¹Zvino pazuva rechitatu Esiteri akafuka nguvo dzake dzouhosi, akandomira paruvanze rwomukati rweimba yamambo, pakatarisana neimba yamambo; mambo akanga agere pachigaro chake choushe paimba yake youshe, pakatarisana nomukova weimba.

¹And it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house. And the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the entrance to the house.

²Zvino mambo akati achiona vahosi Esiteri amire paruvanze, iye akanzwirwa tsitsi naye, mambo akatambanudzira Esiteri tsvimbo yendarama yakanga iri muruoko rwake. Ipapo Esiteri akaswedera, akabata muromo wetsvimbo.

²And it was so, when the king saw the queen Esther standing in the court, that she obtained grace in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand; and Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

³Zvino mambo akati kwaari, Unoreveiko vahosi Esiteri? Unokumbireiko? Uchazvipiwa, kunyange uchikumbira hafu youshe hwangu.

³And the king said to her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom.

⁴Esiteri akati, Kana mambo achifara nazvo, mambo naHamani ngavauye nhasi kumafundo andakamugadzirira.

⁴And Esther said, If it seem good to the king, let the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.

⁵Ipapo mambo akati, Hamani ngaachimbidzike, kuti zvarehwa naEsiteri zviitwe. Naizvozvo mambo naHamani vakaenda kumafundo akanga agadzirwa naEsiteri.

⁵And the king said, Hasten Haman, that it may be done as Esther has said. And the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

⁶Zvino mambo akati kuna Esiteri pamafundo ewaini, Chinyiko chaunonyengetera? Uchazvipiwa. Unokumbireiko? Zvichaitwa, kunyange uchikumbira hafu youshe hwangu.

⁶And the king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee; and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be done.

⁷Ipapo Esiteri akapindura akati, Kunyengetera kwangu nokukumbira kwangu ndikoku:

⁷And Esther answered and said, My petition and my request is,

⁸Kana ndanzwirwa tsitsi namambo, kana mambo achida kundipa chandinonyengetera, nokuita chandinokumbira, mambo naHamani ngavauye kumafundo andichavagadzirira, mangwana ndichaita sezvarehwa namambo.

⁸If I have found grace in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to-morrow according to the king's word.

⁹Ipapo Hamani akaenda nezuva iro achifara, ano moyo muchena; asi Hamani akati achiona Modhekai pasuwo ramambo, kuti akaramba kumusimukira, kana kumutya, akasvotwa kwazvo pamusoro paModhekai.

⁹And Haman went forth that day joyful and glad of heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up nor moved for him, he was full of fury against Mordecai.

¹⁰Asi Hamani akazvidzora hake akaenda kumusha; akatuma munhu kuzodana shamwari dzake nomukadzi wake Zereshi.

¹⁰But Haman controlled himself, and came home; and he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.

¹¹Hamani akavarondedzera kubwinya kwefuma yake, nokuwanda kwavana vake, namakudzirwo aakaitwa namambo, namapfuudzirwo ake ave mukuru kumachinda navaranda vose vamambo.

¹¹And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.

¹²Hamani akapfuura akati,Navahosi Esiteri havana kutendera mumwe munhu kupinda namambo kumapfundo avakagadzira, asi ini ndoga; uye mangwanawo ndadamwa navo pamwechete namambo.

¹²And Haman said, Yea, Esther the queen let no man come in with the king to the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to-morrow also I am invited to her with the king.

¹³Asi izvo zvose hazvindibetseri chinhu, kana ndichigara ndichiona Modhekai muJudha agere pasuwo ramambo.

¹³Yet all this is of no avail to me so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.

¹⁴Ipapo mukadzi wake Zereshi neshamwari dzake dzose vakati kwaari, Rairai kuti vagadzire matanda anamakubhiti makumi mashanu pakureba kwawo, mangwana mugokumbira kuna mambo kuti Modhekai asungirirwe paari; ipapo mungapinda henyu nomufaro namambo kumafundo. Zvino shoko iro rakafadza Hamani, akaraira kuti matanda agadzirwe.

¹⁴Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends to him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak to the king that Mordecai may be hanged on it: then go in merrily with the king to the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.