12 Buri mukobwa yagiraga igihe cyo kujya imbere y’Umwami Ahasuwerusi, amaze gukorerwa ibihuje n’itegeko ry’abakobwa mu gihe cy’amezi cumi n’abiri, kuko ari bwo igihe cyo kubasiga no kubahezura kugira ngo barusheho kuba beza cyarangiraga. Mu mezi atandatu basigwaga amavuta y’ishangi,+ andi mezi atandatu bagasigwa amavuta ahumura neza,+ bakabahezura kugira ngo barusheho kuba beza.

3 Amavuta yawe ahumura+ neza. Izina ryawe ni nk’amavuta asutswe ku mutwe.+ Ni yo mpamvu abakobwa bagukunda.

12 “Igihe umwami yari ku meza ye, impumuro y’umubavu wanjye wa narada*+ yaratamye.+