Astiir wa chaʼabha
1 Wa wakit Mardakaay simiʼ be kulla l-cheyy al-kaan da, charrat khulgaanah wa libis khulgaan al-hizin wa sabba rumaad fi raasah wa macha fi lubb al-hille. Wa sarakh siraakh chadiid hana wajiiʼ. 2 Wa macha lahaddi khachum baab gasir al-malik wa wagaf hinaak achaan naadum ma yagdar yadkhul fi gasir al-malik kan laabis khulgaan al-hizin. 3 Wa fi ayyi wulaaya al-wassal foogha kharaar al-malik wa gaanuunah, bigi hizin kabiir le l-Yahuud wa humman saamo wa bako wa naaho wa katiiriin minhum ragado fi l-chuwaalaat wa fi l-rumaad.
4 Wa l-banaat al-khaddaamaat al-gaaʼidaat maʼa l-malika Astiir wa khaddaamiinha jo wa khabbarooha be hizin Mardakaay wa hi barjalat marra waahid. Wa hi rassalat khulgaan le Mardakaay achaan yalbashum wa yamrug minnah khulgaan al-hizin wa laakin hu aba. 5 Wa khalaas, Astiir naadat Hataak waahid min khaddaamiin al-malik al-jaabooh achaan yakhdim leeha. Wa hi rassalatah bakaan Mardakaay achaan yiʼakkid min al-cheyy al-kaan wa bigi be sabab chunu.
6 Wa Hataak marag wa laagaah le Mardakaay al-gaaʼid fi nagaʼat al-hille al-mugaabile khachum baab gasir al-malik. 7 Wa Mardakaay khabbarah be kulla cheyy al-hasal leyah wa akkad leyah al-wazin hana l-fudda al-Hamaan gaal yusubbuuha fi makhazan al-malik wa da le damaar al-Yahuud. 8 Wa antaah nuskha hana gaanuun damaar al-Yahuud al-katabooh wa ballakhooh fi madiinat Chuucha achaan yiwassifah le Astiir wa yikhabbirha. Wa talab minha tamchi tigaabil al-malik wa tachhadah achaan yihinn fi chaʼabha. 9 Wa Hataak ja khabbaraaha le Astiir be kulla kalaam Mardakaay.
10 Wa Astiir amarat Hataak achaan yamchi le Mardakaay wa yuguul leyah : 11 «Kulla khaddaamiin al-malik wa chaʼab wulaayaat al-mamlaka yaʼarfu tamaam kadar ayyi naadum kan mara walla raajil kula, kan yamchi fi l-fadaay al-dakhlaaniiye hana l-malik bala munaada, fi gaanuun waahid bas al-yahkumuuh beyah wa hu gaanuun al-moot. Wa l-naadum da yiʼiich illa kan al-malik madda leyah asaatah al-dahbiiye hana l-muluk. Wa hassaʼ, ana indi 30 yoom ke al-malik ma naadaani le namchi leyah.» 12 Wa khabbarooh le Mardakaay be kalaam Astiir.

13 Wa Mardakaay rassal radd le Astiir wa gaal : «Ma be sabab inti gaaʼide fi gasir al-malik tuguuli inti wiheedki bas tanje min kulla l-Yahuud dool. 14 Wa kan inti taskuti ma tuguuli cheyy fi l-wakit al-munaasib da, al-amaan wa l-naja hana l-Yahuud yaju min bakaan aakhar. Wa laakin inti wa aayilat abuuki kamaan tiddammaro. Wa yaatu yaʼarif kadar fi l-haala al-misil di bas, inti bigiiti malika ?»
15 Wa Astiir rassalat leyah al-radd da wa gaalat : 16 «Amchi limm kulla l-Yahuud al-gaaʼidiin fi madiinat Chuucha wa suumu fi chaani. Ma taakulu wa la tacharbo wa la be l-nahaar wa la be l-leel le muddit talaata yoom. Wa ana kula nusuum wa banaati al-khaddaamaat kula yusuuman kula misilku. Wa baʼad da, ana namchi nigaabil al-malik hatta kan da didd al-gaanuun kula. Wa kan waajib leyi al-moot, numuut.» 17 Wa Mardakaay macha wa sawwa kulla cheyy al-Astiir amaratah beyah.
