13.Aherako atekerereza umugore we Zereshi n’incuti ze zose ibyamubayeho byose. Nuko abajyanama be n’umugore we Zereshi baramubwira bati “Moridekayi uwo ubwo utangiye gucogorera imbere ye, niba ari uwo mu rubyaro rw’Abayuda ntuzamushobora, ahubwo uzagwa imbere ye.” 14.Bakivugana na we haza inkone z’umwami, zihuta kujyana Hamani mu nkera Esiteri yari yiteguye.

Esiteri ahakirwa ubwoko bwabo; Hamani amanikwa 1.Nuko umwami na Hamani bazana na Esiteri umwamikazi mu nkera. 2.Kuri uwo munsi wa kabiri umwami yongera kubaza Esiteri bari mu nkera ati “Urasaba iki Mwamikazi Esiteri, ukagihabwa? Urashaka iki? Naho wansaba umugabane w’igihugu nawuguha.” 3.Nuko Umwamikazi Esiteri aramusubiza ati “Niba ngutonnyeho nyagasani ukabishima, ngusabye agahanga kanjye ndetse ukize n’ubwoko bwacu. Ni cyo nsaba 4.kuko jyewe n’ubwoko bwacu twaguzwe ngo twicwe, turimburwe tumarweho. Iyaba twaraguriwe kuba imbata n’abaja nta cyo mba mvuze, nubwo uwo mwanzi atabasha kuriha umwami ibyo aba yishe.” 5.Maze Umwami Ahasuwerusi abaza Umwamikazi Esiteri ati “Ni nde uhangaye kwigira iyo nama, kandi ari he?” 6.Esiteri aramusubiza ati “Umwanzi wacu uturenganya ni uyu mugome Hamani.” Hamani agirira ubwoba imbere y’umwami n’umwamikazi. 7.Muri ako kanya umwami ahagurukana uburakari ava mu nkera, arasohoka ajya mu murima w’ibwami. Hamani na we ahagurutswa no gusaba Umwamikazi Esiteri agahanga ke, kuko yari abonye ko umwami amaramaje kumugirira nabi. 8.Hanyuma umwami agaruka ava mu murima w’ibwami, yinjira mu nzu y’inkera asanga Hamani yikubise ku gisasiro aho Esiteri yari ari. Umwami aherako aravuga ati “Mbese agiye no gufatira umwamikazi mu nzu aho ndora?” Ijambo rigihinguka mu kanwa k’umwami, Hamani bamupfuka mu maso. 9.Maze Haribona, umwe mu nkone zakoreraga umwami aravuga ati “Ndetse mu rugo rwa Hamani hashinze igiti kirekire cya mikono mirongo itanu, Hamani yiteguriye kumanikaho Moridekayi kandi ari we wavuze ibyagiriye umwami neza.” Umwami arategeka ati “Abe ari cyo mumumanikaho.” 10.Nuko Hamani bamumanika ku giti yiteguriye Moridekayi, maze uburakari bw’umwami buracogora.

