Ester ma rire ombara oserekaze
1 Kombunda omazenge wombara Kerkes tji ya wa pehi, eye wa kara pokuripura na imbi Vasṱi mbya tjita, na indi erakiza nda yandja ohunga naye. 2 Ovayandjandunge tjiva vombara mbaa ve kara puna yo aruhe, va tja nai: “Okutjavi tji u hi nokupaha ovasukona tjiva ovawa omitanda mbe hiya hakaena novarumendu? 3 Ove mo yenene okutoorora ovahongore morukondwa aruhe rouhona woye, nokuverakiza kutja ve ete ovasukona avehe imba ovawa omitanda mbe hiya hakaena novarumendu kondjuwo yoye yovakazendu muno mOsusa, motjihuro ohongora. Ve twa kehi yondjeverero ya Hegai, omukarere woye ombondo ngu tjevera ovakazendu voye, nu u tjite kutja ve ṱunwe ve rire ovawa ovamanise mombunikiro. 4 Tjazumba kambura omusukona ngu wa huru, nu u mu zike a rire ombara oserekaze moruveze rwa Vasṱi.”
Ombara ya muna kutja ondunge ndji ombwa notji ya tjita nao.
5 MOsusa mwa turire Omujuda wena Mordekai, omuzandu wa Jair; eye wa ri owomuhoko wa Benjamin, nu wa ri ondekurona ya Kis na Simi. 6 Nebukadnesar, ombara ya Babilon, tja twara Jojakin, ombara ya Juda, mouhuura okuza kOjerusalem puna ovahuurwa ovakwao, Mordekai tjandje u ri mokati kawo. 7 Mordekai wa ri nomuramwe wena Ester, ngwa ri Hadasa mOtjiheberi; Ester wa ri omusukona omuwa omumanise, nu wa tungirwe nawa, nu wari nomuseka omuwa. Ovanene va Ester tji va ṱa, Mordekai otje mu isa po omuatje we omuini ne mu kurisa.
8 Ombara tji ya za nokutjivisa omaraerero wayo, novasukona ovengi tji va etwa kotjihuro Susa, Ester tjandje nao u ri mokati kawo. Eye wina wa yakurwa mondjuwo youhona okukara kehi yondjeverero ya Hegai, ngwaa ṱakamisa ondjuwo yovakazendu. 9 Hegai wa tjaterwa i Ester, nu Ester a munu ondjingonekero mu ye. Eye wa hakahana okuṱunina Ester omariro omawa, noviṋa vye vyoukohoke vyokurivava, e mu pe oruveze oruwaruwa mondjuwo yovakazendu, na ziki ovasukona hambombari mba toororwa mondjuwo youhona kutja ve mu karere.
10 Nambano, otja kondunge ya Mordekai, Ester we rihorekere kutja eye Omujuda. 11 Eyuva arihe Mordekai aa ryangere pomurungu wondjuwo yovakazendu, a tjiwe kutja Ester u penduka vi, nokutja u ṱunwa vi.
12 Omaṱunino wokupwa kwovakazendu aa ku kara oure wombura imwe; omavavero womaze womira ya ri oure womieze hamboumwe, nu inga womaze womapya ya ri oure womieze omikwao hamboumwe. Kombunda yanao ovasukona otjaa ve hitisiwa mondjuwo yomara yombara Kerkes okukongorerasana koumweumwe. 13 Omusukona auhe tji ma zu kondjuwo yovakazendu okuyenda kondjuwo youhona aa zara ombanda ngamwa aihe ndji ma vanga. 14 Eye aa i ngo ongurova, nomuhuka wependukirwa aa twarewa kondjuwo yarwe yovakazendu na katuwa kehi yondjeverero ya Saasgas, omukarere ombondo, ngu tjevera ovakazendu ovambanda vombara. Eye kaa i kombara rukwao posi yaindu ombara tji ye mu vanga tjinene nai nga tji mai mu isana kena.