Mordekai fii Estar ka mo gbahko jol ɓǝǝra
1 Ne cok Mordekai mo laa ɓǝ fan mai daŋ mo joŋ ɓo, ŋgǝ̃ǝ mbǝro wo suu ahe, so ɓoo mbǝro dahsuu, woo sǝr rǝk ge tǝtǝlli, so syee tǝgǝǝ yaŋ ne ko, a yeyee ga ne ne kyaŋ pǝ'manne, 2 ŋhaa ge dai zah yaŋ goŋe. Dan ge ɓǝr yaŋ goŋ ya, mor dǝɓ mo ɓoo mbǝro maɓe' ah ɓe, ka dan yaŋ goŋ ne ya. 3 Pǝ sǝr goŋ ne lii ah daŋ pǝ cok mai ɓǝ lai goŋ mo ge kee gŋ za mo laa ɓo, Yahuduen mai ara mo gŋ daŋ yera yee pǝlli, syẽera fanne, yera yee ne mĩi syẽ, kǝlii ɓǝǝ ɓaara mbǝro dahsuu, swahra tǝ sãhe.
4 Ne cok ah wee maŋwǝǝ ne syẽe mai moo joŋra yeɓ wo Estar faara ɓǝ fan mai Mordekai mo tǝ joŋ nyi Estar, so ɓǝ ah nǝǝ zahzyil Estar pǝlli. So pee mbǝro ge nyi Mordekai, ka mo wǝǝko mbǝro dahsuu ge lal ka mo ɓooko, amma Mordekai zyii 'yah ya. 5 So Estar ɗii Hatak syẽe yaŋ goŋ mai goŋ mo ɓaŋ kan ɓo ka joŋ yeɓ nyi Estar, pee ko ge wo Mordekai mor ka laa ɓǝ fan mai mo joŋko ɓo, a joŋ nai mor fẽene. 6 Hatak kal ge wo Mordekai pǝ cok matǝ gbai ah tǝgǝǝ yaŋ ka ɓyaŋ ki ne zah yaŋ goŋe. 7 Mordekai kee ɓǝ fan mai mo joŋ ɓo wol ah daŋ nyi ko, tǝkine ɓǝ lak mai Haman mo faa mo ikra Yahuduen ge lal ɓe, zye ga nyi ka rǝk pǝ cok rǝk lak kpoŋroŋ goŋe. 8 So nyi ɗerewol ɓǝ lai mai mo kanra ɓo ka ik Yahuduen ga lal pǝ wul mo ge keera ɓǝ ah yaŋ Suusa nyi Hatak. Mordekai faa nyi ka mo ge nyi Estar ne ko, ka mo so keeko mor ɓǝ ah daŋ nyi ko, so ka mo geko wo goŋ mo yeeko ɓǝ ah wol ah ka mo pǝǝ ko mo kwoko syak tǝ zan ahe. 9 Hatak ge wo Estar, kee ɓǝ mai daŋ Mordekai mo faa nyi ko nyi. 10 Estar so faa nyi ko: Mo ge wo Mordekai faɗa, mo faa nyi ko sye: 11 Zaluu ma pel goŋ ne za ma pǝ sǝr goŋ daŋ tǝra ɓǝ mai ɓe: koo zune, mo dǝwor o, wala mo madǝwin o, ɓǝ lai cak ɓo ka mo danko ge yaŋ goŋ ka, sai ka ɗiira ko ɓo gŋ ɗii. Koo zune mo dan ge gŋ ɓe daŋ, a ga ira ko pǝ wulli, sai ka goŋ cuu kǝndaŋ ah ma vãm kaŋnyeeri ge tǝ dǝɓ ah ka ǝ̃ǝ cee ah ɓe. Amma joŋ fĩi ɓo zǝzǝ̃ǝ 'wa ɓe, goŋ ɓah ɗii me ya ba.
12 Ne cok Mordekai mo lwaa ɓǝ faa Estar naiko, 13 so jin pepee wol ah faa: Mo lǝŋ sõone amo syak ɓo mo ga ǝ̃ǝ kǝsyil Yahuduen mor mo yaŋ goŋe ka. 14 Koo mo kaa ɓoɓo ne cok ma na matǝ zǝzǝ̃ǝ mai laŋ, gbah jol ga gee cok ki ge ka ǝ̃ǝ Yahuduen, amma amo ga wuu, so zahzum ɓo ga vǝr tǝɗe'. Ɗah nanaa mo ciŋ mawin goŋ ɓo mor cok ma morãi ne, azu ye tǝ ne?
15 Estar so jin pepee ge wo Mordekai faa: 16 Mo ge tai Yahuduen mai mo yaŋ Suusa daŋ, we syẽe fanne, we foo ɓǝ ɓe. We re fan ka, we zwǝ fan ka, com ne suŋ daŋ zah'nan sai. Ame ne za yeɓ ɓe maŋwǝǝ daŋ, ru ga joŋ nai ta. Fahfal ah me ga wo goŋe, koo ɓǝ ah mo ka tǝgbana ɓǝ lai mo faa ɓo ya laŋ ko. Koo me ga wǝ tǝ ɓǝ ah laŋ, ka me wǝ o. 17 Mordekai ur kal ge joŋ fan mai daŋ Estar mo faa ɓǝ ah nyi ko.