Moridekayi akuzwa; iteka ryo kwica Abayuda rikuka 1.Uwo munsi Umwami Ahasuwerusi agabira Umwamikazi Esiteri ibya Hamani, umwanzi w’Abayuda. Maze Moridekayi aza imbere y’umwami kuko Esiteri yari yavuze icyo bapfana. 2.Umwami aherako yiyambura impeta, iyo yari yatse Hamani ayiha Moridekayi. Maze Esiteri aha Moridekayi ubutware bw’ibya Hamani. 3.Hanyuma Esiteri yongera kuvugira imbere y’umwami, amwikubita imbere amwinginga arira, ngo amareho inama mbi ya Hamani Umwagagi, n’imigambi ye yari yagambiriye kugirira Abayuda. 4.Umwami atunga Esiteri inkoni y’izahabu, nuko Esiteri arahaguruka ahagarara imbere y’umwami 5.aravuga ati “Umwami nabishima kandi niba mutonnyeho, ibyo mvuga bikamutunganira nkaba nkundwakaye, ndabinginga ngo bandike inzandiko zo gukura izo Hamani mwene Hamedata Umwagagi yagambiriye, akazandikishiriza kurimbura Abayuda bari mu bihugu by’umwami byose. 6.Mbese nabasha nte kwihanganira kureba ibyago bizaba ku bwoko bwacu? Cyangwa nabasha nte kwihanganira kuzareba bene wacu barimburwa?” 7.Umwami Ahasuwerusi asubiza Umwamikazi Esiteri na Moridekayi Umuyuda ati “Dore ngabiye Esiteri ibya Hamani, kandi we bamumanitse ku giti muhora kubangurira ukuboko kwe kugirira nabi Abayuda. 8.Nuko namwe mwandikire Abayuda uko mushatse, mubandikire mu izina ry’umwami muhomeho ikimenyetso cy’impeta ye, kuko inzandiko zanditswe mu izina ry’umwami zigahomwaho ikimenyetso cy’impeta ye, nta muntu ubasha kuzikura.” 9.Nuko icyo gihe ku munsi wa makumyabiri n’itatu w’ukwezi kwa gatatu kwitwa Sivani, bahamagara abanditsi b’umwami bandika ibyo Moridekayi ategetse Abayuda byose, n’ibisonga by’umwami n’abatware b’intebe n’abatware b’ibihugu uko ari ijana na makumyabiri na birindwi, uhereye i Buhindi ukageza Etiyopiya, igihugu cyose nk’uko imyandikire yacyo imeze, n’ishyanga ryose uko ururimi rwayo ruri, bandikira n’Abayuda mu rurimi rwabo uko imyandikire yabo imeze. 10.Nuko Moridekayi abyandika mu izina ry’Umwami Ahasuwerusi, abihomaho ikimenyetso cy’impeta y’umwami, yohereza intumwa zijyana izo nzandiko bahetswe n’amafarashi akorera umwami kandi afite imbaraga, yakenurirwaga mu kiraro cy’umwami. 11.Muri izo nzandiko umwami yemerera Abayuda bo mu midugudu yose ngo baterane birwaneho bashikamye, kugira ngo bazice barimbure, bamareho ingabo zose z’amoko yose zo muri ibyo bihugu zizabatera, bice n’abana babo bato n’abagore babo bajyane ibintu byabo ho iminyago, 12.kandi ibyo bizabe ku munsi umwe mu bihugu byose by’Umwami Ahasuwerusi, ari wo munsi wa cumi n’itatu w’ukwezi kwa cumi n’abiri kwitwa Adari. 13.Urwandiko rukurikije urwategetse yuko iteka rizamamazwa mu bihugu byose, ruherako rwandikirwa amahanga yose, ruvuga yuko Abayuda bakwiriye kuba biteguye kuri uwo munsi, guhōra inzigo ku banzi babo. 14.Nuko intumwa zihetswe n’amafarashi y’imbaraga yakoreraga umwami, zigenda zitewe umwete zihutishwa n’itegeko ry’umwami, itegeko ryamamara mu murwa w’i Shushani. 15.Hanyuma Moridekayi arasohoka ajya imbere y’umwami, yambaye imyambaro y’ubwami y’umukara wa kabayonga n’iy’ibitare, n’ikamba rinini ry’izahabu n’umwitero w’igitare cyiza n’uw’umuhengeri, nuko abo mu murwa w’i Shushani bararangurura barishima. 16.Abayuda na bo baracya baranezerwa, barishima bagira icyubahiro. 17.Nuko mu gihugu cyose no mu mudugudu wose aho itegeko n’iteka by’umwami byageraga, Abayuda baranezerwaga bakishima, bakagira ibirori n’umunsi mukuru. Maze abantu benshi bo mu mahanga yo mu gihugu bihindura Abayuda, kuko Abayuda bari babateye ubwoba.

