Ester Kɔ Ɔhene Ahengua Anim
Ester hyɛ n'ahentade na ogyina ahemfie adiwo a ɛwɔ mu no a wɔamfrɛ no; sika ahempema no kyerɛ no, na wɔde ahemman no fa ma no. Ɔsrɛ apontow nko ara, afei nea ɛto so abien. Haman fi hɔ anigye so, Mordekai hyɛ no abufuw, na ɔsi dua.
5 1Ne da a ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa no, Ester hyɛɛ ahemmaa ntade, na ɔkɔgyinaa ahemfi no adiwo a ɛwɔ mu no, ɛne ɔhene asa no hwɛ anim. Ɔhene no te nʼahengua so wɔ asa no mu, na nʼani kyerɛ ahemfi no kwan ano. 2Bere a ɔhene no huu Ɔhemmaa Ester sɛ ogyina adiwo hɔ no, Ester nyaa adom wɔ nʼanim, na ɔhene no teɛɛ sika ahempema a ɛwɔ ne nsam no kyerɛɛ no. Ester bɛnee hɔ, na ɔde ne nsa kaa ahempema no ano.
3Ɔhene no bisaa no se, “Ɔhemmaa Ester, dɛn na ɛhaw wo? Dɛn na wopɛ? Sɛ ɛyɛ ahenni no fã mpo a, wɔde bɛma wo.”
4Ester kae se, “Sɛ ɛsɔ ɔhene ani a, ɔne Haman mmra nnɛ aponto a masiesie no ase.”
5Ɔhene no kae se, “Monkɔfa Haman mmra ntɛm, na ɔnyɛ nea Ester aka no.” Enti ɔhene ne Haman kɔɔ aponto a Ester siesiee no ase.
6Bere a wɔrenom nsã no, ɔhene no bisaa no se, “Ester, dɛn ne wʼabisade? Wɔbɛyɛ ama wo. Na dɛn ne wo srɛ? Ahenni no fã mpo, ɛyɛ wo dea.”
7Ester buaa no se, “Mʼabisade ne me srɛ ne sɛ: 8Sɛ manya adom wɔ ɔhene anim, na ɛsɔ nʼani sɛ ɔbɛma me mʼabisade na wayɛ me srɛ ama me a, ɔhene ne Haman mmra aponto a mɛsiesie ama wɔn no ase. Ɔkyena mɛyɛ sɛnea ɔhene aka no.”
Haman Abufuw Dan Kɔ Mordekai So
9Da no Haman fii hɔ anigye ne ahosɛpɛw mu. Nanso bere a ohuu Mordekai wɔ ɔhene pon ano sɛ ɔnsɔre na ne ho mpopo wɔ nʼanim no, Haman bo fuw Mordekai yiye. 10Nanso Haman hyɛɛ ne ho so, na ɔkɔɔ fie. Ɔsomaa ma wɔkɔfrɛɛ ne nnamfo ne ne yere Seres, 11na Haman kaa nʼahonyade anuonyam, ne mma mmarima bebree, ne sɛnea ɔhene ahyɛ no anuonyam, ama ne dibea akɔ soro asen ɔhene mpanyimfo ne nʼasomfo no ho asɛm kyerɛɛ wɔn.
12Haman kaa ho se, “Ɛnyɛ ɛno nko ara. Ɔhemmaa Ester amfrɛ obiara sɛ ɔne ɔhene mmra nʼaponto no ase, gye me nko ara; na ɔkyena nso wafrɛ me bio sɛ me ne ɔhene mmra. 13Nanso bere biara a mihu Yudani Mordekai sɛ ɔte ɔhene pon ano no, eyi nyinaa nni mfaso biara mma me.”
14Ne yere Seres ne ne nnamfo nyinaa ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Ma wɔnsi dua a ne tenten yɛ anammɔn aduɔson anum. Anɔpa, srɛ ɔhene na ɔmma wɔnsɛn Mordekai wɔ so. Afei wo ne ɔhene nkɔ aponto no ase anigye so.” Asɛm no sɔɔ Haman ani, na ɔmaa wɔsii dua no.
