¹Zvino shure kwaizvozvo, kutsamwa kwamambo Ahashivheroshi kwakati kwanyarara, akarangarira Vhashiti nezvaakaita, nechirevo chakatemwa pamusoro pake.

¹Mokon chic nak ac xnumeß xjoskßil li rey Asuero, quijulticoß re lix Vasti li quicuan chokß rixakil. Quijulticoß re li quixbânu ut quijulticoß ajcuiß re chanru nak quirisi chokß reina.

²Ipapo varanda vamambo vaimubatira, vakati, Mambo ngaatsvakirwe mhandara dzakanaka;

²Ut eb li nequeßcßanjelac chiru li rey queßxye: —Tento takasiqßueb li tukß ixk chßinaßuseb li mâjiß cuanjenakeb riqßuin cuînk chokß re li rey.

³mambo ngaaise vatariri pamativi ose oushe hwake, vaunganidze mhandara dzose dzakanaka paShushani nhare yamambo, paimba yavakadzi, vachengetwe naHegai muranda wamambo, mutariri wavakadzi; vapiwewo zvavangazvinatsa nazvo.

³Li rey tixxakabeb li teßxic saß chixjunileb li tenamit li cuanqueb rubel xcuanquil chixsicßbaleb li tukß ixk li cßajoß xchßinaßusaleb. Teßcßamekß chak Susa li tukß ixk saß li rochoch li rey ut teßqßuehekß chi cuânc saß li naßajej li nequeßcuan cuiß li ixk. Teßcanabâk saß xcuênt laj Hegai li na-iloc reheb li ixk. Aßan li eunuco li nacßanjelac chiru li rey. Ut aßan tâqßuehok reheb chixjunil li cßaßak re ru re teßxtikib ribeb chi châbil.

⁴Zvino musikana unofarirwa namambo ngaave vahosi panzvimbo yaVhashiti. Izvozvo zvikafadza mambo, akaita saizvozvo.

⁴Ut li tukß ixk li kßaxal tâcuulak chiru li rey, aßan li tâqßuehekß chokß reina chokß rêkaj lix Vasti, chanqueb. Ut quixcßul xchßôl li rey li naßleb aßin. Ut quixbânu joß quiyeheß re.

⁵Zvino paShushani panhare yamambo pakanga panomuJudha, ainzi Modhekai, mwanakomana waJairi, mwanakomana waShimei, mwanakomana waKishi, muBhenjamini,

⁵Aran Susa cuan jun li cuînk aj judío aj Mardoqueo xcßabaß. Aßan ralal laj Jair. Laj Jair, aßan li ralal laj Simei. Laj Simei, aßan li ralal laj Cis. Eb aßan xcomoneb li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín.

⁶akanga atapwa Jerusaremu, pamwechete navatapwa vakanga vatapwa naJekonia mambo waJudha, wakange atapwa naNebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi.

⁶Eb aßan xcomoneb li qßuila tenamit li queßisîc Jerusalén xban laj Nabucodonosor, lix reyeb laj Babilonia. Rochbeneb laj Jeconías lix reyeb laj Judá nak queßcßameß aran Babilonia.

⁷Iye akanga arera Hadhasha, ndiye Esiteri, mukunda wababamunini wake; nekuti akanga asina baba namai; zvino musikana uyu akanga akanaka paumiro hwake napachiso chake; pakufa kwababa vake namai vake Modhekai ndokumutora, akamuita mukunda wake.

⁷Quicuan jun lix rabin li rican laj Mardoqueo. Nak quicam lix naß xyucuaß li xkaßal, laj Mardoqueo quixxoc ut quixqßuiresi joß jun tzßakal xrabin, xHadasa xcßabaß. Ester nayeman ajcuiß re. Cßajoß xchßinaßusal li xkaßal aßan.

⁸Zvino murayiro wamambo nechirevo chake zvakati zvanzwikwa, vasikana vazhinji vakaunganidzwa paShushani nhare yamambo, pavaichengetwa naHegai, Esiteri akatorwawo, akaiswa mumba mamambo, akachengetwa naHegai mutariri wavakadzi.

⁸Nak qui-el resil li chakßrab li quixqßue li rey, nabaleb li tukß ixk queßchßutubâc saß li tenamit Susa saß li rochoch li rey. Ut laj Hegai aßan li na-iloc reheb. Saß xyânkeb li tukß ixk cuan lix Ester.

⁹Musikana uyu akamufadza, akanzwirwa tsitsi naye, akachimbidzika kumupa zvaangazvinatsa nazvo, nemigove yake yezvokudya uye vasikana vanomwe vaakafanira kupiwa, vaibva paimba yamambo; akamuisa iye navasikana vake pakanga pakaisvonaka paimba yavakadzi.

