Esteri 1:1-22
1 Pamazuva aAhashivheroshi,* kureva Ahashivheroshi aitonga matunhu 127+ kubva kuIndiya kusvika kuItiopiya,*
2 pamazuva iwayo, Mambo Ahashivheroshi paakanga agere pachigaro chake cheumambo, munhare* inonzi* Shushani,*+
3 mugore rechitatu rekutonga kwake, akaitira machinda ake ese nevashandi vake mabiko. Pamberi pake paiva neuto rePezhiya+ neMedhiya,+ nevakuru vakuru, nemachinda ematunhu,
4 uye akavaratidza pfuma yeumambo hwake hwaiva nemukurumbira, uye ukuru nekunaka nekukudzwa kwake, kwemazuva mazhinji, mazuva 180.
5 Pakapera mazuva aya, mambo akaitira vanhu vese vaiva munhare* yeShushani* mabiko kwemazuva manomwe, vakuru nevadiki, pachivanze chemumunda wemuzinda wamambo.
6 Paiva nemachira machena, nemamwe machira akagadzirwa nedonje, nemachira ebhuruu aiva akasungwa zvakasimba netambo dzakanaka dzakagadzirwa nejira, shinda dzepepuru dzaiva mumarin’i esirivha, mbiru dzedombo remabhura, nezvigaro zvegoridhe nesirivha zvaiva panzvimbo yakanga yakawaridzwa matombo epofiri, mabhura, maparera, nemabhura nhema.
7 Waini yainwirwa mukapu dzegoridhe;* hapana kapu yaiva yakafanana neimwe, uye waini yamambo yaiva zhinji, maererano nekuwana kwaiita mambo.
8 Pakunwa kwacho vaitevedzera murayiro wekuti hapana aifanira kumanikidzwa,* nekuti mambo akanga aronga nevakuru vemumuzinda kuti mumwe nemumwe aite zvaanoda.
9 Mambokadzi Vhashti+ akaitirawo vakadzi mabiko paimba yeumambo yaMambo* Ahashivheroshi.
10 Pazuva rechinomwe, mwoyo wamambo pawaiva wakafara newaini, akaudza Mehumani, Bhizta, Habhona,+ Bhigta, Abhagta, Zetari, naKakasi, vakuru vanomwe vemumuzinda avo vaiva vashandi vepedyo vaMambo Ahashivheroshi,
11 kuti vauye naMambokadzi Vhashti pamberi pamambo, akasunga jira reumambo* mumusoro, kuti mambo aratidze marudzi nemachinda kunaka kwake, nekuti aiva mukadzi akanaka chaizvo.
12 Asi mambo paaituma vakuru vemumuzinda kuti vanoshevedza Mambokadzi Vhashti, iye airamba kuuya. Mambo akabva atsamwa chaizvo uye akaviruka nehasha.
13 Mambo akabva ataura nevarume vakachenjera vaiva neruzivo rwenyaya dzakamboitika* (nekuti aya ndiwo mauyire aiita nyaya dzamambo pamberi pevanhu vese vaiziva mutemo nekutongwa kwenyaya,
14 uye vaya vaiva pedyo zvikuru naye vaiva Kashena, Shetari, Admata, Tashishi, Meresi, Masena, naMemukani, machinda manomwe+ ePezhiya neMedhiya, aibvumirwa kupinda maiva namambo uye aiva nezvinzvimbo zvepamusoro kupfuura vamwe vese muumambo hwacho).
15 Mambo akabvunza kuti: “Maererano nemutemo, chii chinofanira kuitwa kuna Mambokadzi Vhashti nekuramba kwaaita kuteerera zvataurwa naMambo Ahashivheroshi achishandisa vakuru vemumuzinda?”
16 Memukani akabva apindura ari pamberi pamambo nemachinda, achiti: “Mambokadzi Vhashti haana kungotadzira mambo chete, asi atadzirawo+ machinda ese nemarudzi ese ari mumatunhu ese aMambo Ahashivheroshi.
17 Nekuti zvaitwa namambokadzi zvichazivikanwa nemadzimai ese, uye achazvidza varume vawo uye achati, ‘Mambo Ahashivheroshi akati vauye naMambokadzi Vhashti pamberi pake, asi iye akaramba kuuya.’
18 Nhasi chaiye machindakadzi ePezhiya neMedhiya ayo ari kuziva zvaitwa namambokadzi, achataura nemachinda ese amambo, uye zvichaita kuti pave nekuzvidzwa nekutsamwa kukuru.
19 Kana zvakanaka kuna mambo, ngapadzikwe murayiro namambo uye ngaunyorwe pamitemo yePezhiya neMedhiya, iyo isingachinjwi,+ kuti Vhashti haachatombofaniri kuuya pamberi paMambo Ahashivheroshi; uye mambo ngaape chinzvimbo chaVhashti muumambo kune mumwe mukadzi ari nani kumupfuura.
20 Pachanzwiwa murayiro wamambo muumambo hwake hwese hwakakura, madzimai ese achakudza varume vawo, kubva pane vari pamusoro kusvika pane vari pasi.”
21 Mashoko aya akafarirwa namambo nemachinda, uye mambo akaita zvakataurwa naMemukani.
22 Saka akatumira tsamba kumatunhu ese eumambo,+ kudunhu rimwe nerimwe mumanyorero aro uye kurudzi rumwe nerumwe mumutauro warwo, kuti murume wese ave tenzi* mumba make uye kuti ataure mutauro werudzi rwake.
Mashoko Emuzasi
^ Zvinonzi ndiye Zekisesi I, mwanakomana waDhariyasi Akakurumbira (Dhariyasi Histasipisi).
^ Kana kuti “kuKushi.”
^ Iyi inzvimbo yaishandiswa kuhwanda uchitiza muvengi.
^ Kana kuti “mumuzinda unonzi.”
^ Kana kuti “Susa.”
^ Iyi inzvimbo yaishandiswa kuhwanda uchitiza muvengi.
^ Kana kuti “yeSusa.”
^ Kana kuti “mumidziyo yegoridhe; mukapu dzegoridhe dzisina mubato.”
^ Kana kuti “kuudzwa pekugumira.”
^ Kana kuti “pamuzinda waMambo.”
^ Kana kuti “akapfeka chishongo cheumambo.”
^ Kana kuti “rwemaitirwe ezvinhu.” ChiHeb., “rwenguva.”
^ Kana kuti “muchinda.”
