Mũthamaki Agũũthĩria Moridekai
Mũthamaki akaaga toro, agathomerwo mabuku ma maũndũ ma ũthamaki, akamenya atĩ Morodekai ndaarĩ aheetwo irĩhi. Hamani, ũrĩa ũkĩte kũhooya Morodekai ooragwo, akoririo ũrĩa mũndũ angĩtĩĩo — agataarĩria ũrĩa we mwene eeriragĩria, agacooka agatongoria Morodekai barabara-inĩ akĩanĩrĩra ũhoro ũcio. Andũ a nyũmba yake makona ũthũkangia wake ũgĩũka.
6 1Ũtukũ ũcio, mũthamaki akĩremwo nĩ toro; agĩathana ibuku rĩa kĩririkano—maandĩko ma maũndũ marĩa mahĩtũkĩte—rĩrehwo na rĩthomerwo. 2Na gũgĩkorwo kwandĩkĩtwo atĩ Moridekai nĩamenyithanĩtie ũhoro wa Bigithana na Tereshi, ahakũre eerĩ a mũthamaki arĩa maarangagĩra mũromo, arĩa maacaririe njĩra ya kũũraga Mũthamaki Ahasuero. 3Mũthamaki akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ gĩtĩĩo na ũnene ũrĩkũ Moridekai aaheirwo nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo?” Nacio ndungata ciake igĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Gũtirĩ ũndũ eekĩirwo.”
4“Nũũ ũrĩ nja?” mũthamaki akĩũria. Na rĩrĩ, Hamani nĩatoonyete nja ya nyumĩrĩra ya nyũmba ya ũthamaki nĩguo ahooe mũthamaki acuurie Moridekai mũtĩinĩ wa kũcuuria ũrĩa we aathondekete.
5Nacio ndungata cia mũthamaki ikĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Hamani arũgamĩte nja.” Nake mũthamaki akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũtoonyie thĩinĩ.”
6Nake Hamani agĩtoonya. Mũthamaki akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ atĩa kwagĩrĩire gwĩkwo mũndũ ũrĩa mũthamaki akenagĩra gũtĩĩa?” Nake Hamani agĩĩciiria na ngoro atĩrĩ, “Nũũ ũngĩ mũthamaki angĩkenera gũtĩĩa gũkĩra niĩ?”
7Nake Hamani akĩĩra mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Harĩ mũndũ ũrĩa mũthamaki akenagĩra gũtĩĩa, 8nĩ marehe nguo ya ũthamaki ĩrĩa mũthamaki ekĩrĩte, na mbarathi ĩrĩa ahaicĩte, na thũmbĩ ya ũthamaki ĩigĩrĩirwo mũtwe wayo. 9Nguo ĩyo na mbarathi ĩyo iheo ũmwe wa anene arĩa atĩĩku a mũthamaki. Nake mũndũ ũrĩa mũthamaki akenagĩra gũtĩĩa ahumbwo, atwarwo ahaicĩte mbarathi kũgerera ihaaro rĩa itũũra, na kwanĩrĩrwo mbere yake atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo mũndũ ũrĩa mũthamaki akenagĩra gũtĩĩa ekagwo!’”
10“Hĩũga,” mũthamaki akĩĩra Hamani, “oya nguo ĩyo na mbarathi o ta ũrĩa woiga, na wĩke ũguo kũrĩ Moridekai ũrĩa Mũyahudi ũrĩa ũikaraga kĩhingoinĩ kĩa mũthamaki. Ndũkatige ũndũ o na ũmwe wa marĩa woiga.”
11Nake Hamani akĩoya nguo ĩyo na mbarathi, akĩhumba Moridekai, akĩmũtwara ahaicĩte mbarathi kũgerera ihaaro rĩa itũũra, akĩanagĩrĩra mbere yake atĩrĩ, “Ũũ nĩguo mũndũ ũrĩa mũthamaki akenagĩra gũtĩĩa ekagwo.”
12Thuutha ũcio Moridekai agĩcooka kĩhingoinĩ kĩa mũthamaki, no Hamani akĩhiũha gũthiĩ mũciĩ, acakaĩte, na ehumbĩire mũtwe. 13Nake Hamani akĩĩra mũtumia wake Zereshi na arata ake oothe maũndũ marĩa mothe meekĩkĩte. Nao ataari ake na mũtumia wake Zereshi makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Kuona atĩ Moridekai ũrĩa wambĩrĩirie kũgũa mbere yake nĩ Mũyahudi, ndũngĩhota kũmũtooria—ti-itherũ nĩũkũgũa mbere yake.” 14O rĩrĩa maaragia nake, ahakũre a mũthamaki magĩkinya, makĩhĩũhia gũtwara Hamani irugainĩ rĩrĩa Esiteri aathondekete.