Abayuda bica abanzi babo 1.Ku munsi wa cumi n’itatu w’ukwezi kwa cumi n’abiri kwitwa Adari, itegeko n’iteka by’umwami byendaga gusohozwa. Ni wo munsi abanzi b’Abayuda bibwiraga ko bagiye kubagiraho ububasha, ariko birahinduka Abayuda baba ari bo bagira ububasha ku banzi babo. 2.Nuko Abayuda bateranira mu midugudu yabo mu bihugu by’Umwami Ahasuwerusi byose, ngo bafate abashakaga kubagirira nabi. Nta muntu wabashaga kubabuza kuko amahanga yose yari yabatinye. 3.Maze abatware b’ibihugu byose n’ibisonga by’umwami, n’abatware b’intebe n’abakoraga imirimo y’umwami batabara Abayuda, kuko Moridekayi yari yabateye ubwoba. 4.Moridekayi uwo yari akomeye mu rugo rw’umwami, yamamara mu bihugu byose kandi yajyaga arushaho gukomera. 5.Nuko Abayuda bicisha abanzi babo inkota, barabatsemba babamaraho, bagirira ababangaga uko bashatse. 6.Ku murwa w’i Shushani Abayuda bahica abagabo magana atanu, barabarimbura. 7.Bica na Parishanidata na Dalifoni na Asipata, 8.na Porata na Adaliya na Aridata, 9.na Parimashita na Arisayi na Aridayi na Vayizata, 10.bene Hamani mwene Hamedata umwanzi w’Abayuda, uko ari icumi barabica ariko ntibagira icyo banyaga. 11.Uwo munsi umwami abwirwa umubare w’abiciwe mu murwa w’i Shushani. 12.Nuko umwami abwira Umwamikazi Esiteri ati “Abayuda bishe abagabo magana atanu mu murwa w’i Shushani barabarimbura, bica na bene Hamani icumi. Mbese none mu bindi bihugu by’umwami bakoze ibingana iki? Hariho icyo usaba ukagihabwa? Hariho ikindi ushaka ngo gikorwe?” 13.Esiteri aramusubiza ati “Umwami nabishaka, yemerere Abayuda bari i Shushani ejo bazabigenze nk’uko itegeko ry’uyu munsi rimeze, kandi bene Hamani uko ari icumi bamanikwe ku giti.” 14.Nuko umwami ategeka ko biba bityo, iteka ryamamara i Shushani na bene Hamani uko ari icumi barabamanika. 15.Bukeye bwaho ku munsi wa cumi n’ine w’ukwezi kwa Adari, Abayuda bari i Shushani baraterana bahica abagabo magana atatu, ariko ntibagira icyo banyaga. 16.Kandi abandi Bayuda bo mu bihugu by’umwami baraterana birwanaho, bica mu banzi babo abantu inzovu indwi n’ibihumbi bitanu, baruhuka ababangaga ariko ntibagira icyo banyaga. 17.Uko ni ko byabaye ku munsi wa cumi n’itatu w’ukwezi kwa Adari. Ku wa cumi n’ine bararuhuka, bawugira umunsi wo gusangiriraho no kunezerwa. 18.Ariko Abayuda b’i Shushani baraterana ku munsi wa cumi n’itatu w’uko kwezi no ku wa cumi n’ine, maze ku wa cumi n’itanu wako bararuhuka bawugira umunsi wo gusangiriraho no kunezerwa. 19.Ni cyo gituma uwo munsi wa cumi n’ine w’ukwezi kwa Adari, Abayuda b’imusozi babaga mu midugudu idafite inkike, bawugira umunsi wo kunezererwaho no gusangira, n’umunsi mwiza wo guhana amafunguro.Moridekayi ategeka ko iyo minsi iba iminsi mikuru 20.Hanyuma Moridekayi yandika ibyo, abyoherereza Abayuda bose bo mu bihugu by’Umwami Ahasuwerusi byose, aba hafi n’aba kure, 21.abategeka ko umunsi wa cumi n’ine n’uwa cumi n’itanu w’ukwezi Adari, bayigira iminsi mikuru uko umwaka utashye, 22.kuko iyo minsi ari yo Abayuda baruhukiyemo abanzi babo, kandi uko kwezi akaba ari ko kwababereye uk’umunezero mu cyimbo cy’umubabaro, hakaba umunsi mwiza mu cyimbo cyo kwirabura. Kandi abategeka ko bayigira iminsi yo gusangiriraho no kunezerwa, bagahana amafunguro, bagaha abakene impano. 23.Nuko Abayuda basezerana yuko bazajya babigenza nk’uko babitangiye, kandi nk’uko Moridekayi yabandikiye, 24.kuko Hamani mwene Hamedata Umwagagi umwanzi w’Abayuda bose yari yagambiriye ko arimbura Abayuda, kandi yari yejeje inzuzi zitwa Puri ngo abarimbure abamareho. 25.Ariko ijambo rigeze ku mwami, umwami atuma inzandiko zo gutegeka yuko ubugambanyi bwe yagambaniye Abayuda bumugaruka, kandi ngo ubwe n’abahungu be bamanikwe ku giti. 26.Ni cyo gituma iyo minsi bayita Purimu, bayitiriye Puri. Maze ku bw’amagambo yo muri urwo rwandiko yose, n’ibyo babonye mu byabaye n’ibyababayeho, 27.bituma Abayuda bategeka iyo minsi uko ari ibiri, ko bazajya bayigira iminsi mikuru uko umwaka utashye, mu gihe cyayo gitegetswe nk’uko byari byanditswe. Barabisezerana ubwabo n’urubyaro rwabo, n’abajyaga bifatanya na bo bose ngo bye kuzakuka. 28.Kandi bategeka yuko imiryango yose yo mu bihugu byose no mu midugudu yose, bazajya bibuka iyo minsi bakayigira iminsi mikuru ku ngoma zose, kandi ngo iyo minsi ya Purimu ntizakuke mu Bayuda cyangwa ngo urwibutso rwabo rwibagirane mu rubyaro rwabo. 29.Nuko Umwamikazi Esiteri umukobwa wa Abihayili, na Moridekayi Umuyuda bandikisha ububasha bwose, bahamya urwo rwandiko rwa kabiri rwa Purimu. 30.Yoherereza inzandiko Abayuda bose bo mu bihugu ijana na makumyabiri na birindwi byo mu gihugu cya Ahasuwerusi, izo nzandiko zavugaga iby’amahoro n’iby’ukuri, 31.kugira ngo ahamye iyo minsi mikuru ya Purimu mu bihe byategetswe, uko Moridekayi Umuyuda n’Umwamikazi Esiteri babitegetse bakabyisezeranira ubwabo n’urubyaro rwabo, ibyo kwiyiriza ubusa no kuboroga kwabo. 32.Nuko itegeko rya Esiteri rihamya ibya Purimu, maze byandikwa mu gitabo.

