Esiteeri 1 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

Obugyenyi bwa Ahaswero

¹ Omu busingye bwa Ahaswero, obugabe bwe bukaba nibwiha Buhindi buhitsya Etiopiya, burimu amashaza igana na makumi abiri na mushanju.

² Omu biro ebyo, omugabe Ahaswero ekitebe kye ky'obugabe kikaba kiri omu rurembo rukuru Susa.

³ Omu mwaka gwe gwa kashatu ari aha ngoma, akateeka obugyenyi; yaabwetaho abanyiginya be boona, n'abagaragwa n'abakuru b'amahe ga Perisiya na Mediya n'abakungu n'abategyeki bakuru b'ago mashaza, baateeranira omu maisho ge;

⁴ obwo naabooreka obutungi bw'obugabe bwe n'oburungi n'ekitiinwa eky'obukuru bwe obutakareebwaga, okumara ebiro igana na makumi munaana.

⁵ Ebyo biro ku byahwaire, omugabe yaateeka obundi bugyenyi, abuteekyeire abantu be boona ab'omuri Susa, orurembo orukuru, ab'ekitiinwa n'abatakiine; bwamara ebiro mushanju omu kacwamba k'omu kikaari kye.

⁶ Ahi baaburiiriire hakaba hahunzirwe emikingo y'emyenda erikwera n'eya bururu, ehanikirwe kandi ereegyesiibwe obugoye burungi bwa kitaani n'obwa bujwa, obukomesiibwe empeta z'efeeza ez'aha nyomyo z'amabaare ga buusiino. Haza bataire ebitanda by'ezaabu n'efeeza aha mwariro oguhunzirwe amabaare g'obuguzi bwingi agatarikushushana.

⁷ Reero ebyokunywa byaterekyerwa omu bikopo by'ezaabu eby'emiringo mingi. Kandi omugabe yaabatereka viino nyingi, nk'oku obufura bwe buri.

⁸ N'okunywa kwatwazibwa nk'oku ekiragiro kiri, hatariho muntu kugyemwa, ahabw'okuba omugabe akaba ahabwire abatware b'omu kikaari kye kukunira buri mugyenyi nk'oku arikwenda.

⁹ Omwigarire Vashiti nawe yaateekyera abakazi obugyenyi omu kikaari ky'Omugabe Ahaswero.

Vashiti okugomera Ahaswero

¹⁰ Aha izooba rya mushanju, omugabe Ahaswero ku yaagizire ebyera, yaaragiira Mehumaani, Bizita, Haruboona, Bigita na Abagita, Zetari na Karikasi, abashaahu mushanju abarikumugaragira,

¹¹ kumureetera Omwigarire Vashiti ajwaire ekirunga ky'obugabekazi, ngu abone kworeka abantu n'abategyeki oburungi bwe; ahabw'okuba akaba ari murungi munonga.

¹² Kwonka Omwigarire Vashiti yaayanga kwija, omugabe yaaherize kumutumaho abashaahu. Ekyo kyagwisa kubi omugabe, ekiniga kyayenda kumucwa amaraka.

¹³ Atyo abuuza abanyabwengye abarikumanya oku bitwazibwa, ahabw'okuba gukaba guri omucwe gwe kwebuuza aha barikumanya munonga eby'amateeka n'eby'okucwa emanja.

¹⁴ Obwo abarikumukurata omu kitiinwa bari Karishena na Shetari na Adimata, Tarushiishi, Meresi, Marisena na Memukaani, abategyeki mushanju ba Perisiya na Mediya abaabaire bari empika-mugabe, nibashutama omu myanya y'okubanza omu bugabe.

¹⁵ Mpaho ababuuza ati: Omu iteeka, Omwigarire Vashiti akaagirwa ata ahabw'okutakora eki nyowe omugabe Ahaswero naamuragiira nimmutumaho abashaahu?

¹⁶ Memukaani nikwo kugambira omu maisho g'omugabe n'abategyeki, ati: Omwigarire Vashiti tiyacumura ha mugabe wenka; yaashobya n'aha bategyeki boona, n'aha b'amahanga goona, abatwire omu mashaza gaawe, Nyakusinga, Ahaswero.

¹⁷ Manya eki ogwo mwigarire yaakora, nikiija kumanywa abakazi boona, kibareetere kugaya baibabo, nibagira bati; Omugabe Ahaswero ku aragiire Omwigarire Vashiti, ku bamureeta omu maisho ge, onu k'ayangire kuzayo.

¹⁸ Eri izooba, abakazi b'omuri Perisiya na Mediya abaahurira eki ogu Mwigarire yaakora, nibaija kukitsyorera abategyeki b'omugabe boona, habeho okugayana n'okugirirana ebiniga.

¹⁹ Nyakusinga, ku oraabe nookisiima, shohoza ekiragiro, kihandiikwe omu mateeka g'Abaperisiya n'Abameedi, ku Vashiti atakigaruka bundi mu maisho g'Omugabe Ahaswero; kandi omugabe obwigarire bwe abuheereze ondiijo mukazi orikumuhitsa emicwe; haza ekyo kiragiro hatarigira owaakihindura.

²⁰ Reero ku kiraarangwe omu bugabe bwawe bwona nk'oku burikwingana, abakazi nibaija kutiina baibabo, abaine ekitiinwa n'abatakiine.

²¹ Obwo bwengye bukasiimwa omugabe n'abategyeki be, yaakora nk'oku Memukaani yaamuhabwire.

²² Yaayohereza ebaruha omu mashaza g'obugabe bwe bwona, buri ishaza omu mihandiikire yaaryo, na buri ihanga omu rurimi rwaryo, ku omushaija weena amanywa omu ka ye ku niwe mukuru.