Esther 8

8 ¹For dat day, King Xerxes give Queen Esther di property of Haman, di enemy of di Jew people. Mordecai come stand for di king front, because Esther don tell am wetin Mordecai be to am. ²Di king comot im signet ring, wey e don collect back from Haman, come give am to Mordecai. Esther put Mordecai make e dey manage Haman property.

³Esther talk to di king again, fall for im leg, cry, come beg am make e stop di wickedness of Haman di Agagite and di plan wey e get against di Jew people. ⁴Di king stretch di gold scepter give Esther, so she stand up come dey before am. ⁵She talk say, “If e sweet di king, if I get im favour, if dis one dey correct for im eye, and I sweet am, make dem write letters wey go turn back wetin Haman, di pikin of Hammedatha di Agagite, plan and write to wipe out di Jew people for all di king provinces. ⁶How I go fit bear to watch wahala fall my people? How I go fit bear to watch dem wipe out my family?”

⁷King Xerxes tell Queen Esther and Mordecai di Jew man say, “I don give Esther Haman house, and dem hang am for di gallows because e plan bad-bad tin against di Jew people. ⁸Now, write about di Jew people di way wey e good for una eye, for di king name, come seal am wit im signet ring—because any writing wey dem write for di king name, wey dem seal wit im ring, no fit turn back.”

⁹Dem call di king scribes for di twenty-third day of di third month—Sivan—come write everytin wey Mordecai command go give di Jew people and di satraps, governors, and officials of di 127 provinces from India reach Cush: every province for im own writing, every people for im own language, and di Jew people for dia own writing and language. ¹⁰Mordecai write for King Xerxes name, seal am wit di king signet ring, come send di letters by messengers wey dey ride fast horses wey dem breed for royal work. ¹¹Di king order give di Jew people for every city di right to gather come defend dia life: to destroy, kill, and wipe out any armed force of any people or province wey attack dem—including pikin and woman—and to carry di goods of dia enemies. ¹²Dis one suppose happen for one day for all di provinces of King Xerxes—di thirteenth day of di twelfth month, Adar. ¹³Dem suppose issue copy of di order as law for every province, come make am known to all di people, so dat di Jew people go ready for dat day to pay back dia enemies. ¹⁴Di messengers wey dey ride di royal horses rush comot, dem hurry and press dem wit di king command; and dem give di order for di fortress of Susa.

¹⁵Mordecai comot from di king presence for royal blue and white cloth, wit big gold crown, and fine linen and purple robe. Susa shout come dey rejoice. ¹⁶Di Jew people get light, joy, gladness, and honour. ¹⁷For every province and city wey di king command and order reach, di Jew people get joy and gladness, feasting, and holiday. Plenty people of di land come turn Jew, because fear of di Jew people catch dem.