Esita 7:1-10
7 Aboobo mwami a Hamani+ bakaunka kuti bakapobole antoomwe a Namalelo Esita.
2 Lino mubuzuba bwabili nibakali kunywa waini, mwami alimwi wakati kuli Esita: “Ino uyanda nzi Namalelo Esita? Ulapegwa ncoyanda! Alimwi ino ulomba nzi? Nokuba kuti walomba cisela cabwami bwangu, ulapegwa!”+
3 Namalelo Esita wakavwiila kuti: “Ikuti naa omwami wandifwida luzyalo akuti naa ncibotu mumeso aako, ndilomba kuti undivwune mebo antoomwe abantu bangu.+
4 Nkaambo mebo abantu bangu twaabwa+ kuti tujaigwe akunyonyoonwa.+ Nikwali kuti twasambalwa buyo kuti tube bazike baalumi abamakaintu, nindaumuna buyo. Pele mapenzi aaya taayelede kulekwa buyo pe, nkaambo awalo mwami alamujatikizya.”
5 Mpoonya Mwami Ahasuera wakabuzya Namalelo Esita kuti: “Ino ngwani ooyo, alimwi ino uli kuli ooyo walipa kucita cintu cili boobu?”
6 Esita wakati: “Mwaalumi ooyo uutulwana alimwi sinkondoma, ngu Hamani ooyu mubi.”
Eelyo Hamani wakayoowa kapati akaambo kamwami anamalelo.
7 Mwami wakanyamuka kanyemede kuzwa apobwe lyawaini akuunka mumuunda wamwami, pele Hamani wakanyamuka kulomba Namalelo Esita kuti amuvwune, nkaambo wakabona kuti mwami takoomuleka buyo katamusubuli.
8 Lino mwami wakapiluka kuŋanda yapobwe ikwakali kunywigwa waini kuzwa kumuunda wamwami, eelyo wakajana kuti Hamani wakaliliwaalide acuuno aawo Esita mpaakabede. Mpoonya mwami wakakankamuka kuti: “Sena uyanda kumujata namalelo kandilangilila muŋanda yangu?” Lino mwami kacaambaula, Hamani bakamuvwumba kubusyu.
9 Lino Haribona+ umwi wabasinkuta bamwami wakati: “Alimwi kuli cisamu cilampa tukokola tuli 50 * Hamani ncaakabambilide Moodekai+ ooyo iwakavwuna mwami.+ Nkocili cilisimpikidwe kuŋanda ya Hamani.” Amvwe boobo mwami wakati: “Amumwaanzike alincico.”
10 Aboobo Hamani bakamwaanzika acisamu ncaakabambilide Moodekai, eelyo bukali bwamwami bwakamana.
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Mamita aabalilwa ku 22.3. Amubone Makani Aayungizyidwe B14.
