Esteri Anokumbirira Vanhu Vake
Pamabiko echipiri Esteri pakupedzisira anokumbira upenyu hwake nohwavanhu vake, otumidza munhu akavatengesa: Hamani. Mambo anobuda akatsamwa kwazvo; Hamani anowira pamubhedha wake achikumbira, zvichionekwa sokumubata nechisimba. Anoturikwa padanda rake pachake.
7 1Saka mambo naHamani vakauya kuzonwa naMambokadzi Esteri. 2Pazuva rechipiri, pavaive vachinwa waini, mambo akabvunzazve akati, “Chikumbiro chenyu ndechei, Mambokadzi Esteri? Muchachipiwa. Chido chenyu? Kunyange hafu youmambo—zvichaitwa.”
3Mambokadzi Esteri akapindura akati, “Kana ndawana nyasha pamberi penyu, mambo, uye kana zvichifadza mambo, ndipei upenyu hwangu pachikumbiro changu, navanhu vangu pachido changu. 4Takatengeswa, ini navanhu vangu, kuti tiparadzwe, tiurayiwe, titsakatiswe. Dai takangotengeswa savaranda navarandakadzi, ndingadai ndakanyarara; nokuti dambudziko rakadai raisazokodzera kunetsa mambo.”
5Ipapo Mambo Zekisesi akati kuna Mambokadzi Esteri, “Ndiani iyeye, uye aripi, anotsunga kuita izvi?”
6Esteri akati, “Mhandu nomuvengi—Hamani uyu akaipa!” Hamani akabatwa nokutya pamberi pamambo naMambokadzi.
7Mambo, akatsamwa kwazvo, akasimuka achibva pawaini akaenda kubindu romuzinda, asi Hamani akasara achikumbira upenyu hwake kuna Mambokadzi Esteri, nokuti akaona kuti mambo akanga afunga kumuparadza. 8Mambo akadzoka achibva kubindu romuzinda akapinda muimba yamabiko. Hamani akanga awira pamubhedha paiva naEsteri. Mambo akati, “Achatomanikidza Mambokadzi here ini ndiri pano?” Mashoko paakangobva mumuromo mamambo, varanda vakafukidza chiso chaHamani. a a v8 Kufukidza chiso chomunhu akatongerwa rufu chaiva chiratidzo chekare chokuti magumo ake akanga atotemwa — akanga atova sowafa.
9Haribhona, mumwe wavaranda vamambo, akati, “Matanda okuturika munhu akareba tsoka makumi manomwe namashanu akaitwa naHamani kuti aturike Modhekai, uyo akataura achidzivirira mambo, akamira paimba yaHamani.” Mambo akati, “Muturikei pawo.”
10Saka vakaturika Hamani pamatanda aya aakanga agadzirira Modhekai, uye hasha dzamambo dzikaserera.