1Ku ngoma ya Ahasuwerusi (Ahasuwerusi uwo ni we wategekaga ibihugu ijana na makumyabiri na birindwiuhereye i Buhindiukageza Etiyopiya),
2Umwami Ahasuwerusi yari ku ntebe y'ubwami ku murwa w'i Shushani.
3Mu mwaka wa gatatu ari ku ngoma, atekeshereza abatware be bose n'abagaragu be ibyokurya, abakomeye b'u Buperesi n'u Bumedin'imfura n'abatware b'intebe bateranira imbere ye.
4Amara iminsi yerekanaubutunzi bwo mu bwami bwe bw'icyubahiro, n'igitinyiro cy'ubwiza bwe buhebuje, iyo minsi yari ijana na mirongo inani.
5Nuko iyo minsi ishize,umwami atekeshereza abantu bose ibyokurya bari ku murwa w'i Shushani, abakomeye n'aboroheje, bamara iminsi irindwi ku rurembo rw'urugorw'ibwami.
6Hari hakinzwe imyenda y'ibitare n'iyirabura nk'ibyatsi bibisi n'iy'imikara ya kabayonga, imanitswe n'imishumi y'ibitambaro by'ibitare byiza n'iy'imihengeri ku nkingi z'amabuye yitwa marimari. Iyo mishumi yari ifashwe n'impeta z'ifeza, kandi hariho n'intāra z'izahabu n'ifeza ku mabuye ashashwe ya marimari y'amabara menshi, atukuran'ay'ibitare n'ay'imihondo n'ay'imikara.
7Babahera ibyokunywamu bintu by'izahabu bidahujeurugero, na vino y'ibwami nyinshi kuko ari koumwami yatangaga.
8Uko kunywakwabaye nk'uko byategetswe, nta wabahataga kukoumwami yari yategetse abanyabintu bye bose ko bahaumuntu wese uko ashatse.
9Kandi Umwamikazi Vashiti na we atekeshereza abagore ibyokurya mu nzu y'ibwami, ari yo y'Umwami Ahasuwerusi.
10Nuko ku munsi wa karindwiumwami anezezaumutimana vino, ategeka Mehumanina Bizita na Haribona, na Bigita na Abagita na Zetari na Karikasi, inkone ndwi zaherezaga Umwami Ahasuwerusi,
11ngo bazane Umwamikazi Vashiti imbere y'umwami yambaye ikamba, kugirango amurikire abantu n'abatwareubwiza bwe kuko yariumunyaburanga.
12Ariko Umwamikazi Vashiti yanga kuzanwa n'itegeko ry'umwami yamutegekesheje inkone ze. Umwami ni ko kurakara cyane,uburakari bugurumanamuri we.
13Umwami aherako abaza abacurabwenge bazi ibyabaye kera (kuko ari ko yabigenzaga ku bacurabwenge bazi amategeko n'amateka bose,
14kandiumwami yegerwaga na Karishena na Shetari na Adimata, na Tarushishi na Meresi na Marisena na Memukani, abatware barindwi b'u Buperesi n'u Bumedi, ari bo bashyikiragaumwami bakaba mu cyimbo cy'imbere ku mwami).
15Umwami arababaza ati “Umwamikazi Vashiti turamugenza dute mu by'amategeko, kuko yagandiye itegeko Umwami Ahasuwerusi yamutegekesheje inkone?”
16Memukaniasubiriza imbere y'umwami n'abatware ati “Umwamikazi Vashiti ntacumuyeku mwami wenyine, acumuyeno ku batware bose no ku mahanga yose ari mu bihugu by'Umwami Ahasuwerusi byose,
17kuko ibyoumwamikazi yakoze ibyo bizamamara mu bagore bose bitume basuzuguraabagabo babo, nibivugwa yuko Umwami Ahasuwerusi yategetse ko Umwamikazi Vashiti amwitaba akanga.
18Ndetse uyu munsi abatwarekazi b'u Buperesi n'u Bumedinibumva ibyoumwamikazi yakoze, na bo ni ko bazagira abatware b'umwami bose. Nuko rero hazabaho agasuzugurokenshi n'uburakari.
19Umwami niyemera inama ategeke itegeko ry'umwami, maze ryandikwe mu mategeko y'Abaperesi n'Abamedi rye guhindurwa, yuko Vashiti atazongera kugeraimbere y'Umwami Ahasuwerusi, kandi n'icyubahiro cye cy'ubwamikazi agihe undiumurusha ingeso nziza.
20Nuko bamamaze itekaumwami agiye guca rikwire mu gihugu cye cyose kuko ari kinini. Ni ho abagore bose bazubahaabagabo babo, abakomeye n'aboroheje.”
21Iyo nama ishimwa n'umwami n'abatware. Umwami aherako abigenza uko Memukaniyamugiriye inama.
22Yohereza inzandiko mu bihugu by'umwami byose, igihugu cyose uko imyandikire yacyo iri, n'ishyanga ryose ukoururimirwaryo ruri, ngoumugabowese ajye ategeka mu rugo rwe, kandi ngo baryamamaze mu ndimi z'abantu be uko zingana.