Esiteeri 7 - Baibuli Erikwera

Esteeri okutonganira eihanga rye; n'okuhanikwa kwa Hamani

¹ Batyo omugabe na Hamani baaza aha bugyenyi kurya n'omwigarire Esteeri.

² Ahari ekyo kiro kya kabiri, ku baabaire nibanywa viinyo, omugabe yaagaruka yaabuuza Esteeri ati: Hari omwigarire Esteeri, nooshaba ki? noija kukiheebwa. N'enki eki orikwenda? Eki oraashabe kyona, n'obu kiraabe kiri ekicweka ky'obugabe bwangye, nikiija kuhikiirizibwa.

³ Omwigarire Esteeri yaagarukamu ati: Nyakusinga omugabe, ku ndaabe ndi ow'okugirirwa embabazi omu maisho gaawe, kandi ku oraabe nookisiima, ninkushaba amagara gangye, kandi ninkweshengyereza ahabwa beene waitu;

⁴ ahabw'okuba nyowe eihanga ryaitu, tuguzirwe ngu twitwe, tucwekyerezibwe, tumarweho. Nangwa kuri tuguzirwe ngu tube abahuuku n'abazaana, tiinyine ki naakugambire, n'obu omuzigu waitu atakubaasize kuriha ebi omugabe yaakufeereirwe.

⁵ Ahonaaho omugabe Ahaseuro yaabuuza omwigarire Esteeri ati: N'oha oyehangire kukora ekyo, kandi arahi?

⁶ Esteeri yaagarukamu ati: Omuzigu waitu orikuturwanisa n'eri ihano Hamani. Hamani yaatetemera omu maisho g'omugabe n'omwigarire.

⁷ Ahonaaho omugabe yaimuka, yaaruga aha bugyenyi asambisiirwe, yaashohora, yaaza omu musiri gw'ekikaari; kwonka Hamani yaimuka kushaba omwigarire ngu ataitwa; ahabw'okuba akareeba ku omugabe amaririire kumukora kubi.

⁸ Bwanyima omugabe yaagaruka naaruga omu musiri gw'ekikaari, yaataaha omu kishengye omu baabaire nibanywera viinyo, yaashanga Hamani ajuumaire aha kitabo ahu Esteeri yaabaire ari; omugabe yaagira ati: Kandi yaaza kuhambira omwigarire omu maisho gangye omu nju yangye? Ebigambo ebyo ku byarugire biti omu kwnwa k'omugabe, abantu baashweka Hamani ahamaisho.

⁹ Bwanyima Harabona, omwe aha bakonwa abaabaire nibaheereza omugabe, yaagira ati: Manya, omu kibuga kya Hamani habyairwemu ekiti kiraingwa kya mikono makumi ataano, eki Hamani ateekateekire kuhanikaho Morodekai, owaagambire ekigambo ky'okukiza omugabe.

¹⁰ Omugabe nikwo kuragiira ati: Mube nikyo mwamuhanikaho. Batyo baahanika Hamani aha kiti eki yaabaire ateekateekyeire Morodekai. Okuruga aho ekiniga ky'omugabe kyaikaikana.