Esteri
2 Pashure pezvinhu izvi, hasha dzaMambo Ahashivheroshi+ padzakanga dzaserera, akayeuka zvakanga zvaitwa naVhashti+ nezvakanga zvasarudzwa pamusoro pake.+ 2 Vashandi vamambo vepedyo vakabva vati: “Mambo anofanira kutsvagirwa mhandara dzechidiki dzakanaka. 3 Uye mambo ngaagadze vamiririri mumatunhu ese eumambo hwake,+ kuti vaunganidze mhandara dzese dzechidiki dzakanaka kunhare* inonzi* Shushani,* kuimba yevakadzi. Ngavaiswe mumaoko aHegai+ mukuru mukuru* wemumuzinda wamambo, muchengeti wevakadzi, uye ngavatsvindiswe.* 4 Musikana anenge afarirwa namambo kupfuura vese ndiye achava mambokadzi panzvimbo paVhashti.”+ Mashoko acho akafadza mambo, uye ndizvo zvaakaita.
5 Kwaiva nemumwe murume wechiJudha aiva munhare yeShushani+ ainzi Modhekai+ mwanakomana waJairi mwanakomana waShimei mwanakomana waKishi, muBhenjamini,+ 6 uyo akanga atapwa kubva kuJerusarema nevanhu vakabudiswa munyika pamwe chete naMambo Jekoniya*+ weJudha, uyo akatapwa naMambo Nebhukadhinezari weBhabhironi. 7 Ndiye aichengeta Hadhasa,* kureva Esteri, mwanasikana wehama yababa vake,+ nekuti akanga asina baba kana amai. Musikana wacho aiva nechimiro chakanaka uye akanaka pachiso, uye pakafa baba vake naamai vake, Modhekai akamutora kuti ave mwanasikana wake. 8 Pakaziviswa shoko ramambo nemutemo wake uye vasikana vakawanda pavakaunganidzwa munhare yeShushani* vari mumaoko aHegai,+ Esteri akaendeswawo kuimba yamambo* achichengetwa naHegai muchengeti wevakadzi.
9 Akafadzwa nemusikana wacho uye akamufarira,* saka akakurumidza kuronga nezvekutsvindiswa*+ kwake uye zvekudya zvaaifanira kupiwa, uye akamupa vasikana vechidiki 7 vakasarudzwa vekuimba yamambo. Akamutamisirawo kunzvimbo yakanaka kwazvo muimba yevakadzi iye pamwe chete nevasikana vechidiki vaimushumira. 10 Esteri haana kana chaakataura nezvevanhu vekwake+ kana nezvehama dzake, nekuti Modhekai+ akanga amurayira kuti asawana waanoudza.+ 11 Zuva nezuva Modhekai aifamba nepamberi pechivanze cheimba yevakadzi kuti azive kuti Esteri akadii uye kuti chii chaiitika kwaari.
12 Musikana mumwe nemumwe aiva nejana rekupinda maiva naMambo Ahashivheroshi kana apedza kutsvindiswa kwemwedzi 12 yainzi vakadzi vacho vaifanira kutsvindiswa, nekuti izvi ndizvo zvavaifanira kuita kuti vapedze kutsvindiswa:* mwedzi 6 nemafuta emura,+ uye mwedzi 6 nemafuta ebharisamu+ pamwe chete nemafuta akasiyana-siyana ekutsvindisa.* 13 Zvadaro musikana wacho ainge ava kukwanisa kupinda maiva namambo, uye aipiwa chero chaaikumbira paaibva kuimba yevakadzi achienda kuimba yamambo. 14 Aipinda manheru, uye mangwanani aidzokera kuimba yechipiri yevakadzi, pasi paShaashgazi mukuru mukuru wemumuzinda wamambo,+ muchengeti wevarongo. Aisazopindazve maiva namambo kunze kwekunge anyatsofarirwa namambo uye ashevedzwa nezita kuti auye.+
15 Pakasvika jana raEsteri mwanasikana waAbhihairi hama yaModhekai, uyo akanga amutora kuti ave mwanasikana wake,+ rekuti apinde maiva namambo, haana chaakakumbira kunze kwezvakataurwa naHegai mukuru mukuru wemumuzinda* wamambo, muchengeti wevakadzi. (Nguva yese iyi Esteri aifarirwa nemunhu wese aimuona.) 16 Esteri akaendeswa kuna Mambo Ahashivheroshi paimba yake yeumambo mumwedzi wechi10, kureva mwedzi waTebheti,* mugore rechi7+ rekutonga kwake. 17 Mambo akada Esteri kupfuura vamwe vakadzi vese, uye Esteri akawana nyasha kwaari uye akafarirwa kupfuura dzimwe mhandara dzese. Saka mambo akamuisa jira reumambo* mumusoro, akamuita mambokadzi+ panzvimbo paVhashti.+ 18 Mambo akaitira machinda ake ese nevashandi vake mabiko makuru, mabiko aEsteri. Akabva azivisa kuti vasungwa vasunungurwe mumatunhu acho, uye akaramba achipa zvipo maererano nekuwana kwaiita mambo.
19 Panguva yakaunganidzwa mhandara*+ kechipiri, Modhekai akanga agere pagedhi ramambo. 20 Esteri haana kana chaakataura nezvehama dzake uye nezvevanhu vekwake,+ sezvaakanga arayirwa naModhekai; Esteri akaramba achiita zvakanga zvataurwa naModhekai, sezvaaingoita paaichengetwa naye.+
21 Pamazuva iwayo Modhekai paakanga agere pagedhi ramambo, Bhigtani naTereshi, vakuru vaviri vemumuzinda wamambo, vachengeti vemasuo, vakatsamwa vakaronga kuuraya* Mambo Ahashivheroshi. 22 Asi Modhekai akazviziva, uye akakurumidza kuudza Mambokadzi Esteri. Esteri akabva ataura namambo muzita raModhekai.* 23 Saka nyaya yacho yakaferefetwa zvikazoonekwa kuti ndezvechokwadi, uye varume vacho vaviri vakaturikwa padanda; uye zvese izvi zvakanyorwa mubhuku renhoroondo yenguva yacho pamberi pamambo.+