Estere a tshi takusa khosi na Hamani vhuṱamboni
1Nga ḓuvha ḽa vhuraru Estere a tshi khou ḓidzima zwiḽiwa, a ambara zwiambaro zwa vhuhosi, a ya a ima muṱani wa nga ngomu wa pfamo, wo lavhelesanaho na holo ya musanda. Khosi yo vha i henefho ngomu, yo dzula kha khuluṋoni ya vhuhosi, yo lavhelesanaho na muṋango. 2Musi khosi a tshi vhona mufumakadzi o ima nnḓa, a pfa a tshi mu takalela, a mu sumba nga luḓo lwawe lwa musuku. Estere a sendela a kwama ṱhodzi yalwo. 3Khosi ya vhudzisa ya ri, “Mulandu ndi mini, mufumakadzi Estere? Mmbudzeni tshine na tshi ṱoḓa, ndi ḓo ni fha, naho na humbela hafu ya muvhuso wanga.”
4Estere a fhindula a ri, “Arali thovhele a tshi zwi takalela, ndo vha ndi tshi funa uri vhone na Hamani vha vhe vhaeni vhanga ṋamusi nga madekwana tshimimani tshe nda vha lugisela.”
5Ndi hone khosi i tshi vhidzisa Hamani nga u ṱavhanya, uri vha vhe vhaeni vha Estere, khosi na Hamani vha konou ya tshimimani tsha Estere. 6Musi vha tshi khou nwa waini khosi ya dovha ya vhudzisa Estere ya ri, “Tshine na tshi ṱoḓa mmbudzeni, ni ḓo tshi wana. Tshine na humbela ndi ḓo ni ṋea, naho na humbela hafu ya muvhuso wanga.”
7Estere a fhindula a ri, 8“Arali thovhele a tshi nga nnyitela vhuthu a ita zwine nda humbela, ndo vha ndi tshi funa uri vhone na Hamani vha dovhe vha vhe vhaeni vhanga matshelo kha tshimima tshiṅwe tshine nda ḓo vha lugisela. Ndi hone ndi tshi ḓo vha vhudza tshine nda tshi ṱoḓa.”
Hamani a tshi luka vhunwa ha u vhulaha Maradokai
9Musi uyo Hamani o ṱuwa o takala, mbilu yawe yo rula. Huno a tshi vhona Maradokai tshifhingoni tsha pfamo a sa takuwi kana a sumbedza khuliso musi a tshi fhira, a mu sinyutshela zwihulu. 10Hone a ḓifara, a livha hayani. Ndi hone a tshi vhidza khonani dzawe uri vha ḓe muṱani wawe, a vhidza na musadzi wawe Zereshe. 11Hamani a vha zuwela lupfumo lwawe na uri u na vhana vhangana na uri khosi yo mu hulisa zwingafhani ya mu vhea kha tshiimo tshingafhani na uri ene ndi muḓivhalea u fhira vhaḓivhalea vhaṅwe vha khosi. 12Hamani a isa phanḓa a ri, “Tshiṅwe hafhu mufumakadzi Estere o ita tshimima a tshi itela nṋe na khosi fhedzi, a si vhidze na muthihi, nahone ho pfi ri dovhe ri vhuye matshelo. 13Hone hezwo zwoṱhe a zwi mpfarisi tshithu arali ndi tshi ḓi vhona Mujuda houḽa Maradokai o dzula tshifhingoni tsha pfamo.”
14Ndi hone musadzi wawe na khonani dzawe dzoṱhe vha tshi ri, “Ndi mini vha sa imisi thanda ine vhathu vha rutshelelwa khayo, ha mitha dza 22 u ya nṱha? Matshelo nga matsheloni vha nga humbela khosi uri Maradokai a rutshelelwe khayo, ndi hone vha tshi ḓo konou ya tshimimani vho takala.” Hamani a vhona uyo u muhumbulo wavhuḓi, a mbo imisa iyo thanda.
