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1 Kisha Mfalme Ahusiero akaweka kodi juu ya nchi na maeneo ya bahari.

King Ahasuerus imposed a tribute on the land and the coasts.

2 Mafanikio yote na nguvu na ukuu wake, pamoja na wa Modekai ambao mfalme alimwinua, yameandikwa katika Kitabu cha Kumbukumbu ya wafalme wa Wamedi na Waajemi.

All the acts of his power and of his might, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai to which the king advanced him, are they not recorded in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?

3 Modekai Muyahudi alikuwa wa pili kutoka kwa Mfalme Ahusiero. Alikuwa mkuu na maarufu miongoni mwa ndugu zake Wayahudi, kwa sababu alitetea mahitaji ya watu wake na haki za watu na akatetea amani kwa watu wote.

For Mordecai the Jew was next in rank to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and loved by them all. He sought the good of his people and promoted the welfare of their descendants.