¹Eyi myanzi miyandike omulira, yabaga amango ga mwami Aswero ali arhambwire ebihugo byali kurhenga e Buhindi kuhika e Etiopiya byali bihugo bihumbi igana na makumi abirhi na nda. ²Ago mango mwami Aswero alitamire oku ndtebe ya kanyabwami eyomunda e Susi.³Mwaka gwa kasharhu gwa burhanzi bwage, alis'idinye lya abakulu bab'abasoda bage boshi na abarhonyi bage, na abarhambo, na abakulu byebihugo baja haguma boshi babuganana. ⁴Abalangula obugale alikola agwerhe kurhenga amango ayimaga obwami, ayerekana n'okubwami bumukwanine, eryo idinye ryanshinzire nsiku zirhali nyi hofi myezi ndarhu.⁵Erhi akokasangi kahika, mwami abajirira idinye lya bantu boshi bali olunda lw' Eshunani engomeni, abakulu okubarho; bahisa insiku nda omuchiraro ch'enkafu za mwami. ⁶E ngo baliraga mwo iryo idinye baliba yiyubakire echogo c'emyenda myeru, egezire mwo n'ebyolubala, n'ebidukula; eyo myenda bayirhunzire oku mu gwechitani mulukire haguma n'ogundi gushusha akaduku eyo migozi bali jire bayishesheza omu mpango ntule n'ebyuma by'enfaranga, bagali izingirika oku mutungo muyubaka n'amabuye g'ngulo ndarhi meru, n'agashush'ennoro n'amîru.⁷Bamulalusagy'endalu omukanagarhi k'ibumba ly'ennoro n'ebyo bicuma byali bya ngasi lubero n'omurhobo nago gwali ngasi lubero nka gwahabwami. ⁸Okunywa kw'okwali nkakulya babwizirwe, buzira bichihanzo erhi okwo kubigwasirwe. bulya ntyo kwo mwami ali babwizire abakozi bomunyumpa; ngasi muntu ajire okw'anasimire.⁹Kandi omu omugoli Vashti abajirira idinye. balya bakazi b'omunyumpa yage y'akanya bwami ka ka Aswero. ¹⁰Olusiku lwa kalinda mwami ashagaluka omumurhima gwage enyanya y'idinye amujiriraga Mehumani, Bitha, Harbona bighaeli, Abagtha zeti na Karkasi bimangizi b'enyumpa ya mwami nda, bakakolera mwami Aswero. ¹¹Mpu babwire omugoli Vashti aje omu luhya emalanga ga mwami, ayambale n'ecimane cy'obugoli achiyerekane emalanga g'abarhonyi bulya omugoli Vashti ali w'iranga linja.¹²Omugoli Vashti alahira bwayisha okuntumwa mwami alirhumire, lero mwami akunira bwenene.¹³Mwami adosa abahanuzi bage nk'okw'ubworherhe bwanali, bulyamwami akagi huna ihano oku bantu bamanyire amahano g'echihugo n'okubatwi b'emanja. ¹⁴Abahanuzi bamuyegerera haguma na Karhena, na Shethari, Admatha, Tarshishi, Meresi, Marsena, na memukani, na balya bakulu nda b'e shamu na Eumedi balya babônaga iranga lya mwami n'okutamala burhangiriza hofi na mwami, abadosa, ¹⁵Rhujire omugoli Vashti gurhi? oku marhegeko bulyalira arhajiraga nkakulya mwami Aswero alilonzize okuboko kwa bimangizi kwa b'enyumpa yage.¹⁶Lero Memukani ashuza mwami embere abarungu bage, oyu mugoli Vashti arhajiriraga mwami akaganyagusa yene chiru na abarungu boshi nabo abajirire akaganyaguso n'olubaga lwage lwoshi, na abali omubishagala byoshi bya mwami Aswero. ¹⁷Bulya ebijiro by'omugoli byama manyikana nabakazi boshi, chiru nabalume bâbo baganyagusibwa emalanga gabo, byakwaderhwa oku mwami Aswero adesire oku omugoli Vashti alerhwe ambere zage ci arhayishaga. ¹⁸Chiru n'ene abakazi b'eyo munda eShamu na Umedi balibakayumva eyo myanzi y'ebijiro by'omugoli bababwira (vivi) lero lero Abangugu boshi bangasi mwami rhwayaka akaganyaguso.¹⁹Lero nk'oku mwami akabona bishinganire kwandi bibe okumalonza gage g'akanyabwami nabyo biyandikwe omwirhegeko ly'abeshamu n'abe ewamedi birhaciderhwe oku omugoli Vashti akengwe embere lya mwami Aswero na abagoli boshi bw'owindi mwami owindi mukazi mw'inja kulusha oyo. ²⁰Hano bamanya oku mwami waderhaga ako kanwa abakazi boshi b'omuchihugo; omubi n'omwinja bakenga b'iba.²¹Ako kanwa kasimisa mwami n'abarhonyi, ajira nk'oku Memukani aderhaga. ²²Arhuma amruba omu ngasi chihugo oku murhondero nk'oku baderha mwo nank'oku bayandika mwo lyo ngasi mulume aba y'ekola arhegesire omulala gwage n'oluderho lwe mwabo nk'oku daderha mwo nank'oku bayandika mwo lyo ngasi mulume aba y'ekola arhegesire omulala gwage n'oluderho lwe mwabo nnamulume lube lwo lukaderhwa mwo.

