Esteri

9 Pazuva rechi13 remwedzi wechi12, kureva mwedzi waAdhari,*+ apo paifanira kuitwa+ zvakanga zvataurwa namambo uye zvaiva mumutemo waakanga adzika, pazuva iro vavengi vevaJudha vaitarisira kuti vachavakunda, zvinhu zvakachinja, uye vaJudha vakakunda vaya vaivavenga.+ 2 VaJudha vakaungana mumaguta avo mumatunhu ese aMambo Ahashivheroshi+ kuti varwise vaya vaitsvaga kuvakuvadza, uye hapana munhu akakwanisa kumirisana navo, nekuti marudzi ese akanga ava kuvatya zvikuru.+ 3 Uye vaJudha vaitsigirwa nemachinda ese ematunhu, nemamwe machinda,+ magavhuna, nevanhu vaiita basa ramambo, nekuti vaitya Modhekai. 4 Modhekai akanga ava nesimba+ muimba yamambo* uye mukurumbira wake wakanga uchipararira mumatunhu ese, nekuti Modhekai airamba achiwedzera kuva nesimba.

5 VaJudha vakabaya vavengi vavo vese nebakatwa, vachivauraya uye vachivaparadza; vakaita zvese zvavaida kune vaya vaivavenga.+ 6 Munhare* inonzi* Shushani,*+ vaJudha vakauraya uye vakaparadza varume 500. 7 Vakaurayawo Pashandata, Dharifoni, Aspata, 8 Porata, Adhariya, Aridhata, 9 Pamashta, Arisai, Aridhai, naVhaizata, 10 ivo vanakomana gumi vaHamani mwanakomana waHamedhata, uyo aivenga vaJudha.+ Asi pavakavauraya, havana chavakapamba.+

11 Pazuva iroro mambo akaudzwa uwandu hwevaya vakaurayiwa munhare yeShushani.*

12 Mambo akati kuna Mambokadzi Esteri: “Munhare yeShushani,* vaJudha vauraya nekuparadza varume 500 nevanakomana gumi vaHamani. Ko kuzoti mune mamwe matunhu ese amambo+ vaitei? Iye zvino chii chaunotetererera? Uchachipiwa. Uye chii chimwezve chaunokumbira? Chichaitwa.” 13 Esteri akapindura kuti: “Kana zvichifadza mambo,+ vaJudha vari muShushani* ngavabvumirwewo mangwana kuita maererano nemutemo wanhasi;+ uye vanakomana gumi vaHamani ngavaturikwe padanda.”+ 14 Saka mambo akarayira kuti izvozvo zviitwe. Pakabva padzikwa mutemo muShushani,* uye vanakomana gumi vaHamani vakaturikwa.

15 VaJudha vaiva muShushani* vakaunganazve pazuva rechi14 remwedzi waAdhari,+ vakauraya varume 300 muShushani;* asi havana chavakapamba.

16 Vamwe vaJudha vese vaiva mumatunhu amambo vakaunganawo, vakarwira upenyu hwavo.*+ Vakaparadza vavengi vavo,+ vakauraya vanhu 75 000 pane vaya vaivavenga; asi havana chavakapamba. 17 Izvi zvakaitika pazuva rechi13 remwedzi waAdhari, uye vakazorora pazuva rechi14, vakariita zuva remabiko nerekufara.

18 VaJudha vaiva muShushani* vakaungana pazuva rechi13+ nerechi14,+ vakazorora pazuva rechi15, uye vakariita zuva remabiko nekufara. 19 Ndokusaka vaJudha vaigara mumaguta ematunhu ekure vakaita kuti zuva rechi14 remwedzi waAdhari rive zuva rekufara neremabiko, zuva rekupemberera,+ uye kuti rive nguva yekutumirana zvekudya.+

20 Modhekai+ akanyora zvinhu izvi, akatumira tsamba kuvaJudha vese vaiva mumatunhu ese aMambo Ahashivheroshi aiva pedyo neaiva kure. 21 Akavarayira kuti vachengete zuva rechi14 remwedzi waAdhari, nezuva rechi15, gore rimwe nerimwe, 22 nekuti pamazuva aya vaJudha vakazorora pavavengi vavo uye mwedzi iwoyo kusuwa kwavo kwakachinja kukava kufara uye kuchema kwavo+ kukava zuva rekupembera. Vaifanira kuachengeta vachiita kuti ave mazuva emabiko neekufara uye ekutumirana zvekudya neekutumira varombo zvipo.

23 VaJudha vakabvuma kuramba vachiita mhemberero yavakanga vatanga uye kuita zvavakanyorerwa naModhekai. 24 Nekuti Hamani+ mwanakomana waHamedhata, muAgagi,+ uyo aivenga vaJudha vese, akanga aruka zano rekuparadza vaJudha,+ uye akanga akanda Puri,+ kureva Mujenya, kuti avatyisidzire uye kuti avaparadze. 25 Asi Esteri paakauya pamberi pamambo, mambo akapa murayiro wakanyorwa waiti:+ “Zano rake rakaipa raarongera vaJudha+ ngarimudzokere”;* uye vakamuturika iye nevanakomana vake padanda.+ 26 Ndokusaka vakashevedza mazuva aya kuti Purimu, vachitora zita racho paPuri*+ yacho. Saka nekuda kwezvese zvakanga zvakanyorwa mutsamba iyi, nezvavakaona panyaya iyi uye zvakanga zvaitika kwavari, 27 vaJudha vakasarudza kuti ivo nevazukuru vavo, nevaya vaibatana navo,+ vaifanira kupemberera mazuva maviri aya vasingaregi uye kuti vaite zvakanyorwa pamusoro pavo gore rimwe nerimwe panguva yakasarudzwa. 28 Muzvizvarwa zvese zvaizotevera, mazuva aya aifanira kuyeukwa uye kuchengetwa nemhuri imwe neimwe, dunhu rimwe nerimwe neguta rimwe nerimwe; uye mazuva aya ePurimu haafaniri kuguma pavaJudha; anofanira kuramba achiyeukwa nevazukuru vavo.

29 Mambokadzi Esteri, mwanasikana waAbhihairi, naModhekai muJudha vakabva vanyora tsamba yechipiri ine chekuita nePurimu vakaisimbisa nemasimba avakanga vapiwa. 30 Tsamba dzacho dzakatumirwa kuvaJudha vese vaiva mumatunhu 127,+ ihwo umambo hwaAhashivheroshi,+ nemashoko erugare nechokwadi 31 kuti vasimbise kuti mazuva aya ePurimu aifanira kuchengetwa panguva yawo yakasarudzwa, sezvavakanga varayirwa+ naModhekai muJudha naMambokadzi Esteri, uye sezvavakanga vasarudza kuti vaifanira kuita*+ ivo nevazukuru vavo, zvaisanganisira kutsanya+ nekuteterera.+ 32 Uye murayiro waEsteri wakasimbisa nyaya idzi dzePurimu,+ zvikanyorwa mubhuku.