< Eseza 4 >
1 Awo Moluddekaayi bwe yategeera byonna ebyakolebwa, n’ayuza ebyambalo bye n’ayambala ebibukutu ne yeesiiga evvu, n’afuluma n’agenda mu kibuga wakati, n’akaaba n’eddoboozi ddene olw’ennaku ennyingi:
Bere a Mordekai huu nea wɔayɛ no nyinaa no, ɔtetew ne ntade mu, hyɛɛ atweaatam, de nsõ yɛɛ ne ho, de agyaadwotwa a ano yɛ den faa kuropɔn no mu.
2 naye n’akoma ku wankaaki wa kabaka, kubanga tewali eyakirizibwanga okuyingira mu mulyango gwa Kabaka ng’ayambadde ebibukutu.
Ogyinaa ahemfi no pon akyi, efisɛ na wɔmma obi a ɔhyɛ atweaatam no nkɔ mu.
3 Mu buli kitundu ekiragiro kya Kabaka n’etteeka lye gye byatuukanga ne waba okukuba ebiwoobe bingi n’okusiiba n’okukaaba amaziga mangi mu Bayudaaya era bangi ku bo ne bambala ebibukutu.
Na bere a ɔhene no mmara no duu amantam no nyinaa so no, na ɛyɛ osu ne agyaadwo wɔ Yudafo no mu. Wodii mmuada, su twaa agyaadwo a wɔn mu bebree hyehyɛ atweaatam de nsõ ahura wɔn ho.
4 Awo abaweereza ba Eseza abakazi n’abalaawe be ne bajja gyali okumutegeeza ku bibadde wo, era Nnabagereka n’anakuwala nnyo: n’aweereza Moluddekaayi ebyambalo yeyambulemu ebibukutu bye yali ayambadde naye Moluddekaayi n’atabikkiriza.
Bere a ɔhemmea Ɛster mmaawa ne ne piamfo bɛkaa Mordekai ho asɛm kyerɛɛ no no, ɛhaw no yiye. Ɔbrɛɛ no ntade sɛ ɔmfa nsi atweaatam no anan, nanso ɔpoe.
5 Eseza n’atumya Kasaki omu ku balaawe ba Kabaka, gwe yali ataddewo okumuweereza n’amukuutira okugenda okumanya ekizibu ekyali kituuse ku Moluddekaayi era n’ensonga.
Na Ɛster soma ma wɔkɔfrɛɛ Hatak a ɔyɛ ɔhene piamfo no mu baako a wɔayi no sɛ ne somfo no. Ɔhyɛɛ no sɛ ɔnkɔ Mordekai nkyɛn nkobisa no nea ɛrehaw no, ne nea enti a ɔretwa agyaadwo saa.
6 Awo Kasaki n’afuluma n’agenda ebweru mu kifo ekigazi eky’ekibuga ekyayolekera omulyango gwa Kabaka, Moluddekaayi gye yali.
Enti Hatak kɔɔ Mordekai nkyɛn wɔ aguabɔbea a ɛwɔ ahemfi no pon ano.
7 Moluddekaayi n’amutegeeza byonna ebyamutuukako, n’omuwendo gw’ensimbi Kamani gwe yali asuubizza okuteeka mu ggwanika lya Kabaka olw’okuzikiriza Abayudaaya.
Mordekai kaa asɛm no nyinaa kyerɛɛ no, kaa sika a Haman ahyɛ bɔ sɛ ɔde begu adehye foto mu no, nam so de atɔre Yudafo no ase.
8 Era n’amuwa n’ebyaggyibwa mu kiwandiiko eky’etteeka eryalaalikibwa mu Susani, okuliraga Eseza n’okulimunnyonnyola ate era n’okukuutira Eseza okugenda amwegayiririre ye n’abantu be eri Kabaka.
Mordekai de mmara no sɛso a woyii no Susa a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wonkum Yudafo nyinaa no bae, na ɔde maa Hatak sɛ ɔmfa nkɔma Ɛster. Ɔsan frɛɛ Hatak sɛ ɔnkyerɛ mu nkyerɛ Ɛster, na ɔnsrɛ no sɛ, ɔnkɔ ɔhene no nkyɛn nkɔsrɛ no ahummɔbɔ, na ɔnka bi mma ne nkurɔfo.
