Esteri Anomira Pamberi Pavanhu Vake
Modhekai anochema akapfeka masaga pasuo, ozomanikidza Esteri: imba yake yamambo haingamuponesi, uye ndiani anoziva kana akasvika pachigaro choushe nokuda kwenguva yakadai. Anodana kutsanya kwamazuva matatu oenda kuna mambo asina kudanwa — kana achifa, achafa.
4 1Modhekai paakanzwa zvose zvakanga zvaitika, akabvarura nguo dzake, akapfeka masaga nemadota, akabuda akaenda mukati meguta achichema nenzwi guru rinorwadza. 2Akaenda kusvika chete pasuo ramambo, nokuti hakuna munhu aibvumirwa kupinda napo akapfeka nguo dzokuchema. 3Munyika imwe neimwe kwakasvika murayiro nechirevo chamambo, vaJudha vakachema zvikuru—vachitsanya, vachichema, vachiungudza; vazhinji vakanga vavete mumasaga nomumadota.
4Varandakadzi vaEsteri navaranda vakachekwa pavakamuudza, vahosi vakatambudzika kwazvo mumwoyo. Vakatumira nguo kuna Modhekai kuti vabvise masaga avo, asi vakaramba. 5Esteri vakadana Hataki, mumwe wavaranda vakachekwa vamambo vakanga vagadzwa kuti vavashandire, vakamutuma kuna Modhekai kuti anzwe kuti izvi zvaiva zvei uye nei. 6Saka Hataki akabuda akaenda kuna Modhekai paruvara rweguta rwaiva pamberi pesuo ramambo, 7Modhekai vakaudza Hataki zvose zvakanga zvaitika kwavari, nomuwandu chaiwo wemari yakanga yavimbiswa naHamani kuti aipe muzvivigiro zvepfuma zvamambo kuti aparadze vaJudha. 8Vakamupawo kopi yechirevo chokuparadza chakanga chabudiswa muShushani, kuti airatidze Esteri, aitsanangure kwavari, uye avakurudzire kuti vaende vandoteterera kuna mambo vachikumbirira vanhu vavo.
9Hataki akadzoka akaudza Esteri zvakanga zvataurwa naModhekai. 10Ipapo Esteri vakataura kuna Hataki, vakamupa shoko iri rokuti ritakurwe kuna Modhekai: 11“Varanda vose vamambo navanhu venyika dzake vanoziva kuti: munhurume kana munhukadzi upi noupi anopinda muchivanze chomukati chamambo asina kudaidzwa ane mutemo mumwe chete—rufu—kunze kwokunge mambo vatambanudzira tsvimbo yegoridhe kwaari, kuti ararame. Uye ini handisati ndadaidzwa kuti ndiende kuna mambo kwamazuva makumi matatu zvino.”
12Vakati vaudza Modhekai zvakanga zvataurwa naEsteri, 13Modhekai vakapindura Esteri vachiti, “Usafunga kuti nokuva kwako mumuzinda wamambo iwe woga pakati pavaJudha vose uchapunyuka. 14Kana ukaramba wakanyarara panguva ino, rubatsiro noruponeso zvichamukira vaJudha zvichibva kune imwe nzvimbo, asi iwe neimba yababa vako muchafa. Uye ndiani angaziva kana wakasvika pachigaro choumambo nokuda kwenguva yakadai?” a a v14 Baba vedu havatombonyorwi nezita mubhuku rose raEsteri, asi ruoko rwavo rusingaonekwi runoshanda pakupinduka kwose kwezvinhu—Modhekai vane chokwadi kuti ruponeso ruchauya, nokuti vanoziva kuti Baba havazosiyi vanhu vavo.
15Ipapo Esteri vakadzosera mhinduro iyi kuna Modhekai: 16“Endai, munounganidza vaJudha vose vari muShushani. Nditsanyirei—musingadyi kana kunwa kwamazuva matatu, usiku kana masikati. Neniwo navarandakadzi vangu tichatsanya saizvozvo. Ipapo ndichaenda kuna mambo, kunyange zvazvo zvichipesana nomutemo; uye kana ndikafa, ndofa hangu.” 17Saka Modhekai vakaenda vakaita zvose zvavakanga varayirwa naEsteri.