¹ Zvino nomwedzi wegumi nemiviri,iwo mwedzi weAdhari, nezuva regumi namatatu, nguva yakati 'yaswedera yokuti murayiro wamambo nechirevo chake zviitwe, pazuva rakafunga vavengi vavaJudha kuvamukira naro; asi zvakashandurwa, nokuti vaJudha vakamukira vavengi vavo. ² VaJudha vakaungana pamaguta avo pamativi ose enyika dzamambo Ahashivheroshi, kuti vauraye avo vakatsvaka kuvaitira zvakaipa; hakuna akanga achigona kuvadzivisa, nokuti vanhu vose vakavatya. ³ Machinda ose amativi enyika, namachinda makuru, navabati, vaibata basa ramambo, vakabatsira vaJudha; nokuti vakatya Modhekai. ⁴ Nokuti Modhekai akanga ari mukuru paimba yamambo, nembiri yake yakanga yasvika kumativi ose enyika; nokuti murume uyu Modhekai akaramba achikura. ⁵ VaJudha vakaparadza vavengi vavo vose, nokuvatema neminondo, nokuvauraya, nokuvaparadza, vakaitira vavengi vavo sezvavaida. ⁶ NapaShusha nhare yamambo, vaJudha vakauraya nokuparadza varume vana mazana mashanu. ⁷ Parishandata, naDharifoni, naAsipata, ⁸ naPorata, naAdharia, naAridhata, ⁹ naParimashita, naArisai, naAridhai, naVaizata, ¹⁰ ivo vanakomana vane gumi vaHamani mwanakomana waHamedhata, muvengi wavaJudha, vakavaurayawo; asi havana kupambara nhumbi dzavo. ¹¹ azuva iro kuwanda kwavakaurawa paShusha nhare yamambo kwakaverengwa kukaiswa kuna mambo.

¹² Ipapo mambo akati kuna vahosi Esiteri, VaJudha vauraya nokuparadza paShusha nhare yamambo, varume vana mazana mashanu, navanakomana vane gumi vaHamani; ndoda zvavakaita kuna mamwe mativi enyika yamambo! Zvino chinyiko chaunonyengetera? Uchazvipiwa. Kana chinyiko chaunokumbira zvino? Zvichaitwa. ¹³ Ipapo Esiteri akati, Kana mambo achifara nazvo, vaJudha vari paShusha ngavatenderwe kuita mangwanawo nechirevo chanhasi, navanakomana vaHamani vane gumi vasungirirwe pamatanda .

¹⁴ Ipapo mambo akaraira kuti zviitwe saizvozvo; chirevo chikatemwa paShusha, vakasungurira vanakomana vaHamani vane gumi. ¹⁵ VaJudha vaiva paShusha vakaunganazve nezuva regumi namana romwedzi weAdhari, vakauraya varume vana mazana matatu paShusha, asi havana kupambara nhumbi.

¹⁶ Navamwe vaJudha vaiva pamativi enyika yamambo vakaungana, vakarwira upenyu hwavo, vakazorora pavavengi vavo, vakauraya pakati pavavengi vavo vane zviuru zvina makumi manomwe nezvishanu; asi havana kupambara nhumbi. ¹⁷ Izvozvo zvakaitwa nezuva regumi namatatu romwedzi weAdhari, vakazorora nezuva regumi namana, vakariita zuva romutambo neromufaro. ¹⁸ Asi vaJudha vaiva paShusha vakaungana pazuva regumi namatatu napazuva regumi namana romwedzi iwoyo; nezuva regumi namashanu romwedzi uyo vakazorora, vakariita zuva romutambo neromufaro. ¹⁹ Naizvozvo vaJudha vemisha, vanogara pamisha isina kukombwa namasvingo, vanoita zuva regumi namana romwedzi weAdhari zuva romufaro neromutambo, uye zuva rakanaka, nerokutumirana zvinonaka. ²⁰ Zvino Modhekai akanyora zvinhu izvo, akatuma mwadhi kuvaJudha vose vakanga vari pamativi ose enyika yamambo Ahashivheroshi, pedo nokure. ²¹ akavaraira kuti varangarire zuva iro regumi namana romwedzi weAdhari, nezuva regumi namashanu rawo, gore rimwe nerimwe, ²² nokuti ndiwo mazuva vaJudha avakazorodzwa nawo pavavengi vavo, nomwedzi wavakashandurirwa nawo kuchema kwavo ukava mufaro, uye zuva rokuchema rikava zuva rakanaka; uye kuti vaaite mazuva omutambo noomufaro, nookutumirana zvinonaka uye zvipo kuvarombo. ²³ Nokuti ndiwo mazuva vaJudha avakazorodzwa nawo pavavengi vavo, nomwedzi wavakashandurirwa nawo kuchema kwavo ukava mufaro, uye zuva rokuchema rikava zuva rakanaka; uye kuti vaaite mazuva omutambo noomufaro, nookutumirana zvinonaka uye zvipo kuvarombo. ²⁴ asi shoko iri rakati richisvika kuna mambo, iye ndokuraira nemwadhi kuti zano iri rake rakaipa raakafunga pamusoro pavaJudha, ridzoserwe pamusoro wake, uye kuti iye navanakomana vake vasungirirwe pamatanda. ²⁵ Naizvozvo vakatumidza zita ramazuva iwayo Purimi nezita rePuri. Zvino nokuda kwamashoko ose emwadhi iyo, nezvavakaona pamusoro pechinhu icho, nezvavakaitirwa ²⁶ Naizvozvo vakatumidza zita ramazuva iwayo Purimi nezita rePuri. Zvino nokuda kwamashoko ose emwadhi iyo, nezvavakaona pamusoro pechinhu icho, nezvavakaitirwa, ²⁷ vaJudha vakatema chirevo vakazvisunga, kuti ivo navana vavo, navose vaizozviisa kwavari, havangatongoregi kurangarira mazuva iwayo maviri, sezvakanga zvanyorwa pamusoro pawo, uye panguva yakanga yatarwa gore rimwe nerimwe; ²⁸ uye kuti mazuva iwayo arangarirwe nokutambwa pakati porudzi rumwe norumwe, nemhuri imwe neimwe, norutivi rumwe norumwe rwenyika neguta rimwe nerimwe; uye kuti mazuva iwayo ePurimi arege kutongoregwa pakati pavaJudha, arangarirwe nokusingaperi pakati pavana vavo. ²⁹ Papo vahosi Esiteri, mukunda waAbhihairi, naModhekai muJudha, vakanyora nesimba ravo rose vakasimbisa mwadhi iyo yechipiri yePurimi. ³⁰ akavaraira kuti varangarire zuva iro regumi namana romwedzi weAdhari, nezuva regumi namashanu rawo, gore rimwe nerimwe. ³¹ okuti ndiwo mazuva vaJudha avakazorodzwa nawo pavavengi vavo, nomwedzi wavakashandurirwa nawo kuchema kwavo ukava mufaro, ³² uye zuva rokuchema rikava zuva rakanaka; uye kuti vaaite mazuva omutambo noomufaro, nookutumirana zvinonaka uye zvipo kuvarombo.