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1 Sambhavicchathokkeyum arinjappol morddhekhaayi vasthram keeri rattututthu venneer vaari ittumkondu pattanatthinte natuvil chennu kyppote athyucchatthil nilavilicchu.
2 Avan raajaavinte pativaathilolavum vannu: ennaal rattututthumkondu aarkkum raajaavinte pativaathilinnakatthu katannukootaayirunnu.
3 Raajaavinte kalpanayum theerppum chenna oro samsthaanatthum yehoodanmaarute itayil mahaaduakhavum upavaasavum karacchalum vilaapavum undaayi; palarum rattututthu veneettil kitannu.
4 Estherinte baalyakkaaratthikalum shandanmaarum vannu athu raajnjiye ariyicchappol aval athyantham vyasanicchu morddhekhaayiyute rattu neekki avane utuppikkendathinnu avannu vasthram kotutthayacchu; ennaal avan vaangiyilla.
5 Appol esther thante shushrooshekku raajaavu aakkiyirunna shandanmaaril orutthanaaya hathaakkine vilicchu, athu enthennum athinte kaaranam enthennum ariyendathinnu morddhekhaayiyute atukkal poyivaruvaan avannu kalpana kotutthu.
6 Angane hathaakk raajaavinte pativaathilinnu mumpil pattanatthinte vishaalasthalatthu morddhekhaayiyute atukkal chennu.
7 Morddhekhaayi thanikku sambhavicchathokkeyum yehoodanmaare nashippikkatthakkavannam haamaan raajabhandaaratthilekku kotukkaamennu vaagdaanam cheytha dravyasamkhyayum avanotu ariyicchu.
8 Avare nashippikkendathinnu shooshanil parasyamaakkiyirunna theerppinte pakarppu avan avante kayyil kotutthu ithu estherine kaanicchu vivaram ariyippaanum aval raajasannidhiyil chennu thante janatthinnu vendi apekshayum yaachanayum kazhikkendathinnu avalotu aajnjaapippaanum paranju.
9 Angane hathaakk chennu morddhekhaayiyute vaakku estherine ariyicchu.
10 Esther morddhekhaayiyotu chennu paravaan hathaakkinnu kalpana kotutthathu enthennaal:
11 yaathoru purushano sthreeyo vilikkappetaathe raajaavinte atukkal akatthe praakaaratthil chennuvenkil jeevanotirikkatthakkavannam raajaavu pon chenkol aayaalute nere neettaanjaal aayaale kollenamennu oru niyamam ullaprakaaram raajaavinte sakalabhruthyanmaarum raajaavinte samsthaanangalile janavum ariyunnu; ennaal enne ee muppathu divasatthinnakatthu raajaavinte atukkal chelluvaan vilicchittilla.
12 Avar estherinte vaakku morddhekhaayiyotu ariyicchu.
13 Morddhekhaayi estherinotu marupati paravaan kalpicchathu: nee raajadhaaniyil irikkayaal ellaayehoodanmaarilumvecchu rakshappettukollaamennu nee vichaarikkendaa.
14 Nee ee samayatthu mindaathirunnaal yehoodanmaarkku mattoru sthalatthuninnu uddhaaranavum rakshayum undaakum; ennaal neeyum ninte pithrubhavanavum nashicchupokum; inganeyulloru kaalatthinnaayittallayo nee raajasthaanatthu vannirikkunnathu? Aarkku ariyaam?
15 Athinnu esther morddhekhaayiyotu marupati paravaan kalpicchathu.
16 Nee chennu shooshanil ulla ellaayehoodanmaareyum onnicchukootti: ningal moonnu divasam raavum pakalum thinnukayo kutikkayo cheyyaathe enikku vendi upavasippin; njaanum ente baalyakkaaratthikalum angane thanne upavasikkum; pinne njaan niyamaprakaaramallenkilum raajaavinte atukkal chellum; njaan nashikkunnu enkil nashikkatte.
17 Angane morddhekhaayi chennu esther kalpicchathupole okkeyum cheythu.