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¹Enyumwa lyaho mwami Aswero amuyushulira obukulu Hamani mwene Hamedatha mwagagi anamuyinamula amauhebera echitumbi chyage enyanya lya abakulu boshi bali haguma naye. ²Nabalya bakozi ba mwami boshi bakâgi tamala oku muhango gwa mwami bakayunama abanakafukama erhi Hamani abaire agera, bulya ntyola kwo mwami alibaregesire okw'iyo myanzi yage. Chikoki Mordekayi arhayunamaga erhi kufukama.³Hoshiho bambali ba mwami bakâgi tamala oku muhango gwa mwami, babwaira Mordekayi, gurhi wehee orhaka keknga irehegeko lya mwami? ⁴Erhi bachiba bamaka mubwira ntyo ngasi lusiku arhanabayumvagya, babwira Hamani, lyo balola erhi Mordekayi arhayobohe, bulya akagi babwira oku yehe aba Muyahudi.⁵Erhi Hamani abona oku Mordekayi arhayunama arha nafukama, ababurhe bwenene. ⁶Erhi abona oku arhakaniga Mordekayi yene, bulya anakola amanyire obuko bwa Mordekayi, konoko Hamani alonza okuniga abayahudi boshi balamaga omu bwami bwoshi bwa Aswero, balya abantu ba Mordekayi boshi.⁷Omwezi gwa burhanzi, gwo mwezi gwa Nisani mwaka gwa kali kumi na kabirhi gwa mwami Aswero , bashurha puri, balagula enyungu emalanga ga Hamani ingasi lusiku, na mwezi oku mwezi, kuhika mwezi gw'ikumi na kabirhi gw'omwezi gwa Adari.⁸Hamani anabwira mwami Aswero, hali ulubaga luguma lwashandakine lunalamire eyi n'eyi omukarhi k'embaga zilama omu bihugo byoshi byeno mwawe. na behe amarhegeko gabo garhashushini n'amarhegeko g'ebindi bihugo, barhanakenga oku odesire, chochirhumire okubalekerera kurhakuhe bukenge buchi. ⁹Honaho mwami nka ankabona bwinja ayandike oku banigwe, nani nalyula talanta bihumbi ikumi bya nfaranga okubalya bayimangira ogw'omukolo, bazibikire omu muhako gwa mwami.¹⁰Lero mwami ahogola olupete lwage omukoboko kwage aluhereza Hamani mwene Hamedatha, mwagagi mushombanyi w' Abayahudi. ¹¹Buzinda mwami abwira Hamani, ezo nfaranga ohabirwe, n'abantu, kolaga mw'okusimire, n'okubwine kwinja.¹²Lero abandisi ba mwami bahamagalwa, olusiku lw'ikumi nakasharhu lw'omwezi gwa burhanzi n'amaruba ganayandikwa nkakulya Hamani anabarhegekaga bwoshi, n'abashamuka boshi bali omu ngasi chihugo, n'abakulu omu ngasi lubaga, ngasi chihugo oku mwandiko gwage, na ngasi lubaga oku luderho lwabo, gayandikwa okw'izino lya mwami Aswero, ago maruba gahebwa kw'akashe kw'olupeta lwage. ¹³Amaruba gahebwa omu maboko g'abaganda kuhika omu chihugo choshi cha mwami. gadesire oku banige abayahudi boshi; oku bayirhe bayirhe emisole kuhika oku bashosi, bayirhe abana barho n'abakazi boshi, lusiku luguma kuderha oku lusiku lw'ikumi nakasharhu lw'omwezi gwa Adari, n'okurhola ebirugu byabo mpira.¹⁴Omwago maruba mwali chihugo chiguma chiguma ch'aliyandisirwe ngasi chihugo, galalikwa omuchihugo choshi oku bachikubule oku okw'olusiku lw'onanene. ¹⁵Abaganda abanagenda duba duba okw'irhegeko lya mwami, omulaliko gwaka gera duba omu Shushani omw'ismikiro. Mwami bona Hamani batamala bali banywa omurhobo, olugo lwa Shushami lwadundagana.

¹Erhi Mordekayi achimanya ebyabire, lero achiberera kwo emishangi yage, ayambala obusunzu, achikweba omuluvu, agenga anahika omukarhi kw'olugo abalanjira okw'izu linene ly'obululu. ²Anayisha anahika oku muhango gwa mwami bulya ntamuntu wankahisire ho anayambirhe obusunzu. ³Ngasi chihugo, halya irhegeko n'omulaliko gwa mwami gwahisire, bachishalisa banaja balaka n'okuyambala emishangi y'emishibona abanji bayambala amasunzu, n'okugweshera omu muvuu.⁴Lero abanyere abge n'abamabalikazi bomu mwage bamuhikira bamubwira emyanzi, lero omugoli agaya bwenene; ahekera Mordekayi emishangi lyo amuyambikalyo amuhola obusunzu chikoki yehe arhayemeraga. ⁵Buzinda Esteri ahamagala Hadbaki muguma w'abimangizi bomu nyumpa ya mwami, aliregesirwe okukolera Esteri, amurhuma emwa Mordekayi, lyo amanya ebyo ngahi birhenzire na kulikubiderha gurhi.⁶Lero olya Habdaki ahulukira embuga agendera Mordekayi amushimana omulugo emelanga gw'omuhango gw'ekanabwami. ⁷Lero Mordekayi amubwira byoshi byamuhikire, n'omuganjo gw'enfaranga Hamani arheganyize okuly'omuhako gwa mwami, mpu lyo Abayahudi banigwa. ⁸Kandi amuhereza amaruba n'omulaliko gw'okuniga Abayahudi, gwalalikwagwa Eshunami, mpu lyo agendi langula Esteri, anamubwira, anamurhegeke agende emwa mwami, anamuyinginge anasengerere abantu abage.⁹Habdaki anagaluka ayisaha abwira Esteri emyanzi yoshi ya Mordekayi. ¹⁰Lero Esteri aderha bona Hadbaki, achiri murhuma emwa Mordekayi aderha; ¹¹Bambali bwa mwami boshi bamanyi okwo chirhu n'abantu b'omu bihugo bya mwami, oku omuntu yeshi yeshi; akaba mulume erhi mukazi, erhi akayishira mwami omu karhi k'olugo kw'olubako na mwami arhamuhamagire, hali irhegeko liguma ashinganie okunigwa, nkabaga abe olya mwami analambulire akarhi k'ennoro, lyo alama, chikoki niehe ntachihamagalwa okunyishe ebwami zikola nsiku makumi garhanu zino. ¹²Lero vbabwiraga Mordekayi emyanzi ya Esteri .¹³Naye Mordekayi abarhegeka oku bahekere Esteri ishuzo lidesire, woyo orhamanye mpu wehe wewachira omu nyumpa ya mwami, kulusha abayahudi boshi. ¹⁴Bulya wehe okahulika bwenene omwaka kasangi, lyo oburhabale n'obuchire bw'abayahudi bwayisha omuzindi zindi njira, chikoki wehe washeshera haguma n'enyumpa yinyu (mulala), chiki ndigi wakamanya oku arhayishiraga obwami omu kasangi kali nk'ako?¹⁵Esteri arhuma abantu lyo bashuza Mordekayi, ¹⁶Ogendi oshoboze Abayahudi boshi bali muno shushani, muchishalise enyanya zani, murhalye, murhananywe kasanzi ka nsiku zisharhu, budufu na mulegerege , na nani rhweshi na bambalikazi bani rhwachishalisa kw'onokwo. ¹⁷Mordekayi anagenda ageijira nka kulya kwoshi Esteri anamurhegekaga.

