Esteri
5 Pazuva rechitatu,+ Esteri akapfeka nguo dzake dzeumambo akanomira pachivanze chemukati chemuzinda wamambo, pakatarisana neimba yamambo, mambo paakanga agere pachigaro chake cheumambo muimba yeumambo pakatarisana nesuo. 2 Mambo paakangoona Mambokadzi Esteri akamira pachivanze, akamunzwira nyasha, uye mambo akatambanudzira tsvimbo yeumambo yegoridhe+ yaiva muruoko rwake kuna Esteri. Esteri akabva aswedera pedyo, akabata pamusoro petsvimbo yeumambo.
3 Mambo akamubvunza kuti: “Zvaita sei nhai Mambokadzi Esteri? Chii chauri kuda kukumbira? Uchapiwa kunyange kusvika pahafu yeumambo hwangu!”* 4 Esteri akapindura achiti: “Kana zvakanaka kuna mambo, mambo ngaauye nhasi pamwe chete naHamani+ kumabiko andamugadzirira.” 5 Saka mambo akati kuvarume vake: “Udzai Hamani kuti auye nekukurumidza, sezvakumbirwa naEsteri.” Saka mambo naHamani vakaenda kumabiko akanga agadzirwa naEsteri.
6 Pavakanga vava kunwa waini pamabiko acho, mambo akati kuna Esteri: “Chii chauri kuteterera kuti upiwe? Uchachipiwa! Uye chii chauri kukumbira? Uchapiwa kunyange kusvika pahafu yeumambo hwangu!”*+ 7 Esteri akapindura kuti: “Chandiri kutetererera uye chandiri kukumbira ndeichi, 8 Kana ndanzwirwa nyasha namambo uye kana zvakanaka kuna mambo kundipa zvandiri kutetererera uye kundipa zvandinokumbira, mambo naHamani ngavauye kumabiko andichavaitira mangwana; uye mangwana ndichaita sezvataurwa namambo.”
9 Zuva iroro Hamani akabuda achifara, mwoyo wake uchifara. Asi Hamani paakaona Modhekai pagedhi ramambo uye kuti haana kumusimukira kana kubvunda pamberi pake, Hamani akabva ashatirirwa Modhekai+ kwazvo. 10 Zvisinei, Hamani akazvidzora akaenda kumba kwake. Akabva atumira shoko kuti shamwari dzake naZereshi+ mudzimai wake vashevedzwe. 11 Hamani akadada nepfuma yake zhinji, vanakomana vake vakawanda,+ nekukwidziridzwa kwaakanga aitwa namambo uye kukudzwa kwaakanga aitwa achiiswa pamusoro pemachinda nevashandi vamambo.+
12 Hamani akatiwo: “Pamusoro paizvozvo, Mambokadzi Esteri haana mumwe waakoka kuti auye namambo kumabiko aagadzira+ kunze kwangu. Ndakokwawo mangwana kuti ndive pamwe chete naye namambo.+ 13 Asi zvese izvi hazvisi kundifadza kana ndichiri kuona Modhekai muJudha agere pagedhi ramambo.” 14 Saka shamwari dzake dzese nemudzimai wake Zereshi vakati kwaari: “Ita kuti danda rakareba makubhiti 50* ridzikwe. Uye mangwanani ibva wataurira mambo kuti Modhekai anofanira kuturikwa pariri.+ Ubve waenda namambo kunofara kumabiko.” Mashoko acho akafadza Hamani, saka akaita kuti danda racho ridzikwe.