Esther 1 (BOKHWOG)

1 Na rĩrĩ, ũũ nĩguo gwekĩkire matukũ-inĩ ma Ahasuerusu, o we Ahasuerusu ũrĩa waathaga mabũrũri 127 marĩa moimĩte kuuma bũrũri wa Ahĩndĩ o nginya bũrũri wa Akushi. 2 Matukũ-inĩ macio-rĩ, Mũthamaki Ahasuerusu aathamakaga arĩ gĩtĩ-inĩ gĩake kĩa ũnene thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ya ũthamaki kũu gĩikaro kĩgitĩre kĩa mũthamaki gĩa Shushani, 3 na mwaka wa gatatũ wa wathani wake, nĩarugithĩirie andũ ake othe arĩa maarĩ igweta na anene iruga. Nao atongoria a mbũtũ cia ita cia Perisia na cia Media, na abarũthi na andũ arĩa maarĩ igweta a mabũrũri maarĩ kuo. 4 Nake akĩonania ũtonga mũnene wa ũthamaki wake na ũkengi na riiri wa ũnene wake, ihinda rĩa matukũ 180. 5 Matukũ macio maathira, mũthamaki nĩarugithirie iruga, rĩrĩa rĩaikarire mĩthenya mũgwanja, narĩo rĩarĩ thĩinĩ wa mũgũnda ũrĩa warĩ mũirigĩre wa nyũmba ya mũthamaki, rĩkĩrugĩrwo andũ othe kuuma ũrĩa mũnini nginya ũrĩa mũnene, arĩa maarĩ kũu thĩinĩ wa gĩikaro kĩrĩa kĩarĩ kĩirigĩre gĩa Shushani. 6 Mũgũnda ũcio warĩ na mĩcuurio ya gatani ya rangi mwerũ na ya rangi wa bururu, nayo yohanĩtio na mĩkanda ya gatani ya rangi mwerũ na ya rangi wa ndathi, ikoohererwo icũhĩ-inĩ cia betha iria cianyiitithanĩtio na itugĩ cia mahiga marĩa mega merũ. Nĩ kwarĩ na itĩ cia gũikarĩra cia thahabu na cia betha iria ciaigĩtwo kũndũ kwarĩtwo mahiga ma nyaigĩ, na mahiga mega merũ, na mahiga ma rangi wa ngoikoni, na mahiga mangĩ ma goro mũno. 7 Ndibei yaheanagwo na ikombe cia thahabu, na gũtirĩ kĩahaanaine na kĩrĩa kĩngĩ, na ndibei ya nyũmba ya ũthamaki yarĩ nyingĩ mũno o ta ũrĩa ũtaana wa mũthamaki watariĩ. 8 Kũringana na watho wa mũthamaki, o mũgeni nĩeetĩkĩrĩtio kũnyua kĩrĩa angĩendire, nĩ ũndũ mũthamaki nĩathĩte aheani othe a ndibei mahe o mũndũ kĩrĩa eendaga. 9 O nake Vashiti, mũtumia wa mũthamaki, nĩarugithĩirie andũ-a-nja iruga o kũu nyũmba-inĩ ya ũthamaki ya Mũthamaki Ahasuerusu. 10 Mũthenya wa mũgwanja, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Mũthamaki Ahasuerusu aakenete nĩ ũndũ wa kũnyua ndibei, agĩatha ndungata iria mũgwanja ciarĩ hakũre iria ciamũtungatagĩra, nĩcio Mehumani, na Bizatha, na Haribona, na Bigatha, na Abagutha, na Zetharu, na Karikasi, 11 irehe Vashiti, ũcio mũtumia wa mũthamaki mbere yake ekĩrĩte tanji yake ya ũthamaki, nĩgeetha onanie ũthaka wake kũrĩ andũ, o na ningĩ kũrĩ andũ arĩa maarĩ igweta, nĩgũkorwo aarĩ kĩĩrorerwa. 12 No rĩrĩa ndungata icio ciakinyirie watho wa mũthamaki, Vashiti mũtumia wa mũthamaki akĩrega gũthiĩ. Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũthamaki akĩngʼũrĩka mũno na agĩcinwo nĩ marakara. 13 Na tondũ warĩ mũtugo wa mũthamaki gũtuĩria maũndũ ma watho na ma kĩhooto, akĩaria na andũ arĩa oogĩ na mooĩ ũhoro wa matukũ ma tene. 14 Nao arĩa maakuhĩrĩirie mũthamaki mũno maarĩ Karishena, na Shetharu, na Adamatha, na Tarashishi, na Meresu, na Marisena na Memukani, andũ mũgwanja arĩa maarĩ igweta a Perisia na Media, arĩa meetĩkĩrĩtio kuonanaga na mũthamaki, na nĩo maarĩ anene mũno ũthamaki-inĩ ũcio. 15 Mũthamaki akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Kũringana na watho-rĩ, Vashiti mũtumia wa mũthamaki agĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩkwo atĩa? Nĩaregete gwathĩkĩra watho wa Mũthamaki Ahasuerusu ũrĩa akinyĩirio nĩ andũ acio ahakũre.” 16 Memukani agĩcookia arĩ mbere ya mũthamaki na andũ arĩa maarĩ igweta atĩrĩ, “Vashiti mũtumia wa mũthamaki nĩekĩte mahĩtia, na to mũthamaki wiki ahĩtĩirie, no ahĩtĩirie o na andũ othe arĩa marĩ igweta na andũ othe a mabũrũri ma Mũthamaki Ahasuerusu. 17 Nĩgũkorwo ũndũ ũyũ wĩkĩtwo nĩ mũtumia wa mũthamaki nĩũkũmenyeka nĩ andũ-a-nja othe, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩmarĩmenagĩrĩria athuuri ao makoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Mũthamaki Ahasuerusu araathanire Vashiti mũtumia wa mũthamaki arehwo mbere yake, no ndaigana gũthiĩ.’ 18 Ũmũthĩ-rĩ, andũ-a-nja arĩa marĩ igweta a Perisia na Media arĩa maiguĩte ũndũ ũyũ wĩkĩtwo nĩ mũtumia wa mũthamaki noguo nao marĩĩkaga andũ arĩa marĩ igweta a mũthamaki. Kĩnyararo na ngarari itigathira. 19 “Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, mũthamaki angĩona arĩ wega, nĩarute watho wa ũthamaki na etĩkĩre wandĩkwo mawatho-inĩ ma Perisia na Media, marĩa matagarũragwo, atĩ Vashiti ndarĩ hĩndĩ ĩngĩ agooka mbere ya Mũthamaki Ahasuerusu. Naho handũ ha Vashiti-rĩ, mũthamaki acarie mũndũ-wa-nja ũngĩ mwega kũmũkĩra. 20 Rĩrĩa watho ũcio wa mũthamaki ũrĩanĩrĩrwo kũndũ guothe kũrĩa mũthamaki aathanaga-rĩ, andũ-a-nja othe nĩmarĩtĩĩaga athuuri ao, kuuma ũrĩa mũnini nginya ũrĩa mũnene.” 21 Mũthamaki na andũ ake arĩa maarĩ igweta magĩkenio nĩ mataaro macio, nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũthamaki agĩĩka o ta ũrĩa Memukani oigĩte. 22 Agĩtũma marũa kũndũ guothe ũthamaki-inĩ ũcio, o bũrũri na mwandĩkĩre waguo na o rũrĩrĩ na mwarĩrie waruo, akĩanĩrĩrithia na thiomi cia andũ othe atĩ mũthuuri o wothe nĩwe mwathi wa mũciĩ wake.

