Esiteeri 2 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Ebyo ku byahwaire ekiniga ky'Omugabe Ahaswero kyaheza kwikaikana, yaijuka Vashiti eki yaakozire, n'oku yaacwereirwe orubanja rukamusinga.

² Abagaragwa b'omugabe abaabaire nibamuheereza nikwo kugira bati; K'abaishiki barungi bashugaine batooranirwe omugabe.

³ Mbwenu omugabe ateho abatware omu mashaza g'obugabe bwe bwona, bateeranire hamwe abaishiki barungi kandi abashugaine omu nju y'abakazi ey'omuri Susa, orurembo orukuru, barindwe Hegayi omushaahu w'omugabe, orikureeberera abakazi, kandi baheebwe byona eby'okweboneza.

⁴ Haza omwishiki ou omugabe araasiimwe abe omwigarire omu mwanya gwa Vashiti. Ekyo kikagwisa gye omugabe, yaaba nikwo yaatwaza.

⁵ Mbwenu omu rurembo Susa, hakaba harimu Omuyudaaya orikwetwa Morodekai mwene Yairi, Yairi mwene Shimeeyi, Shimeeyi mwene Kishi ow'omu ruganda rwa Benyamiini.

⁶ Morodekai ogwo akaba anyagirwe, aihirwe Yerusalemu n'ezindi nkwatwa ezaatwairwe, hamwe na Yekoniya omugabe wa Buyudaaya, ou Nebukadenezaari omugabe wa Babulooni yaabaire atwaire.

⁷ Morodekai akaba ayoroire Hadaasa, niwe Esiteeri muhara wa ishento; ahabw'okuba akaba ataine ishe na nyina. Ogwo mwishiki akaba ari murungi kandi anyeetsire gye. Ishe na nyina ku baafiire, Morodekai yaamworora nka muhara we ou ayezaariire.

⁸ Ekiragiro ky'omugabe ku kyarangiriirwe n'abaishiki baateeranirwa omuri Susa, orurembo rukuru, kurindwa Hegayi, Esiteeri nawe yaatwarwa omu kikaari ky'omugabe, yaarindwa Hegayi omureeberezi w'abakazi.

⁹ Ogwo mwishiki akasiimwa munonga Hegayi, kandi yaamutetsa, yaamuha eby'okweboneza n'egabo ye n'abazaana mushanju abaatoorainwe omu kikaari ky'omugabe; we n'abazaana be yaabata omu mwanya ogurikukira oburungi omu nju y'abakazi.

¹⁰ Esiteeri akaba atakeetonzire kugamba ihanga rye n'oruganda rwe, ahabw'okuba Morodekai akaba amuzibiire kukigamba.

¹¹ Kandi buri izooba Morodekai akaba agyendagyenda omu maisho g'ekibuga ky'enju y'abakazi, kumanya oku Esiteeri arikuraara n'oku arikutwazibwa.

¹² Mbwenu orubu rwa buri mwishiki, orw'okuza ow'Omugabe Ahaswero, rukaba ruhika hahingwireho ameezi ikumi n'abiri agaabaire nigaragiirwa abakazi. Manya obwo nibwo bwabaire buba obunaku bwabo bw'okweboneza, nibamara ameezi mukaaga nibeesiiga amajuta g'emioliva, n'agandi mukaaga nibeesiiga eby'emigaju n'agandi amajuta ageesigwa abakazi

¹³ omwishiki ku yaabaire aza kutaaha omw'omugabe, aheebwa eki arikwenda kyona, bakiiha omu nju y'abakazi; atyo agyenda nakyo omu kikaari ky'omugabe.

¹⁴ Akaba azayo omu mwabazyo, agaruka omu kasheeshe omu nju y'abakazi eya kabiri kurindwa Shashigazi omushaahu w'omugabe, owaabaire naareeberera ebinyanshunju; kandi ogwo mwishiki akaba atagarukayo, omugabe yaaba atamukunzire, akamweta naamugamba eiziina.

¹⁵ Mbwenu orubu rwa Esiteeri, muhara w'Abihayili ishento Morodekai, owaamworoire nk'omuhara, ku rwahikire kuza omw'omugabe, taine kindi ki yaashabire, kureka ebi Hegayi, omushaahu w'omugabe, owaabaire naareeberera abakazi, yaamuhabwire. Esiteeri yaasiimwa boona abaamureebire.

¹⁶ Mpaho baamutwarira Omugabe Ahaswero omu kikaari kye, omu kwezi kwa ikumi, nikwo kwezi kwa Tebeti, omu mwaka gwe gwa mushanju agiire aha ngoma;

¹⁷ omugabe yaamukunda okukira abakazi boona. Yaamusiima munonga kandi yaamutetsa okukira abo baishiki; atyo yaamujweka ekirunga ky'obugabe omu mutwe, yaamuhindura Omwigarire omu mwanya gwa Vashiti.

¹⁸ Ebyo ku byahwaire, omugabe yaateekyera abategyeki be n'abaheereza be obugyenyi, ahabw'okushwera Esiteeri. Yaaragiira amashaza ge kusaasirwa omushoro, yaagaba ebintu bingi, nk'oku omugabe weena agira.

Morodekai okwata enaama y'abazigu b'omugabe

¹⁹ Abo baishiki ku baateerainwe obwa kabiri, Morodekai yaashangwa ashutami aha irembo ry'omugabe.

²⁰ Obwo Esiteeri akaba atakeetonzire kugamba abaabo n'eihanga rye, nk'oku Morodekai yamwehanangiriize. Manya Esiteeri akoorobera Morodekai, nk'oku yaabaire amworobera naamworora.

²¹ Omu biro ebyo, Morodekai ku yaabaire ashutami aha irembo ry'omugabe, Bigitaana na Tereshi, abashaahu babiri b'omugabe abakumiirizi b'aha irembo, baagira ekiniga ahabw'okukuzibwa kwa Morodekai, baaza omu naama y'okwita Omugabe Ahaswero.

²² Ekyo Morodekai ku akimanya, akigambira Omwigarire Esiteeri, na Esiteeri akigambira omugabe.

²³ Ku baabibuuririize, baashanga biri kwo. Abo bashaija bombi baateebwa aha kabaaho, kandi ekyo kyahandiikirwa omu maisho g'omugabe omu kitabo ky'ebyabaireho.