Esiteeri 1 - Baibuli Erikwera

Omwigarire okugomera omugabe Ahasuero

¹ Omu busingye bwa Ahasuero, Ahasuero owaategyekire amashaza igana na makumi abiri na mushanju, okuruga Buhindi okuhika Esiopia,

² omu biro by'ogwo mugabe Ahasuero, ku yaabaire ari aha ngoma omuri Shushani orurembo orukuru,

³ omu mwaka gwe ogwa kashatu, akateeka obugyenyi, yaayeta abanyiginya be boona, abagaragwa be, abakuru b'amahe aba Buperisi na Bumeedi, abakungu hamwe n'abategyeki b'ago mashaza, baateeranira omu maisho ge,

⁴ yaamara ebiro igana na makumi munaana naayoreka eitungo ry'obugabe bwe, n'ekitiinisa ky'obukuru bwe ekyabaire kihinguraine.

⁵ Ebiro ebyo ku byahweire, yaateekyera abantu boona obugyenyi, abakuru n'abato abaabaire bari omuri orwo rurembo rukuru Shushani, bwamara ebiro mushanju omu kibuga ky'aha musiri gw'omu kikaarai ky'omugabe.

⁶ Aho hakaba hakingireho emikingo y'emyenda erikwera, n'eya bururu, ehanikirwe aha bugoye bwa bafuta n'obwa bujwa buhamiibwe empeta z'efeeza aha nyomyo z'amabaare agarikwetwa maburo; kandi aha mabaare agaariire agarikutukura, agarikwera, aga kinekye n'agarikwiragura, baataho ebitanda by'ezaabu n'eby'efeeza.

⁷ Baabanywaisiza viinyo y'omugabe omu bintu by'ezaabu ebitarikushushana, yaatereka nyingi munonga, nk'obufura bw'omugabe oku bwabaire buri.

⁸ Abantu baanywa nk'oku ebiragiro byabaire biri, tihaabaho muntu owaagyemwa; ahabw'okuba omugabe akaba aragiire abatware b'ekikaari kye boona kuheereza omuntu weena, nk'oku arikwenda.

⁹ N'omwigarire Vasita yaateekyera abakazi obugyenyi omu kikaari ky'omugabe Ahusuero.

¹⁰ Aha izooba rya mushanju, omugabe Ahusuero ku yaagizire ebyera, yaaragiira Mahumaani, Bizisa, Harabona, Bigusa, na Abaguta, Zesaari na Karakaasi, abakonwa mushanju, abaabire bamuheereza,

¹¹ kureeta omwigarire Vasita omu maisho ge, ajwaire ekirunga ky'obugabe, kworeka abantu n'abanyiginya oburungi bwe; ahabw'okuba akba ari murungi w'okureebwa.

¹² Kwonka omwigarire Vasita yaayanga kuhurira ekiragiro eki omugabe yaamutumireho abakonwa be ngu aije. Ekyo kyareetera omugabe ekiniga kingi, kyayenda kumubarura.

¹³ Bwanyima omugabe yaabuuza abahi b'obwengye, abaabaire nibamanya oku bitwazibwa, (ahabw'okuba niyo yaabaire eba entwaza ye okubuuza abarikumanya ebiragiro n'emicwere y'emanja;

¹⁴ kandi abashaija abaabaire nibakurata omugabe omu kitiinisa, bakaba bari Karisheena, Shesaari, Adimaasa, Tarushiishi, Meresi, Mariseena na Memukaani, abanyiginya mushanju aba Buperisi na Bumeedi, abaabaire bari empika-mugabe, baine emyanya mikuru erikukira ey'abandi omu ihanga.)

¹⁵ Omugabe yaababuuza ati: Omu biragiro, tugire tuta omwigarire Vasita, oyangire kukora eki omugabe amutumireho abakonwa?

¹⁶ Memukaani yaagarukamu ari omu maisho g'omugabe n'abanyiginya ati: Omwigarire Vasita tacumwire ha mugabe wenka, kureka ashobize n'aha banyiginya boona n'amahanga goona agari omu mashaza g'omugabe Ahasuero goona.

¹⁷ Ahabw'okuba eki, eki omwigarire akozire, nikiija kumanywa abakazi boona, kibareetere kugaya baibabo, ahkuba nibaija kugira bati: Omugabe Ahasuero ka yaatumire omwigarire Vasita kwija mu maisho ge, akanga.

¹⁸ Kandi eri izooba abanyiginyakzi ba Buperisi na Bumeedi, abaahurira eki omwigarire akozire, nibaija kukigambira abanyiginya b'omugabe boona; ekiraarugyemu habeho okugayana kwingi n'okugirirana ekiniga.

¹⁹ Nyakusinga, ku oraabe nookisiima, omugabe ateho ekiragiro, ku Vasita atarigaruka omu maisho g'omugabe Ahasuero, kandi kihandiikwe omu biragiro by'Abaperisi n'Abameedi, kirekye kuhindurwa; bwanyima omwanya gwe gw'obwigarire omugabe aguhe ondiijo orikumuhitsa emicwe.

²⁰ Kityo ekiragiro ky'omugabe ku kiraarangwe omu bugabe bwe bwona, nk'oku bwingana, abakazi boona nibaija kutiina baibabo, ab'ekitiinisa n'abatakiine.

²¹ Obwo bwengye bwasiimwa omugabe n'abanyiginya, omugabe yaatwaza nk'oku Memukaani yaamuhabwire.

²² Yaatweka ebaruha omu mashaza g'obugabe bwe bwona, omuri buri ishaza nk'oku emihandiikire yaaryo eri, kandi n'omuri buri ihanga omu rurimi rwaryo, ngu omushaija weena ashemereire kutegyeka eka ye, kandi ngu nawe akibuzye omu rurimi rw'eihanga rye.