Esitere 5:1-14
5 Pa zuŵa lachitatu,+ Esitere wakavwara vyakuvwara vyachifumu, wakimilira mu luŵaza lwamukati lwa nyumba ya themba kuthyana na nyumba ya themba. Themba likakhala pa chitengo chake chaufumu mu nyumba yauthemba kuthyana na mulyango wa nyumba.
2 Themba likati lawona waka Fumukazi Esitere yimilira mu luŵaza, likakondwa nayo, ndipo themba likanyoloskera Esitere ndodo yagolide+ iyo yikaŵa mu woko lake. Esitere wakasendelera pafupi, wakakora ndodo yira kunthazi.
3 Themba likamufumba kuti: “Fumukazi Esitere, kasi ukukhumbachi? Kasi pempho lako ndakuti wuli? Upikenge nanga yingaŵa hafu ya ufumu wane!”
4 Esitere wakati: “Usange chalikondweska themba, muhanya uno themba lize pamoza na Hamani+ ku chiphikiro icho nalinozgera.”
5 Ntheura themba likati ku ŵanalume ŵake: “Phalirani Hamani wize luŵiro, nga umo Esitere wayowoyera.” Penepapo themba na Hamani ŵakaluta ku chiphikiro icho Esitere wakanozga.
6 Pa chiphikiro cha vinyo, themba likati kwa Esitere: “Kasi lurombo lwako ndwakuti wuli? Upikenge icho wapempha! Kasi pempho lako ndakuti wuli? Upikenge nanga yingaŵa hafu ya ufumu wane!”+
7 Esitere wakazgora kuti: “Lurombo lwane na pempho lane ndakuti:
8 Usange nasanga uwemi pamaso pa themba ndipo usange chalikondweska themba kunipa icho nilombenge na kufiska pempho lane, mbwenu themba na Hamani ŵize ku chiphikiro icho naŵanozgera namachero. Namachero ndipo nizamuchita umo themba layowoyera.”
9 Pa zuŵa lira, Hamani wakaluta wachimwemwe na wakusangwa mu mtima. Kweni wakati wawona Modekayi pa chipata cha themba, Hamani wakazura na ukali pa Modekayi+ pakuwona kuti wakawuka chara na kutenthema pamaso pake.
10 Ndipouli, Hamani wakajikora, wakaluta ku nyumba yake. Kufuma apo, wakachemeska ŵabwezi ŵake na Zereshi+ muwoli wake.
11 Hamani wakathumbwa chifukwa cha usambazi na uchindami wake, ŵana ŵake ŵanandi,+ na umo themba likamukwezgera na kumuŵika pachanya pa ŵakaronga na ŵateŵeti ŵa themba.+
12 Hamani wakatiso: “Chinyake ntchakuti, Fumukazi Esitere yindacheme munyake, kweni ine kuti nilute na themba ku chiphikiro icho yanozga.+ Namachero nachemekaso kukaŵa pamoza na iyo na themba.+
13 Kweni vyose ivi vikunikhorweska chara para nkhuwona Modekayi Muyuda wakukhala pa chipata cha themba.”
14 Ntheura Zereshi muwoli wake na ŵabwezi ŵake wose ŵakati kwa iyo: “Unozge khuni, utali wake mikono 50.* Namulenji ukaphalire themba kuti Modekayi wapayikikepo.+ Kufuma apo, ulute na themba, ukasangwe na chiphikiro.” Fundo iyi yikaŵa yiwemi kwa Hamani, ntheura wakanozga khuni.
Mazgu Ghamusi
^ Mamita pafupifupi 22.3. Wonani Vyakusazgirapo B14.
