Esteri Gũkuhĩrĩria Gĩtĩ kĩa Ũnene kĩa Mũthamaki

Esiteri akehumba nguo ciake cia ũthamaki, akarũgama nja ya thĩinĩ atetĩtwo; mũthamaki akamũtambũrũkĩria mũtĩ wa ũthamaki wa thahabu, na akamwĩra nĩekũmũhe nuthu ya ũthamaki. Esiteri akahooya iruga tu, na thuutha ũcio iruga rĩngĩ. Hamani akoima kuo akenete mũno, agacooka akarakario nĩ Morodekai, na agaaka mũtĩ.

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Mũthenya wa gatatũ, Esteri akĩĩhumba nguo cia ũthamaki, akĩrũgama nja ĩrĩa ya na thĩinĩ ya nyũmba ya ũthamaki, angʼetheire nyũmba ĩrĩa nene ya mũthamaki. Nake mũthamaki aaikarĩire gĩtĩ gĩake kĩa ũnene thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ĩyo, angʼetheire mũromo wa nyũmba ĩyo ya ũthamaki. Rĩrĩa mũthamaki oonire Esteri mũtumia wa mũthamaki arũngiĩ nja ĩyo, akĩĩoneka arĩ mwega maitho-inĩ make, nake akĩmũtambũrũkĩria rũthanju rwa thahabu rũrĩa aarĩ naruo guokoinĩ. Naake Esteri agĩkuhĩrĩria, akĩhutia mũthia waruo.

Mũthamaki akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ atĩa, Esteri mũtumia wa mũthamaki? Nĩ kĩĩ ũroria? O na ũngĩĩtia nuthu ya ũthamaki, nĩũkũheeo.”

Esteri akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũthamaki angĩona arĩ wega, nĩoke ũmũthĩ, we na Hamani, iruga-inĩ rĩrĩa ndĩmũthondekeire.”

Mũthamaki akiuga atĩrĩ, “Rehei Hamani narua, nĩguo twĩke o ũrĩa Esteri oiga.” Nake mũthamaki na Hamani magĩthiĩ iruga rĩrĩa Esteri aathondekete.

Rĩrĩa maanyuuaga ndibei, mũthamaki akĩũria Esteri atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ ũrĩ na gũthaithana? Nĩũkũheeo. Na nĩ kĩĩ ũroria? O na nuthu ya ũthamaki — nĩ yaku.”

Esteri agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ũrĩa ndĩrahooya na ũrĩa ndĩroria nĩ ũyũ: Angĩkorwo nĩnyonete ũtugi harĩ mũthamaki, na angĩkorwo nĩekwenda kũhingia ũrĩa ndĩrahooya na kũhingia ũrĩa ndĩroria, mũthamaki na Hamani nĩmoke iruga rĩrĩa ngũmathondekera. Rũciũ nĩngwĩka o ũrĩa mũthamaki ekuuga.”

Marakara ma Hamani Macookerera Moridekai

Mũthenya ũcio Hamani akiuma akenete na agĩkena ngoro. No rĩrĩa oonire Moridekai arĩ kĩhingoinĩ kĩa mũthamaki, na ndaarũngamire kana akĩinaina mbere yake, Hamani akĩrakarĩra Moridekai mũno. No rĩrĩ, Hamani akĩĩgirĩrĩria, agĩthiĩ mũciĩ. Agĩcooka agĩtũmanĩra arata ake na mũtumia wake Zereshi, Hamani akĩmeera ũhoro wa riiri wa ũtonga wake, na aariũ ake aingĩ, na ũrĩa mũthamaki aamũtĩĩĩte na akamũtũũgĩria igũrũ rĩa anene na ndungata cia mũthamaki.

Ningĩ Hamani agĩthiĩ na mbere, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ti ũndũ ũcio wiki. Esteri mũtumia wa mũthamaki, gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩ eetire iruga-inĩ rĩake tiga niĩ hamwe na mũthamaki, na o rĩngĩ nĩndĩĩtĩtwo rũciũ hamwe na mũthamaki. No maũndũ macio mothe matirĩ ũndũ manguunĩte, rĩrĩa rĩothe nguona Moridekai ũcio Mũyahudi aikarĩte kĩhingoinĩ kĩa mũthamaki.”

Mũtumia wake Zereshi na arata ake oothe makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nĩmakĩe mũtĩ ũrĩ na ũraihu wa futi mĩrongo mũgwanja na ĩtaano. Rũciinĩ, ũhooe mũthamaki atĩ Moridekai acuurio harĩ guo. Ũcooke ũthiĩ na mũthamaki iruga-inĩ ũkenete.” Ũndũ ũcio ũgĩkenia Hamani, nake agĩathana mũtĩ ũcio wakwo.