1.Nuko Umwami Ahasuwerusi akoresha ikoro abo mu gihugu n’abo mu birwa byo mu nyanja nini. 2.Ariko ibyo yakoreshaga ububasha bwe n’imbaraga ze byose, n’ibyerekana neza uko umwami yakujije Moridekayi akaba umuntu ukomeye, mbese ntibyanditswe mu gitabo cy’ibyo ku ngoma z’abami b’u Bumedi n’u Buperesi? 3.Kuko uwo Muyuda Moridekayi yari uwa kabiri ku Mwami Ahasuwerusi, kandi yari akomeye mu Bayuda agashimwa na bene se uko bangana, agashakira ubwoko bwabo ibyiza kandi akajya abwira urubyaro rwe amahoro.

11.“Abagaragu b’umwami bose n’abantu bo mu bihugu by’umwami bazi yuko umuntu wese, umugabo cyangwa umugore usanze umwami mu rugo rw’ikambere adahamagawe, hariho itegeko rimwe gusa kuri bene uwo, aricwa. Keretse uwo umwami atunze inkoni ye y’izahabu, bisobanurwa ngo akire, ariko jyewe maze iminsi mirongo itatu umwami atampamagaye ngo musange.”

13.Moridekayi na we arabatuma asubiza Esiteri ati “We kwibwira yuko ari wowe wenyine uzakira mu Bayuda bose kuko uri mu nzu y’umwami, 14.kuko niwicecekera rwose muri iki gihe, nta kizabuza Abayuda gutabarwa bakoroherwa biturutse ku bandi, ariko wowe n’ab’inzu ya so bazarimbuka. Ahari aho icyakwimitse ngo ube umwamikazi, ni ukugira ngo ugire akamaro mu gihe gisa n’iki.”

9.Uwo mukobwa ashimwa na Hegayi amugiriraho ubuhake, Hegayi agira umwete wo kumuha ibyo kumurimbisha, amuha n’imigabane ye n’abaja barindwi, abo yari akwiriye guhabwa bavuye mu nzu y’umwami. Amutoranya mu bandi amujyanana n’abaja be, amushyira mu nzu y’abagore aheza haruta ahandi hose.

3.Kandi mu bihugu byose aho itegeko n’iteka by’umwami byageraga, habagaho umubabaro mwinshi mu Bayuda bakiyiriza ubusa, bakarira bakaboroga kandi benshi muri bo biryamira hasi ku bigunira no mu ivu. 4.Bukeye abaja ba Esiteri n’inkone ze baraza barabimubwira arababara cyane, yoherereza Moridekayi imyambaro yo kwambara ngo bamwambure ibigunira, ariko yanga kuyambara.

15.Nuko Esiteri atuma kuri Moridekayi aramusubiza ati 16.“Genda uteranye Abayuda bari i Shushani bose mwiyirize ubusa munsabire, mumare iminsi itatu ku manywa na nijoro mutagira icyo murya cyangwa munywa. Nanjye n’abaja banjye tuzabigenza dutyo. Uko ni ko nzasanga umwami, nirengagije itegeko, kandi niba nzarimbuka nzarimbuke.” 17.Moridekayi aherako aragenda, abigenza uko Esiteri yamutegetse.