15 Oruveze rwa Ester rwokuyenda kombara arire tji rweya. Ester, omusuko wa Abihail, nu ngwa ri omuramwe wa Mordekai, ngwe mu isire po omuatje we ne mu kurisa, wa ingonekerwe i avehe mbe mu muna. Otjikando tje tjokuyenda kombara tji tje ya, Ester tjandje wa zara imbi Hegai, omukarere ombondo, omutjevere wondjuwo yovakazendu, mbye mu raere kutja a zare. 16 Mombura oitjahambombari youhona wombara Kerkes, momueze outjamurongo Tebet, Ester otja etwa kombara Kerkes mondjuwo youhona. 17 Ombara arire tji ya huru Ester tjinene povasukona avehe ovakwao, neye wa muna ondjingonekero nonyuṋe komurungu wombara povakwao avehe. Oyo ya twa ekori rouhona kotjiuru tja Ester, nai mu ziki kutja a rire ombara oserekaze moruveze rwa Vasṱi. 18 Tjazumba ombara otji ya tjitira Ester omukandi omunene okuyandja ondjozikiro ku ye, nai ṋanga ovahongore novanane vayo ozohongora. Oyo ya ravaera eyuva rondjoroka mouhona wayo auhe, nai haṋa oviyandjewa mbya pwa pokuyandjewa i ombara.
Mordekai ma yama omuinyo wombara
19 Tjandje moruveze ndwi Mordekai wa zikwa i ombara motjiungura tjounane. 20 Nu Ester nga nai ke na pa tjivisire kutja eye Omujuda. Mordekai wa raerere Ester kutja a ha serekarere otjiṋa hi kovandu. Neye wa kara nonḓuviro ku Mordekai okuza kouṱiṱi we.
21 Moruveze ndwi Mordekai ngunda e ri motjiungura tjondjuwo youhona, Bigtan na Teres, ovakarere ozombondo vondjuwo youhona mbaa ve tjevere omahitiro womatuwo wombara, otji va rira ovanavita nombara Kerkes, nave rikutu kumwe kutja ve mu zepe. 22 Mordekai wa tjiza otjiṋa hi ne tji serekarere kombara oserekaze Ester; nu Ester wa serekarera kombara imbi mbya raerwa i Mordekai. 23 Nu pa tjitwa omakonḓononeno, nu ape munika kutja omaserekarerero nga owo ouatjiri. Ovarumendu mba aveyevari arire tji va turikwa komuti. Ombara ya rakiza kutja omahungi wovitjitwa mbi ye tjangwe mOmatjangwa wOmbara.
Ester ta ningi omunyekadhi
1 Konima yethimbo, ondjahi yomukwaniilwa sho ya adhika ya lota, okwa dhiladhila shoka Vashti e shi ningi neutho ndyoka lya gandjwa omolwe. 2 Gamwe gomomalenga gomukwaniilwa gopothingo oga ti: “Omukwaniilwa na kongelwe aakadhona ya shitika. 3 Nkeyama, oto vulu okulangeka omalenga moshitopolwa kehe shoshilongo e to ga lombwele, ga ete aakadhona aawanawa komuhandjo gwaanyekadhi yoye muka muSusa. Naa tulwe metonatelo lyaHegai, omuthonwantu ngoka ha tonatele aanyekadhi yoye nembonzolo lyawo. 4 Nena oto kutha po omukadhona ngoka we mu hokwa unene, oye a ninge omunyekadhi peha lyaVashti.”
Ondunge ndjika oyo opalele omukwaniilwa, nokwe yi landula.
5 MuSusa omwa li Omujuda edhina lye Mordekai yaJair yaShimei yaKish gwomezimo lyaBenjamin. 6 Nebukadnezzar, omukwaniilwa gwaBabilonia, sho a falele omukwaniilwa gwaJuda Jehoiakin muupika pamwe noonkwatwa dhilwe muJerusalem, mongundu ndjoka omwa li wo Mordekai. 7 Okwa li nomwanagona Ester, edhina lye mOshihebeli oHadassa. Ester okwa li omukadhona o opala e na ondjelo ombwanawa. Aakuluntu ye sho ya si, Mordekai okwe mu kutha po e te mu putudha ongomwana omukadhona.
