¹ Zvino shure kwaizvozvo, kutsamwa kwamambo Ahashivheroshi kwakati kwanyarara, akarangarira Vashiti nezvaakaita, nechirevo chakatemwa pamusoro pake. ² Ipapo varanda vamambo vaimubatira, vakati, Mambo ngaatsvakirwe mhandara dzakanaka; ³ Mambo ngaaise vatariri pamativi ose oushe hwake, vaunganidze mhandara dzose dzakanaka paShusha nhare yamambo, paimba yavakadzi, vachengetwe naHegai muranda wamambo, mutariri wavakadzi; vapiwewo zvavangazvinatsa nazvo. ⁴ Zvino musikana unofarirwa namambo ngaave vahosi panzvimbo yaVashiti. Izvozvo zvikafadza mambo, akaita saizvozvo. ⁵ Zwino paShusha panhare yamambo pakanga panomuJudha, ainzi Modhekai, mwanakomana waJairi, mwanakomana waShimei, mwanakomana waKishi, muBhenjamini. ⁶ Kanga atapwa Jerusaremu, pamwechete navatapwa vakanga vatapwa naJekonia mambo waJudha, wakanga atapwa naNebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi. ⁷ Iye akanga arera Hadhasha, ndiye Esiteri, mukunda wababamunini wake; nokuti akanga asina baba namai; zvino musikana uyu akanga akanaka paumiro hwake napachiso chake; pakufa kwababa vake namai vake Modhekai ndokumutora, akamuita mukunda wake. ⁸ Zvino murayiro wamambo nechirevo chake zvakati zvanzwikwa, vasikana vazhinji vakaunganidzwa paShusha nhare yamambo, pavaichengetwa naHegai, Esiteri akatorwawo, akaiswa mumba mamambo, akachengetwa naHegai mutariri wavakadzi. ⁹ Musikana uyu akamufadza, akanzwirwa tsitsi naye, akachimbidzika kumupa zvaangazvinatsa nazvo, nemigove yake yezvokudya uye vasikana vanomwe vaakafanira kupiwa, vaibva paimba yamambo; akamuisa iye navasikana vake pakanga pakaisvonaka paimba yavakadzi. ¹⁰ Asi Esiteri akanga asina kuvazivisa rudzi rwake nehama dzake', nokuti Modhekai akanga amuraira, kuti arege kuvazivisa izvozvo. ¹¹ Zvino Modhekai aifamba pamberi poruvanze rweimba yavakadzi mazuva ose, agoziva kuti Esiteri akadini, uye kuti vachaitei naye. ¹² Zvino dzoro romusikana mumwe nomumwe rakati richisvika kupinda kuna mambo Ahashivheroshi, kana aitirwa zvose nomurayiro wavakadzi mwedzi ine gumi nemiviri, (nokuti mazuva okunatswa kwavo akapera kudai: mwedzi mitanhatu vachizora mafuta emura, mwedzi mitanhatu zvinonhuwira, uye zvimwe zvinhu zvokunatsa vakadzi nazvo,). ¹³ Zvino musikana akapinda nomutoo akadaro kuna mambo, uye chinhu chipi nechipi chaaida aichipiwa, kuti abude nacho paimba yavakadzi, apinde mumba mamambo. ¹⁴ Aienda madekwana, ndokudzokera mangwana kuimba yechipiri yavakadzi, paaichengetwa naShaashigazi, muranda wamambo, aichengeta varongo; haazaipindazve kuna mambo, asi kana achinge afarirwa namambo, akadanwa nezita rake. ¹⁵ Zvino dzoro raEsiteri mukunda waAbhihairi, babamunini vaModhekai, akanga amutora akamuita mukunda wake, rakati richisvika rokupinda kuna mambo, haana kukumbira chinhu asi izvo bedzi zvakanga zvarairwa naHegai muranda wamambo, mutariri wavakadzi. ¹⁶ Zvino Esiteri akanzwirwa tsitsi navose vaimuona. Naizvozvo Esiteri akaiswa kuna mambo Ahashivheroshi muimba yake youshe nomwedzi wegumi, ndiwo mwedzi weTebheti, pagore rechinomwe rokubata kwake ushe. ¹⁷ Mambo akada Esiteri kupfuura vamwe vakadzi vose, akanzwira tsitsi nounyoro naye kupfuura dzimwe mhandara dzose; naizvozvo akaisa korona youhosi pamusoro wake, akamuita vahosi panzvimbo yaVashiti. ¹⁸ Ipapo mambo akaitira machinda ake ose navaranda vake vose mutambo mukuru, uri mutambo waEsiteri; akaraira zororo pamativi enyika, akagovera zvipo, mambo asinganyimi napaduku. ¹⁹ Zvino pakuunganidzwa kwemhandara rwechipiri, Modhekai akanga agere pasuo ramambo. ²⁰ Esiteri akanga achigere kuvazivisa hama dzake kana rudzi rwake, sezvaakarairwa naModhekai; nokuti Esiteri akateerera murayiro waModhekai, sezvaaisiita acharerwa naye. ²¹ Zvino pamazuva iwayo Modhikai agere pasuo ramambo, varanda vaviri vamambo, Bhigitani naTereshi, pakati pavarindi vomukova, vakatsamwa vakatsvaka kuuraya mambo Ahashivheroshi. ²² Chinhu icho chikazikanwa naModhekai, iye ndokuzivisa vahosi Esiteri, Esiteri akandoudza mambo nezita raModhekai. ²³ Zvino vakati vachinzvera chinhu icho, vakawana kuti zvirokwazvo, vose vari vaviri vakasungirirwa pamuti; zvikanyorwa mubhuku yaMakoronike pamberi pamambo.