¹Olusiku lwa kasharhu Esta ayambala emishangi yage y'obugoli, ayimanga omu chôgo ch'endalala ch'enyumpa ya mwami; na mwami atamala oku ntebe yage y'oburhambu omu nyumpa ya mwami akalola ebwaluso lw'enyumpa. ²Erhi abona omugoli Esat ayimanzire omuchôgo, ayemererwa na mwami alambulira Esta akari k'ennoro alifumasire omukuboko. Lero Esteri ayegere hofi ahuma oku nshongongo ya kalya karhi.³Mwami abwira omugoli Esteri erhi: gurhi olonzize? na olwifinjo lwawe lw'oluhi? Chiru oluhande lw'echihugo wanachihabwa. ⁴Esteri aderha erhi: Byakasimisa mwami waliha, anayishe emwani ene, mwami anayisha boshi na Hamani omu idinye nalimu reganyize.⁵Lero mwami aderha erhi. harhuli mulerhe Hamani lyo rhujira nk'oku Esteri adesire. Nantyo mwami na Hamani banahika omw'idinye emwa Esteri. ⁶Lero mwami abwira Esteri erhi: banachiri banywa e Divai mpu: Bichi ochifinjire? wabihabwa! na olwifinjo lwawe luli luchi? chiru oluhande lw'obwami wanaluhabwa.⁷Esteri ashuza aderha mpu: waliha, omusengero gwani, n'olwifinjo lwani luli ntya: ⁸Erhi akaba nyemerirwe embere za mwami, na mwami akabona bishinganine okumpa ebi na sengera n'okuhikiriza olwifinjo lwani, waliha mwami ashubi yisha bosgi na Hamani irhondo kandi, omu idinye nabarhegenyiza, lyo nanajiraga okwo mwami ambwizire.⁹Olwo lusiku Hamani ahauluka n'obushagaluke n'omurhima guchwemire, chikwone erhi abona oku Mordekai wali oku muhango gw mwami arhayimusiri mpu: amufukamire, omutula gwamugwarha enyanya lya Mordekayi. ¹⁰Chikwone Hamani achihanga alekwa ntyo achigendera emwage; arhumiza oku bamuhamagalire abira aâge na mukage Zereshi, ¹¹Naye Hamani arhondera abaganirira obunji bw'ebirugu byage n'obunji bw'abana bage, na ngasi byoshi mwami amujirire na nka gurhi mwami amukuzagya kulusha abandi bakulu n'abakozi ba mwami.¹²Na bwenen Hamani aderha erhi: chiru n'omugoli Esteri ntawindi muntu anayegerezize haguma na mwami, omu idinye analirhegenyize nkaba niene, chiru na irhondo kandi andalisire haguma na mwami. ¹³Chikwone ebyo byoshi birhanchi nsimisa omu mango nchiri nabona ola muyahudi Mordekayi achi atamala kw'ogula muhango gwa mwami!¹⁴Lero mukage Zerishi amubwira ntya: n'abira bage boshi haguma baderha: (Otulise) orhegenye omurhi gwa makano makumi garhanu oku buli, n'irhondo sezi sezi, ogende obwire mwami ahane irhegeko Mordekayi amanikwe oku ogo murhi lyoki wanaishi genda mweshi na mwami omu idinye erhi anakola oshagalusire. Erhi Hamani ayumva, asima bwenene, lero atula gulya murhi.

