Estere

7 Biabia nfumu na Amane nkufika ku kidibua kibaadi Estere mulumbuule. 2 Muifuku dia kabidi pabaabadi abatomo nfinyo, nfumu bayipuishe Estere dingi’shi: “Ndalamumba Estere, we na lukalo na kinyi? Nankupa kianka! Okiebe kinyi? Sunga nkiapankatshi kia bufumu buande nankupa kianka!” 3 Ndalamumba Estere nkumualula’shi: “Su ne mukuminyibue ku meso kobe, Ô nfumu, na su abisankisha nfumu, nankutekie na nkuisendeela bua’shi opaashe muwa* wande na muilo wande. 4 Muanda ami na muilo wande mbetuudishe buashi betushimishe, betuipe na betubutule. Su babaadia kuituudisha sunga mbu ba mpika balume na bakashi, nadia kuumiina. Kadi muanda wi bubi bui bino tabitungu ukitshikie, muanda auluishisha nfumu.”

5 Biabia Nfumu Asueruse nkuipusha Ndalamumba Estere’shi: “Mmutu kinyi bakitshi muanda wi biabia na e kunyi?” 6 Estere nkualula’shi: “Muluishi na muishikuanyi eetu nguno Amane muntu e bubi.”

Amane nkubanga kususa muanda wa nfumu na wa ndalamumba. 7 Nfumu nkuibua na nsungu i bukopo, nkukatuka ku kidibua na nkuenda mu lupango lua ebalasa, anka Amane nkuibua nkubanga kusendeela Ndalamumba Estere buashi apaashe muwa* waye, muanda baadi mumone’shi, nfumu baadi muate kitshibilo kia kumunyoka. 8 Pabaadi nfumu mukatukie mu lupango lua muibalasa, alukiila mu nshibo mubaadi kidibua, bamuene Amane mmuisumbule mu nkuasa mubaadi Estere. Nfumu nkuakula na kukaanya koso’shi: “T’akiebe dingi kulala na ndalamumba pa bukopo mu nshibo muande?” Musango umune nka nfumu kiakula biabia, babaadi babuikile Amane ku mpala. 9 Arbona umune a ku bafubi ba muibalasa dia nfumu, nkuakula’shi: “Amane mmulumbule’nyi mutshi buabadia kupudika Mordekayi, Mordekayi baadi muakule muanda ubaadi upaashe nfumu. Wawa mutshi nguimikue ku nshibo ya Amane, wi bula bua kude 50.”* Nyi nfumu nkuakula’shi: “Mupudikieyi kuanka.” 10 Biabia abo nkupudika Amane ku mutshi ubaadi mulumbuluile Mordekayi, na nsungu ya nfumu nkupeela.