Ester TI 1. NKYEKYƐMU 1 Na ɛbaa sɛ Ahasweros bere so no, (oyi ne Ahasweros a odii hene fi India kosi Etiopia, wɔ amantam ɔha aduonu nson so. 2 Saa nna no mu no, bere a ɔhene Ahasweros te n’ahenni ahengua a ɛwɔ Susan ahemfie no so no. 3 N’ahennie afe a ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa mu no, ɔtoo pon maa ne mmapɔmma ne ne nkoa nyinaa; Persia ne Media tumi, asahene ne mmapɔmma a wɔwɔ n’anim. 4 Bere a ɔdaa n’anuonyam ahenni ahonyade ne n’anuonyam a ɛkyɛn so no animuonyam adi nna bebree, nna ɔha aduɔwɔtwe mpo. 5 Na nna yi twaam no, ɔhene no too apontoɔ maa nkurɔfoɔ a wɔwɔ Susan ahemfie hɔ nyinaa, akɛseɛ ne nketewa, nnanson, wɔ ɔhene ahemfie turo no adiwo hɔ; 6 Ɛhe na na ntama fitaa, ahabammono ne bruu, a wɔde nwera pa ne kɔkɔɔ asɛn hama wɔ dwetɛ nkaa ne aboɔden abo adum ho: mpa no yɛ sika kɔkɔɔ ne dwetɛ, wɔ aboɔden aboɔ kɔkɔɔ ne bruu ne fitaa ne tuntum so. 7 Na wɔmaa wɔn sika nkuruwa mu, (nkukuo no gu ahodoɔ) ne ahemfo bobesa bebree, sɛdeɛ ɔhene teɛ. 8 Na wɔnom no sɛdeɛ mmara no teɛ; obiara anhyɛ no, ɛfiri sɛ saa na ɔhene ahyɛ ne fie mpanimfoɔ nyinaa sɛ wɔnyɛ sɛdeɛ obiara pɛ. 9 Ɔhemmaa Wasti nso too apontoɔ maa mmaa no wɔ ahemfie a na ɛyɛ Ɔhene Ahasweros dea no mu. 10 Da a ɛtɔ so nson no, berɛ a ɔhene akoma ani gyee nsã ho no, ɔhyɛɛ Mehuman, Bista, Harbona, Bigta, ne Abagta, Setar ne Karka, ahemfie mpanimfoɔ baason a wɔsom wɔ ɔhene Ahasweros anim no. 11 Ɔde ɔhemmaa Wasti a ɔde ɔhene abotiri bɛba ɔhene anim, na wakyerɛ ɔman no ne mmapɔmma no n’ahoɔfɛ, ɛfiri sɛ na ne ho yɛ fɛ. 12 Nanso ɔhemmaa Wasti ampene sɛ ɔbɛba wɔ ɔhene no ahyɛdeɛ so denam ne dan mu ahwɛfoɔ so. 13 Ɛnna ɔhene ka kyerɛɛ anyansafoɔ a wɔnim mmerɛ no sɛ, (ɛfiri sɛ saa ara na ɔhene no teɛ wɔ wɔn a wɔnim mmara ne atemmuo nyinaa ho. 14 Na deɛ ɔdi n’akyi ne Karsena, Setar, Admata, Tarsis, Meres, Marsena ne Memukan, Persia ne Media mmapɔmma baason a wɔhunuu ɔhene anim, na wɔtenaa ahennie no mu di kan; 15 Ɛdeɛn na yɛnyɛ ɔhemmaa Wasti sɛdeɛ mmara teɛ, ɛfiri sɛ wanni ɔhene Ahasweros ahyɛdeɛ a ɛnam ahemfie so ahwɛfoɔ so no so? 16 Na Memukan buaa ɔhene ne mmapɔmma no anim sɛ: Ɛnyɛ ɔhene no nko ara na ɔhemmaa Wasti na wayɛ bɔne, na wayɛ mmapɔmma no nyinaa ne nnipa a wɔwɔ ɔhene Ahasweros amantam nyinaa mu nso. 17 Na ɔhemmaa no adeyɛ yi bɛba mmea nyinaa nkyɛn, na wɔabu wɔn kununom animtiaa wɔ wɔn ani so, sɛ wɔbɛka sɛ: Ɔhene Ahasweros hyɛɛ sɛ wɔmfa ɔhemmaa Wasti mmra n’anim, nanso wankɔ. 18 Saa ara na ɛnnɛ Persia ne Media mmaa bɛka akyerɛ ɔhene mmapɔmma a wɔate ɔhemmaa no adeyɛ no nyinaa. Saa na animtiaabu ne abufuw a ɛboro so bɛsɔre. 19 Sɛ ɛsɔ ɔhene ani a, ma ɔhene ahyɛdeɛ bi mmfi ne nkyɛn, na wɔntwerɛ no wɔ Persiafoɔ ne Mediafoɔ mmara mu, sɛ
ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔsakyera: Sɛ Wasti mmra Ɔhene Ahasweros anim bio; na ɔhene no mfa n’ahemfie mma obi foforo a oye sen no. 20 Na sɛ wɔtintim ɔhene ahyɛdeɛ a ɔbɛhyɛ no wɔ n’ahemman nyina ara mu a, (efiri sɛ ɛyɛ kɛseɛ) a, ɔyerenom nyinaa bɛhyɛ wɔn kununom nidie, akɛseɛ ne nketewa nyinaa. 21 Na asɛm no sɔɔ ɔhene ne mmapɔmma no ani; na ɔhene yɛɛ sɛdeɛ Memukan asɛm no teɛ. 22 Ɔde nkrataa kɔmaa ɔhene no amantam nyinaa mu, amantam biara mu sɛdeɛ wɔtwerɛ no teɛ, ne ɔman biara sɛdeɛ wɔn kasa teɛ, sɛ obiara nni tumi wɔ ne fie, na wɔtintim sɛdeɛ ɔman biara kasa teɛ. TI 2. NKYERƐKYERƐMU 1 Yeinom akyi no, ɔhene Ahasweros abufuw ano brɛɛ ase no, ɔkaee Wasti ne nea ɔyɛe ne nea wɔhyɛɛ no tiaa no. 2 Ɛnna ɔhene nkoa a wɔsom no no kaa sɛ: Wɔhwehwɛ mmabaa a wɔn ho yɛ fɛ mma ɔhene. 3 Na ma ɔhene npaw ahwɛfoɔ wɔ n’ahennie mantam nyina ara mu, na wɔaboaboa mmabaa nkumaa a wɔn ho yɛ fɛ no nyinaa ano akɔ Susan ahemfie, mmaa no fie, ama ɔhene dan sohwɛfoɔ Hege, mmaa no sohwɛfoɔ no ahwɛ; na wɔmfa wɔn nneɛma a wɔde tew wɔn ho mma wɔn. 4 Na ababaa a n’ani gye ɔhene ho no nyɛ ɔhemmaa nsi Wasti ananmu. Na asɛm no sɔɔ ɔhene ani; na ɔyɛɛ saa. 5 Na Yudani bi wɔ Susan ahemfie hɔ, na ne din de Mordekai, Yair ba, Simei ba, Kis ba, Benyaminni. 6 Na wɔde Yuda hene Yekonia a Babilon hene Nebukadnesar faa no kɔɔ nnommumfa mu no firii Yerusalem. 7 Na ɔtetee Hadasa, ne Ester, ne papa nua babea, ɛfiri sɛ na onni agya ne ɛna, na abaawa no ho yɛ fɛ na ne ho yɛ fɛ. na Mordekai, bere a n’agya ne ne na wui no, ɔfaa no sɛ n’ankasa ne babea. 8 Na bere a wɔtee ɔhene ahyɛde ne n’ahyɛde, na mmabaa bebree boaboaa wɔn ho ano wɔ Susan ahemfie hɔ, na Hegai hwɛɛ Hegai so no, wɔde Ester nso baa ɔhene fie, na Hegai a ɔyɛ mmea no sohwɛfo no hwɛɛ no. 9 Na ababaa no sɔɔ n’ani, na ɔnyaa adɔeɛ firii ne hɔ; na ɔde ne nneɛma a ɔde tew ne ho, ne deɛ ɛyɛ ne dea ne mmabaa baason a ɛfata sɛ wɔde ma no, firii ɔhene fie maa no ntɛm ara, na ɔmaa ɔne n’asomfoɔ no hwehwɛɛ mmaa no fie beaeɛ a ɛyɛ papa. 10 Na Ester nkyerɛɛ ne man ne n’abusuafoɔ, ɛfiri sɛ na Mordekai ahyɛ no sɛ ɔnnkyerɛ. 11 Na Mordekai nam mmea fie adiwo anim da biara, sɛ ɔrekɔhu sɛnea Ester yɛe ne nea ɛbɛto no. 12 Afei bere a abaawa biara bɛkɔ Ɔhene Ahasweros nkyɛn no, bere a wadi asram dumien, sɛnea mmea no su te no, (efisɛ saa ara na wowiee wɔn ahotew nna no, kyerɛ sɛ, asram asia a wɔde kuro ngo ayɛ, ne asram asia a wɔde hua a ɛyɛ dɛ ka ho, ne nneɛma afoforo a wɔde tew mmea no ho,) 13 Afei sei na ababaa biara baa ɔhene nkyɛn; wɔmaa no biribiara a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔne no mfi mmaa no fie nkɔ ɔhene fie. 14 Anwummere no, ɔkɔɔ, na ade kyee no, ɔsan kɔɔ mmea no fie a ɛto so abien no mu, na ɔhene Saasgas, ɔhene dan sohwɛfo a ɔhwɛ mpenafo no so no, wankɔ ɔhene nkyɛn bio, gye sɛ ɔhene no ani gyee ne ho, na wɔde ne din frɛɛ no. 15 Afei bere a Mordekai papa nua Abihail babea Ester a ɔfaa no sɛ ne babea no bae sɛ ɔrekɔ ɔhene nkyɛn no, wanhwehwɛ biribiara gye nea ɔhene dan sohwɛfo Hegai a