Esiteeri 8 - Baibuli Erikwera

Eby'okwikiriza Abayudaaya kwerwanaho

¹ Eryo izooba omugabe Ahasuero yaaha omwigarire Esteeri enju ya Hamani omuzigu w'Abayudaaya. Kandi Morodekai yaija omu maisho g'omugabe, ahabw'okuba Esteeri akaba agambire oku ari nawe.

² Omugabe yaajuura empeta y'akamanyiso ke ei ayakire Hamani, yaagiha Morodekai. Na Esteeri yaataho Morodekai kutegyeka enju ya Hamani.

³ Bwanyima Esteeri yaagaruka yaagamba n'omugabe; yaamukwata amaguru, yaamweshengyereza naarira, ngu amareho enaama mbi ya Hamani Omuagagi, n'obwengye obu yaabaire acwire kucwekyereza Abayudaaya.

⁴ Omugabe yaimukiza Esteeri enkoni ye y'ezaabu,

⁵ Esteeri yaimuka, yaayemerera omu maisho ge, yaagira ati: Omugabe ku araabe naakisiima akanshemerererwa, n'ebi ndaagambe bikamugwisa gye, kandi nkaba orikumushemeza, nimmweshengyereza, ku bahandiika ebaruha y'okuhindura busha ezi Hamani mwene Hamedasa Omuagagi yaahandiikire kucwekyereza Abayudaaya abari omu mashaza g'omugabe goona.

⁶ Mbwenu nimbaasa nta kugumisiririza akabai akarihika aha ihanga ryaitu? Nari shi nimbaasa nta kugumisiririza aokureeba beene waitu nibacwekyerezibwa?

⁷ Omugabe Ahasuero yaagarukamu omwigarire Esteeri na Morodekai Omuyudaaya ati: Reeba, mpaire Esteeri enju ya Hamani, kandi Hamani bamuhanikire aha kti nimmutura okubangira Abayudaaya omukono.

⁸ N'ahabw'ekyo naimwe muhandiikire Abayudaaya, nk'oku murikwenda, omu iziina ry'omugabe, muteho akamanyiso k'empeta ye; ahabw'okuba ekiragiro ekihandiikirwe omu iziina ry'omguabe, kikaamibwa akamanyiso k'empeta ye, tihariho muntu orikubaasa kukiihaho.

⁹ Batyo omu bunaku obwo, aha kiro kya makumi abiri na bishatu omu kwezi kwa kashatu okurikwetwa Sivani, abahandiiki b'omugabe baayetwa, baahandiika ebi Morodekai aragiire aha by'Abayudaaya byona, baabitwekyera abategyeki b'omugabe, n'abandi bategyeki, n'abanyiginya b'omu mashaza goona, oku gari igana na makumi abiri na mushanju, okuruga Buhindi okuhika Esiopia, buri ishaza ryona nk'emihandiikire yaaryo oku yaabaire eri, na buri ihanga omu rurimi rwaryo; baabihandiikira n'Abayudaaya omu mihandiikire yaabo n'omu rurimi rwabo.

¹⁰ Ebyo byona Morodekai yaabihandiika omu iziina ry'omugabe, yaabihamisa akamanyiso k'empeta y'omugabe, ebaruha yaazikwatsa baamatarisi, abaabaire bagyendera aha mbaraasi ezirikwiruka munonga, ezaabaire zizaaziibwe omu masho g'omugabe, nizikora emirimo ye.

¹¹ Omuri ezo baruha omugabe yaikiriza Abayudaaya b'omu ndembo zoona, ngu bateeranire hamwe, beerwaneho bahamire, babone kwita n'okucwekyereza n'okumaraho engabo zoona z'eihanga ryona nari ez'eishaza ryona, eziribateera, baite n'abaana baabo abato n'abakazi baabo, kandi banyagye ebintu byabo;

¹² kandi ngu ebyo byona bikorerwe aha izooba rimwe, aha kiro kya ikumi na bishatu omu kwezi kwa ikumi n'abiri okurikwetwa Adari, omu mashaza goona ag'omugabe Ahasuero;

¹³ kandi ngu ebihandiikirwe omuri ezo baruha bibugibwe nk'ekiragiro omuri buri ishaza, kandi birangwe omu mahanga goona, nibimanyisa Abayudaaya ku bashemereire kweteekateeka kwerwanaho ahari eryo izooba, nibahoora abazigu baabo.

¹⁴ Batyo baamatarisi baatemba embaraasi ezirikwiruka munonga, ezaabaire zikora emirimo y'omugabe, baashohora nibeehuuta, nibagyemwa ekiragiro ky'omugabe. Kandi ekyo kiragiro kyabugibwa omu rurembo Shushani.

¹⁵ Bwanyima Morodekai yaaruga omu maisho g'omugabe, yaashohora ajwaire bushuuti y'omugabe eya bururu kandi erikwera, ajwaire ekirunga kihango ky'ezaabu, kandi anagiire omunagiro gwa bafuta na bujwa; batyo ab'omu rurembo Shushani baateera akaari baashemererwa.

¹⁶ N'Abayudaaya baajwerwa omushana, baatunga okushemererwa n'okwesiima n'ekitiinisa.

¹⁷ Kandi omuri buri ishaza n'omu buri rurembo ahu ekiragiro ky'omugabe n'ekihandiiko kye byabaire bihika, Abayudaaya bakaba bashemererwa, beesiima, baagira obugyenyi n'ekiro kikuru ky'okuhuumuriraho. Baingi omu mahanga g'omuri egyo nsi baayehindura Abayudaaya, ahabw'okuba Abayudaaya bakabatiinisa.