Esta 5

1 Nʼabalị nke atọ ya, Esta yiri uwe eze nwanyị ya, guzo nʼime ime ogige ụlọeze, nke chere ihu nʼụlọ nzukọ ukwu dị nʼụlọeze, ebe eze nọdụ nʼocheeze ya chee ihu nʼọnụ ụzọ.

Pea ʻi heʻene hokosia hono tolu ʻoe ʻaho, naʻe ʻai ʻe Eseta hono ngaahi kofu ngalingali ʻeiki, pea tuʻu ia ʻi he fale ʻi loto ʻi he fale ʻoe tuʻi, ʻo hangatonu atu ki he fale ʻoe tuʻi: pea naʻe nofo ʻae tuʻi ki hono nofoʻa fakatuʻi, ʻi he fale fakatuʻi, ʻo hangatonu atu ki he matapā ʻoe fale.

2 Mgbe ọ hụrụ Esta bụ nwunye eze ka o na-eguzo nʼogige ahụ, ihe ya masịrị ya, ọ nabatakwara ya site na ị setịpụrụ ya mkpara ọlaedo nke dị nʼaka ya. Ya mere, Esta bịaruru nso metụkwa isi mkpara ọlaedo ahụ aka.

Pea naʻe pehē, ʻi he mamata ʻae tuʻi kia Eseta ko e tuʻi fefine ʻoku tuʻu ʻi he loto fale, naʻe maʻu ʻe ia ʻae ʻofa ʻi hono ʻao: pea mafao atu ʻe he tuʻi ʻae tokotoko koula kia Eseta ʻaia naʻe ʻi hono nima. Ko ia naʻe ʻunuʻunu atu ʻa Eseta, mo ne ala ki he ʻulu ʻoe tokotoko.

3 Eze jụrụ ya sị, “Gịnị ka ị chọrọ, eze nwanyị Esta? Gịnị bụ mkpa gị? Aga m emere gị ya, ọ bụladị ma ọ bụrụ inye gị otu ọkara alaeze m.”

Pea naʻe pehē ai ʻe he tuʻi kia Eseta, “Ko e hā ʻoku ke kumi ʻe tuʻi fefine ko Eseta? Pea ko e hā haʻo kole? ʻE ʻatu ia kiate koe ʻo aʻu ki hono vaeuaʻanga ʻoe puleʻanga.”

4 Esta zara sị, “Ọ bụrụ na ọ masịrị eze, achọrọ m ka gị na Heman bịa rie oriri m kwadooro unu taa.”

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Eseta, “Kapau ʻoku mata lelei ki he tuʻi, tuku ke meʻa mai ʻae tuʻi mo Hamani ki he kātoanga, he ʻaho ni, ʻaia kuo u te u maʻana.”

5 Eze tụgharịrị gwa ndị ozi ya sị, “Gwanụ Heman ka o mee ngwangwa bịa ka anyị gaa mee ihe Esta rịọrọ.” Emesịa, eze na Heman bịara nʼoriri Esta.

Pea naʻe pehē ai ʻe he tuʻi, “Fekau ke fakatoʻotoʻo ʻa Hamani, koeʻuhi ke fai ia ʻo hangē ko e tala ʻa Eseta. Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ai ʻae tuʻi mo Hamani ki he kātoanga naʻe teu ʻe Eseta.”

6 Mgbe ha na-aṅụ mmanya, eze sịrị Esta, “Ugbu a, gwa m ihe ị chọrọ, aga m enye gị ya, ọ bụladị ma ọ bụrụ otu ọkara alaeze m.”

Pea pehē ʻe he tuʻi kia Eseta ʻi he kātoanga inu uaine, “Ko e hā haʻo kole? pea ʻe tuku ia kiate koe: pea ko e hā hoʻo tala? ʻe fai ia, ʻio, ʻo aʻu ki hono vaeuaʻanga ʻoe puleʻanga.”

7 Esta zara sị, “Arịrịọ m na mkpa m bụ nke a,

Pea leaange ai ʻa Eseta, ʻo ne pehē, “Ko ʻeku kole, mo ʻeku tala eni:

8 ọ bụrụ na m ahụtala amara nʼihu eze nʼezie, ọ bụrụkwa na ọ masịrị eze imere m ihe m na-arịọ, na ime ihe m na-achọ, ka ya na Heman sorokwa bịa echi nʼoriri ọzọ m ga-akwado. Echi ka m ga-akọkwara gị ihe niile.”

