Ester 5:1-14
5 Mefiku etitatu,+ Ester okwa djala oikutu yaye yomouhamba, ndele ta fikama momukala womeni womeumbo* lohamba, oo wa taalelafana neumbo lohamba, ofimbo ohamba ya li omutumba kolukalwapangelo layo lomouhamba, meumbo lomouhamba, olo la taalelafana noshivelo.
2 Diva eshi ohamba ya mona Ester a fikama momukala, oye mu fila onghenda, nohamba oya ulika Ester nodibopangelo yoshingoli,+ oyo ya li meke layo. Opo nee Ester okwa ehena popepi, ndele ta kwata komutwe wodibopangelo.
3 Ohamba oye mu pula ya ti: “Omumbada Ester, oto kongo shike? Owa hala okupula shike? Nonande etata louhamba wange, oto shi pewa.”
4 Ester okwa nyamukula a ti: “Ngeenge otashi wapalele ohamba, ohamba na i uye pamwe naHaman+ nena koitelekela, oyo nde i longekidila.”
5 Opo nee ohamba oya lombwela ovapiya vayo ya ti: “Lombweleni Haman e uye divadiva, ngaashi tashi pulwa kuEster.” Onghee ohamba naHaman ova ya koitelekela, oyo Ester a longekida.
6 Ofimbo va li tava nu omaviinyu,* ohamba oya pula Ester ya ti: “Owa hala okuningilwa shike? Oto shi pewa. Owa hala okupula shike? Nonande etata louhamba wange, otashi ningwa.”+
7 Ester okwa nyamukula a ti: “Eindilo lange, naasho nda hala okuningilwa osheshi:
8 Ngeenge onda filwa onghenda kohamba, nongeenge otashi wapalele ohamba, i wanife po osho handi i pula noku pa nge osho nda hala, ohamba naHaman nave uye koitelekela, oyo handi va telekele mongula; nomongula ohandi ka ninga ngaashi ohamba tai ti.”
9 Efiku olo, Haman okwa li a dja po a nyakukwa nokwa hafa momutima. Ashike eshi Haman a mona Mordekai poshivelo shohamba, nokwa didilika kutya ina fikama noine mu tila, Haman okwa li a fula onya neenghono omolwaMordekai.+
10 Ashike Haman okwa li a pangela ehandu laye, ndele ta i keumbo laye. Opo nee okwa ifana ookaume kaye nosho yo omukulukadi waye, Seres.+
11 Haman okwa li te litade omolwoupuna waye munene, ovanamati vaye vahapu+ nanghee ohamba ye mu yelaayela noku mu lenga e dule omalenga novapiya vohamba.+
12 Haman okwa weda ko vali ta ti: “Natango, omumbada Ester aame ashike a shiva ndi ka kale pamwe nohamba poitendele oyo a longekida.+ Nomongula okwa shiva nge yo ndi ka kale pamwe naye nosho yo ohamba.+
13 Ashike aishe ei inai wanena nge, ofimbo ndi wete Mordekai, Omujuda, e li omutumba poshivelo shohamba.”
14 Opo nee omukulukadi waye, Seres, nookaume kaye aveshe ove mu lombwela va ti: “Dikifa po omuti u na oule womaludimbo 50.* Mongula, lombwela ohamba kutya Mordekai oku na okweendjelelifwa kuo,+ opo nee to i pamwe nohamba u ka hafele oitelekela.” Ediladilo olo ola li la pandika kuHaman, onghee okwa dikifa po omuti.
Omashangelo opedu
^ Ile “womombala.”
^ Eln., “Ofimbo va li poitendele yomaviinyu.”
^ Eemeta 22,3 lwaapo. Tala Oshiw. B14.
