¹ Panuma yaifi fintu, eryo ikipyu kya Mfumu Ahasuerus kya kapereko, atontonkenye pari Vashiti eryo nefyo akitire. Kabiri atontonkenye pa kipampamiko apangire pari ye. ² Eryo abarumendo ba mfumu abarekumutumikira basosere ati, ''Rekeni ukufwaya pa kupange pa rubari rwa mfumu pa bakashana ba na kisungu abasuma. ³ Rekeni imfumu isare abarashi ba mu fitungu fyonse ifya mu bufumu bwakwe, ukurongonika kyapamo bonse abakashana banakisungu abasuma ku haremu mu nkyende sha mu Susa. Rekeni bababike kuri Hegai ukurekubarorekeshapo, kiroro wa mfumu, uyo uurorekesha pa banakashi, eryo rekeni abapere ne fyakurenga baboneke ubusaka. ⁴ Rekeni umukashana uwasekesha imfumu akabe na mfumu pa nkyende yakwa Vashiti.'' Uku kupandwa kwa mano kwaishire kusekesha imfumu, eryo yaishire kukita ifi fine. ⁵ Ukwariko umu Yuda mu nkyende ya ku Susa uweshina rya Modekai umwana mwaume wakwa Yairi umwana mwaume wakwa Shimei umwana mwaume wakwa Kishi, uwari mwina Benjamini. ⁶ Asenderwe ukufuma mu Yerusaremu muri bunkore pamo pene nabo basenderwe na Yehoiakin, imfumu ya ku Yuda, uo Nebukatinesa imfumu ya bena Babironi ya sendere. ⁷ Arekusunga Hadasa, uyo ni, Esthere, umwana mwanakashi wakwa narume, pantu takwete wishi nangura nyina. Umukashana arikwete ikinso ikisuma eryo uwabune mukuboneka. Modekai amusendere ngo mwana mwanakashi wakwe. ⁸ Iryo ukukabira no kupampamika kwa mfumu kwaishire kuranda, abengi abakashana baishire kuretwa ku nkyende ya ku Susa. Babapere kuri Hegai kukubasakamana. Na Esthere wine bamusendere ku kipango kya mfumu eryo no kubikwa musakamanwa kwakwa Hegai, uwarekurorekesha pa banakashi. ⁹ Umukashana arimusekeshe, eryo aishire kusanga ububire kuri ye. Apopenefye aishire kumupera ifyakuiwamya eryo nefyakurya fimo. Apere kuri ye ababomfi banakashi kine rubari ukufuma ku kipango kya mfumu, eryo amusendere pamo na babomfi banakashi ku nkyende iyabune mu ng'anda ya banakashi. ¹⁰ Esthere taebere uuri onse abari bantu bakwe nangura barupwa bakwe, pantu Modekai arimwebere ukuti takuri ukweba uuri onse. ¹¹ Kira bushiku Modekai arekwendera kunuma eryo na kuntanshi ya rubansa rwa ng'anda ya banakashi, ku kwishiba umutende wakwa Esthere, eryo nefiri no kukitwa pari ye. ¹² Eryo inshita yafikire pari kila mukashana ukuya ku mfumu Ahasuerusi-ukukonka mamfunde pa banakashi, kira mukashana afwire ukupwisha imyenshi ikumi rimo na shibiri ku kuiwamya, imyenshi mutanda na mafuta ya myrrh, eryo imyenshi mutanda ne fyakununkira eryo nefyakuiwamishako- ¹³ eryo umukashana aishire kuya ku mfumu, kyonse ikyo arikukabira kyariperwe kuri ye ukufuma mu ng'anda ya banakashi, pakuti aye asende inkyende. ¹⁴ Mu kyunguro aringire ukwingira mukati, eryo murukyero kubwerera mu ng'anda ya bubiri iya banakashi, eryo ku nkyende yakwa Shaashigazi, ciroro wa mfumu, uwarikurorekesha pa banakashi ba mfumu. Tarikubwerera ku mfumu na kabiri kanofye ngairi mukumbirwe apakaramba eryo no kumwita na kabiri. ¹⁵ Nomba iryo inshita yaishire pari Esthere (umwana mwanakashi wakwa Abihail, narume wakwa Modekai, uwamusendere ngo mwana mwanakashi wakwe) ukuya mu mfumu, taipwishe ifiri fyonse rero kanofye ifyo Hegai ciroro wa mfumu, uwarikurorekesha pa banakashi, asarire. Nomba Esthere apokerere ububire kuri onse uwamubwene. ¹⁶ Esthere asenderwe ku mfumu Ahasuerusi mu nkyende ya bufumu mu mwenshi warenga ikumi rimo, uwaba mwenshi wa Tebeti, mu mwaka warenga kine rubari mubutekeshi bwakwe. ¹⁷ Imfumu yatemenwe Esthere ukukira bonse abanakashi eryo apokerere ukusuminwa eryo no bubire ku kinso kya mfumu, ukukira bonse banakisungu bambi. Eikyo aishire kubika ikisote kya bufumu pa mutwe wakwe eryo no kumupanga na mfumu ukukira Vashiti. ¹⁸ Imfumu yaishire kupera umutebeto uukaramba pari bakiroro bonse eryo na babomfi bonse, ''Umutebeto wakwa Esthere,'' eryo yafumisheko umusonko ku fintungu. Kabiri apere ifyabupe no mukinshi wa bufumu. ¹⁹ Nomba iryo banakisungu bakorongene umuku wa kibiri, Modekai aikere pa mpongoro ya mfumu. ²⁰ Esthere ari taraeba uuri onse abari barupwa bakwe nangura abantu bakwe, ngefyo Modekai amurangire. Akonkenyepo ukukonka ifyamwebere Modekai, ngefyo akitire arekita iryo arekura kuri ye. ²¹ Muri shirya nshiku, iryo Modekai arekwikara pa mpongoro ya mfumu, bakiroro ya mfumu babili, Bigitana na Tereshi, abarerinda umwinshi, bafurirwe no kupanga ukukita ububi ku mfumu Ahasuerusi. ²² Iryo umurandu wasokorokere kuri Modekai, aebere na mfumu Eshtere, eryo na mfumu Eshtere aebere imfumu mwishina lya kwa Modekai. ²³ Iryashi ryarifwairishiwe no kusangwa, eryo bonse babiri babakurikire pa fimuti. Uyu murundu waremberwe mwi buku rya mirandu ku kinso kya mfumu.