Kapau kuo u maʻu ʻae ʻofa ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi, pea kapau ʻoku lelei ki he tuʻi ke tuku kiate au ʻeku kole, pea ke fai ʻaia ʻoku ou tala, tuku ke haʻu ʻae tuʻi mo Hamani ki he kātoanga ʻaia te u teuteu moʻo kinaua, pea te u fai ʻapongipongi ʻo hangē ko ia kuo tala ʻe he tuʻi.”

9 Heman hapụrụ ebe oriri ahụ nʼoke obi ụtọ. Ma mgbe ọ hụrụ Mọdekai nʼọnụ ụzọ ama eze, hụkwa na o bilighị maọbụ maa jijiji nʼihu ya, iwe were ya nke ukwuu.

Pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa Hamani ʻi he fiefia mo e loto fiemālie ʻi he ʻaho ko ia: ka ʻi he mamata ʻa Hamani kia Motekiai ʻi he matapā ʻoe tuʻi, naʻe ʻikai tuʻu hake ia, pe ueʻi siʻi ia koeʻuhi ko ia, naʻe fonu ia ʻi he ʻita kia Motekiai.

10 Nʼagbanyeghị nke a, Heman jisiri onwe ya ike, laa nʼụlọ ya. Ọ kpọkọtara ndị enyi ya niile na Zeresh, nwunye ya,

Ka naʻe taʻofi ia ʻe Hamani: pea ʻi heʻene hoko ki hono fale, naʻa ne fekau ʻo ui ki hono ngaahi kāinga mo Selesi ko hono uaifi.

11 ọ nyara ha isi nʼihi oke akụnụba ya, na ọtụtụ ụmụ ndị ikom ya, nʼụzọ niile nke eze si nye ya nsọpụrụ ma bulikwaa ya elu karịa ndị ọzọ ọkwa ha dị elu na ndị ọrụ eze niile.

Pea naʻe tala kiate kinautolu ʻe Hamani ʻae nāunau ʻo ʻene ngaahi koloa, mo hono tokolahi ʻo ʻene fānau, pea mo e ngaahi meʻa kehekehe, ʻaia naʻe fakahikihiki ai ia ʻe he tuʻi, pea mo ʻene fokotuʻu ia ke māʻolunga, ʻi he ngaahi houʻeiki kotoa pē mo e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻae tuʻi.

12 Heman kwukwara sị, “Nke a abụghị dị okwu, ọ bụ naanị mụ ka Esta nwunye eze, kpọrọ ka m soro eze bịa nʼoriri nke ọ kwadooro. Echi ka ọ kpọrọ m ka m soro eze bịa.

Pea naʻe pehē foki ʻe Hamani, “ʻIo, mo Eseta ko e tuʻi fefine naʻe ʻikai te ne tuku ke haʻu ha tangata ʻe taha mo e tuʻi ki he kātoanga maʻae tuʻi ka ko au pē: pea kuo toe tala kiate au foki fakataha mo e tuʻi kema ō kiate ia ʻapongipongi.

13 Ma ihe ndị a niile bụ ihe efu mgbe ọbụla m na-ahụ Mọdekai onye Juu ahụ ka ọ na-anọdụ ala nʼọnụ ụzọ ama ụlọeze.”

Ka ʻoku ʻikai ʻaonga ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pē kiate au, lolotonga ʻeku kei mamata kia Motekiai ko e Siu ʻoku nofo ʻi he matapā ʻoe tuʻi.”

14 Mgbe ahụ, Zeresh nwunye ya na ndị enyi ya niile, dụrụ ya ọdụ sị ya, “Ihe ị ga-eme bụ nke a: Kwadoo osisi e ji akwụgbu mmadụ, nke ịdị elu ya ga-adị iri mita abụọ na atọ. Nʼụtụtụ echi, rịọ eze ka o nye gị ike ịkwụgbu Mọdekai nʼelu ya. Mgbe e mere nke a, ọṅụ gị ga-ezukwa oke, mgbe ị ga-esorokwa eze gaa rie oriri a kpọrọ unu.” Okwu a masịrị Heman nke ukwuu. O nyere iwu ka a kwadoo osisi ahụ ngwangwa.

Pea naʻe lea ʻa Selesi ko hono uaifi, mo hono ngaahi kāinga kotoa pē kiate ia, [ʻo pehē], “Tuku ke ngaohi ʻae ʻakau ko e tautauʻanga, ko e hanga ʻe teau ʻa hono māʻolunga, pea ke lea ʻe koe ki he tuʻi ʻapongipongi ke tautau ʻa Motekiai ki ai: pea ke toki ʻalu fakafiefia koe mo e tuʻi ki he kātoanga inu.” Pea naʻe fiemālie ʻa Hamani ʻi he meʻa ko ia pea naʻe fekau ʻe ia ke ngaohi ʻae tautauʻanga.