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Hesiteeri alaalika mwami na Hamaani
1 Ikyanya Abayahudi bakaba keera bayishalisa zirya siku zishatu, Hesiteeri anayambala ikanju lyoꞌmulimbo lyeꞌkigoli, anagenda mu lubuga lwaꞌkajumiro, anayimanga imbere lyeꞌkisiika. Mwami, âli bwatiiri ku kitumbi kyage, atungiini ku mulyango gwoꞌlubuga. 2 Neꞌri akabona umugoli Hesiteeri ayimaaziri yaho, anasiima, anayami múshonga ingoni yeꞌnooro. Kwokwo, Hesiteeri anamúyegeera, anahuma ku rusongo lwayo.
3 Uyo mwami, anabuuza, ti: «E mugoli Hesiteeri, biki byo uloziizi? Umbuunage ngiisi byo uloziizi. Kundu kyangaba kihande kyoꞌbutwali bwani, ugakihaabwa.»
4 Hesiteeri, ti: «E mwami, iri byangakusimiisa, uyije zeene kuguma na Hamaani, ku lusiku lukulu lwo ngakugirira.» 5 Kwokwo, yulwo lusiku lukulu, mwami na Hamaani banalugenda kwo.
6 Neꞌri bakaba baki gweti bagaanywa idivaayi, mwami anashubi buuza Hesiteeri: «Mbwira byo uloziizi, ugabihaabwa. Ewe! Biki byo ugweti ugahuuna? Kundu wangambuuna ikihande kyoꞌbutwali bwani, ugakihaabwa.»
7 Hesiteeri naye, ti: «Ngiisi byo ndoziizi ukukuhuuna, byo byebino: 8 E mwami, nakuyinginga, iri wangaba unziimiri, neꞌri byangakusimiisa, kusheezi mwe na Hamaani, mushubi yija ku lusiku lukulu lwo ngamùgirira. Ku kyekyo kihe, lyo ngakushuvya.»
Igambi lyoꞌkuyita Moredekaayi
9 Iri Hamaani akahuluka mu kajumiro, umutima gwanaba gukoli shenguusiri, anaba akoli shambiiri bweneene. Halikago, iri akabona Moredekaayi ha mulyango gwaꞌkajumiro, anaraakara bweneene, bwo Moredekaayi atamúsimbahiri, mbu amúyimukire. 10 Kundu kwokwo, Hamaani anayihangirira, anataaha.
Iri akaba akola mu mwage, anatumira biira baage, kuguma na mukaage Zereeshi, banakuumana. 11 Iri bakaba bakoli kuumaniri, anatondeera ukubaganuulira hiꞌgulu lyaꞌkanyamwala keꞌbindu byage, na ngiisi kwo akoli ba mugale bweneene. Anabaganuulira na ngiisi kwo mwami keera amúkuza ku njira nyingi, ukuhima abandi batwali ba mu kihugo.
12 Hamaani anashubi yihaya, ti: «Bitanali byebyo naaho. Niehe naaho nie Hesiteeri alaalika kuguma na mwami, ku lusiku lukulu. Kiri na kusheezi, twe na mwami naaho, twe twashubi laalikwa. 13 Si ikyanya ngi bwini ulya Muyahudi Moredekaayi kwiꞌrembo lyaꞌkajumiro, yibyo byoshi, ndaako kamaro ko bimbitiiri.»
14 Uyo mukaage Zereeshi, kuguma na yabo biira baage booshi, banamúbwira: «Aaho! Uyubakiise ikimaniko kila, íkihiiti ikimango kyeꞌmeetere makumi gabiri na zibiri. Kusheezi, wangazinduka imwa mwami, unahuune mwami kwo Moredekaayi akimanikwe kwo, ubuli genda na mwami ku lusiku lukulu, ukoli shambiiri.» Yizo shungi, zanashambaaza Hamaani, anagiriisa ikimaniko.