¹Obwo budufu, mwami abu'iro, arhegeka mpu bamulerhere echitabu ch'amaandiko g'ebyajirikine, babisoma aha malanga gaage. ²Byabonekana oku Mordekayi asôngeraga Bigitana na Tereshi bâli bimangizi babirhi ba mwami amu bo bakâgilanga omuhango; abo balikola baniga mwami. ³Mwami aderha, kahali oluhembo lw'olukengwa Mordekayi achimâbirwe okw'ago minja ajijire? Abakozi ba mwami bakâgimukolera( balahira) bamubwira oku ntacho choshi choshi ahâbirwe.⁴Mwami aderha, ndi oyo oli mu ngô? Bulya Hamani ali amadaha kugerera omu chogo ch'embuga ebwa nyumpa ya mwami mpu lyo amubwira oku bamanike Mordekayi oku murhi ali amarhegenya. ⁵Balya bakozi ba mwami, bamubwira erhi: weliha Hamani yeri omu chôgo, ayimanzire omu ngô; Mwami aderha oku adârhe. ⁶Hamani adâha; mwami amubwira erhi: Gurhi rhwanka jirira oyu muntu mwami olonzize okuhwa olukengwa? Hamani achibwira emurhi mpu, kahali owundi muntu mwami ankasima okuha olukengwa kundusha?⁷Lero Hamani abwira mwami erhi: oyo mwami asimire okuha olukengwa; ⁸Bamulerhere emishangi y'akanyabwami eyo mwami akalugi yambala, balerhe n'echihesi chirya mwami akalugi shona kwo yene, bamuhebe kwo n'echimane ch'obwami akw'ikw'irhwe. ⁹N'eyo mishangi nn'echo chihesi babifumbase muguma omu baganda ba mwami ola oshinganine, naye abiyambiyambike oyo muntu mwami asimire okuh'olukengwa , amushonye n'okw'echo chihesi kugerera omu muhanda munene gw'omulango, n'okujabuh'omushekera embere lyage, anaje aderha mpu: Ntyo kwo bajira olya muntu mwami asimire okuha olukengwa.¹⁰Buno buno oheke eyo mishangi n'echihesi nk'oku wanaderhaga, kwo n'okwo kwo wagenda ojirire Mordekayi w'omuyahudi, ola okab^ra oku muhango gwa aha bwami; ntabyo wahindamula omu ebyo byoshi waderhaga. ¹¹Ago mango Hamani ah^ka elya mishangi n'echihesi ayambisa Mordekayi eyo mishangi amushoneza oku chihesi, aja amugeza omu njira nnene y'omu lugo erhi anaja abalanjira erhi ntya ko mwami anajirire omuntu ùwaùi asimire okuha olukengwa .¹²Enyuma ly'oho Mordekayi agaluka ho gulya muhango gwa mwami, chikwone Hamani agenda arhalulwiri emwage erhi anakola afire omurhima n'irhwe lyage achirhumbikire. ¹³Lero Hamani aka ganirira mukâge Zereshi n'abira bage boshi ngasi byoshi byamuhikire ! Lero abantu bage bali bw'obukengukwe, na mukâge Zereshi bamubwira erhi: Akaba oyu Mordekayi okola wakumuyunamira. Ali w'omw'iburha ly'emwa Abayahudi; wehe orhachimuhashe, Chikwone we okola wamuyunamira. ¹⁴Erhi bâba bachiri bamubwira ntyo abimangizi b'enyumpa ya mwami baheka Hamani dubaduba okuja omw'idinye omugoli Esteri alirheganyize.

¹Mwami bone Hamani bayishi irya idinye omu mw'omugoli Esteri. ²Obwa kabirhi amango baka g'inywa okw'idivayi; Mwami adôsa Esteri erhi: Bichi birya ohûnyire bulya nkuhâge byo, chiru ankaba luhande lywa chihugo nanakuha lwo.³Omugoli ashuza erhi: weliha Nnakuno, okalonza mpu wampa byo by'ebi; nalonza wani ndêkerere bwinja, nalonza na bene wirhu nabo badêkerere bwindja. ⁴Bulya rhwaguzibwe mpu rhuyirhwe, rhunasherezebwe. Achibage chiru kwali kuguzibwa buja kwone; nankachihulikire, ntankarhamire nabera Mwami irhwe. ⁵Mwami Aswero adôsa omugoli Esteri erhi: " Nndi oyo ohizire ntyo".⁶Esteri ashusha erhi:" Omwânzi" Omushombanyi ye Hamani kamala mbaga " Honaho Hamani atulûla emalanga ga mwami n'omugoli erhi bwoba burhuma. ⁷Mwmi n'oburhe ayimuka aha kagilra ebiryo, ahuluka ageragera omw'ishwa erubako lz'enyumpa y'oburhwali. Hamani obona oku Mwami alalire okw'amuniga, asigala ayinginga omugoli mpu amukule akere oku nda.⁸Mwami arhenga omw'ishwa ashubira omu bakag'ilira; alanguza Hamani ali abwarhire kw'omugoli. Mwami ayakuza erhi: " Ka kandi arhali z'oyu oliwarhiza omugoli mw'eyo nyumpa nandi nakubona" Mwami akaliha anabwir'abambali babwikire Hamani obusu.⁹Muguma muli bo, izino lyage ye Harbona, ayimuka abwira mwami erhi: Weliha nnakuno! Hali omurhi Hamani agwisire emwage mpu amanikira kwo Mordekayi n'obwo akufûngira. Ogo murhi guli gwa buli bwa makano makumi arhanu kuj'enyanya. "mwami aderha erhi: mube Hamani ye mumanika kwo" ¹⁰Honaho bamanika Hamani okw'ogwo murhi alirheganyize Mordekayi. Oburhe bwa mwami bwahwa.

¹Mw'olwo lusiku lwo nnanêne mwami Aswero agabira omugoli Esteri ebirugu by'olya mushombanyi m'Abayuda Hamani. okuhandi obwo, Omugoli abwira mwami oku Mordekayi aba ishe. Mwami aj'imulerha; ²Mwami arhola Hamani olupeta aluyambika Mordekayi. Esteri naye agabira Mordekayi aha mwa Hamani mpu aharhambule.³Esteri arghahulikaga; afukam' emalanga ga mwami, aja aderha anavugumula emirenge, akayinginga mwami mpu amuhalire kwo lirya irhigi Hamani w'okw'iburha lya Agagi âli amâjira my'okuholola abayuda. ⁴Mwami ayerekeza kalya karhi kâge k'olubisi katule n'ennoro olunda Esteri âli. Esteri ayimuka ayimanga emalanga gage.⁵Aderha erhi: " Weliha nnakuno, okabona kuli kwinja, n'erhi akaba nkola ntonyire emwawe, akaba omwanzi naderha gwakusimisa, n'akaba agandi maruba gaj'inywerhula galya Hamani mwene Hamedata w'oku baherêrekeze Abayuda boshi bali omu chihugo chawe mwoshi. ⁶Ntakabona amabi gayish'iheza bene wirhu nngal'ihulika. Bushumi la! ntakadekerera namâna bona okw'obûko bwirhu bwaherêrekera".⁷Mwami Aswero bwira omugoli n'olya Mordekkayi w'omuyuda erhi: " NaNakugabire ebirugu bya Hamani wani Esteri, naye yene bamumanisire oku murhi bulya âli amalahire okuyirha Abayuda. ⁸Chikwone kurhahashikini okuerha mpu irhegeko lisinye liri kwo n'akashe kage; che chirhumire mwene mukwanine muyandike amaruba oku munabwine, gabe gadesire minja ùachi mwajirira Abayuda; chikwoki muyish'igasinya okw'izino lyani, munagananike kw'akashe k'olupeta lwani".