Esita 3:1-15
3 Nozyakainda zintu eezyi, Mwami Ahasuera wakasumpula Hamani+ mwana wa Hamedata muna Agagi+ akumubikka acuuno caatala kwiinda basilutwe bambi boonse mbaakali limwi.+
2 Mpoonya babelesi boonse bamwami ibakali kumulyango wamwami bakali kumukotamina akumuvwuntamina Hamani, nkaambo oobo mbombubo mbwaakalailila mwami kujatikizya nguwe. Pele walo Moodekai wakakaka kumukotamina nokuba kumuvwuntamina.
3 Aboobo babelesi bamwami ibakali kumulyango wamwami bakaambila Moodekai kuti: “Ino nkaambo nzi ncosotoka malailile aamwami?”
4 Buzuba abuzuba bakali kumwaambila oobo, pele tanaakali kubaswiilila pe. Mpoonya bakamwaambila Hamani kutegwa babone naa ulamuleka buyo Moodekai kuzumanana kucita mbwaakali kucita;+ nkaambo wakalibaambilide kuti mu Juda.+
5 Lino Hamani naakabona kuti Moodekai wakali kukaka kumukotamina nokuba kumuvwuntamina, wakanyema kapati.+
6 Pele tanaakacibona kuba camaano kujaya buyo Moodekai alikke nkaambo bakalimwaambilide kujatikizya bantu ba Moodekai. Aboobo Hamani wakatalika kuyandaula nzila yakunyonyoona ba Juda boonse ibakali mubwami boonse bwa Ahasuera, nkokuti bantu ba Moodekai boonse.
7 Lino mumwezi wakusaanguna, nkokuti mwezi wa Nisani,* mumwaka wa 12+ wabulelo bwa Mwami Ahasuera, bakawaala Puri+ (nkokuti Cisolo) kubusyu bwa Hamani kuti bazyibe buzuba amwezi nobayoocita oobo, eelyo cisolo cakawida mwezi wa 12, nkokuti mwezi wa Ada.*+
8 Mpoonya Hamani wakaambila Mwami Ahasuera kuti: “Kuli musyobo umwi wabantu bamwaikide akati kabantu+ muzyooko zyoonse zyabwami bwako,+ milawo yabo iliindene ayabantu boonse; tabatobeli milawo yamwami alimwi mwami tayelede kubaleka buyo.
9 Ikuti naa cili buyo kabotu kumwami, akulembwe mulawo wakuti bantu aaba bajaigwe. Mebo ndilabbadela matalenta* aansiliva aali 10,000 aakubbadela bantu batiibeleke mulimo ooyu.”
10 Mpoonya mwami wakagwisya nweenwe yakwe yakusimbya+ kujanza lyakwe akwiipa kuli Hamani+ mwana wa Hamedata muna Agagi,+ ooyo iwakali sinkondonyina aba Juda.
11 Kumane mwami wakati kuli Hamani: “Nsiliva alimwi abantu aaba zyapegwa kulinduwe, kuti ubacite kufwumbwa ncobona kuti ncibotu.”
12 Kumane balembi bamwami+ bakaitwa mubuzuba bwa 13 bwamwezi wakusaanguna. Bakalemba magwalo+ kweelana azintu zyoonse Hamani nzyaakalailila baleli bazisi bamwami, beendelezi bazyooko ibakali kweendelezya zyooko ziindene-indene abasilutwe bamakamu aabantu alimwi cooko cimwi acimwi cakalembelwa kweelana ambocakali kulemba* akubantu bamwi abamwi kweelana amwaambo wabo. Magwalo aaya akalembwa muzina lya Mwami Ahasuera akubikkwa zidinto anweenwe yakusimbya yamwami.+
13 Magwalo akatumwa kwiinda mubatumwa muzyooko zyoonse zyamwami, aalailila kuti kube kujaya akunyonyoona ba Juda boonse, balombe abamadaala, bana abamakaintu mubuzuba bomwe, nkokuti mubuzuba bwa 13 bwamwezi wa 12, nkokuti mwezi wa Ada,+ alimwi akubanyanga mbono zyabo.+
14 Pepa lyamalailile aakali mumagwalo lyakamwaigwa mbuli mulawo muzyooko zyoonse akwaambilizyigwa kubantu boonse kutegwa balibambile buzuba oobo.
15 Lino ibatumwa bakaunka cakufwambaana+ akaambo kamajwi aamwami; mulawo wakapegwa kuzwa kuŋanda yamwami iikwabilidwe yaku Susani.*+ Eelyo mwami a Hamani bakakkala akutalika kunywa waini, pele munzi wa Susani* wakali mulupyopyongano.
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Amubone Makani Aayungizyidwe B15
^ Amubone Makani Aayungizyidwe B15
^ Talenta lyomwe lyakali kulema makkilogilamu aali 34.2. Amubone Makani Aayungizyidwe B14.
^ Naa “andembelo yancico.”
^ Naa “Susa.”
^ Naa “Susa.”
