Ester, Omujuda, ta ningi omumbada wohamba Ahasveros
1 Konima yoinima ei, ehandu lohamba Ahasveros eshi la lota, oya dimbulukwa Vasti, osho e shi ninga naasho she mu tokolelwa. 2 Opo nee ovapiya vohamba, ovo ve i yakula tava ti: “Ohamba nai kongelwe oukadona ounyasha ve nondjelo iwa. 3 Ohamba nai tule mo moitukulwalongo aishe yoshilongo shayo ovahona, opo va ongele oukadona aveshe ovanyasha ovo ve nondjelo iwa, ve uye mohotengulu yaSusa mongulu yovalikadi, kelenga Hegai, omupashukili wovalikadi, e va pashukile. Ndele nava pewe omaadi okuvava oku va wapeka. 4 Nokakadona oko taka pandwa kohamba, naka ninge omumbada wohamba ponhele yomumbada Vasti.” Ondjovo ei ya wapalela ohamba, nosho ya ninga.
5 Mohotengulu yaSusa mwa li omulumenhu Omujuda, edina laye Mordekai yaJair yaSimei yaKis, Omubenjamin; 6 okwa kufwa muJerusalem nokwa li mokati keenghwate odo da li di nokuya moukwatwa pamwe naJekonia, ohamba yaJuda, yo ya twalwa ko kuNebukadnesar, ohamba yaBabilon.
7 Ndele ye okwa li omutekuli waHadassa, nokutya waEster, omona waxekulu, ndele okwa li ehe naxe ile ina. Ndele ye okwa li okakadona kawa kondjelo yako nokoshipala shako; ndele pefyo laxe nolaina, Mordekai e ka tambula omona waye. 8 Ndele oshipango shohamba nomhango yayo eshi ya shiivika, noukadona vahapu va ongelwa mohotengulu yaSusa komupashukili Hegai, ova eta yo Ester pamwe navo mongulu yohamba va diininwe kuHegai, omupashukili wovakainhu. 9 Nokakadona oko e ka panda ndele ka filwa onghenda kuye. Onghee hano okwa endelela oku ka pa omivavo dokuwapaleka, neendja de ka wapalela ndele e ka pa ovapiya ovakainhu vaheyali, va hoololwa vomongulu yohamba. Nokwe ka tula pamwe novapiya vako medimo liwa longulu yovakainhu.
10 Ester okwa li ina holola oshiwana shaye noludi laye, shaashi Mordekai okwe mu lombwela ehe shi popye. 11 Ndele efiku keshe Mordekai okwa enda mehale longulu yovakainhu a shiivifilwe ngeenge Ester oku li nawa ndele nonhumbi ta ningwa.
12 Ndele olufo lokakadona kamwe ngeenge la fika okuya kohamba Ahasveros, ko eshi ka wapalekwa eehani omulongo nambali pamhango yovakainhu (osheshi elilongekido lavo la pula efimbo li fike pomafiku oo. Eehani hamano nomaadi omirha neehani hamano nabalsam nomaadi ovakainhu makwao okuvava). 13 Okakadona eshi ka ya ngaha kohamba, aishe oyo ke i pula, ke i pewa ya dja mongulu yovakainhu ya twalwa pamwe nako kongulu yohamba. 14 Eshi ka ya mo onguloshi ndele ka aluka ongula, ka ya kongulu onhivali yovakainhu ya diininwa kuSaaskas, elenga lohamba, tali pashukile ovalikadi vohamba vopomunghulo. Itaka ka ya mo vali kohamba okuninga ohamba ye ka hokwa ndele tai ka ifana padina.
15 Olufo laEster, omona okakadona kaAbigail, xekulu yaMordekai, eshi la fika a ye mo kohamba, ko inaka hala sha shimwe, osho ashike Hegai, elenga lohamba, lo la pashukila ovakainhu, le ka lombwela. Ndele Ester okwa pandwa kwaaveshe ovo ve mu mona. 16 Ester okwa tambulwa kohamba Ahasveros mongulu yayo youhamba mohani onhimulongo nokutya, mohani Tebet, momudo omutiheyali wepangelo layo. 17 Nohamba ya li i hole Ester komesho yovakainhu aveshe noye mu hokwa ndele ye mu fila onghenda komesho youkadona aveshe. Ndele yo oye mu dika komutwe waye oshishani shohamba ndele ye mu ninga omumbada ponhele yaVasti. 18 Nohamba ya telekela omalenga ayo aeshe novapiya vayo aveshe oitendele inene, oitendele yaEster. Ndele yo ya shiivifila oitukulwalongo i dane efiku letulumuko ndele ya yandja eeshali di fike pakuyandja kohamba.
Mordekai ta holola ehangakeno
19 Oukadona eshi va ongelwa lutivali, fimbo Mordekai ta kala omutumba poshivelo shohamba. 20 Ester ina holola oshiwana shaye noludi laye, ngaashi Mordekai e mu lombwela. Ndele Ester okwa ninga ngaashi Mordekai e mu lombwela ngaashi mefimbo linya a kala mouteku waye. 21 Pomafiku tuu enya fimbo Mordekai a kala omutumba poshivelo shohamba, Bigtan naTeres, omalenga avali ohamba, ovanangeli vopoivelo, va handuka ndele va konga omhito va kwate ohamba Ahasveros. 22 Ndelenee Mordekai okwe shi uda nokwe shi shiivifila omumbada Ester. Ndele Ester e shi lombwela ohamba medina laMordekai. 23 Oshinima osho eshi sha konakonwa ndele sha monika osho oshili, venya vavali va endjelelifwa komuti. Ndele osho sha shangelwa membo omafimbo koshipala shohamba.
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.