⁹Omw'insiku makumi abirhi n'isharhu z'omwezi gwa kasharhu, gwo mwazi gwa Sivani*, abakarani ba mwami ba hamagalwa, bayandika ngasi byoshi ok'oku Mordekayi anababwizire. Ago maruba, bagarhumira abarhambo, n'abarhanuzi, n'abarhegesi b'omwebirya bihugo igana na makumi abirhi na nda; bulya kurhenga e Buhindi kuhika e Etiyopiya, bakâshimba oluderho lwa muli ngasi chihugo nk'oku bayandika mwo, bayandika n'omu luderho lw' Abayuda nk'oku banaluyandika.¹⁰Bayandika amaruba okw'izino lya mwami Aswero, baheka echimanyiso ch'olupeta lwage. Bagafumbasa abaganda bagenda oku bihesi bya mwami bilibisire bwenene. ¹¹Bayandika mw'ago maruba oku mwami arhegesire mpu Abayuda bâli muli ngasi chihugo, bashubûzanye balingire oku gabo. Abaha oluhya lw'okuniguza aba banahisirwe kwo muli ngasi chihugo buzira kurhalukira, erigi ngabo yali yashi barhêra bali babayirhirha abana na abakazi, bagali bashokola ¹²Olw'olo luhya bali balihabirwe omu nsiku ikumi n'isharhu z'àmwezi gw'ikumi na kabirhi; gw'omwezi gwa Adari.¹³Amaruba galiyandisirwe gw'okulalika omu ngasi chishagala ga balanjirwa omu mbaga zoshi n'emw'Abayuda oku bachirheganye olw'olusiku okuchihola enyana ly'abashombanyi babo. ¹⁴Abaganda bw'okuheka ago maruba, bakâhuluka bashonyire oku bihesi bya mwami bilibisire bwenene, bahikiriza nk'oku mwami anabarhegekaga. Ako kanwa kalumira oku burhwali e Suse.¹⁵Mordekayi achinyonyola akola ahuluka omu burhwali, erhi ayambirhe emishangi y'akanya bwami mitâke mw'ebyeru n'ebidukula, n'ishingwe linenêne ly'ennoro, n'echishuli ch'akaduku. Olwo lusiku olugo lw'e Suse lwaja mw'echihogêro ch'^mwishingo. ¹⁶Abayuda boshi baja bachishinga, bashagaluka bulya bamâhima. ¹⁷Omu ngasi chishagala na ngasi chihugo, na ngasi chihugo handi irhegeko lya mwami lyahisire, Abayuda baja mw'obushagaluke n'omwishingo, bajira amadinye n'ensiku nkulu. Bantu banji bo mw'echochihugo bachihindula Bayuda erhi kubayoboha kurhumire.

¹Mwami Asweri avurhisa ikoli lidarhi omu chihugo chage, omu birhwa byali omu nyanja n'omu bihugo byali ebulambo. ²Ngasi byoshi biyerekere obuhashe n'obukulu, n'ebi asîmiraga Mordekayi byarhumaga amuyimika omu chitabu ch'ebyakâg'iba ch'abami b'e Mediani e Peresi.³Bulya oyo muyuda Mordekayi ye wali akola ali murhambo mukulu wa mwami Aswero, Abayuda basima oyo mwene wabo wali akola ali murhambo mukulu wa mwami. Mordekayi akâlongereza okw'akadêkereza mwo bene wabo bwinja, n'okulagirira obûko bwage lyo bulama omu murhula.

¹Obuhanya buli omu chihugo chiri chabalaga omuko n'okunigana; orhahwe kw'empira. ²Echoheero ch'omuherho, n'oloheero lw'amagulu g'enfarasi gaja gadirhimanya, n'enfarasi n'abazishonire kwo, n'emituga y'entambala yajahamahama.³Owashonera oku nfarasi anashona, n'engorho eriyalaza nka muliro, n bululu bwinji n'itumu liri lyakemeza; n'obwinji bwabanigwa, okubona emirhumba y'emifu erhankaganjwa; bajiyilabarha n'okuyisarhala kwo. ⁴Ahanyanya z'obugonyi burhagwerhi okubwankaderhwa bw'erya mbaraga mpu yo nyinja yey'olya mukazi w'omulozi oku bubaraga bwage anakajagula embaga n'okugahimula n'emilala y'abantu anakayiigula n'obulozi bwage.⁵Ntya kwadesire Nnahano w'emirhwe, nkola obushunzi emalanga gawe wene ochibone, nalanguula embaga zoshi obushunzi bwawe, n'abami babona obushunzi bwawe. ⁶Na ngasi buzingazinga bagaya boshi nakubanda bwo, nakujira obe wabuzingazinga, nakujira kantu kakulolwa na kuganyagusibwa. ⁷Na ngasi yeshi wakolola kwo, ayakire kuli, n'okuderha, ka Ninawi oyu washerire ntya, ndi wakachibabalira? Ngahi waani nankaja owakurhuliriza?⁸Kw'omanyire mpu we mwinja kulusha No-Amoni wahekagwa n'olwishi lwamumirira n'omubaako gwage gwaba omukagarhi k'enyanja n'enyanja yaba cho chogo chage. ⁹Kushi n'e Misri bobali misi yage, nabo bali muhako gwage;Putu na Walibia bo bakagi murhabaala.¹⁰Chiru akaba bakuhekaga emahanga gabene waja buja; abana bage barho bafulikwa aha mashango g'enjira na nihaanda, abantu bage n'abakengwa bage babandira echigo, n,abakulu bage boshi bashwekwa n'obonjogoro. ¹¹Kandi bakulerha, bakufulika , na kandi walonza aha wakayakira abashombanyi bawe.¹²Enkuta mwayakira mwo kwo ziri nka murhi gwa tini, murhi guli kwo amalehe garhahiri, erhi bakagushaganya amalehe ganakarhogera omu kanwa k'olonzize okugalya. ¹³Sinzagya olubaga ogwerhe kwo bakola bayosire nka bakazi; emihango y'echihugo chawe ekola milangabule embere z'abashombanyi bawe.¹⁴Genda odome amishi bulya okola mugorhe langa, bwinja n'emisi yoshi aha mwawe, humba idaho olabarhanye ebijondo, oseze efuru lyo okuyokera amatofali. ¹⁵Aho eyo munda omuliro gwa kusiriza, n'omugushu gwa kulibirha kwo gwa kuyusa. Nka kula enzige zinashereza; muchijire bigolo nka nzige! Muchijire banji nka nzige!¹⁶Waayushwire abarhunzi bawe oku babe banji kulusha entonde z'emalunga, Enzige n'azo zinashereze buzinda zinabalale zichigendere. ¹⁷Abantu bawe wayambisagya amashungwe kwo bali nka nzige, n'entwali zawe kwo zinali nka rhunkulishi rhwa mahanzi rhwagwa oku mirhi omu kasanzi k'emboho; chi erhi izuba lya akashalalwe libasha ago mahanzi ganachibalalire n'okugenda emunda gaja na ntaye wankayimanya.¹⁸Abakulanga boshi bajiri iro likali, wani mwami waba Ashuru, abantu bawe bakengwa barhamusirage; abantu bawe bayabusirage oku nyanja lyo rhurhondo, na ntaye wabashubuuza. ¹⁹Nta bufumu bw'enguma zikuli mwo. Echironda chawe chiri chakuyiirha.Abali bayiishi kuyunvirhiza baagasha amaboko enyanya zawe; Bulya ndi mulibo omutula gwawe gurhagwarhaga?

