Ester
4 Eshi Mordekai a uda ashishe osho sha ningwa po, okwa pombaula oikutu yaye, a djala oshako nokwe lifundila omute. Opo nee okwa ya pokati koshilando, ta lili mokule nokwa nyika oluhodi neenghono. 2 Okwa ya, ndele ta xulile poshivelo shohamba, molwaashi kapa li oo a pitikwa a pite oshivelo shohamba a djala oshako. 3 Moshitukulwalongo keshe, omo mwa fika elombwelo noshipango shohamba, omwa li elilaano linene mokati kOvajuda, va li ve lidilika, tava lili nokulililila. Vahapu ova li va nangala momute va djala eeshako. 4 Eshi ovapiya ovakainhu vaEster nomalenga* aye ve uya mo nove mu lombwela kombinga yasho, omumbada okwa li a wililwa po neenghono. Opo nee okwa tumina Mordekai oikutu a djale ponhele yoshako, ndele Mordekai okwe i anya. 5 Onghee Ester okwa ifana Hatak, umwe womomalenga* ohamba, oo a nangekwa po e mu yakule, nokwe mu lombwela a pule Mordekai kutya osho otashi ti ngahelipi, noshike tashi ningwa po.
6 Hatak okwa ya kuMordekai mehalandjadja loshilando, komesho yoshivelo shohamba. 7 Mordekai okwe mu lombwela ashishe osho she mu ningilwa nomuvalu woimaliwa, oo Haman a udaneka okuyandja meemhungulilo dohamba, opo Ovajuda va hanaunwe po. 8 Okwe mu pa yo okopi yonhumwafo, oyo ya shangwa oshipango, oyo ya yandjwa muSusan* i na sha nokuhanaunwa po kwavo. Okwa li e na oku i ulikila Ester, oku i mu yelifila noku mu lombwela a ye kohamba e ke i indile ponhele yoshiwana shavo, opo va filwe onghenda.
9 Hatak okwa shuna, ndele ta lombwele Ester osho Mordekai a popya. 10 Ester okwa tuma Hatak a ka lombwele Mordekai kutya: 11 “Ovapiya aveshe vohamba novanhu aveshe, ovo ve li moitukulwalongo yohamba, ove shi shii kutya, ngeenge omulumenhu, ile omukainhu okwa i moshihale shomeni shohamba, ina ifanwa mo, ope na ashike omhango imwe oyo tai longo: Oku na okudipawa. Ndele ota kala ashike nomwenyo, ngeenge ohamba oye mu ulike nodibopangelo yoshingoli. Paife opa pita omafiku 30 inandi ifanwa kohamba.”
12 Eshi Mordekai a lombwelwa osho Ester a popya, 13 okwa nyamukula Ester, a ti: “Ino diladila kutya, molwaashi ove ou li meumbo lohamba oto ka xupa kOvajuda aveshe. 14 Ngeenge owa kala wa mwena pefimbo eli, ekwafo nemangululo lOvajuda otali ka dja kodjo imwe, ndele ove noukwaneumbo waxo otamu ka xulifwa po. Olyelye e shi shii kutya owa ninga omumbada wohamba omolwoshinima ngaashi eshi?”
15 Opo nee Ester okwa nyamukula Mordekai, a ti: 16 “Inda u ka ongele Ovajuda aveshe ovo ve li muSusan,* ndele tamu lidilike ponhele yange. Inamu lya, noinamu nwa sha oule womafiku atatu, oufiku nomutenya. Ame pamwe novapiya vange ovakainhu ohatu ke lidilika yo. Ohandi ka ya kohamba, osho shi li omhinge nomhango, nongeenge ondi na okufya, nandi fye.” 17 Onghee Mordekai okwa ya, ndele ta ningi ashishe osho Ester e mu lombwela a ninge.