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1 Ng’ibi ivyabaye mu misi ya Ahasuwerusi*, ni ukuvuga Ahasuwerusi umwe yaganza intara 127+, kuva mu Buhindi gushika muri Etiyopiya*. 2 Ico gihe umwami Ahasuwerusi yaganza ari ku kirimba* i Shushani*+. 3 Mu mwaka ugira gatatu aganza, yarateretse inzimano abatware biwe bose n’abantu biwe bose b’abakuru. Ingabo z’Ubuperesi+ n’Ubumedi+, abanyacubahiro n’abatware bo mu ntara zitandukanye, na bo nyene ni ho bari. 4 Yamaze imisi myinshi, imisi 180, abereka ubutunzi bwo mu bwami bwiwe buhambaye n’iteka be n’icubahiro gikomeye afise. 5 Iyo misi irangiye, umwami amara imisi indwi ateretse inzimano abantu bose, yaba umuto canke uwuhambaye. Bari ku kirimba* i Shushani*, mu kigo c’ubusitani* bw’inzu* y’umwami. 6 Hari hasharijwe n’ibitambara vyera, ivyo mw’ipampa ryiza n’ivy’ubururu, bifashwe n’imigozi yo mu gitambara ciza no mu bwoya busa n’umuyugubwe*. Vyenena ku tuntu tumeze nk’impeta two mw’ifeza dufashe ku nkingi z’amabuye meza cane*. Hari n’intebe zimeze nk’uburiri zikozwe mu nzahabu n’ifeza, ziteretse ahantu hashashe amabuye atukura, amabuye meza cane* yera n’ayirabura n’ayandi mabuye azimvye.
7 Umuvinyu bawutanga mu bikombe* vy’inzahabu kandi nta gikombe casa n’ikindi. Umwami yatanze umuvinyu mwinshi cane kuko yari afise uburyo. 8 Umwami yari yashinze ko ata we bahatira* kunywa. Yari yabwiye abakozi bo ku kirimba iwe ngo umuntu wese agire uko ashatse.
9 Umwamikazi Vashiti+ na we nyene yari yateretse inzimano abagore ku kirimba* c’umwami Ahasuwerusi.
10 Ku musi ugira indwi, umwami aryohewe kubera akavinyu kamaze kumushika, atuma Mehumani, Bizita, Harubona+, Bigita, Abagita, Zetari na Karikasi. Bari abakozi indwi bo ku kirimba bakorera imbere y’umwami Ahasuwerusi. 11 Abatuma ngo bazane umwamikazi Vashiti imbere yiwe yambaye igitambara c’umwamikazi bazingira mu mutwe*, kugira yereke ubwiza bwiwe abantu bo mu mahanga atandukanye n’abatware bari ng’aho, kuko yari mwiza cane. 12 Mugabo umwamikazi Vashiti aguma yanka kuza, kandi umwami yari yabimutegetse biciye kuri ba bakozi bo ku kirimba. Umwami aca arashavura cane ku buryo ishavu ryiwe ryaka nk’umuriro.
13 Umwami avugana rero n’abantu b’inkerebutsi bazi ingene imanza nk’izo zaciwe muri kahise*. (Ukwo ni ko ibibazo vy’umwami vyashikirizwa abahinga mu vy’amategeko no mu vy’imanza. 14 Abishikira b’umwami bari Karishena, Shetari, Adumata, Tarushishi, Meresi, Marisena na Memukani. Bari abatware indwi+ bo mu Buperesi n’Ubumedi bishikira ku mwami, bakaba bari bafise ikibanza gikomeye mu bwami.) 15 Umwami ababaza ati: «Twisunze amategeko, umwamikazi Vashiti tumugire dute ko yagararije ivyo jewe umwami Ahasuwerusi namutegetse biciye ku bakozi bo ku kirimba?»
16 Memukani aca avugira imbere y’umwami n’abatware ati: «Mwami Ahasuwerusi, si wewe gusa umwamikazi Vashiti yagiriye nabi+. Yagiriye nabi n’abatware bose n’abantu bose bo mu ntara utwara. 17 Abagore bose bazokwumva ivyo umwamikazi yakoze bitume basuzugura abagabo babo, bavuge bati: “N’umwami Ahasuwerusi yarategetse ko bazana imbere yiwe umwamikazi Vashiti, ariko aranka.” 18 Kuva uyu musi, abagore b’abatware b’Ubuperesi n’Ubumedi bazoba bumvise ivyo umwamikazi yakoze, bazoza barabwira gutyo abatware bose b’umwami. Bizotuma haba akagaye kenshi n’ishavu ryinshi. 19 Mwami Ahasuwerusi, nimba ubishimye, nusohore itegeko rivuga yuko Vashiti atazokwigera asubira kuza imbere yawe, kandi ryandikwe mu mategeko y’Ubuperesi n’Ubumedi, amwe adashobora gufutwa+. Ikibanza afise c’umwamikazi uce ugiha umugore ameze neza kumurusha. 20 Abantu bo mu karere kagutse cane utwara nibumva iryo tegeko wasohoye, abagore bose bazoza barubaha abagabo babo, baba abahambaye canke abasanzwe.»
21 Umwami n’abatware bashima ico ciyumviro, umwami aca akora ivyo Memukani avuze. 22 Nuko arungika amakete mu ntara zose atwara+, intara yose ayandikira mu nyandiko yayo*, umugwi wose w’abantu awandikira mu rurimi rwawo. Ayo makete yavuga ko umugabo wese ari we mutware* mu rugo rwiwe kandi ko akwiye kuvuga ururimi rw’iwabo*.