¹muchihe haguma kandi mucihebe haguma mwelubaga lurhagwerhi nshonyi. ²embere a lusiku murhaciba nka kula omusinga gwevungu gushandala lusiku luguma noku Mungu arhakunira, n'okwo lusiku obwo kunizi bwasheshuka lurhacihika, ³Mugalukire Mungu mwe birhohye bo cihugo mwe mukenga amarhegeko gage mukajira obushinganyanya, muchirhohye embere lya Nnamahanga muliokwo ahali mwanafuma olusiku l'obukunizi bwa Mungu.⁴ecihugo ce Gaza cahinduka biguka neeee Askaloni cichereze abantu Asidodi babacaranganyakalengerere nabe ekroni babahinva omu cihugo cabo. ⁵Obuhanya bwinyu mwe bantu bakarhenga e kreti mwe mulama okuburhambi bwe nynnja olu olubanja Mungu amatwa mwalutwirire qdesire erhi wqni Kanani cihugo ca bafiflti mukolaga nakushereza mpolole n'abantu bakubamwo⁶l'irishwa lyawe liba okubiurhambi bwenyanja nalihindula lwabuko lwabantu nalihindula bualambo abangere bakayabulira mwo, bayubakire mwo n'ebyogo by;ebibuzi byaboo. ⁷abasigire omulubaga lw'Abayuda mweryo ishwa bakayaburira mwebibuzi byabo mushi bibabijingo bajigwishira omunyumpa ziba e Askaloni okuhandi Mungu nnamahanga wabo abagashanire.ahindule n'omulagi gwabo,⁸nie nayunvirhe oku embaga z'Emoabu n'qbqntu be amoni bakagushekera olubaga lwaniii n'okulu[ganyagusa bakagi lujacira bwenene necihugo colubaga lwani cobayushwire mwecabo. ⁹cho chirhumire nko oku nnandamire, kwo nnahano w'embaga adesire, Ye Mungu w'e Israel,moabu aba nka e sodomq n'aban ba Amoni baaba nka e Go;ora, hantu hayunjwire emishugi n'amagangahwa miina y'omunyu mpinga ya mangoo goosigala omulubaga lwanii baisha babahagula; abasigala omu bantu banii baishi rhambula.¹⁰Ebyo bya bahikira erhi buchibone bwabo burhumire bulya bagijira n okuchikuza enyanya z olubaga lwa nnahano wembanga. ¹¹nnamahanga abakaga bulya ahererekezaka e myungu yaabo yoshii y'omwigulu na ngasi, muntu omuchihugo chage,omu bihugo byembaga zoshi.¹²na ninyu mwe ba ethiopia mwanigwa oku mugushu gwani. ¹³naye alambula okuboko kwage oluhande lw'ekaskazini; nokushereza ashuru; okujira Ninawi bibe biguka hantu hayumusire nka irungu. ¹⁴n'obuso bw'ensimba zakagweshera omu kagarhi kage,nsimba za ngasi lugero omwarinyunyi nq e nungu zalalama oku nyanya emitungo yaage n'amazu gazo gayunvikanaa aha madirisha emihango yage yabiguka bulyaa ashambwire omukolo gw'emitungo¹⁵Olu lwo lulya lugo l'obushagaluke, bwalilamire buzira kurhanya. Lwa chibwira omu murhima niene niendi nq ntaye wundi olinkanie, lero chechi chamasherera chikola chiraro ch'ensimba z'omuchihugo. Abayishi kagera hofi nacho bsshika shungurha n'okubunda okuboko.

