< Esiteri 7 >
1 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũthamaki na Hamani magĩthiĩ kũrĩanĩra na Esiteri, mũtumia wa mũthamaki,
Naizvozvo mambo naHamani vakaenda kundodya navaHosi Esteri,
2 rĩrĩa maanyuuaga ndibei mũthenya ũcio wa keerĩ, mũthamaki akĩũria Esiteri o rĩngĩ atĩrĩ, “Esiteri, mũtumia wa mũthamaki, ihooya rĩaku nĩ rĩrĩkũ? Nĩũkũhingĩrio. Na nĩ kĩĩ ũrooria ũheo? O na wahooya nuthu ya kũrĩa guothe thamakaga, nĩũkũheo.”
uye pavakanga vachinwa waini pazuva rechipiri, mambo akabvunzazve akati, “VaHosi Esteri, muri kukumbireiko? Muchapiwa. Chikumbiro chenyu ndechei? Kunyange kusvika pahafu youshe, muchazviitirwa.”
3 Nake Esiteri mũtumia wa mũthamaki akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ingĩkorwo nĩnjĩtĩkĩrĩkĩte nĩwe, wee mũthamaki, na mũthamaki angĩona kwagĩrĩire-rĩ, ndahooya ndekwo ndũũre muoyo, rĩu nĩrĩo ihooya rĩakwa. Ningĩ ndahooya atĩ andũ akwa marekwo matũũre muoyo.
Ipapo vaHosi Esteri vakapindura vakati, “Kana ndawana nyasha kwamuri, imi Mambo, uye kana zvichifadza mambo, ndinokumbira kuti ndipiwe upenyu hwangu, ndicho chichemo changu, uye navanhu vangu, ndicho chikumbiro changu.
4 Nĩ ũndũ niĩ na andũ akwa nĩtwendetio tũniinwo, na tũũragwo na tũhukio. Atĩrĩrĩ, korwo no kwendio twendetio tũgatuĩke ngombo cia arũme, na cia andũ-a-nja, niĩ nĩingĩrakirire tondũ thĩĩna ta ũcio ti mũiganu wa gũthĩĩnia mũthamaki.”
Nokuti ini navanhu vangu takatengeswa kuti tiurayiwe tiparadzwe zvachose. Kana dai takanga tangotengeswa senhapwa dzavarume navakadzi, ndingadai ndaingonyarara, nokuti kutambudzika kwakadai hakukodzere kuti mambo akanganiswe zvaari kuita.”
5 Mũthamaki Ahasuerusu akĩũria Esiteri mũtumia wa mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩgeria gwĩka ũndũ ta ũcio-rĩ, nũũ hihi? Arĩ ha?”
Mambo Zekisesi akabvunza vaHosi Esteri akati, “Ndiani iyeye? Aripi munhu iyeye afunga kuita chinhu chakadai?”
6 Esiteri akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũtũthũũri na thũ iitũ nĩ Hamani ũyũ mwaganu.” Hamani akĩnyiitwo nĩ kĩmako kĩnene arĩ hau mbere ya mũthamaki o na mũtumia wake.
Esteri akati, “Mudzivisi nomuvengi ndiyeyu Hamani ane utsinye.” Ipapo Hamani akatya pamberi pamambo navahosi.
7 Nake mũthamaki agĩũkĩra arakarĩte mũno, agĩtiga kũnyua ndibei yake, agĩthiĩ nakũu mũgũnda-inĩ ũcio wa nyũmba ya ũthamaki. Nake Hamani amenya atĩ mũthamaki nĩarĩkĩtie gũtua ciira wake, agĩtigwo na thuutha ethaithanĩrĩre harĩ Esiteri mũtumia wa mũthamaki nĩguo ndakooragwo.
Mambo akaviruka nehasha, akasiya waini yake ndokuenda kubindu romuzinda. Asi Hamani, achiona kuti mambo akanga atoronga magumo ake, akasara achiti akumbire upenyu hwake kuna vaHosi Esteri.
8 Na rĩrĩa mũthamaki aacookaga nyũmba ya iruga kuuma mũgũnda-inĩ ũcio wa nyũmba ya ũthamaki, Hamani nake noguo aakorirwo akĩĩgũithia gĩtĩ-inĩ harĩa Esiteri aaikairĩte. Nake mũthamaki akĩgũthũka, akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Kaĩ angĩnyiita mũtumia wa mũthamaki na hinya o na tũrĩ nake gũkũ nyũmba?” Mũthamaki akĩrĩkia kuuga ũguo, makĩhumbĩra Hamani ũthiũ.
Mambo paakadzoka kubva kubindu romuzinda achidzokera kuimba yamabiko, Hamani akanga azviwisira pachigaro chakanga chigere Esteri. Mambo akati, “Asi otoda kuchinyira mambokadzi muno mumba ndinaye here?” Pakarepo shoko parakangobuda mumuromo wamambo, vakafukidza uso hwaHamani.
9 Nake Haribona, ndungata ĩmwe ya iria hakũre, arĩa maatungatagĩra mũthamaki, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũtĩ wa gũcuuria andũ wa buti mĩrongo mũgwanja na ithano kũraiha na igũrũ ũrũgamĩtio nyũmba-inĩ ya Hamani. Araũthondekithĩtie nĩ ũndũ wa Moridekai, ũrĩa waririe ndeto cia gũteithia mũthamaki.” Mũthamaki akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũcuuriei mũtĩ-inĩ ũcio!”
Ipapo Habhona, mumwe wavaranda vaishandira mambo akati, “Pane danda rakareba makubhiti makumi mashanu rakamiswa paimba yaHamani. Akanga akarigadzirira Modhekai, uyo akataura zvakanaka kuti mambo abatsirwe.” Mambo akati, “Musungirirei iye ipapo!”
10 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩcuuria Hamani mũtĩ-inĩ ũcio aathondekithĩtie nĩ ũndũ wa Moridekai. Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũthamaki agĩthirwo nĩ marakara.
Naizvozvo vakasungirira Hamani pamatanda aakanga agadzirira Modhekai. Ipapo kutsamwa kwamambo kwakadzikira.