Chapter
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Nga ghabiseegho ekiseera, kyabazinga Ahasuero yaagha omusaadha Hamani mutabane wa Hammedatha ekitiibwa, yaamukuza okusinga abakungu boonaboona abaali naye.
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Abasaadha boonaboona aba kyabazinga abaali mu mulyango gwa kyabazinga baakotamyanga emitwe baisanga ekitiibwa mu Hamani, kuba atyo kyabazinga ni bwe yali alagiire ku bigema ku ye. Aye Morodekai tiyakotamya mutwe waire okumwisangamu ekitiibwa.
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Awo abasaadha ba kyabazinga abaali mu mulyango gwa kyabazinga baakoba Morodekai nti: "Lwaki odheemera ekiragiro kya kyabazinga?"
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Agho olwatuuka, bwe baamukobanga buli kaakyeire nga tabawulirisa, baakikoberaku Hamani, okubona oba ebigambo bya Morodekai bisobola okwemerera; kuba Morodekai yali abakobye nti ye Muyudaaya.
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Hamani bwe yabona nga Morodekai takotamya mutwe waire okumwisangamu ekitiibwa, Hamani yaidhula obusungu.
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Aye yeewala okugema ku Morodekai yenka, kuba baali bamukobeire ku bantu ba Morodekai. Kale Hamani yaanoonia okukola akabi eri Abayudaaya boonaboona abaali mu bwakyabazinga bwonabwona obwa Ahasuero—abantu ba Morodekai.
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Mu mwezi ogusooka, ogwa Nisani, mu mwaka ogweikumi n'eibiri ogwa kyabazinga Ahasuero, baakuba Puri (n'akalulu) mu maiso ga Hamani, okusalagho olunaku n'omwezi, okutuusa lwe kaagwa ku mwezi ogweikumi n'eibiri, n'ogwa Adari.
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Awo Hamani yaakoba kyabazinga Ahasuero nti: "Waliwo abantu abasaasaanye ne basansaanyizibwa mu bantu mu biketezo byonna ebya mu bwakyabazinga bwo; amateeka gaabwe gawukana ku g'abantu boona abalala, era tegagondera mateeka ga kyabazinga. Kale si kya mugaso eri kyabazinga okubalekawo.
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Kyabazinga bw'asiima, ekiragiro kiwandiikibwe nti bazikirizibwe, era nja kuta mu ndyanga ey'obwakyabazinga kilo dha feeza edhighera emitwalo amakumi asatu n'ena (340,000)."
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Awo kyabazinga yaatoolaku empeta ye ku lwala lwe, yaagigha Hamani mutabane wa Hammedatha ow'e Agag, omuzigu w'Abayudaaya.
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Era kyabazinga yaakoba Hamani ati: "Empiiya n'abantu bakugheereibwa, okubakola nga bwe kiri ekikalamu mu maiso go."
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Agho abaghandiisi ba kyabazinga baayetebwa ku lunaku olweikumi n'eisatu olw'omwezi ogusooka, era ekiragiro kyaghandiikibwa ng'ebintu byonabyona Hamani bye yali alagiire bwe byali eri abakungu ba kyabazinga, n'eri abafuzi abaali mu buli kiketezo, n'eri abakungu ba buli ighanga, buli kiketezo ng'empandiika yaakyo bwe yali, na buli ighanga ng'olulimi lwaibwe bwe lwali. Kyaghandiikibwa mu liina lya kyabazinga Ahasuero, era kyaisibwaku akamanhiso n'empeta ya kyabazinga.
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Embaluwa dhaagheerezebwa abalumusi mu biketezo byonabyona ebya kyabazinga, okuzikiriza, n'okwita, n'okumalagho Abayudaaya boonaboona, abato n'abakaire, abaana abato n'abakazi, ku lunaku lulala, ku lunaku olweikumi n'eisatu olw'omwezi ogweikumi n'eibiri, ogwa Adari, n'okunhagulula ebintu byaibwe.
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Ekighandiiko ekyo kyali kya kugheebwa ng'eiteeka mu buli kiketezo, nga kimanhisibwa eri abantu boonaboona, babe ng'abeetegeike ku lunaku olwo.
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Abalumusi baaja mangu ng'ekiragiro kya kyabazinga bwe kyali; era eiteeka lyalangirirwa mu kibuga ekikulu Susa. Kyabazinga ni Hamani baatyama okunhwa, aye ekibuga Susa kyatabulwatabulwa.