Esiteeri 4 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Morodekai ku yaamanyire byona ebibaireho, yaataagura ebijwaro bye, yaajwara ekiguniya, yaayeshukyeera eiju, yaashohora, yaaza omu rurembo ahagati, naacura kandi naaborooga munonga.

² Yainamuka, yaahika aha irembo ry'omugabe, kwonka tiyaataahamu, ahabw'okuba tihariho owaabaire aikirizibwa kutaahamu ajwaire ekiguniya.

³ Kandi omu buri kyanga ei ekihandiiko ky'ekiragiro ky'omugabe kyahikire, Abayudaaya baagira amaganya maingi, baayesiibyakwo, bataireho okurira n'okucura, kandi abaingi omuribo baabyama omu iju beeshwekire ebiguniya.

⁴ Abaranga ba Esiteeri n'abashaahu be ku baizire, baabimugambira. Omwigarire yaagira obusaasi bwingi, yaatwekyera Morodekai emyenda y'okujwara, kwonka we yaagyanga.

⁵ Bwanyima Esiteeri yaatuma ku bamwetera Hataki, omwe aha bashaahu b'omugabe, owaabaire atairweho kumuheereza. Yaamuragiira kugyenda akahika Morodekai, akamubuuza ebibaireho n'ekibireetsire.

⁶ Hataki atyo agyenda, ahika Morodekai, amushanga ahu abantu bateeranira omu rurembo, omu maisho g'eirembo ry'omugabe.

⁷ Morodekai nawe amugambira byona ebimubaireho, n'omubaro gw'empiiha zi Hamani araganiise kuta omu mabiikiro g'omugabe ahabw'okucwekyereza Abayudaaya.

⁸ Kandi Morodekai amuha ekihanduukururo ky'ekiragiro ekyabugiibwe omuri Susa, kubacwekyereza, ngu akyorekye Esiteeri, kandi akimushoboororere, ateho n'okumwehanangiriza kuza ow'omugabe, akamushaba naamweshengyereza kukiza eihanga rye. Ati: Kandi ongirire Esiteeri oti: Ijuka obunaku obu waabaire otakabaire w'ekitiinwa, obu naabaire ninkikworora. Mbwenu reeba, Hamani agizire ngu naija kutucwekyereza. Yeshengyereze Nyakubaho, kandi ogambire omugabe ebyaitu, otukize okufa.

⁹ Hataki agyenda ateekyerereza Esiteeri ebi Morodekai yaagamba.

¹⁰ Kwonka Esiteeri agambira Hataki naamutuma ahari Morodekai, ati:

¹¹ Abagaragwa b'omugabe boona n'abantu b'omu byanga bye nibamanya ku omushaija weena nari omukazi, oza ow'omugabe omunda omu kikaari ateetsirwe, hariho eiteeka rimwe ryonka eritarikushoroora muntu n'omwe, nikwo kwitwa; kureka ou omugabe agororera enkoni ye ey'ezaabu ngu atafa, niwe ataitwa. Kandi nyowe mmazire ebiro makumi ashatu ntakeetsirwe kutaaha omw'omugabe.

¹² Bagambira Morodekai ebi Esiteeri yaagamba.

¹³ Morodekai nawe abagambira kugarukamu Esiteeri ati: Otateekateeka ngu omu Bayudaaya boona niiwe oraahonokye, ngu ahabw'okuba ori omu kikaari ky'omugabe.

¹⁴ Manya ku oraahuname omu bunaku nk'obu, eky'okuhuumuriza n'okujuna Abayudaaya nikiija kuruga ahandi, kwonka iwe n'enju ya sho nimwija kuhwerekyerera. Mbwenu n'oha orikumanya ku ekyakureetsire aha ngoma, kitari ky'obunaku nk'obu?

¹⁵ Esiteeri nikwo kubagambira kugarukamu Morodekai, bati:

¹⁶ Irooko orundaane Abayudaaya boona abari omuri Susa, mwesiibyekwo ahabwangye, mumare ebiro bishatu mutarikurya, nobu kwakuba okunywa nyekiro nari nyomushana, kandi nyowe n'abaranga bangye naitwe nitwija kwesiibyakwo nkaimwe. Reero nze ow'omugabe, nobu kiraabe nikihenda eiteeka; ku ndaabe ninfa, nfe.

¹⁷ Atyo Morodekai agyenda akora byona ebi Esiteeri yaamuragiira.