In Other Versions

Esther 1 in the ANGEFD

Esther 1 in the ANTPNG2D

Esther 1 in the AS21

Esther 1 in the BAGH

Esther 1 in the BBPNG

Esther 1 in the BBT1E

Esther 1 in the BDS

Esther 1 in the BEV

Esther 1 in the BHAD

Esther 1 in the BIB

Esther 1 in the BLPT

Esther 1 in the BNT

Esther 1 in the BNTABOOT

Esther 1 in the BNTLV

Esther 1 in the BOATCB

Esther 1 in the BOATCB2

Esther 1 in the BOBCV

Esther 1 in the BOCNT

Esther 1 in the BOECS

Esther 1 in the BOGWICC

Esther 1 in the BOHCB

Esther 1 in the BOHCV

Esther 1 in the BOHLNT

Esther 1 in the BOHNTLTAL

Esther 1 in the BOICB

Esther 1 in the BOILNTAP

Esther 1 in the BOITCV

Esther 1 in the BOKCV

Esther 1 in the BOKCV2

Esther 1 in the BOKSSV

Esther 1 in the BOLCB

Esther 1 in the BOLCB2

Esther 1 in the BOMCV

Esther 1 in the BONAV

Esther 1 in the BONCB

Esther 1 in the BONLT

Esther 1 in the BONUT2

Esther 1 in the BOPLNT

Esther 1 in the BOSCB

Esther 1 in the BOSNC

Esther 1 in the BOTLNT

Esther 1 in the BOVCB

Esther 1 in the BOYCB

Esther 1 in the BPBB

Esther 1 in the BPH

Esther 1 in the BSB

Esther 1 in the CCB

Esther 1 in the CUV

Esther 1 in the CUVS

Esther 1 in the DBT

Esther 1 in the DGDNT

Esther 1 in the DHNT

Esther 1 in the DNT

Esther 1 in the ELBE

Esther 1 in the EMTV

Esther 1 in the ESV

Esther 1 in the FBV

Esther 1 in the FEB

Esther 1 in the GGMNT

Esther 1 in the GNT

Esther 1 in the HARY

Esther 1 in the HNT

Esther 1 in the IRVA

Esther 1 in the IRVB

Esther 1 in the IRVG

Esther 1 in the IRVH

Esther 1 in the IRVK

Esther 1 in the IRVM

Esther 1 in the IRVM2

Esther 1 in the IRVO

Esther 1 in the IRVP

Esther 1 in the IRVT

Esther 1 in the IRVT2

Esther 1 in the IRVU

Esther 1 in the ISVN

Esther 1 in the JSNT

Esther 1 in the KAPI

Esther 1 in the KBT1ETNIK

Esther 1 in the KBV

Esther 1 in the KJV

Esther 1 in the KNFD

Esther 1 in the LBA

Esther 1 in the LBLA

Esther 1 in the LNT

Esther 1 in the LSV

Esther 1 in the MAAL

Esther 1 in the MBV

Esther 1 in the MBV2

Esther 1 in the MHNT

Esther 1 in the MKNFD

Esther 1 in the MNG

Esther 1 in the MNT

Esther 1 in the MNT2

Esther 1 in the MRS1T

Esther 1 in the NAA

Esther 1 in the NASB

Esther 1 in the NBLA

Esther 1 in the NBS

Esther 1 in the NBVTP

Esther 1 in the NET2

Esther 1 in the NIV11

Esther 1 in the NNT

Esther 1 in the NNT2

Esther 1 in the NNT3

Esther 1 in the PDDPT

Esther 1 in the PFNT

Esther 1 in the RMNT

Esther 1 in the SBIAS

Esther 1 in the SBIBS

Esther 1 in the SBIBS2

Esther 1 in the SBICS

Esther 1 in the SBIDS

Esther 1 in the SBIGS

Esther 1 in the SBIHS

Esther 1 in the SBIIS

Esther 1 in the SBIIS2

Esther 1 in the SBIIS3

Esther 1 in the SBIKS

Esther 1 in the SBIKS2

Esther 1 in the SBIMS

Esther 1 in the SBIOS

Esther 1 in the SBIPS

Esther 1 in the SBISS

Esther 1 in the SBITS

Esther 1 in the SBITS2

Esther 1 in the SBITS3

Esther 1 in the SBITS4

Esther 1 in the SBIUS

Esther 1 in the SBIVS

Esther 1 in the SBT

Esther 1 in the SBT1E

Esther 1 in the SCHL

Esther 1 in the SNT

Esther 1 in the SUSU

Esther 1 in the SUSU2

Esther 1 in the SYNO

Esther 1 in the TBIAOTANT

Esther 1 in the TBT1E

Esther 1 in the TBT1E2

Esther 1 in the TFTIP

Esther 1 in the TFTU

Esther 1 in the TGNTATF3T

Esther 1 in the THAI

Esther 1 in the TNFD

Esther 1 in the TNT

Esther 1 in the TNTIK

Esther 1 in the TNTIL

Esther 1 in the TNTIN

Esther 1 in the TNTIP

Esther 1 in the TNTIZ

Esther 1 in the TOMA

Esther 1 in the TTENT

Esther 1 in the UBG

Esther 1 in the UGV

Esther 1 in the UGV2

Esther 1 in the UGV3

Esther 1 in the VBL

Esther 1 in the VDCC

Esther 1 in the YALU

Esther 1 in the YAPE

Esther 1 in the YBVTP

Esther 1 in the ZBP