VaJudha Vanokunda Vavengi Vavo
Pazuva rakanga rarongerwa kuparadzwa kwavo, vavengi vavaJudha ndivo vanowira — vanakomana gumi vaHamani, zviuru makumi manomwe nezvishanu munyika, pasina zvakapambwa. Modhekai naEsteri vanozonyora kurwa uku kuti kuve mutambo wegore negore, Purimi: zororo, zvipo zvezvokudya, nezvipo kuvarombo.
9 1Mumwedzi wegumi nemiviri, iwo Adhari, pazuva regumi nematatu—panguva yakanga yofanira kuitwa murayiro namutemo wamambo, iro zuva vavengi vavaJudha ravaitarisira kuvakunda—zvakashanduka: vaJudha vakakunda vaya vaivavenga. 2VaJudha vakaungana mumaguta avo mumatunhu ose amambo Ahasuero kuti varwise vaya vaitsvaka kuvakuvadza. Hakuna aigona kumira pamberi pavo; kutya kwavo kwakanga kwawira pamusoro pamarudzi ose. 3Machinda ose amatunhu, namadzishe, navabati, navatariri vamambo vakatsigira vaJudha, nokuti kutya Modhekai kwakanga kwawira pamusoro pavo. 4Nokuti Modhekai akava nesimba mumba mamambo; mbiri yake yakapararira mumatunhu ose, nokuti Modhekai pachake akaramba achiwedzera simba. 5VaJudha vakarova vavengi vavo vose nomunondo, vachiuraya nokuparadza, vachiita madiro avo kuvaya vaivavenga. 6Munhare yeShushani vaJudha vakauraya nokuparadza varume mazana mashanu. 7Vakaurayawo Pashandata, Dharifoni, Asipata, 8Porata, Adharia, Aridhata, 9Pamashita, Arisai, Aridhai, naVaizata. 10Vanakomana gumi vaHamani mwanakomana waHamedhata, muvengi wavaJudha, vakavauraya—asi havana kutora zvakapambwa.
11Pazuva iroro uwandu hwavakaurayiwa munhare yeShushani hwakaudzwa mambo. 12Mambo akati kuna vahosi Esteri, “Munhare yeShushani vaJudha vakauraya nokuparadza varume mazana mashanu navanakomana gumi vaHamani. Vakaiteiko mumatunhu ose asara amambo? Chikumbiro chenyu chii? Muchachipiwa. Mungakumbirei zvimwe? Zvichaitwa.”
13Esteri akati, “Kana zvichifadza mambo, vaJudha vari muShushani ngavaitezve mangwana maererano nomutemo wanhasi, uye vanakomana gumi vaHamani ngavasungirirwe pamatanda.”
14Mambo akarayira kuti zviitwe. Mutemo wakapiwa muShushani, uye vakasungirira vanakomana gumi vaHamani. 15VaJudha vari muShushani vakaunganazve pazuva regumi namana romwedzi waAdhari, vakauraya varume mazana matatu ipapo, asi havana kubata zvakapambwa.
16VaJudha vakasara mumatunhu amambo vakaungana kuti vadzivirire upenyu hwavo, vakazorodzwa pavavengi vavo, vakauraya zviuru makumi manomwe nezvishanu zvavaivenga, asi havana kubata zvakapambwa. 17Izvi zvakaitika pazuva regumi namatatu romwedzi waAdhari; pazuva regumi namana vakazorora, vachiriita zuva romutambo nomufaro.
18MuShushani vaJudha vakaungana pazuva regumi namatatu neregumi namana, vakazorora pazuva regumi namashanu, vachiriita zuva romutambo nomufaro. 19Ndokusaka vaJudha vomumisha isina masvingo vachipemberera zuva regumi namana romwedzi waAdhari nomufaro, nomutambo, nezuva rezororo, uye vachitumirana zvipo zvokudya.
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20Modhekai akanyora zviitiko izvi, akatuma matsamba kuvaJudha vose vaiva mumatunhu ose amambo Ahasuero, vari pedyo navari kure, 21kuti avaite kuti vapemberere zuva regumi namana neregumi namashanu romwedzi waAdhari gore negore, 22samazuva avaJudha vakazororwa pavavengi vavo, uye mwedzi wakavashandukira kubva pakuchema kuenda kumufaro, kubva pakuungudza kuenda kumutambo. Akavaudza kuti vaachengete samazuva omutambo nomufaro, vachitumirana zvipo zvokudya uye vachipa zvipo kuvarombo. 23VaJudha vakatora sechinovaro zvavakanga vatanga kuita, sezvakanyorwa naModhekai kwavari. 24Nokuti Hamani mwanakomana waHamedhata muAgagi, muvengi wavaJudha vose, akaronga kuvaparadza akakanda pure—iwo mujenya—kuti avapwanye nokuvaparadza. 25Asi zvakati zvasvika pamberi pamambo, akarayira netsamba kuti zano rakaipa raakaronga Hamani pamusoro pavaJudha ridzokere pamusoro wake, uye kuti iye navanakomana vake vasungirirwe pamatanda.
26Ndokusaka mazuva aya achinzi Purimi, zvichibva pashoko rokuti pure, nokuda kwamashoko ose etsamba iyi, uye nokuda kwezvavakaona nezvakaitika kwavari. 27VaJudha vakazvisunga, ivo nezvizvarwa zvavo, navose vakazvibatanidza navo, kuti vachengete mazuva maviri aya gore negore panguva yakatarwa, vasingakoni, sezvakanyorwa. 28Zvizvarwa zvose, nemhuri dzose, namatunhu ose, namaguta ose zvinorangarira nokuchengeta mazuva aya; mazuva aya ePurimi haangaperi pakati pavaJudha, uye kurangarirwa kwawo hakungafi pakati pezvizvarwa zvavo.
29Vahosi Esteri mwanasikana waAbhihairi naModhekai muJudha vakanyora nesimba rizere vachisimbisa tsamba iyi yechipiri yePurimi. 30Matsamba akatumirwa kuvaJudha vose vaiva mumatunhu zana namakumi maviri namanomwe oumambo hwaAhasuero—mashoko orugare nechokwadi, 31achisimbisa mazuva aya ePurimi panguva dzawo dzakatarwa, sezvakarayirwa naModhekai muJudha navahosi Esteri kwavari, uye sezvavakazvirayira ivo pachavo nezvizvarwa zvavo, nguva dzokutsanya nedzokuchema. 32Murayiro waEsteri wakasimbisa mitemo iyi pamusoro pePurimi, uye zvakanyorwa mubhuku.