Esteri Anoswedera paChigaro choUmambo chaMambo
Esteri anopfeka nguo dzake dzoumambokadzi omira muruvazhe rwomukati asina kudanwa; tsvimbo yegoridhe inotambanudzwa, uye anopiwa hafu youshe. Anokumbira mabiko chete, ozokumbira ane chipiri. Hamani anobuda akafara zvikuru, otsamwiswa naModhekai, ovaka danda.
5 1Pazuva rechitatu, Esteri akapfeka nguo dzoumambo akamira muruvazhe rwomukati rwomuzinda, akatarisana neimba yamambo. Mambo akanga agere pachigaro chake choumambo mukati meimba, akatarisana nomukova womuzinda. 2Mambo paakaona Esteri mambokadzi amire muruvazhe, akanzwirwa nyasha naye, uye akatambanudza tsvimbo youmambo yegoridhe yaiva muruoko rwake. Esteri akaswedera akabata muromo wayo.
3Mambo akabvunza akati, “Chii chaneta, Esteri mambokadzi? Unokumbirei? Kunyange hafu youmambo uchapiwa iwe.”
4Esteri akati, “Kana mambo achifara, ngaauye naHamani nhasi kumabiko andagadzira.”
5Mambo akati, “Kurumidzai kuuya naHamani kuti zviitwe sezvakumbira Esteri.” Mambo naHamani vakauya kumabiko akanga agadzirwa naEsteri.
6Vachinwa waini, mambo akabvunza akati, “Chikumbiro chako ndechei, Esteri? Uchachipiwa. Uye unodei? Kunyange hafu youmambo, ndeyako.”
7Esteri akapindura akati, “Chikumbiro changu nechichemo changu ndeizvi: 8Kana ndanzwirwa nyasha namambo, uye kana zvichifadza mambo kuti andipe chikumbiro changu nokuzadzisa chichemo changu, mambo naHamani ngavauye kumabiko andichavagadzirira. Mangwana ndichaita sezvinotaura mambo.”
Hasha dzaHamani Dzinonangana naModhekai
9Hamani akabva pazuva iroro achifara uye achifara kwazvo. Asi paakaona Modhekai ari pasuo ramambo asina kusimuka kana kudedera pamberi pake, Hamani akatsamwira Modhekai kwazvo. 10Kunyange zvakadaro, Hamani akazvidzora akaenda kumba. Akatuma shoko kushamwari dzake nokumukadzi wake Zeresho, 11Hamani akavaudza nezvokubwinya kwepfuma yake, vanakomana vake vazhinji, uye kuti mambo akanga amukudza sei nokumusimudzira pamusoro pamachinda navaranda vamambo.
12Hamani akawedzera achiti, “Uye handizvo zvoga. Esteri mambokadzi haana kukoka mumwe kunze kwangu pamwe chete namambo kumabiko ake, uye ndakokwazve mangwana pamwe chete namambo. 13Asi izvi zvose hazvindibatsiri chinhu pose pandinoona Modhekai muJudha agere pasuo ramambo.”
14Mukadzi wake Zeresho neshamwari dzake dzose vakati, “Ngavavake danda rakareba tsoka makumi manomwe namashanu. Mangwanani, ukumbire mambo kuti Modhekai asungirirwe pariri. Zvadaro uende namambo kumabiko uchifara.” Hamani akafarira izvi akaita kuti danda rivakwe.