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Modekai anamuambira Esta
akamuvoye razi mfalume
akamuvoye razi mfalume
1 Phahi Modekai ariphomanya gosi garigokala gakahendeka, wakpwanyula nguwoze, achivwala magunia na achidzimwagira ivu. Achituluka achiphiya hata kahi-kahi ya hinyo mudzi achikota kululu na kurira sana kpwa sonono. 2 Waphiya hadi mbere za ryango ra nyumba ya mfalume ela kayainjira bii mana mutu achiyevwala nguwo za magunia kala karuhusiwa kuinjira hipho ryangoni. 3 Na chila jimbo ririrofikirwa ni hiro lagizo ra mfalume, Ayahudi asononeka, achirira, achivwala magunia, achifunga na anji aho achilala ivuni.
4 Hinyo ariotulwa na ahumwa achetu a Esta ariphombaza habari hino, Malikia Esta wasononeka sana. Achilagiza atu amphirikire nguwo Modekai ili ariche kuvwala higo magunia, ela Modekai achirema. 5 Esta ariphosikira hivyo, achimuiha Hathaki, mmwenga wa hinyo atumishi ariotulwa a mfalume. Hiyu ndiye ambaye mfalume kala akamupha kazi ya kumuhumikira Esta. Phahi Esta wamhuma kpwa Modekai akamuuze vira higo mambo garivyoandza na ni kpwa utu wani. 6 Phahi Hathaki achituluka achiphiya kpwa Modekai kpwenye muhala wa hinyo mudzi uriokala mbere za hiro ryango ra mfalume.
7 Ndipho Modekai achimsemurira chila chitu chokala chikamphaha na isabu ya feza yokala Hamani akalaga andalavya kpwa hazina ya mfalume kugaramia kazi ya kuangamiza Ayahudi. 8 Chisha achimupha Hathaki nakala ya hiro lagizo ra kuangamiza Ayahudi ririrokala rikalaviwa hipho Susa akamuonyese Esta. Tsona achimuamba Hathaki, amuambe Esta aphiye kpwa mfalume akamuvoye ili aaonere atue mbazi. 9 Halafu Hathaki achiphiya hadi kpwa Esta, achendamuambira chila chitu arichokala akaambirwa ni Modekai.
10 Ariphosikira hivyo, Esta achimlagiza Hathaki achiamba, Kamuambe Modekai kukala: 11 ahumwa osi a mfalume na atu osi kpwenye majimbo gosi ga mfalume anamanya kukala, mutu yeyesi akale mlume au mchetu ndiyeinjira kpwenye muhala wa ndani wa nyumba ya mfalume bila kuihwa ni mfalume shariya inaamba aolagbwe. Isiphokala mutu ambaye mfalume andamgolosera bakoraye ya zahabu. Na vivi mimi nkamala mwezi bila kuihwa ni mfalume. 12 Phahi ariphoambirwa maneno ga Esta, 13 Modekai achimjibu achimuamba, “Hivyo vya kukala u kaya kpwa mfalume phahi visikuhende ukaona una nafwasi kulu ya kutiya kuriko Ayahudi anjina osi. 14 Mana ichikala uwe undanyamala wakati dza uhu, msada wa kutivya Ayahudi undala kpwahali kpwanjina, ela uwe na atu a nyumbayo mundaangamizwa. Unamanyadze kukala kuyainjizwa katika utawala kpwa sababu ya wakati dza huno?”
15 Ndipho Esta achimjibu Modekai achiamba, 16 “Phiya ukaakusanye Ayahudi osi ario himu Susa anifungire. Aambire asirye chitu wala kunwa chochosi kpwa siku tahu usiku na mutsi. Mimi nami na ahendadzi-kazi angu hundahenda dza vivyo. Bada ya higo ndipho nndaphiya kpwa mfalume chinyume cha shariya. Phahi ichikala nindaolagbwa naniolagbwe.” 17 Phahi Modekai ariphosikira hivyo, achiuka achendahenda vyosi arivyokala akalagizwa ni Esta.