< Esiteri 10 >
1 Na rĩrĩ, Mũthamaki Ahasuerusu nĩeetagia igooti mabũrũri marĩa mothe aathanaga, o nginya icigĩrĩra ciakuo cia kũraya.
King Ahasuerus imposed a tribute on the land and the coasts.
2 Ha ũhoro wa ciĩko ciake cia hinya na ũhoti, hamwe na ũhoro wothe wa ũnene wa Moridekai, nginya harĩa mũthamaki aamũnenehetie-rĩ, githĩ ti mwandĩke mabuku-inĩ ma maũndũ ma athamaki a Media na Perisia?
All the acts of his power and of his might, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai to which the king advanced him, are they not recorded in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
3 Moridekai ũrĩa Mũyahudi aarĩ wa keerĩ wathani-inĩ kuuma he Mũthamaki Ahasuerusu, na nĩeetĩkĩrĩtwo nĩ Ayahudi ta mũnene wao, na agatĩĩka mũno kũrĩ Ayahudi ao aingĩ, tondũ aacaragĩria andũ ake maũndũ mega, na akaarĩrĩria kũgaacĩra kwa Ayahudi othe.
For Mordecai the Jew was next in rank to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and loved by them all. He sought the good of his people and promoted the welfare of their descendants.