Mambo Anokudza Modhekai
Mambo anoshaya hope, anoita kuti manyoro averengwe, ozoziva kuti Modhekai haana kumbopiwa mubayiro. Hamani, achisvika kuzokumbira kuurayiwa kwake, anobvunzwa kuti munhu angakudzwa sei — anotsanangura zvaairota iye pachake, ozofanira kutungamirira Modhekai mumigwagwa achizvidanidzira. Veimba yake vanoona kuparara kwake kuchiuya.
6 1Usiku ihwohwo, mambo akashaya hope; akarayira kuti bhuku rezvinyorwa, dzinoreva nhoroondo, riuyiswe riverengwe kwaari. 2Zvakawanikwa zvakanyorwa kuti Modhekai akanga aburitsa pachena nezvaBhigitana naTereshi, varanda vaviri vamambo vairinda mukova, vakanga vatsvaka kuuraya Mambo Zekisesi. 3Mambo akabvunza akati, “Modhekai akapiwa kukudzwa noukuru hupi nokuda kwaizvozvi?” Varanda vake vakapindura vakati, “Hapana chaakaitirwa.”
4Mambo akabvunza akati, “Ndiani ari muruvazhe?” Zvino Hamani akanga achangopinda muruvazhe rwokunze rwomuzinda wamambo kuti akumbire mambo kuti aturike Modhekai padanda raakanga agadzirira.
5Varanda vamambo vakati kwaari, “Hamani amire muruvazhe.” Mambo akati, “Pindai naye.”
6Hamani akapinda. Mambo akati kwaari, “Munhu anofarirwa namambo kuti akudzwe anofanira kuitirwei?” Hamani akati mumwoyo make, “Ndiani angafarirwa namambo kuti akudzwe kundipfuura ini?”
7Saka Hamani akati kuna mambo, “Munhu anofarirwa namambo kuti akudzwe, 8ngavauyise nguo youmambo yakamboshongwa namambo, nebhiza rakambotaswa namambo, nekorona youmambo yakaiswa mumusoro waro. 9Nguo nebhiza ngazvipiwe kune mumwe wemachinda akakudzwa amambo. Vashongedze munhu anofarirwa namambo kuti akudzwe, vamufambise akatasva bhiza nomuchivara cheguta, vachidanidzira pamberi pake, ‘Izvi ndizvo zvinoitirwa munhu anofarirwa namambo kuti akudzwe!’”
10Mambo akati kuna Hamani, “Kurumidza, tora nguo nebhiza sezvawataura, uzviitire Modhekai muJudha agere pasuo ramambo. Usasiya chimwe chezvawataura.”
11Hamani akatora nguo nebhiza, akashongedza Modhekai, akamufambisa akatasva bhiza nomuchivara cheguta, achidanidzira pamberi pake, “Izvi ndizvo zvinoitirwa munhu anofarirwa namambo kuti akudzwe.”
12Shure kwaizvozvo Modhekai akadzokera pasuo ramambo, asi Hamani akakurumidza kuenda kumba kwake, achichema, akafukidza musoro wake. 13Hamani akaudza mukadzi wake Zereshi neshamwari dzake dzose zvose zvakanga zvaitika. Vapi vamazano vake nomukadzi wake Zereshi vakati kwaari, “Sezvo Modhekai, wawatanga kuwira pamberi pake, ari muJudha, haugoni kumukunda, uchawira pamberi pake zvirokwazvo.” 14Vachiri kutaura naye, varanda vamambo vakasvika, vakakurumidza kuendesa Hamani kumabiko akanga agadzirwa naEsteri.