Estere
4 Pabapushishe Mordekayi mianda yoso ibaadi ikitshikie, basanuine bilamba biaye aye nkufuala mpaya na nkuiponga buto. Akupu bayile munkatshi mua kibundi na kuela misaase i bukupo na kinyongua kikata. 2 Bayile emana kumpala kua kibelo kia nfumu, muanda muntu mufuale mpaya tabaadi mulombene kutuela ku kibelo kia nfumu. 3 Na mu provense oso mubaadi eyi dia nfumu na muiya waye bifikie, mubaadi maalo akata munkatshi mua bena Yunda, babaadi abeshidika, abadidi na kuela misaase. Be bungi ba kuabadi babaadi abalaala mu ma mpaya na mu buto. 4 Pabaadi bafubi bakashi ba Estere na bantu baye batungulue bafikie kuadi mu kumulungula kibakitshikile, ndalamumba baadi muinyongole ngofu. Akupu aye nkutumina Mordekayi bilamba bia kufuala pamutue pa kufuala mpaya, anka bebipelele. 5 Biabia Estere baadi muitanyine Atake umune a ku bantu batungulue ba nfumu, abaabadi batuule kui nfumu bua kufubila Estere, aye nkumutuma kui Mordekayi buashi amuipushe buakinyi kuete kukita biabia na kiinyi kibakitshika.
6 Biabia Atake nkuenda kui Mordekayi ku mbalo ya bantu boso ya kibundi kumpala kua kibelo kia nfumu. 7 Mordekayi bamulunguile mianda yoso ibaadi imufikile, mpa na bungi bua makuta bubaadi Amane mulee bua kuela mu kashete ka nfumu bua kubutula bena Yunda. 8 Bamupele dingi mukanda wa muiya ubaabadi bele mu Shushane bua kuibabutula. Atake baadi na kia kuenda mu kuiulesha Estere na kumupatuluila wanka, na kumulungula buashi ende kui nfumu akamusendeele buashi ebapushe lusa na aye nabene akuile muilo waye kuadi.
9 Atake baadi mualukiile na alungula Estere bibaadi Mordekayi muakule. 10 Estere batumine Atake buashi alungule Mordekayi’shi: 11 “Bafubi boso ba nfumu na muilo wi mu ma provense a nfumu abauku’shi, su muana mulume sunga muana mukashi atuela mu lupango lua munda lua nfumu kuabashi bamuitanyine, kui muiya penda umune wabafubisha awamba’shi: Abitungu bamuipee; mmulombene kushala na muwa nka su nfumu bamololuela mukombo waye wa ôlo. Na ta mbangitanyine bua kutuela mui nfumu takudi mafuku 30.”
12 Pabaabalunguile Mordekayi bibakuile Estere, 13 Mordekayi baluluile Estere’shi: “Topuandikishanga’shi bu biodi mu nshibo ya nfumu abakulekieela pabayipaa bangi bena Yunda boso. 14 Muanda su boumiina mu ino nsaa, bukuashi na kupaashibua kua bena Yunda akutukila ingi mbalo, kadi obe na kifuko kia nshobe anufu. Na nnanyi auku su bodi mufikie mukashi a nfumu bua mianda bu ino?”
15 Biabia Estere nkualula Mordekayi’shi: 16 “Nda okabungie bena Yunda boso be mu Shushane* na nuishidikie pa muanda wande. Tanudianga sunga kutoma munda mua mafuku asatu kanya na bufuku. Ami na bafubi bande bakashi namu atuishidika. Nakatuele mui nfumu, sunga biekala’shi mbikutuene na muiya, su abitungu’shi nfue nakafu.” 17 Biabia Mordekayi bayile na akita bioso bibamulunguile Estere.