Ɔhene no Da Nʼanuonyam Adi
Ester ne nwoma baako pɛ a ɛmmɔ Onyankopɔn din da: mpaebɔ biara nni mu, anwonwade biara nni mu, AWURADE ho asɛm biara nni mu. Nanso wɔ Persia ahemfi bi mu no, wɔma ayisaba ababaa bi so “bere a ɛte saa yi nti,” na wogye ɔman a wɔahyɛ wɔn agyirae no. Agya din nni hɔ; ne nsa wɔ baabiara.
1 1Eyi sii wɔ Ahasweros bere so—Ahasweros a odii hene fi India kosi Kus, wɔ amantam ɔha aduonu ason so no, a a v1 Kus ne asase a ɛda Misraim anafo fam, Nil asubɔnten no atifi fam — ɛbɛyɛ sɛ nnɛ Sudan ne Misraim anafo fam. 2saa bere no mu, bere a Ɔhene Ahasweros tenaa nʼahengua so wɔ Susan aban mu no, 3nʼahenni afe a ɛto so abiɛsa mu no, ɔtoo pon maa ne mpanyimfo ne nʼasomfo nyinaa. Persia ne Media asraafo, atitiriw no ne amantam so mpanyimfo no nyinaa hyiaa wɔ nʼanim, 4ɔde nnafua ɔha aduowɔtwe daa nʼahenni ahonyade anuonyam ne ne kɛseyɛ nidi a ɛyɛ fɛ no adi.
5Bere a saa nna no twam no, ɔhene no too pon nnanson maa nnipa a wɔwɔ Susan aban mu no nyinaa, akɛse ne nketewa, wɔ ahemfi turo no adiwo. 6Ntama fitaa ne ntama bruu a wɔde nwera pa ne ahoma a ɛyɛ beredum asɛn dwetɛ nkawa mu wɔ abo fitaa adum so; sika kɔkɔɔ ne dwetɛ nkongua a wɔde asi fam a wɔde porfiri, abo fitaa, nnwira mu hyerɛn ne abo ahosu ahorow ayɛ ho adwini so. b b v6 Porfiri yɛ ɔbo den a wɔde siesie nneɛma, na tete wiase mu no wɔbu no kɛse esiane ne kɔla beredum ne kɔkɔɔ a emu yɛ duru no nti. 7Wɔde sika kɔkɔɔ nkuruwa a emu biara nte sɛ ne yɔnko de nsa maa wɔn, na ɔhene no ayamye nti, ahemfi nsa no sen bebree. 8Wɔnom no sɛnea mmara kyerɛ: wɔanhyɛ obiara—efisɛ na ɔhene no ahyɛ nʼofi mpanyimfo nyinaa sɛ wɔmma obiara nea ɔpɛ.
Ɔhemmaa Wasti Pow Ɔhene no Asɛm
9Ɔhemmaa Wasti nso too pon maa mmea no wɔ Ɔhene Ahasweros ahemfi.
10Da a ɛto so ason no, bere a nsa ama ɔhene no ani agye no, ɔhyɛɛ Mehuman, Bista, Harbona, Bigta, Abagta, Setar ne Karkas, Ɔhene Ahasweros piamfo baason no, 11sɛ wɔmfa Ɔhemmaa Wasti a ɔhyɛ ahenkyɛw no mmra ɔhene no anim, na ɔmfa ne ho fɛ nkyerɛ aman no ne mpanyimfo no, efisɛ na ne ho yɛ fɛ. 12Nanso Ɔhemmaa Wasti ampene sɛ ɔbɛba sɛnea ɔhene no nam piamfo no so hyɛɛ no no; ne bo fuw yiye, na abufuw dɛw wɔ ne mu.
13Afei ɔhene no ne anyansafo a wɔte mmere ase no kasae—efisɛ na ɛyɛ ɔhene no amanne sɛ ɔde asɛm biara bɛto wɔn a wɔnim mmara ne atemmu nyinaa anim. 14Wɔn a na wɔbɛn no ne: Karsena, Setar, Admata, Tarsis, Meres, Marsena ne Memukan—Persia ne Media mpanyimfo baason a wotumi hu ɔhene no anim, na wɔn na wodi kan wɔ ahenni no mu. 15“Sɛnea mmara kyerɛ no, dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ Ɔhemmaa Wasti, sɛ wanni Ɔhene Ahasweros ahyɛde a ɔnam piamfo no so de kɔmaa no no so?”
16Memukan ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no ne mpanyimfo no se, “Ɛnyɛ ɔhene no nkutoo na Ɔhemmaa Wasti ayɛ no bɔne, na mmom mpanyimfo nyinaa ne aman nyinaa a wɔwɔ Ɔhene Ahasweros amantam nyinaa mu no. 17Ɔhemmaa no nneyɛe yi bɛduru mmea nyinaa, na ɛbɛma wɔabu wɔn kununom animtiaa wɔ wɔn ani so, na wɔaka se, ‘Ɔhene Ahasweros frɛɛ Ɔhemmaa Wasti, nanso wamma.’ 18Nnɛ ara, Persia ne Media mmea atitiriw a wɔate ɔhemmaa no nneyɛe ho asɛm no bɛka saa ara akyerɛ ɔhene no mpanyimfo nyinaa—na animtiaa ne abufuw renni awiei.
19Sɛ ɛsɔ ɔhene no ani a, ɔnhyɛ ahemmara bi, na wɔntwerɛ ngu Persia ne Media mmara mu, a obi rentumi nsesa, sɛ Wasti mmra Ɔhene Ahasweros anim bio da; na ɔhene no mfa nʼahemmaa dibea no mma ɔbaa foforo a ɔyɛ papa sen no. 20Sɛ ɔhene no ahyɛde no trɛw wɔ nʼahenni kɛse no mu nyinaa a, yerenom nyinaa bɛhyɛ wɔn kununom anuonyam, akɛse ne nketewa.”
21Saa afotu yi sɔɔ ɔhene no ne mpanyimfo no ani, na ɔhene no yɛɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ sɛnea Memukan tuu no fo no. 22Ɔde nkrataa kɔɔ ɔhene no amantam nyinaa mu, ɔmantam biara wɔ ne nkyerɛwee mu, ɔman biara wɔ ne kasa mu: sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbarima biara di ne fi so, na ɔka ne nkurɔfo kasa.
