Esteri
3 Nuumala itthu iya, mwene Asuwero aahimuthanla Hamani+ mwaana a Hamedata, a wAgagi,+ omukhaliha muulupale, omuhelaka opuro wootepexa ovuwa waavikana makhulupale ootheene aarina awe.+ 2 Nave arumeyi ootheene a mwene, yaawo yaakhala vamukhora, yaanikokhora yuuramaka mpakha vathi ohoolo wa Hamani okhala wiira mwene aahiruma wiira aahaana ottittimihiwa. Masi Mordekayi aahikhootta wuurama aahiiso okokhora ohoolo wawe. 3 Siiso arumeyi a mwene yaawo yaakhala vamukhora va mwene yaahimukoha Mordekayi wiira: “Xeeni muhiniiwelela anyu yooruma ya mwene?” 4 Awo yaamakela omukoha khula nihiku, masi owo khaawiriyana. Tivo yaahimuleela Hamani wiira yoone vakhala wiira mweettelo wa Mordekayi waamweemereriwa,+ maana owo aahaaleela wiira aari muyuda.+
5 Okathi Hamani oonale awe wiira Mordekayi aahikhootta wuurama ni okokhora ohoolo wawe, Hamani aahinanariwa vanceene.+ 6 Masi, Hamani uupuwela wiira omwiiva Mordekayi paahi khivaaphiyerya, okhala wiira aahileeliwa wiira Mordekayi aari muyuda. Siiso, Hamani aahiphavela waamala-maliha atthu ootheene a Mordekayi, eyo piiyo, ayuda ootheene yaari moomweneni wa Asuwero.
7 Mweeri woopacerya, eyo piiyo, mweeri wa Nisani,* eyaakha ya namuloko ni piili+ ya mwene Asuwero, awo yaahinvonya puuri+ (eyo piiyo, esoorti) ohoolo wa Hamani wiira asuwele nihiku ni mweeri yaarowa aya wiiraneya eyo. Nto esoorti eyo yaahimorela mweeri wa namuloko ni piili, eyo piiyo, mweeri wa adari.*+ 8 Moottharelana, Hamani aahimuleela mwene Asuwero wiira: “Aakhala atthu amwarenle eriyari ya atthu+ a iprovinsia sootheene munilamulela anyu,+ yaawo malamulo aya anivirikana ni malamulo a atthu akina. Nave awo khaniiwelela malamulo a mwene. Nto khivanreerela mwene waahiya siiso. 9 Mwene oona oreerela, okumiherye nlamulo ninruma opwetexiwa atthu awo. Miyo kinimwaaliva italento* 10.000 sa eparatha makhulupale, yaawo anrowa opweha opuro onisukiwa mihakhu sa mwene”.*
10 Siiso mwene aahimurula anela awe+ mukathani, onvahererya Hamani,+ mwaana a Hamedata a wAgagi,+ yoowo aanyokha ayuda. 11 Mwene aahimuleela Hamani wiira: “Kinnoovahereryani eparatha ni atthu, nwiiriheke ele enoona anyu oreerela”. 12 Nihiku 13 na mweeri woopacerya, yaahiihaniwa masekretaario a mwene.+ Awo yaahilepa+ itthu sootheene yaarummwale aya ni Hamani arumeelaka ileetera sa khula eprovinsia ni nttaava na khula mutthu, wiira yaaroihele masaatrapa* a mwene, makuvernatoro yaawo yaalamulela iprovinsia ni makhulupale a atthu oovirikana. Ekarta eyo yaalempwale mwa nsina na mwene Asuwero, nave yaahiheliwa eseelu ni anela a mwene.+
13 Ikarta iyo saahiroihiwa arumeeliwaka anamitthaka iprovinsia sootheene sa mwene, sirumaka wiira yaahaana opwetexiwa, wiiviwa ni omala-malihiwa ayuda ootheene, eyo piiyo, amiravo ni ale oowuuluvala, athiyana ni anamwane, nihiku nimosa, nihiku 13 na mweeri wa namuloko ni piili, eyo piiyo, mweeri wa adari,+ nave wiira yaahaana okuxa mireerelo saya.+ 14 Moolumo a yooruma eyo yaahaana olaleiwa ntoko nlamulo khula eprovinsia ni oleeliwa atthu ootheene wiira yiilokiherye para nihiku nlo. 15 Anamitthaka yaahikhuma voowaakuveya, attharaka yooruma ya mwene.+ Nto yooruma ele yaahilaleiwa opuro woolipihiwa wa Susa.+ Moottharelana mwene ni Hamani yaahikilaathi wiira awurye, masi atthu a epooma ya oSusa yaahixanka ahisuwelaka etthu yiiraneya.