Esita 8:1-17
8 Lino buzuba oobo Mwami Ahasuera wakapa Namalelo Esita ŋanda ya Hamani,+ sinkondonyina aba Juda;+ alimwi awalo Moodekai wakaboola kumwami, nkaambo Esita wakamwaambila mwami kuti Moodekai wakali musazinyina.+
2 Mpoonya mwami wakagwisya nweenwe+ yakwe yakusimbya njaakanyanga Hamani akwiipa Moodekai. Eelyo Esita wakabikka Moodekai kulanganya ŋanda ya Hamani.+
3 Kuyungizya waawo, Esita alimwi wakaambaula amwami. Wakaliwaala kumaulu aakwe akulila akumukombelezya kuti agwisye bubi bwa Hamani muna Agagi amakanze mabi ngaakajisi kujatikizya ba Juda.+
4 Mwami wakatondeka nkoli yabwami yangolida kuli Esita,+ eelyo Esita wakanyamuka akwiima kumbele lyamwami.
5 Mpoonya wakati: “Ikuti naa ncibotu mumeso aako omwami, akuti naa wandifwida luzyalo akuti naa cileelede kulinduwe alimwi akuti naa ndakubotela, akulembwe mulawo wakuti atatobelwi magwalo aakalembwa, aayo aajisi makanze mabi aa Hamani+ mwana wa Hamedata muna Agagi+ ngaakalemba kuti ba Juda boonse ibali muzyooko zyamwami banyonyoonwe.
6 Ino mebo inga ndaumuna buti kandibwene mapenzi aayoosikila bantu bangu alimwi ino inga ndaliyumya buti kandilangilila lunyonyooko lwabasazima?”
7 Aboobo Mwami Ahasuera wakaambila Namalelo Esita a Moodekai mu Juda kuti: “Amubone! Ŋanda ya Hamani ndaipa kuli Esita,+ alimwi ndakalailila kuti Hamani aanzikwe acisamu+ akaambo kamakanze aakwe aakulwana* ba Juda.
8 Lino mulakonzya kulemba magwalo muzina lyamwami kwiiminina ba Juda kweelana ancomubona kuti ncibotu mumeso aanu eelyo mwaadinte anweenwe yakusimbya yamwami, nkaambo kufwumbwa calembwa muzina lyamwami akudintwa anweenwe yakusimbya yamwami tacikonzyi kucincwa pe.”+
9 Aboobo balembi bamwami bakaitwa mumwezi watatu nkokuti mwezi wa Siva,* mubuzuba bwa 23, eelyo bakalemba zyoonse nzyaakalailila Moodekai kuba Juda, baleli bazisi,+ beendelezi abasilutwe bazyooko+ kuzwa ku India kusikila ku Etiopiya, nkokuti ibali muzyooko zili 127, cooko cimwi acimwi cakalembelwa kweelana ambocakali kulemba* akubantu bamwi abamwi kweelana amwaambo wabo, abalo ba Juda kweelana akulemba kwabo* amwaambo wabo.
10 Mpoonya wakalemba magwalo muzina lya Mwami Ahasuera akwaadinta anweenwe yakusimbya yamwami+ akwaatuma kwiinda mubatumwa basimabbiza; balo ibakabelesya mabbiza aakali kuzuza kapati aayo aakavwubilwa kubelesyegwa mumulimo wamwami.
11 Mumagwalo aayo mwami wakazumizya ba Juda ibakali muminzi yoonse iindene-indene kuti babungane antoomwe akukwabilila maumi aabo, akuti banyonyoone cooko akujaya nkamu zyoonse zyabantu izyakali kubacitila lunya aabo ibakali kuyoobalwana, nobaba bamakaintu naa bana alimwi akubanyanga zintu zyabo.+
12 Eeci cakeelede kucitwa mubuzuba bomwe muzyooko zyoonse zya Mwami Ahasuera, mubuzuba bwa 13 bwamwezi wa 12, nkokuti mwezi wa Ada.*+
13 Makani aakalembedwe mupepa lyamalailile akeelede kuba mulawo muzyooko zyoonse. Akeelede kwaambilizyigwa kubantu boonse kutegwa ba Juda balibambile buzuba oobo kujolela basinkondonyina.+
14 Batumwa ibakali kutanta mabbiza aakali kubelesyegwa mumulimo wamwami bakaunka cakufwambaana akaambo kamajwi aamwami. Alimwi mulawo wakapegwa kuzwa muŋanda yamwami iyakakwabilidwe yaku Susani.*+
15 Lino Moodekai wakazwa kubusyu bwamwami kasamide cisani cabwami camubala wajulu amulembo mubotu kapati, wakalisamide amusini mupati wangolida ajansi lyamulembo mubotu aboya bwambelele bwamubala wacisombo.+ Eelyo munzi wa Susani* wakoongolola cakukondwa.
16 Lino ba Juda bakakkalwa myoyo,* bakakondwa, bakasekelela alimwi akulemekwa.
17 Alimwi muzyooko zyoonse amuminzi yoonse, kufwumbwa ooko malailile amulawo wamwami nkozyakasika, ba Juda bakakondwa, kukkomana, kupanga mapobwe alimwi akusekelela. Lino bantu banji bamucisi bakatalika kulyaamba kuti abalo mba Juda+ akaambo kakuyoowa ba Juda.
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “kakuwaala janza lyakwe kulwana.”
^ Naa “andembelo yabo.”
^ Naa “andembelo yancico.”
^ Amubone Makani Aayungizyidwe B15
^ Amubone Makani Aayungizyidwe B15
^ Naa “Susa.”
^ Naa “Susa.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “mumuni.”