8 Omukwaniilwa sho a gandja eutho lye, naakadhona oyendji oye etwa muSusa, Ester okwa li mokati kawo. Naye wo a tulwa moshimpwiyu shaHegai, ngoka ha tonatele omuhandjo gwaanyekadhi. 9 Hegai okwa hokwa Ester nokwe mu opalele. Mbalambala okwa tameke embonzolitho lye e te mu pe iikulya ya sheywa. Okwe mu pe wo aayakuli yaheyali aahogololwa nelugo dhingi momuhandjo gwaanyekadhi.
10 Ester ina holola kutya oye Omujuda, oshoka Mordekai okwa li e mu indike oku shi ninga. 11 Esiku nesiku Mordekai okwa li te ende pondje yehale lyomuhandjo gwaanyekadhi, opo a kundane, ngele Ester oku li nawa naashoka she mu ningilwa.
12 Omukadhona manga inaa falwa komukwaniilwa, okwa mbonzolwa oomwedhi omulongo nambali: muule woomwedhi hamano okwa thetwa nomagadhi gomira noomwedhi hamano nomagadhi gokanakamuma niinima yilwe yuutiko. 13 Sho ta zi momuhandjo gwaanyekadhi u uka mombala, ota vulu okuzala ngaashi a hala. 14 Oha yi mo ongulohi, nongula nge kwa shi, ota falwa komuhandjo omukwawo e ta kala moshimpwiyu shaShaashgas, omuthonwantu gwokutonatela aakiintu yopooha. Ita yi we komukwaniilwa, shila omukwaniilwa e mu hokwa e te mu ithana kedhina.
15 Olufo lwaEster olwe ya okuya komukwaniilwa. Ester olyaAbihail, omwanagona gwaMordekai, ngoka e mu taamba a ninge omwana. Ester okwa ziminwa kukehe ngoka e mu tsu keho. Sho a yi, okwa zala ngaashi a lombwelwa kelenga Hegai, ndyoka hali tonatele omuhandjo gwaanyekadhi. 16 Ester okwa falwa komukwaniilwa Kserkses momwedhi omutimulongo, omwedhi Tebet, momumvo omutiheyali gwepangelo lye. 17 Omukwaniilwa okwe mu hokwa unene shi vule aakiintu ayehe, nokwa li e mu opalela shi vule aakadhona ayehe. Omukwaniilwa okwe mu zaleke uulenga womunyekadhi komutse gwe e te mu ningi omunyekadhi peha lyaVashti. 18 Mokusimaneka Ester, omukwaniilwa okwe mu ningile omatelekela e ta hiya aakwanepangelo noongoloneya ye ayehe. Okwa utha ongondji moshilongo ashihe nokwa gandja omagano gopakwaniilwa.
Mordekai ta hupitha omukwaniilwa
19 Mordekai okwa adhika a pewa iilonga yontumba kehale lyuuwa, aakadhona sho ya li taa gongelwa olutiyali. 20 Ester okwa li inaa holola manga ezimo nuukwashigwana we, oshoka Mordekai okwa li e mu indike oku shi ninga, naEster okwa vulika kuye, ngaashi a li ha vulika muunona we.
21 Methimbo ndyoka Mordekai a taamba iilonga muuwa, Bigtan naTeresh, yaali yomaalangeli yopomiyelo dhoongulu dhomukwaniilwa, oya geele omukwaniilwa noyu uvanene, ye mu dhipage ofuthi. 22 Mordekai okwe shi koneke e ta yakele ko omunyekadhi Ester, ngoka a lombwele omukwaniilwa shoka Mordekai a dhimbulula. 23 Oshinima osha konakonwa nosha monika mo kutya oshoshili, onkee aalumentu ayehe yaali oya tulwa kohake. Omukwaniilwa okwa nyolitha oshiningwanima shika mondjokonona yoshilongo.
