¹ Panuma yaifi fintu ilyo ubukali bwa mfumu Ahasuerus bwapwile, alitontonkenye pali Vashiti nefyo wacitile. Kabili alitontonkenye napa cipope acitile pali wo. ² Kabili abalumendo ba mfumu abali ku mubombela balandile, ''Lekeniukufwaya ku citwe kulubali lwa mfumu abakashana bana cisungu ababune. ³ Lekeni imfumu isonte ba cilolo monse mufintungu fya bufumu bwakwe, mukulonganika pamo bonse abakashana aba bune pesano lya Sushani. Lekeni babikwe mukubakwa na Hagai, cilolo wa mfumu uwaba kabaka wabanakashi , kabili lekeni alekubapela ifyakubawamya. ⁴ Lekeni Lekeni umukashana ukasekesha imfu akabe na mfumu pa ncende yakwa Vashiti.'' Uku kupandwa amano kwaliswekeshe imfumu, kabili yacitile ifyo. ⁵ Kwalipo umu Yuda umo mu cipango ca Susian uyo ishina lyakwe ali ni Mordecai umwana mwaume wakwa Jair umwana mwaume wakwa Shimei umwana mwaume wakwa Kish, uwali mwina Benjamin. ⁶ Alisendelwe muli bunkole ukufuma ku Yerusalemu naba nkole pamo nabasendelwe muli bunkole na Jehorachin, imfumu ya Yuda. Abo Nebuchadnezzar imfumu ya Babylon yasendele muli bunkole. ⁷ Ewali kusunga Hadassah, ewali Esther, umwana umwanakashi wakwa nalume, pantu takwete wishi nangu nyina. Umukashana ali uwabune o kumoneka kwakwe kwlai ukusuma. Mordekai alimubulile ngo mwana wakwe umwanakashi. ⁸ Ilyo ishiwi ne cipope fyaumfwikile, abakashana abengi bali baletele kwisano lya Sushani. Balibabikile mu inwe yakwa Hagai. Esthernao alisendelwe m ucipango ca mfumu nokumubika mu minwe yakwa Hagai, kangali wabanakashi. ⁹ Umukashana alimusekeshe, kabli wasangile ububile muli wo. Apopene alimupele ifyakumuwamya ne cakaniko cakuklya cakwe. Kuli wo asontele abakashana cine lubali ukufuma ku cipango ca mfumu, kabili ali musendele nabakashana bakwe ku ncende ya bune mu ng'anda yabanakashi. ¹⁰ Eshter taebele umuntu nangu umo palwa bantu bakwe nangu ba lupwa bakwe, pantu Mordekai alimwebele ukuti ekalanda. ¹¹ Cila bushiku Morddekai alikupitana uku no ku pa ntanshi ya lubansaponse ya ng'anda ya banakashi, mukufwaya ukwishiba ifyo Eshter akoikala, kabili napafingacitika kuli wo. ¹² Ulo inshita yafiile kuli cila mukashana ukuya ku mfumu Ahasuerus-panuma alikonkele amafunde yabanakashi pa myeshi ikumi na ibili, pantu iyi inshita yakubawamya ya pwile: imyeshi mutanda balikubasuba amafuta ya muri, ne myeshi mutanda amafuta yacena ca bune na yakubawamya. ¹³ Ulo umukashana alikuya ku mfumu, fyonse ifypo alikufwaya fali kupelwa kuli wo ukufuma ku ng'anda yaba nkanshi, kuli wo ukusenda ku cipango. ¹⁴ Mucungulo bushiku alikwingila, kabili alikubwelela ku ng;anda ya cibili iya banakashi, kabili mu minwe yakwa Shaashgaz. Cilolo wa mfumu,uwali kangalila wa mpokeleshi. Tali nakubwelela ku mfumu nakabili kanofye nga amutemwisha nokumwita peshina lyakwe nakabili. ¹⁵ Nomba ulo inshita yakwa Esther yafikile(umwana wakwa Abihail, nalume wakwa Moderkai, uwamubulile ngo mwana mwanakashi wakwe) mukwingila ku mfumu, taipwishepo icintu nangu cimo kanofye ifyo cilolo wa mfumu Hegai, uwali kangalila waba nakashi, amwebele. Elo Esther apokelele ububile bwa onse uwamumw3ene. ¹⁶ Esther alipitilwe ku mfumu Ahasuerus mung'anda yabufumu mu mweshi we kumi, emukutila umweshi wa Tebeth, mu mwaka walenga cinelubali mukuteka kwakwe. ¹⁷ Imfumu yalitemenwe Esther ukucila abanakashi bonse no poka ububile no luse pa cinso cakwe, ukucila bonse ba na c isung. Eco alibikile icakufimba ku mutwe icabufumu pa mu twewakwe no kumucita na mfumu pali Vashti. ¹⁸ Imfumu yalicitile umutebeto uukulu kuli ba cilolo bakwe bonse nababomfi bakwe, ''Umutebeto wakwa Esther, '' kabili aebele ukuleshako imisonko ku fiputulwa, kabili ifyabupe ukulinganan no bufumu. ¹⁹ Nomba ilyo bana cisungu babolongenye pamo umuku wa bubili, Mordekai walikele pa mpongolo ya mfumu Esther walikele pa mpongolo ya mfumu. ²⁰ Esther alitala ebako umuntu nangu umo pa lupwa lwakwe nangu abantu bakwe, ngefyo Mordekai umwebele. Alikonkenyepo ukukonka amashiwi yakwa Mordekai, ngefyo walikucita ilyo bali kumukusha kuli wo. ²¹ Muli isho nshiku, ilyo Mrdekai ali alikele pa mpongolo ya mfumu, babili ba cilolo wa mfumu, Bigthu na Teresh, abali kulinda inshinku ya mpongolo. Balifulilwe nokufwaya ukucita ica kubipa ku mfumu Ahsuerus. ²² Ulo umulandu waishibikilwe kuli Moderkai, alyebele na mfumu Esther, kabili Estherwalilandile ku mfumu mwishina lyakwa Mordekai. ²³ Ilyashi balifwailishe nokulishininkisha, kabili bonse abaume bali babakulikile ku fimuti. Ili lyashi lyalilembelwe, pa menso ya mfumu mu citabo bali kulembamo ifyalikucitika munshita ya kuteka kwakwe.