¹yunvagi akanwa Mungu abwira Malaki mpu ajikabwira abisrael ²Mungu abwira olubagaa lwage erhi mmunsima bula, nabo bamudosa mpu gurhi orhusima mwo obo Mungu abashuza erhi ka Esau arhaliye wali mukulu wa Yakobo? nagaliba yakobo ye nsima. ³nalekara Esau eci hugo ce ebirho rhondo cabaga mwiburha lya Esau bo Ba edomu nacishereza nacviclekera banyambwe bo mpinga.⁴bakaderha erhi rhushabirwe,cikoki rhwagaaluka nokuyubaka aho hashabagwa nnahano wembaga adesire erhi bohe bayubaka nani nashaba naabantu, babadesa mpu bashobanyi erhi balya balyalya na abantu nnahano anababerire burhee emiaka. ⁵namasu ginyu gakabona ninyu mwaderha oku Nnahano yeri mukulu kugerera embibi ze Israel,⁶Omwana anakakenga ishe wage nomukoza anakayobohya nahamwabo okubirhigi nkaba niono nye sho winyu isu lyani ngahigi lirhi? ntyo kwo mugu olubaga adeseze ninyu mwe bajniji muli mwaganyugusa izino lyani ninyu mulimwaderha, erhi rhuli rwakuganyagusa izino lyawe bulya gurhi. ⁷Mulimwahana enterekero yishembo oku kashesha kani erhi mazibaho gani ninyu mulimwaderha erhi rhwehe rukuhire eburha ishembo bulya gurhi okudesire erhi a meza ga Nnahano kali kantu ka kukagabusibwa.⁸ka munacikebwe mpu kuba kwinja kula mukjira galamango muchija mulibirhine ecintu cihusire neci rica shunagira erhi eca lwala mpu muuchihane nterrekero kerhi warhula omurhambo cintu ca mwene cho, kamumanyire mpu anasiama amulelmbule mmudosize ntyo nie Mungu we mbaga. ⁹lero muhunage obonjo munyinginge nie Nnamahanga winyu lyonfira olubaga lwani obomjo kamuci kebirwe mpu nana muyunva n'okumushuza bwinja kwo birya byoshi mwajiraga kubesha la.¹⁰nka emwinyu yakabire omuntu muguma okukafungula omulango murhagi yasa omuliro busha oku kashesha kani ntagwerhi bushagaluke emwinyu kw o qdesire Nnahano wembaga ciru nta yemere ntrerekro yoshi yoshi omu maboko ginyu, ¹¹bulyalira kurhenga ebushoshokero bwizuba mupaka ekulembe kwizuba ciru ebuzuka bwbo izino lyani lilikulu omu kagarhi kanabaga nangasi hoshi nangasi bakanahana erhi kuhana ubuku na entererkero eciri oku izino lyani bulya izino lyani liri likulu omu ngasi lubaga kwadesire Nnahano wembaga, ¹²ciru kwone mwehe munakabulire okwo mukabona oku ishekerero lyani lirhakakengwa,lirhankanaja kwebirhali biryo bihemusire.¹³ciru mukaderha mpu bici rhuliukira kagayo kwene kone mukampira kwo nie Mungu we ngabo muna kanterekera n'ebintu bymu bushambo nebayaisha byakyu nagira n;ebyalwala omuzerezi hurhigi nieki nankaynkirira entulo za mwene ezo mmudosize? ¹⁴akahera mashi omuntu oyimisire emfizi y'enkafu omubuso bwage, abuliiba ecintu ciri kwi shembo co ahambula omu byabo mpu co akolaga anterekera mwo. Oyo muntu alimuha nya arhamanyiri okumba mwami mukulu okajira embga bihamba nkudesire nie Mungu wengabo.

¹yunvagi oku niono nie Mungu wengabo ntonzire abajinji. ²Munyunverheze miciseze mumpe irenge likwanine nakaba nanga na muheka kwobuhanya nalihindula buhanya neci mashi kwo nkola najira okwo bulya murhciri mwajira okwo bulya murhaciri mwajira ebilongire.³mira narheganyizagya emburhu yinyu omuhane ninyu mmubande amashi ebusu necihoca birya bintu mukarherekera mwo amango g'ensiku nkulu enyuma lyabo mmuyunjizize mweshi nabyo erhali hofi. ⁴Ninyu mwmanya oku nie mungu nnamahanga nie na badwirhire erhi iregeko lyo eciragane cigwarha na lawi kwaeesire nnahano w'embaga.⁵Eciragane canii nanawe cali ciragane cizine na omurhulaa naani namuha go lyo naye oyoboha aaleka izino lyani. ⁶irhegeko lykuli lyali omu kage ciru obubi burha bonenaga erhi burhayunvikanaga omu kanwa kage aliaajaaga agenda haguma na nani haaguma n'omurhula na acoba bahindu baanji na akamukenga naa okuleka amabi. ⁷okubiri kushinganine akanwa k'omudahwa kafulike oborhrere kaandi birhumire abantu balongereze irhegeko omukanwa kage bulya yehe alimurhumisi wa Nanhanowa bantu.⁸cokwone mwehe muli banji mwahindula ogwo mwanzi enyigirizo mwakaigiriza zahabula abantu banji,mwayunva eciragne rhwalaganine rhweshi nkudesire nie Mungu wengabo. ⁹nkolaga nani nshumika olubaga lwa b'Israel luka ;mugayagusa lumunese nshonyi bulya murhekengaga okulonza kwani munahe n'enzigiirizi omu mihigo yinyu.¹⁰ka larha wirhu rhweshi arhaba mugum. karhaali nnamahanga mgumaa warhuhebaga, lero bici birhumirage rhwalyaana rhwene na rhwene okuvuna ecirgane cafundikagwa na nnamaahanga wirhu na bashakuluzaa. ¹¹Abayuda bavunyire eyabo ndagano, Bajira ebishologosize ommu yerusalemu n'umu cihugo coshi ce Israel bahumanya ahantu himana halyaa Mungu asima bakarhola nabakazi bakaniza ennama z'emahanga. ¹²Mungu amuberula olya okahana enterekero mbi emunda Nnahano wengabo alii.¹³Yunvagi ebindi muli mwanjiraa irhegeko lyq Mungu mirenge muli mwalaka muhohorhe bulya anabuzire obwayankira entulo n'okuyemera ebi mu mudwirhire.¹⁴munacidose mpu lero cirhu mire arhayankirira ebi rhumurhuzire, yaga mukengere oku mwalaganyagya mungu oku mwakabera na abakazi mwamarholerega erhi miciri barho. Bo mwalamaga mweshi mwene mwachishogaga, bo mwagalibaleka. ¹⁵ka mungu arhali amammujira muntu muguma omu mubiri n'omwi roho bici oyo muntu acifinja kali kulonza mpu mube nabana nnamahanga amuhire micihqngqne, murhacigahuluusa abakazi mwarholereraga miciiri barho. ¹⁶bulya niehe nkugaire noluleka kwa desire nnahano Mungu we ngambo erhi wa wa isarel nolya okafunikira omushangi gwage okunterekero mbi nnamugaire kwa desire nnahano we ngabo , lero chihanzagi emirhima yinu murhagi kakola ebyaha erhi kulekana.¹⁷Mwarhamize Mungu n'obudesidesi bwinyu , chikone munacidose mpu bichi rhwa murhamize kwo? N'obwo gala mango muderha mpu Mungu bwinja abona abajira okubi, abayemerire abantu bamwene abo muyushule muderhe mpu olya Nnamahanga oheba h'obushinganyanya ngahi aligi ?

