Estere Achonderera Anthu Ake
Pa phwando lachiwiri Estere potsiriza akupempha moyo wake ndi wa anthu ake, ndipo akutchula munthu amene anawagulitsa: Hamani. Mfumu ikutuluka ndi ukali; Hamani akugwera pa mpando wa Estere akupempha, ndipo zikuonedwa ngati kumuchitira nkhanza. Iye akupachikidwa pa mtengo wake womwe.
7 1Ndipo mfumu ndi Hamani anadza kudzamwa pamodzi ndi mfumukazi Estere. 2Pa tsiku lachiwiri, pakumwa vinyo, mfumu inafunsanso, nati, “Kodi pempho lako ndi chiyani, mfumukazi Estere? Udzapatsidwa. Nanga chokhumba chako? Ngakhale theka la ufumu, chidzachitika.”
3Mfumukazi Estere anayankha nati, “Ngati ndapeza chisomo pamaso panu, inu mfumu, ndipo ngati chingakondweretse mfumu, mundipatse moyo wanga pa pempho langa, ndi anthu anga pa chokhumba changa. 4Ife tagulitsidwa, ine ndi anthu anga, kuti tiwonongedwe, tiphedwe, tifafanizidwe. Tikanangogulitsidwa kukhala akapolo aamuna ndi aakazi, ndikanakhala chete; pakuti mavuto otere sakanayenera kuvutitsa mfumu.”
5Ndipo mfumu Ahasiwero anati kwa mfumukazi Estere, “Kodi iye ndani, ndipo ali kuti, amene walimba mtima kuchita zimenezi?”
6Estere anati, “Munthu wotsutsana nafe ndi mdani—ndiye Hamani woyipa uyu!” Ndipo Hamani anachita mantha pamaso pa mfumu ndi mfumukazi.
7Mfumu, ili ndi mkwiyo, inanyamuka kuchoka pakumwa vinyo napita ku munda wa nyumba yaufumu; koma Hamani anatsala kuti achonderere mfumukazi Estere moyo wake, popeza anaona kuti mfumu yatsimikiza kumuwononga. 8Mfumu inabwerera kuchokera ku munda wa nyumba yaufumu kupita ku chipinda cha madyerero. Ndipo Hamani anali atagwa pa bedi pamene panali Estere. Mfumu inati, “Kodi adzagwiriranso mfumukazi ine ndili pomwe pano?” Mau akutuluka pakamwa pake, antchito anaphimba nkhope ya Hamani. a a v8 Kuphimba nkhope ya munthu woweruzidwa kuti aphedwe kunali chizindikiro cha kale chakuti tsogolo lake latsimikizika—anali ngati wakufa kale.
9Harubona, mmodzi wa adindo akuthengwa a mfumu, anati, “Mtanda wopachika wautali wa mapazi makumi asanu ndi awiri mphambu zisanu umene Hamani anapangira Morodekai, amene anayankhula m'malo mwa mfumu, wayima pa nyumba ya Hamani.” Mfumu inati, “Mpachikeni pamenepo.”
10Ndipo anampachika Hamani pa mtanda wopachika umene anaukonzera Morodekai, ndipo mkwiyo wa mfumu unatsika.