9 Amangwago Kasaki n’agenda n’abuulira Eseza ebigambo Moluddekaayi bye yali amutegeezezza.
Enti Hatak san kɔɔ Ɛster nkyɛn kɔkaa Mordekai nkra no.
10 Awo Eseza n’alagira Kasaki okuzzaayo obubaka ewa Moluddekaayi nti,
Ɛster ka kyerɛɛ Hatak sɛ, ɔnsan mfa nkra nkɔma Mordekai se:
11 “Abakungu ba kabaka bonna n’abantu bonna ab’omu bitundu byonna eby’obwakabaka bakimanyi nti tewali musajja oba mukyala eyeeyanjula mu maaso ga Kabaka mu luggya olw’omunda ng’atayitiddwa kabaka. Era waliwo n’etteeka nti akolanga bw’atyo attibwenga, wabula nga Kabaka amugololedde omuggo gwe ogwa zaabu, n’aba omulamu. Naye wayiseewo ennaku amakumi asatu kasookedde mpitibwa kugenda wa kabaka.”
“Wiase nyinaa nim sɛ obiara a wobɛkɔ ɔhene anim wɔ nʼasennipia mu a wɔntoo nsa mfrɛɛ wo no, owu na wubewu, gye sɛ ɔde ne sika ahempema no kyerɛ wo so. Na ɛbɛyɛ ɔsram ni no, ɔhene no nsomaa sɛ wɔmmɛfrɛ me.”
12 Ebigambo ebyo bwe byatuuka ku Moluddekaayi,
Enti Hatak de Ɛster nkra no kɔmaa Mordekai.
13 Moluddekaayi n’amuddamu nti, “Tolowooza nti olw’okuba oli mu lubiri lwa Kabaka, gwe onowonawo wekka mu Bayudaaya bonna.
Mordekai nso de saa mmuae yi maa Ɛster se, “Nsusuw da biara da sɛ, sɛ wokunkum Yudafo no nyinaa a, wubenya wo ti adidi mu wɔ ahemfi hɔ.
14 Kubanga ggwe bw’onoosirika mu kiseera kino, okubeerwa n’okulokolebwa kw’Abayudaaya kuliva awalala, naye ggwe n’ennyumba ya Kitaawo mulizikizibwa. Ate ani amanyi obanga wafuulibwa Nnabagereka lwa kiseera kino?”
Na sɛ woyɛ komm bere a ɛte sɛɛ mu a, Yudafo no gye betumi afi baabi aba, nanso wo ne wʼabusuafo bewuwu. Nea ɛka ho ne sɛ, ɛsɛ sɛ wuhu sɛ, bere a ɛte sɛɛ yi nti na wɔasi wo hemmea wɔ ahemfi hɔ.”
15 Awo Eseza n’aweereza obubaka eri Moluddekaayi nti,
Na Ɛster de mmuae yi kɔmaa Mordekai se,
16 “Genda okuŋŋaanye Abayudaaya bonna abali mu Susani, musiibe ku lwange, so temulya wadde okunywa ekintu emisana n’ekiro okumala ennaku ssatu. Nze n’abaweereza bange abakyala tunaasiibira wamu nammwe. Ekyo nga kiwedde, ndigenda eri Kabaka, newaakubadde nga tekikkirizibwa mu mateeka. Bwe ndiba ow’okuzikirira, nzikirira.”
“Kɔ na kɔboaboa Yudafo a wɔwɔ Susa no nyinaa ano ntɛm. Nnidi anaa nnom nnansa, anadwo anaa awia. Me ne me mmaawa nso bɛyɛ saa ara. Ɛwɔ mu sɛ, etia mmara de, nanso mɛkɔ akohu ɔhene no na sɛ, ɛsɛ sɛ mewu koraa a, mewu.”
17 Amangwago Moluddekaayi n’agenda, era n’akola byonna Eseza bye yamulagira.
Enti Mordekai kɔyɛɛ sɛnea Ɛster ka kyerɛɛ no no.