Echigabi cha kali munani 8
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Mw'olwo lusiku lwo nnanêne mwami Aswero agabira omugoli Esteri ebirugu by'olya mushombanyi m'Abayuda Hamani. okuhandi obwo, Omugoli abwira mwami oku Mordekayi aba ishe. Mwami aj'imulerha;
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Mwami arhola Hamani olupeta aluyambika Mordekayi. Esteri naye agabira Mordekayi aha mwa Hamani mpu aharhambule.
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Esteri arghahulikaga; afukam' emalanga ga mwami, aja aderha anavugumula emirenge, akayinginga mwami mpu amuhalire kwo lirya irhigi Hamani w'okw'iburha lya Agagi âli amâjira my'okuholola abayuda.
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Mwami ayerekeza kalya karhi kâge k'olubisi katule n'ennoro olunda Esteri âli. Esteri ayimuka ayimanga emalanga gage.
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Aderha erhi: " Weliha nnakuno, okabona kuli kwinja, n'erhi akaba nkola ntonyire emwawe, akaba omwanzi naderha gwakusimisa, n'akaba agandi maruba gaj'inywerhula galya Hamani mwene Hamedata w'oku baherêrekeze Abayuda boshi bali omu chihugo chawe mwoshi.
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Ntakabona amabi gayish'iheza bene wirhu nngal'ihulika. Bushumi la! ntakadekerera namâna bona okw'obûko bwirhu bwaherêrekera".
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Mwami Aswero bwira omugoli n'olya Mordekkayi w'omuyuda erhi: " NaNakugabire ebirugu bya Hamani wani Esteri, naye yene bamumanisire oku murhi bulya âli amalahire okuyirha Abayuda.
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Chikwone kurhahashikini okuerha mpu irhegeko lisinye liri kwo n'akashe kage; che chirhumire mwene mukwanine muyandike amaruba oku munabwine, gabe gadesire minja ùachi mwajirira Abayuda; chikwoki muyish'igasinya okw'izino lyani, munagananike kw'akashe k'olupeta lwani".
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Omw'insiku makumi abirhi n'isharhu z'omwezi gwa kasharhu, gwo mwazi gwa Sivani*, abakarani ba mwami ba hamagalwa, bayandika ngasi byoshi ok'oku Mordekayi anababwizire. Ago maruba, bagarhumira abarhambo, n'abarhanuzi, n'abarhegesi b'omwebirya bihugo igana na makumi abirhi na nda; bulya kurhenga e Buhindi kuhika e Etiyopiya, bakâshimba oluderho lwa muli ngasi chihugo nk'oku bayandika mwo, bayandika n'omu luderho lw' Abayuda nk'oku banaluyandika.
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Bayandika amaruba okw'izino lya mwami Aswero, baheka echimanyiso ch'olupeta lwage. Bagafumbasa abaganda bagenda oku bihesi bya mwami bilibisire bwenene.
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Bayandika mw'ago maruba oku mwami arhegesire mpu Abayuda bâli muli ngasi chihugo, bashubûzanye balingire oku gabo. Abaha oluhya lw'okuniguza aba banahisirwe kwo muli ngasi chihugo buzira kurhalukira, erigi ngabo yali yashi barhêra bali babayirhirha abana na abakazi, bagali bashokola
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Olw'olo luhya bali balihabirwe omu nsiku ikumi n'isharhu z'àmwezi gw'ikumi na kabirhi; gw'omwezi gwa Adari.
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Amaruba galiyandisirwe gw'okulalika omu ngasi chishagala ga balanjirwa omu mbaga zoshi n'emw'Abayuda oku bachirheganye olw'olusiku okuchihola enyana ly'abashombanyi babo.
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Abaganda bw'okuheka ago maruba, bakâhuluka bashonyire oku bihesi bya mwami bilibisire bwenene, bahikiriza nk'oku mwami anabarhegekaga. Ako kanwa kalumira oku burhwali e Suse.
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Mordekayi achinyonyola akola ahuluka omu burhwali, erhi ayambirhe emishangi y'akanya bwami mitâke mw'ebyeru n'ebidukula, n'ishingwe linenêne ly'ennoro, n'echishuli ch'akaduku. Olwo lusiku olugo lw'e Suse lwaja mw'echihogêro ch'^mwishingo.
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Abayuda boshi baja bachishinga, bashagaluka bulya bamâhima.
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Omu ngasi chishagala na ngasi chihugo, na ngasi chihugo handi irhegeko lya mwami lyahisire, Abayuda baja mw'obushagaluke n'omwishingo, bajira amadinye n'ensiku nkulu. Bantu banji bo mw'echochihugo bachihindula Bayuda erhi kubayoboha kurhumire.