Esther CHITSAUKO 1 1 Zvino pamazuva aAhashivheroshi (ndiye Ahashivheroshi aibata ushe kubva kuIndia kusvikira kuEtiopia, pamatunhu ane zana namakumi maviri namanomwe); 2 Zvino namazuva iwayo mambo Ahashivheroshi paakanga agere pachigaro choushe hwake, chaiva paShushani nhare; 3 negore rechitatu rokubata kwake ushe, akaitira machinda ake ose navaranda vake mutambo; simba rePerisia neMedhia, navakuru namachinda enyika vakanga vari pamberi pake; 4 Akavaratidza fuma youshe hwake hwakarumbidzwa, nokukudzwa koumambo hwake hwakaisvonaka mazuva mazhinji, ari mazuva ane zana namakumi masere. 5 Zvino mazuva iwayo akati apera, mambo akaitira mutambo vanhu vose vakanga vari paShushani panhare yamambo, vakuru navaduku, mazuva manomwe paruvanze rwomunda panhare yamambo; 6 Paiva nemicheka yakarembedzwa michena, nemitema, nemitema, yakanga yakasungwa namabote omucheka wakaisvonaka, nepepuru, pazvindori zvesirivha, nembiru dzamabwe machena; 7 Vakapiwa zvokumwa mumikombe yendarama, asi mikombe yakanga isina kufanana, newaini yamambo zhinji, mambo asingavanyimi napaduku. 8 Vakamwa nomurayiro wokuti vanhu vanwe; nekuti mambo akanga araira vatariri vose veimba yake, kuti vaitire mumwe nomumwe sezvaakanga achida nomoyo wake. 9 Navahosi Vhashiti vakaitirawo vakadzi mutambo paimba yamambo yakanga iri yamambo Ahashivheroshi. 10 Zvino nezuva rechinomwe moyo wamambo wakati wafara newaini, akaraira Mehumani, naBhizita, naHaribhona, naBhigita, naAbhagta, naZetari, naKakasi, machinda manomwe aibata pamberi pamambo Ahashivheroshi, 11 kuti vauye navahosi Vhashiti pamberi pamambo, vane korona youhosi, kuti vanhu namachinda vawone kunaka kwavo; nekuti vakanga vakanaka pakuonekwa. 12 Asi vahosi Vhashiti vakaramba kuuya sezvavakanga varairwa namambo nomuromo wavaranda; ipapo mambo akatsamwa kwazvo, shungu dzake dzikamuka mukati make. 13 Ipapo mambo akati kuvachenjeri, vaiziva nguva, (nokuti ndiwo waiva muitiro wamambo kuna vose vaiziva mutemo nokururamisira; 14 Aimutevera akanga ari Kashena, Shetari, Admatha, Tarshishi, Meresi, Marisena, Memukani, machinda manomwe ePezhiya neMedhia, aiona chiso chamambo, uye akanga agara ari wokutanga muumambo; 15 Murayiro uchaiteiko navahosi Vhashiti, zvavakaramba kuita sezvavakarairwa namambo Ahashivheroshi nomuromo wavaranda? 16 Ipapo Memukani akapindura mambo namachinda, akati, Vahosi havana kutadzira mambo chete, asi namachinda osewo, navanhu vose vari munyika dzose dzamambo Ahashivheroshi. 17 Nekuti ichi chakaitwa navahosi chichapararira pakati pavakadzi vose, zvino vachashora varume vavo pamberi
pavo, kana zvichinzi, Mambo Ahashivheroshi akaraira vahosi Vhashiti kuti vauyiswe pamberi pake, asi vakaramba kuuya. 18 Nhasi vakadzi vePerisia neMedhia vachataurawo saizvozvo kumachinda ose amambo, akanzwa zvakaitwa navahosi. Naizvozvo kushora nokutsamwa kukuru kuchamuka. 19 Kana mambo achifara nazvo, mambo ngaateme murayiro une simba ramambo, unyorwe pamirairo yavaPerisia navaMedhia, urege kushandurwa. Kuti Vhashiti arege kuzouyazve pamberi pamambo Ahashivheroshi; mambo ngaape mumwe ari nani kupfuura iye uhosi hwake. 20 Zvino kana chirevo chamambo chaachaita chikaparidzwa paushe hwake hwose (nokuti ukuru), vakadzi vose vachakudza varume vavo, vakuru navaduku. 21 Shoko iro rikafadza mambo namachinda; mambo akaita sezvaakaudzwa naMemukani; 22 Akatumira tsamba kumativi ose enyika yose yamambo, kunyika imwe neimwe sezvazvakanyorwa zvayo, norudzi rumwe norumwe norurimi rwarwo, kuti murume mumwe nomumwe ave nesimba pamusoro peimba yake, uye kuti dziparidzwe norurimi rwamarudzi ose. CHITSAUKO 2 1 Zvino shure kwaizvozvo, kutsamwa kwamambo Ahashivheroshi kwakati kwanyarara, akarangarira Vhashiti nezvaakaita, nechirevo chakatemwa pamusoro pake. 2 Ipapo varanda vamambo vaimubatira vakati, Mambo ngaatsvakirwe mhandara dzakanaka; 3 Mambo ngaagadze vatariri pamativi ose enyika dzoushe hwake, vaunganidze mhandara dzose dzakanaka paShushani nhare yamambo, paimba yavakadzi, vaichengetwa naHege muranda wamambo, muchengeti wavakadzi; uye ngavapiwe zvinhu zvavo zvekunatsa; 4 Zvino musikana unofarirwa namambo ngaave vahosi panzvimbo yaVhashiti. Shoko iro rakafadza mambo; akaita saizvozvo. 5 Zvino paShushani nhare yamambo pakanga pano mumwe muJudha, wainzi Modhekai, mwanakomana waJairi, mwanakomana waShimei, mwanakomana waKishi, muBhenjamini; 6 wakange atapwa paJerusaremu, pamwechete navatapwa vakanga vatapwa naJekonia mambo waJudha, wakange atapwa naNebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi. 7 Iye akanga arera Hadhasa, ndiye Esiteri, mukunda wababamunini vake; nekuti akanga asina baba namai; zvino musikana uyu akanga akanaka paumiro hwake napachiso chake; pakufa kwababa vake namai vake Modhekai akamutora, akamuita mukunda wake. 8 Zvino murayiro wamambo nechirevo chake zvakati zvanzwikwa, vasikana vazhinji pavakaunganidzwa paShusha nhare yamambo, mumaoko aHegai, kuti Esteri akauyiswawo mumba mamambo, kuti achengete Hegai, muchengeti wevakadzi. 9 Musikana akamufadza, iye akamunzwira tsitsi; akachimbidzika kumupa zvinhu zvake zvokuzvinatsa nazvo, nezvose zvaakanga anazvo, nevasikana vanomwe, vaakafanira kupiwa, vaibva paimba yamambo; akamusarudza iye navarandakadzi vake panzvimbo yakaisvonaka paimba yavakadzi.