¹ DaH ghorgh Mordecai tu'ta' pa' Hoch vetlh ghaHta' ta'pu', Mordecai tore Daj clothes, je lan Daq sackcloth tlhej ashes, je mejta' pa' Daq the midst vo' the veng, je wailed loudly je a bitterly.

² ghaH ghoSta' 'ach qaSpa' the joH lojmIt, vaD ghobe' wa' ghaH allowed inside the joH lojmIt clothed tlhej sackcloth.

³ Daq Hoch province, wherever the joH ra'ta'ghach mu' je Daj decree ghoSta', pa' ghaHta' Dun mourning among the Jews, je fasting, je weeping, je wailing; je law' lay Daq sackcloth je ashes.

⁴ Esther's maidens je Daj eunuchs ghoSta' je ja'ta' Daj vam, je the queen ghaHta' exceedingly grieved. ghaH ngeHta' Sut Daq Mordecai, Daq replace Daj sackcloth; 'ach ghaH ta'be' Hev 'oH.

⁵ vaj Esther ja' vaD Hathach, wa' vo' the joH eunuchs, 'Iv ghaH ghajta' wIv Daq attend Daj, je ra'ta' ghaH Daq jaH Daq Mordecai, Daq tu' pa' nuq vam ghaHta', je qatlh 'oH ghaHta'.

⁶ vaj Hathach mejta' pa' Daq Mordecai, Daq veng square nuq ghaHta' qaSpa' the joH lojmIt.

⁷ Mordecai ja'ta' ghaH vo' Hoch vetlh ghajta' qaSta' Daq ghaH, je the exact sum vo' the Huch vetlh Haman ghajta' promised Daq pay Daq the joH treasuries vaD the QIH vo' the Jews.

⁸ ghaH je nobta' ghaH the copy vo' the writing vo' the decree vetlh ghaHta' nobpu' pa' Daq Shushan Daq Qaw' chaH, Daq cha' 'oH Daq Esther, je Daq declare 'oH Daq Daj, je Daq urge Daj Daq jaH Daq Daq the joH, Daq chenmoH supplication Daq ghaH, je Daq chenmoH request qaSpa' ghaH, vaD Daj ghotpu.

⁹ Hathach ghoSta' je ja'ta' Esther the mu'mey vo' Mordecai.

¹⁰ vaj Esther jatlhta' Daq Hathach, je nobta' ghaH a message Daq Mordecai:

¹¹ “ Hoch the joH toy'wI'pu', je the ghotpu vo' the joH provinces, Sov, vetlh 'Iv, whether loD joq be', choltaH Daq the joH Daq the inner bo'DIj Hutlh taH ja', pa' ghaH wa' chut vaD ghaH, vetlh ghaH taH lan Daq Hegh, except chaH Daq 'Iv the joH might 'uch pa' the golden scepter, vetlh ghaH may yIn. jIH ghaj ghobe' taH ja' Daq ghoS Daq Daq the joH Dochvammey wejmaH jajmey.”

¹² chaH ja'ta' Daq Mordecai Esther's mu'mey.

¹³ vaj Mordecai tlhobta' chaH chegh jang Daq Esther, “ yImev think Daq SoH'egh vetlh SoH DichDaq escape Daq the joH tuq vay' latlh than Hoch the Jews.

¹⁴ vaD chugh SoH remain tam DaH, vaj relief je deliverance DichDaq ghoS Daq the Jews vo' another Daq, 'ach SoH je lIj vav tuq DichDaq chIlqu'. 'Iv SovtaH chugh SoH ghajbe' ghoS Daq the kingdom vaD such a poH as vam?”

¹⁵ vaj Esther tlhobta' chaH Daq jang Mordecai,

¹⁶ “ jaH, tay'moH tay' Hoch the Jews 'Iv 'oH present Daq Shushan, je fast vaD jIH, je ghobe' Sop ghobe' tlhutlh wej jajmey, ram joq jaj. jIH je wIj maidens DichDaq je fast the rap way. vaj jIH DichDaq jaH Daq Daq the joH, nuq ghaH Daq the chut; je chugh jIH chIlqu', jIH chIlqu'.”

¹⁷ vaj Mordecai mejta' Daj way, je ta'ta' according Daq Hoch vetlh Esther ghajta' ra'ta' ghaH.