1 Ibi ni vyo vyabaye mu gihe ca Ahasuwerusi, uwo Ahasuwerusi akaba yari umwami w’ibihugu ijana na mirongo ibiri n’indwi uhereye mu Buhindi ukageza muri Etiyopiya. 2 Muri ico gihe umwami Ahasuwerusi yaganza ari ku ntebe yiwe y’ubwami, iyo ntebe ikaba yari ku mugwa w’i Suza, 3 maze mu mwaka ugira gatatu w’ingoma yiwe ategurira amazimano abaganwa n’abanyacubahiro biwe. Abakuru b’ingabo z’Abaperesi n’iz’Abamedi, abaganwa n’abishikira bo mu ntara zose ni ho bari bari.

4 Imisi ijana na mirongo umunani yose yaheze ariko arerekana ubutunzi bwinshi, ugukayangana hamwe n’ubwiza vy’ubwo bwami bwiwe. 5 Iyo misi iheze, umwami arabazimana. Amazimano amara imisi indwi, bari ku kirimba iwe mu rugo rukikujwe n’uruzitiro. Kuva ku muntu mutoya ukageza ku mukuru, bose bari ngaho ku kirimba i Suza. 6 Urugo rwari rusharijwe n’ibitambara vy’amabara yera n’ayasa n’ubururu, biboshwe n’imigozi ikozwe mu mpuzu yera hamwe n’ibikoresho bisa n’agahama, bibohewe ku mizingi ikozwe mw’ifeza ku nkingi z’amabuye yo gushariza abajwe neza yitwa marubure. Intebe bicarako zari zikozwe mu nzahabu n’ifeza baziteretse ku musezero ukozwe muri porifiri na marubure n’ayandi mabuye y’agaciro kanini. 7 Umuvinyu watangwa mu bikombe vy’inzahabu, kimwe cose kidasa n’ikindi, kandi umuvinyu w’i bwami wari mwinshi cane, ku buryo umuntu wese yanywa uko ashatse kubera gutanga cane kw’umwami. 8 Umwami yari yavuze ko umuntu wese yatumiwe anywa uko ashaka, kuko umwami yari yategetse abatanga baha umuntu wese izo yipfuza.

9 Umwamikazi Vashiti na we nyene yariko arazimanira abagore ku kirimba c’umwami Ahasuwerusi.

10 Ku musi ugira indwi, umwami Ahasuwerusi amaze guhimba umuvinyu, atuma inkone ziwe indwi zamukorera; Mehumani, Bizita, Haribona, Bigita, Abagata, Zetari na Karukasi 11 ngo baje kuzana imbere yiwe umwamikazi Vashiti, yashajishije urugori rwiwe rw’ubwamikazi, kugira ngo abantu n’abaganwa barabe ubwiza bwiwe, kuko yari ateye igomwe. 12 Ariko za nkone zimubwiye ivyo umwami ategetse, umwamikazi Vashiti yanka kuza. Maze umwami araraka cane ishavu ryiwe rirurumba nk’umuriro.

13 Nk’uko vyari bimenyerewe ko umwami asiguza abahinga mu vy’amategeko no guca imanza, avugana n’abanyabwenge batahura ibijanye n’ibihe 14 kandi bari begereye rwose umwami. Abo na bo ni Karushena, Shetari, Adumata, Tarushishi, Meresi, Marusena na Memukani, abaganwa indwi b’i Buperesi n’i Bumedi bari abishikira badasanzwe ku mwami kandi bari abashizwe hejuru muri ubwo bwami.

15 Arababaza ati: "Amategeko, avuga iki, twokorera umwamikazi Vashiti? Ntiyumviye icagezwe c’umwami Ahasuwerusi yashikirijwe n’inkone."

16 Maze Memukani yishurira imbere y’umwami n’abaganwa, ati: "Umwamikazi Vashiti yakoze nabi, kandi ntiyabikoreye umwami gusa ariko kandi yabikoreye n’abaganwa n’abantu bose bo mu ntara zose z’umwami Ahasuwerusi. 17 Kubera ko iyo nyifato y’umwamikazi izomenyekana mu bagore bose, hanyuma bagakengera abagabo babo bavuga bati: ‘Umwami Ahasuwerusi yategetse umwamikazi Vashiti ngo arenguke imbere yiwe, ariko aranka kugenda.’ 18 Uwo musi nyene abagore b’abaganwa b’i Buperesi n’i Bumedi bumvise inyifato y’umwamikazi bazokwishura abaganwa nk’uko nyene. Ako gakengerwe kazoca kabandanya.

19 Nuko rero, nivyaba bihimbaye umwami, nasohore itegeko kandi ryandikwe mu vyagezwe vy’Abamedi n’Abaperesi, bidashobora guhinduka, ko Vashiti atazokwongera guseruka mu maso y’umwami Ahasuwerusi. Kandi ko umwami ahaye ico kibanza ciwe uwundi akibereye kumurusha. 20 Maze ico cagezwe c’umwami nicamamazwa mu bwami bwose, abagore bose bazokwubaha abagabo babo, uhereye ku muto ukageza ku mukuru."

21 Umwami n’abaganwa bashima iyo mpanuro, maze umwami akora nk’uko Memukani yari yamugiriye inama. 22 Arungika amakete mu bice vyose vy’ubwami, intara yose akayandikira mu nyandiko yabo n’ihanga ryose akaryandikira mu rurimi rwabo kugira ngo umugabo wese aganze mu rugo rwiwe kandi avuge iryo ashatse.