1 Mordekai sho a koneke shoka sha ningwa po, okwa tuula oonguwo dhe moluhodhi. Okwa zala ehahi, i igundu omutoko momutse e te endagula noshilando ta kugu mokule a lulilwa, 2 sigo ta thiki peelo lyuuwa. Ina ya mo muuwa, oshoka ihamu yio muntu a zala ehahi. 3 Kiitopolwa ayihe, nkoka eutho lyomukwaniilwa lya tseyithwa, okwa li elilagano enene mokati kAajuda. Oyi idhilike iikulya, ya lili nokukuga; oyendji oya zala omahahi e taa lala momutoko.
4 Aadhike yaEster naathonwantu oye mu hokololele shoka tashi ningwa kuMordekai. Ester okwa si oluhodhi olunene. Okwa tumine Mordekai oonguwo, e dhi zale peha lyehahi, ihe ine dhi taamba. 5 Nena Ester okwi ithana Hatak, gumwe gwomaathonwantu yomuuwa, ngoka a tulwa po komukwaniilwa a kale omupiya gwe, e te mu lombwele, a ye kuMordekai a uve shoka sha ningwa po nomolwashike. 6 Hatak okwa yi kuMordekai mehalandjandja lyoshilando peelo lyuuwa. 7 Mordekai okwe mu hokololele ashihe shoka she mu ningilwa. Okwe mu tseyithile wo ondjundo yoshisiliveli Haman e yi uvaneka, yi tulwe moompungulilo dhuuwa, ngele Aajuda ayehe oya dhipagwa po. 8 Okwa pe Hatak ombapila yenyolululo lyeutho ndyoka lya gandjwa muSusa lyokudhipaga Aajuda, opo e yi fale kuEster noku mu tseyithila oshinima ashihe. Ester ne ki ikumbe omukwaniilwa noku mu indila, opo a sile ohenda oshigwana she Oshijuda. 9 Hatak okwe shi ningi, 10 naEster okwe mu pe elaka, e li fale kuMordekai, tali ti: 11 “Shaa ngoka, omulumentu nenge omukiintu, ta yi kehale lyomeni a mone omukwaniilwa ye ini ithanwa, oku na okusa. Ndjika ompango; omalenga gomukwaniilwa agehe naantu ayehe miitopolwa yoshilongo she oye yi tseya. Ope na ompito yimwe ayike okukala nomwenyo. Omuntu ngoka omukwaniilwa te mu ganeke nondhimbo ye yuukwaniilwa yoshingoli, ita dhipagwa. Ihe opwa piti omwedhi omukwaniilwa ini ithana ndje, ndi ye kuye.”
12 Mordekai sho u uvu oohapu dhaEster, 13 okwe mu tumine eyamukulo tali ti: “Ino ifundjaleka kutya ou li megameno u vule Aajuda yalwe, sho u li muuwa womukwaniilwa. 14 Ngele to mwenene ompito ndjika, ekwatho otali zile Aajuda palwe e taa ka hupithwa, ihe ngoye nezimo lyaho otamu ka yonuka po. Olye e shi tseya kutya ino ninga omunyekadhi omolwompito ndjika?”
15 Ester okwa tumine Mordekai eyamukulo tali ti: 16 “Inda, u ka gongele Aajuda ayehe muSusa; idhilikeni iikulya ne mu galikanene ndje. Inamu lya ne inamu nwa sha omasiku gatatu, uusiku nomutenya. Nangame osho te ningi pamwe naadhike yandje. Konima yaambika otandi ka ya komukwaniilwa, nando nashi kale sha pingathana nompango. Ngele ote si, nandi se.”
17 Mordekai okwa yi e ta ningi, ngaashi Ester e mu lombwele.
Mordekai ta lombwele Ester, a kwafe Ovajuda
1 Mordekai eshi a uda ashishe osho sha ningwa, Mordekai okwa pombaula oikutu ndele a djala oikutu yeefya, ndele e liunda omute komutwe waye, nokwa ya mokati koshilando ndele ta ingida pombada eendjovo douyehame. 2 Osho ngaha e uya fiyo oposhivelo shohamba, ndelenee inashi itavelelwa omunhu ta i moshivelo shohamba a djala oikutu yeefya. 3 Ndele moitukulwalongo aishe omo oshipango shohamba nomhango yayo ya fika, mwa li oluhodi linene mokati kOvajuda: ve lidilika, va lila nokukema. Vahapu va yala koshi yavo oshako nomute. 4 Ovapiya ovakainhu vaEster nomalenga aye omouhamba eshi ve shi mu shiivifila, omumbada a kwatwa koluhodi linene. Nokwa tuma oikutu, opo Mordekai e i djale ndele e lidule oikutu yaye yeefya. Ndelenee ine i tambula. 5 Opo nee Ester a ifana Hatak womomalenga ohamba, ou a tulwa po kohamba oku mu yakula, nokwe li lombwela li ye kuMordekai a ude osho tashi ti shike nomolwashike e shi ninga. 6 Hatak okwa ya pondje kuMordekai konhele ya lalakana yoshilando oyo poshivelo shohamba. 7 Opo nee Mordekai e mu shiivifila ashishe osho she mu hanga, nosho yo oisiliveli i fike peni Haman a udaneka a yelekele momamona ohamba ofuto, Ovajuda eshi tava hanaunwa po. 8 NaMordekai okwe mu pa eshangululo lomhango ya shangwa muSusa yoku va hanauna po, opo e li hololele Ester ndele e mu shiivifile oshinima osho ndele e mu fininike okuya kohamba a indile onghenda ndele a popile oshiwana shaye kuyo. 9 Opo nee Hatak a ya mo nokwa shiivifila Ester eendjovo daMordekai. 10 Opo nee Ester ta lombwele Hatak ye a lombwele Mordekai nokutya: 11 “Ovapiya aveshe vohamba novanhu vomoitukulwalongo yohamba ve shi shii, nokutya keshe omulumenhu ile omukainhu ta i kohamba kehale lomeni ngeenge ina ifanwa, ta tokolelwa pamhango imwe: e nokudipawa, okuninga ohamba tai mu ulike nepangelodibo layo loshingoldo, a kale e nomwenyo. Ndele pomafiku omilongo nhatu inandi ifanwa ndi ye mo kohamba.” 12 Ndele eendjovo daEster ve di shiivifila Mordekai. 13 Opo nee Mordekai te va lombwele, va nyamukule Ester: “Ino diladila, nokutya ove eshi u li mongulu yohamba to ka xupifwa oove auke mOvajuda, 14 osheshi ove ngeenge to mwena, Ovajuda tava ka mona ekwafo nexupifo pamwe pe lili, ndelenee ove neumbo loye tamu ka hanaunwa po, ndele olyelye e shi shii kashiimba wa pewa oumbada wohamba omolwefimbo tuu eli?” 15 Opo nee Ester okwe va lombwela va nyamukule Mordekai, va tye: 16 “Inda u ongele Ovajuda aveshe ava tava monika muSusa, ndele lidilikeni molwange. Ndele momafiku atatu oufiku nomutenya inamu lya ndele inamu nwa. Naame yo pamwe novapiya vange ovakainhu hatu ke lidilika. Opo nee handi i mo kohamba, osho nande kashi li pamhango, ndele ngeenge ndi nokufya, ondi nokufya.” 17 Ndele Mordekai okwa ya ndele a ninga ngaashi Ester e mu lombwela.