⁹Laj Hegai quixqßue retal nak châbil lix Ester ut quisahoß xchßôl riqßuin. Joßcan nak junpât quixqßue chixjunil li cßaßru re, re nak tixtikib rib chi châbil ut quixqßue li châbil tzacaêmk re. Quixqßue cuukub li tukß ixk li kßaxal châbileb li cuanqueb saß li rochoch li rey re nak teßcßanjelak chiru lix Ester. Ut quixqßue jun xnaßaj lix Ester kßaxal châbil re nak tâcuânk aran rochbeneb li cuukub chi tukß ixk.

¹⁰Asi Esiteri akanga asina kuvazivisa rudzi rwake nehama dzake, nekuti Modhekai akanga amuraira, kuti arege kuvazivisa izvozvo.

¹⁰Lix Ester incßaß quixye bar xtenamit chi moco quixye nak aßan xcomoneb laj Israel xban nak ac yebil re xban laj Mardoqueo nak incßaß tixye.

¹¹Zvino Modhekai aifamba pamberi poruvanze rweimba yavakadzi mazuva ose, agoziva kuti Esiteri akadini, uye kuti vachaitei naye.

¹¹Rajlal cutan nanumeß laj Mardoqueo chiru lix nebâl li rochoch li rey bar cuanqueb cuiß li tukß ixk re xnaubal chanru lix Ester, ma sa saß xchßôl ut ma châbileb riqßuin.

¹²Zvino dzoro romusikana mumwe nomumwe rakati richisvika kupinda kuna mambo Ahashivheroshi, kana aitirwa zvose nomurayiro wavakadzi mwedzi ine gumi nemiviri (nokuti mazuva okunatswa kwavo akapera kudai: mwedzi mitanhatu vachizora mafuta emura, mwedzi mitanhatu zvinonhuhwira, uye zvimwe zvinhu zvokunatsa vakadzi nazvo,)

¹²Nak toj mâjiß nequeßxcßut rib chiru li rey, tento nak teßxyîb rib chiru jun chihab joß cßaynakeb xbânunquil eb li ixk aßan. Li xbên cuakib po teßxyul li aceite mirra chirixeb ut li cuakib po chic teßxqßue li sununquil ban chirixeb. Nak acak xeßrakeß xyîbanquil ribeb, chi xjunjûnkaleb teßcßamekß riqßuin li rey.

¹³zvino musikana akapinda nomutowo akadaro kuna mambo, uye chinhu chipi nechipi chaaida aichipiwa, kuti abude nacho paimba yavakadzi, apinde mumba mamambo.

¹³Ut li tukß ixk, li tâxic riqßuin li rey, tento nak tâqßuehekß re chixjunil li cßaßru târaj re xyîbanquil rib chi kßaxal châbil re nak tâxic saß li rochoch li rey.

¹⁴Aienda madekwana, ndokudzokera mangwana kuimba yechipiri yavakadzi, paaichengetwa naShaashigazi, muranda wamambo, aichengeta varongo; haazaipindazve kuna mambo, asi kana achinge afarirwa namambo, akadamwa nezita rake.

¹⁴Chiru kßojyîn tâxic riqßuin li rey ut cuulajak chic tâxic saß lix naßajeb li ixk li ac xeßcuan riqßuin li rey. Li eunuco aj Saasgaz aßan li na-iloc reheb. Ut li ixk incßaß chic tâxic riqßuin li rey cui incßaß tâcuulak chiru li rey ut cui incßaß tâbokekß xban.

¹⁵Zvino dzoro raEsiteri mukunda waAbhihairi, babamunini vaModhekai, akanga amutora akamuita mukunda wake, rakati richisvika rokupinda kuna mambo, haana kukumbira chinhu asi izvochetezvakanga zvarairwa naHegai muranda wamambo, mutariri wavakadzi. Zvino Esiteri akanzwirwa tsitsi navose vaimuona.

¹⁵Nak quicuulac xkßehil, quicßameß lix Ester riqßuin li rey. Mâcßaß quixtzßâma. Caßaj cuiß quirocsi li cßaßru quiqßueheß re xban laj Hegai li eunuco li na-iloc reheb li tukß ixk. Ut chixjunileb li queßiloc re lix Ester, cßajoß nak queßsahoß xchßôl riqßuin. Lix Ester li quiqßuiresîc xban laj Mardoqueo, aßan xrabin laj Abihail.