¹Sinzagi ntumire entumwa yani , naye akubula enjira yani embere zani ,na Nnahano mukalonza ayishe omwisengero lyage okuba kandi eyo ntumwa y'echiragane mukashagalukira , sinzagi nyishire kw'adesire Nnahano w'engabo. ²cikone ndi omanyire olusiku ku lw okuisha kwage erhi ndi waimanga wabonekana yehe okubiri yehe luli luiganyo l'ensabuni omuntu akafulamo omushangi, ³yehe atamala nka owa chesa enoro na okuishuka, naye abacesa abana ba lawi, aba cesa nka noro nabo bana rhule entererkero yabo okushinganyire.⁴okwako kasnagi enterekero za abayuda na aba eyurusalemu zina simisage Mungu nka galya mango ga mbere na emiaka ya mira. ⁵Neci Mungu wengabo ahamirize aderha erhi nkola na mujamo mmutwire olubanja nakannyanjise abakajira emigereko lubanja, nabagonyi nakabalahira ebira abagorombeekanya omukamarho gwabakozi nabakalenganya abakanam n'enfunzi nabarhindibuza ebigolo nabala boshi barha bakenzire.⁶Bulya nie Mungu ntahindamuka cocirhumire ntabasherezagya,mwebana bayakobo, ⁷Kurhenga ensiku za ba shoo winyu mwahindamusire mwa leka amarhegeko gani ciru murhagakenga,mungalukire nihye nani nabagalukira ntyala kwo adesire Nnahano wenga cokone ninyu mwakaderha, rhugaluke omunjira ehi.⁸Koko omunutu anarheba Mungu cikoki mwehe muli mwazimba nie Mungu cikone muli mwa derha ehri rhwakuzimbiri omu njira ehi? mwazimbire isadaka na enterekero. ⁹ninyu muheherirwe n'echihehero bulyalira mulimwanzimba mungu kandi olubaga lwoshi,¹⁰Lerha gi isadaka erhi ntererkero eshinganine omunguli lyo ebilibwa bibone kane omunyumpa yani muntagulage omweno njira kw'adesire namahanga wengambo,musinzagye erhi ntabayigulire amadirisha g'embingu, mbarhumire ne emigisho yani. Ciru akaba eerhali fasi yo kurholera ho kantyola? ¹¹nani enya zinyu nmuhinva olya okashereza ciru arhakacirhabisa amatunda go mburho zinyu ciru nomuzabibu gwinyu arharhole amatunda gago omukashanzi kage,omumashwa kwo adesire Nnahano wengabo, ¹²amashanja gemahanga goshi gamuderha bani iragi bulya ecihugo cinyu caba cinja c'okulama mwo ntyo kwo ndesire Nnhano wengabo.¹³Ebinwa binyu biri bizibu mukadera engabo yani kwo adesire nnhano. Cikone ninyu mwaka derha rhwa, rhwadesire miaanzi mici enyanya zawe bulya gurhi. ¹⁴mulimwaderha okukolera Mungu murhagwerhi mwo bunguke,na bungukukebuci rhugwerhe? ku yemera ama rhegeko gage na okugenda omumutula embere z a Mungu wengabo na okukenda omu marhegeko gage na okugenda oburhe embere za Mungu w'engabo. ¹⁵lero rhulirhwaderha oku ab'enzizi erhi bwobone bo bagwwerhi iragi, kandi abjira obulyalya bo bakabeerwa kqndi abakarhangula Mungu bobakafuma.¹⁶Lero balya bakakenga Nnahano bakaderhazanya bonene naye Mungu akabayunvirhiza ayunnva na ecitabu cenkengezo cayandikagwa embere zage n'okukaderha izino lyage.¹⁷naba baba baani kwo adesire nnahano wengabo,omwezo nsiku najiraga kandi baba muhako gwani niene nababera lukogo nka kula omuzire alubera omwana wage omukolera. ¹⁸Ago mango mwabona olubero lwabaa omukarhi kabachinganyanya nabantu babi n'abarhamukolera.

¹ecirhumirage sinzagi ezo nsiku ziishire, zili zagulumira nki ifuru lyo muliro ago mango abantu bobucibone nabone nabanyankola amaligo bagulumira nka biula nta muguma wasigala mulibo barhasigale ciru owobofumu. ²cikone yunvagi ebi ndanganyize abakenga obukulu bwani obucize bwani bwayalagala nka kula izuba lishalala, libe ligwerhe n'obufumu omu myanzi yalya agomango mwarhulula muje mwahama hama nka mutwira gwa kanina, bahulusa omu lwandara. ³olusiku nayerekana obu hashe bwani mwakatunyaga nanyankola mabi mwakabarhindagira namagulu nakaa katutum nkudesire nie Mungu we ngabo.⁴mukengere ebi mwambali wani Musa ajaga yigiriza mumanye munakenge amarhregeko na amahano gani nahaga musa oku ntondo ye horebu nti agahe abantu boshi be Israel. ⁵Embere olusiku lwa Mungu luhike lulya lukulu lunali lwa kuyobohya, narhangi murhumira omulebi Eliya. ⁶Ye wakalerha obunvikane oku babusi na abana babo,n'oku ntyo namaisha ndi herere kereza ecihugo cinyu.