Esita 4:1-17
4 Lino Moodekai+ naakamvwa zyoonse zyakali kucitika,+ wakazapula zisani zyakwe, wakasama zisani zyamasaka akulibikka mulota. Kumane wakaunka akati kamunzi, kayaabulila cakoongolola.
2 Wakagolela buyo amulyango wamwami nkaambo kunyina wakeelede kunjila amulyango wamwami kasamide zisani zyamasaka.
3 Alimwi muzyooko zyoonse+ kufwumbwa jwi amulawo wamwami nkowakasika, kwakali kulila kupati akati kaba Juda, kubikkilizya akuliimya kulya,+ kukwiila akoomoka. Banji bakali kwaalabana mumulota kabasamide zisani zyamasaka.+
4 Lino basimbi ibakali kukutaukila Esita abazibe bakwe nobakaboola kuzoomwaambila makani aaya, namalelo wakanyongana kapati. Mpoonya wakatumya zisani kuli Moodekai kutegwa asame muciindi camasaka, pele wakazikaka.
5 Kumane Esita wakaita Hataki umwi wabazibe bamwami ooyo mwami ngwaakabikkide kulanganya namalelo, eelyo Esita wakamutuma kuyoobuzya Moodekai eeci ncocakali kwaamba alimwi acakali kucitika.
6 Aboobo Hataki wakaunka kuli Moodekai kubbuwa lyabuleya lyamumunzi ilyakali kumbele lyamulyango wamwami.
7 Mpoonya Moodekai wakamwaambila zyoonse zyakamucitikila alimwi amali aagaminide+ aayo Hamani ngaakasyomezya kupa kuciyobwedo camwami kuti ba Juda banyonyoonwe.+
8 Alimwi wakamupa pepa aakalembedwe mulawo iwakapegwa ku Susani*+ wakuti banyonyoonwe. Wakeelede kumutondezya pepa eeli Esita akumupandulwida alimwi akumulailila+ kuti aunke kumwami kuyoomulomba kuti abafwide luzyalo akuyoomukombelezya mwami cacigaminina kujatikizya bantu bakwe.
9 Hataki wakapiluka akwaambila Esita ncaakaamba Moodekai.
10 Mpoonya Esita wakaambila Hataki akumulailila kuti akaambile Moodekai+ kuti:
11 “Babelesi bamwami boonse abantu bamuzyooko zyamwami balizyi kuti, ikuti naa mwaalumi naa mukaintu wanjila mulubuwa lwamwami+ lwamukati kataitidwe, kuli mulawo omwe buyo wakuti: Weelede kujaigwa; ccita buyo kuti naa mwami wamutondeka nkoli yabwami yangolida.+ Lino kwainda mazuba aali 30 katandiiti mwami.”
12 Lino Moodekai naakaambilwa ncaakaamba Esita,
13 wakaingula Esita kuti: “Utayeeyi kuti akaambo kakuti yebo uli muŋanda yamwami ulakonzya kufwutuka kwiinda ba Juda bamwi boonse.
14 Nkaambo ikuti naa yebo uumune buyo aciindi eeci, lugwasyo alufwutuko lwaba Juda lulazwa kubusena bumbi;+ pele yebo abamuŋanda yauso muyoofwa. Alimwi ino nguni uuzyi, ambweni akaambo kakufwutula bantu bako muciindi cili boobu ncookabeda namalelo.”+
15 Mpoonya Esita wakaingula Moodekai kuti:
16 “Koya uyobolole ba Juda boonse bali mu Susani* antoomwe, muliimye kulya+ akaambo kandime. Mutalyi nokuba kunywa kwamazuba otatwe,+ syikati amasiku. Andime abasimbi bangu tulaliimya kulya. Mpoonya ndiyakuunka kumwami nokuba kuti nkutyola mulawo, eelyo ikuti naa ndiyoofwa, andikafwe buyo.”
17 Aboobo Moodekai wakaunka akucita zyoonse nzyaakamulailila Esita.