¹⁶Naizvozvo Esiteri akaiswa kuna mambo Ahashivheroshi muimba yake youshe nomwedzi wegumi, ndiwo mwedzi weTebheti, pagore rechinomwe rokubata kwake ushe.

¹⁶Saß li xlaje po Tebet xcßabaß re li xcuuk chihab roquic chokß rey laj Asuero, nak quicßameß lix Ester riqßuin li rey.

¹⁷Mambo akada Esiteri kupfuura vamwe vakadzi vose, akanzwira tsitsi nounyoro naye kupfuura dzimwe mhandara dzose; naizvozvo akaisa korona youhosi pamusoro wake, akamuita vahosi panzvimbo yaVhashiti.

¹⁷Ut li rey Asuero nak quiril ru lix Ester, cßajoß nak quicuulac chiru ut aßan li kßaxal quixra chiruheb chixjunileb li ixk li ac queßcuulac riqßuin. Quixqßue lix corona saß xjolom ut quixqßue chokß reina chokß rêkaj lix Vasti.

¹⁸Ipapo mambo akaitira machinda ake ose navaranda vake vose mutambo mukuru, uri mutambo waEsiteri; akaraira zororo pamativi enyika, akagovera zvipo, mambo asinganyimi napaduku.

¹⁸Li rey quixbânu jun li ninkße re xqßuebal xlokßal lix Ester ut quixbokeb saß li ninkße chixjunileb li nequeßcßanjelac chiru. Incßaß qßui li tumin quixpatzß reheb li junjûnk chi tenamit. Quixqßue ban xmâtaneb joß quiraj li rey.

¹⁹Zvino pakuunganidzwa kwemhandara rwechipiri, Modhekai akanga agere pasuwo ramambo.

¹⁹Nak queßchßutubâc cuißchic xcaß sut li tukß ixk, laj Mardoqueo chunchu aran chire li oquebâl re li rochoch li rey.

²⁰Esiteri akanga achigere kuvazivisa hama dzake kana rudzi rwake, sezvaakarairwa naModhekai; nekuti Esiteri akateerera murayiro waModhekai, sezvaaisiita acharerwa naye.

²⁰Lix Ester incßaß quixye reheb bar xtenamit chi moco quixye reheb nak aßan xcomoneb laj judío xban nak joßcan quiyeheß re xban laj Mardoqueo. Aßan naxbânu li cßaßru naxye laj Mardoqueo joß quixbânu nak toj cuan chiru.

²¹zvino pamazuva iwayo Modhikai agere pasuwo ramambo, varanda vaviri vamambo, Bhigitani naTereshi, pakati pavarindi vomukova, vakatsamwa vakatsvaka kuuraya mambo Ahashivheroshi.

²¹Nak chunchu chire li oquebâl re li rochoch li rey, laj Mardoqueo quirabi li cßaßru yôqueb chixyebal chi ribileb rib laj Bigtán ut laj Teres. Li cuib chi cuînk aßan, aßaneb li nequeßcuan saß li oquebâl chi cßacßalênc. Cßajoß xjoskßileb ut yôqueb xcßûbanquil chanru nak teßxcamsi li rey.

²²Chinhu icho chikazikamwa naModhekai, iye ndokuzivisa vahosi Esiteri, Esiteri akandoudza mambo nezita raModhekai.

²²Nak quirabi nak teßraj teßxcamsi li rey, laj Mardoqueo quixye re lix Ester. Ut lix Ester quixye re li rey li cßaßru quirabi ut quixye ajcuiß nak laj Mardoqueo, aßan li quiyehoc re.Queßxtzßil âtin chirix li cßaßru quixye laj Mardoqueo. Nak queßxqßue retal nak yâl li quixye, queßxtakla xyatzßbaleb li cuib chi cuînk li queßajoc xcamsinquil li rey. Ut chixjunil aßin quitzßîbâc retalil saß li hu li tzßîbanbil cuiß retalil chixjunil li nacßulman saß li tenamit aßan.

²³Zvino vakati vachinzvera chinhu icho, vakawana kuti zvirokwazvo, vose vari vaviri vakasungirirwa pamuti; zvikanyorwa mubhuku yaMakoronike pamberi pamambo.

²³Queßxtzßil âtin chirix li cßaßru quixye laj Mardoqueo. Nak queßxqßue retal nak yâl li quixye, queßxtakla xyatzßbaleb li cuib chi cuînk li queßajoc xcamsinquil li rey. Ut chixjunil aßin quitzßîbâc retalil saß li hu li tzßîbanbil cuiß retalil chixjunil li nacßulman saß li tenamit aßan.