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Omwigarire okugomera omugabe Ahasuero

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Omu busingye bwa Ahasuero, Ahasuero owaategyekire amashaza igana na makumi abiri na mushanju, okuruga Buhindi okuhika Esiopia, 22 omu biro by'ogwo mugabe Ahasuero, ku yaabaire ari aha ngoma omuri Shushani orurembo orukuru, 33 omu mwaka gwe ogwa kashatu, akateeka obugyenyi, yaayeta abanyiginya be boona, abagaragwa be, abakuru b'amahe aba Buperisi na Bumeedi, abakungu hamwe n'abategyeki b'ago mashaza, baateeranira omu maisho ge, 4yaamara ebiro igana na makumi munaana naayoreka eitungo ry'obugabe bwe, n'ekitiinisa ky'obukuru bwe ekyabaire kihinguraine. 5Ebiro ebyo ku byahweire, yaateekyera abantu boona obugyenyi, abakuru n'abato abaabaire bari omuri orwo rurembo rukuru Shushani, bwamara ebiro mushanju omu kibuga ky'aha musiri gw'omu kikaari ky'omugabe. 6Aho hakaba hakingireho emikingo y'emyenda erikwera, n'eya bururu, ehanikirwe aha bugoye bwa bafuta n'obwa bujwa buhamiibwe empeta z'efeeza aha nyomyo z'amabaare agarikwetwa maburo; kandi aha mabaare agaariire agarikutukura, agarikwera, aga kinekye n'agarikwiragura, baataho ebitanda by'ezaabu n'eby'efeeza. 7Baabanywaisiza viinyo y'omugabe omu bintu by'ezaabu ebitarikushushana, yaatereka nyingi munonga, nk'obufura bw'omugabe oku bwabaire buri. 8Abantu baanywa nk'oku ebiragiro byabaire biri, tihaabaho muntu owaagyemwa; ahabw'okuba omugabe akaba aragiire abatware b'ekikaari kye boona kuheereza omuntu weena, nk'oku arikwenda. 9N'omwigarire Vasita yaateekyera abakazi obugyenyi omu kikaari ky'omugabe Ahasuero. 104

Aha izooba rya mushanju, omugabe Ahasuero ku yaagizire ebyera, yaaragiira Mahumaani, Bizisa, Harabona, Bigusa, na Abaguta, Zesaari na Karakaasi, abakonwa mushanju, abaabire bamuheereza, 115 kureeta omwigarire Vasita omu maisho ge, ajwaire ekirunga ky'obugabe, kworeka abantu n'abanyiginya oburungi bwe; ahabw'okuba akaba ari murungi w'okureebwa. 12Kwonka omwigarire Vasita yaayanga kuhurira ekiragiro eki omugabe yaamutumireho abakonwa be ngu aije. Ekyo kyareetera omugabe ekiniga kingi, kyayenda kumubarura. 136

Bwanyima omugabe yaabuuza abahi b'obwengye, abaabaire nibamanya oku bitwazibwa, (ahabw'okuba niyo yaabaire eba entwaza ye okubuuza abarikumanya ebiragiro n'emicwere y'emanja; 147 kandi abashaija abaabaire nibakurata omugabe omu kitiinisa, bakaba bari Karisheena, Shesaari, Adimaasa, Tarushiishi, Meresi, Mariseena na Memukaani, abanyiginya mushanju aba Buperisi na Bumeedi, abaabaire bari empika-mugabe, baine emyanya mikuru erikukira ey'abandi omu ihanga.) 15Omugabe yaababuuza ati: Omu biragiro, tugire tuta omwigarire Vasita, oyangire kukora eki omugabe amutumireho abakonwa? 16Memukaani yaagarukamu ari omu maisho g'omugabe n'abanyiginya ati: Omwigarire Vasita tacumwire ha mugabe wenka, kureka ashobize n'aha banyiginya boona n'amahanga goona agari omu mashaza g'omugabe Ahasuero goona. 17Ahabw'okuba eki, eki omwigarire akozire, nikiija kumanywa abakazi boona, kibareetere kugaya baibabo, ahakuba nibaija kugira bati: Omugabe Ahasuero ka yaatumire omwigarire Vasita kwija omu maisho ge, akanga. 18Kandi eri izooba abanyiginyakazi ba Buperisi na Bumeedi, abaahurira eki omwigarire akozire, nibaija kukigambira abanyiginya b'omugabe boona; ekiraarugyemu habeho okugayana kwingi n'okugirirana ekiniga. 198 Nyakusinga, ku oraabe nookisiima, omugabe ateho ekiragiro, ku Vasita atarigaruka omu maisho g'omugabe Ahasuero, kandi kihandiikwe omu biragiro by'Abaperisi n'Abameedi, kirekye kuhindurwa; bwanyima omwanya gwe gw'obwigarire omugabe aguhe ondiijo orikumuhitsa emicwe. 209 Kityo ekiragiro ky'omugabe ku kiraarangwe omu bugabe bwe bwona, nk'oku bwingana, abakazi boona nibaija kutiina baibabo, ab'ekitiinisa n'abatakiine. 21Obwo bwengye bwasiimwa omugabe n'abanyiginya, omugabe yaatwaza nk'oku Memukaani yaamuhabwire. 2210 Yaatweka ebaruha omu mashaza g'obugabe bwe bwona, omuri buri ishaza nk'oku emihandiikire yaaryo eri, kandi n'omuri buri ihanga omu rurimi rwaryo, ngu omushaija weena ashemereire kutegyeka eka ye, kandi ngu nawe akibuzye omu rurimi rw'eihanga rye.