¹ DaH after Dochvammey Dochmey, Daq the che' vo' Artaxerxes joH vo' Persia, Ezra the puqloD vo' Seraiah, the puqloD vo' Azariah, the puqloD vo' Hilkiah,

² the puqloD vo' Shallum, the puqloD vo' Zadok, the puqloD vo' Ahitub,

³ the puqloD vo' Amariah, the puqloD vo' Azariah, the puqloD vo' Meraioth,

⁴ the puqloD vo' Zerahiah, the puqloD vo' Uzzi, the puqloD vo' Bukki,

⁵ the puqloD vo' Abishua, the puqloD vo' Phinehas, the puqloD vo' Eleazar, the puqloD vo' Aaron the pIn lalDan vumwI';

⁶ vam Ezra mejta' Dung vo' Babylon: je ghaH ghaHta' a ready scribe Daq the chut vo' Moses, nuq joH'a', the joH'a' vo' Israel, ghajta' nobpu'; je the joH granted ghaH Hoch Daj request, according Daq the ghop vo' joH'a' Daj joH'a' Daq ghaH.

⁷ pa' mejta' Dung 'op vo' the puqpu' vo' Israel, je vo' the lalDan vumwI'pu', je the Levites, je the singers, je the porters, je the Nethinim, Daq Jerusalem, Daq the SochDIch DIS vo' Artaxerxes the joH.

⁸ ghaH ghoSta' Daq Jerusalem Daq the fifth jar, nuq ghaHta' Daq the SochDIch DIS vo' the joH.

⁹ vaD Daq the wa'Dich jaj vo' the wa'Dich jar taghta' ghaH Daq jaH Dung vo' Babylon; je Daq the wa'Dich jaj vo' the fifth jar ghoSta' ghaH Daq Jerusalem, according Daq the QaQ ghop vo' Daj joH'a' Daq ghaH.

¹⁰ vaD Ezra ghajta' cher Daj tIq Daq nej the chut vo' joH'a', je Daq ta' 'oH, je Daq ghojmoH Daq Israel chutmey je chutmey.

¹¹ DaH vam ghaH the copy vo' the letter vetlh the joH Artaxerxes nobta' Daq Ezra the lalDan vumwI', the scribe, 'ach the scribe vo' the mu'mey vo' the ra'ta'ghach mu'mey vo' joH'a', je vo' Daj chutmey Daq Israel:

¹² Artaxerxes, joH vo' joHpu', Daq Ezra the lalDan vumwI', the scribe vo' the chut vo' the joH'a' vo' chal, perfect je vaj vo'.

¹³ jIH chenmoH a decree, vetlh Hoch chaH vo' the ghotpu vo' Israel, je chaj lalDan vumwI'pu' je the Levites, Daq wIj realm, 'Iv 'oH minded vo' chaj ghaj free DichDaq Daq jaH Daq Jerusalem, jaH tlhej SoH.

¹⁴ Because SoH 'oH ngeHta' vo' the joH je Daj Soch qeSwI'pu', Daq inquire concerning Judah je Jerusalem, according Daq the chut vo' lIj joH'a' nuq ghaH Daq lIj ghop,

¹⁵ je Daq carry the baS chIS je SuD baS, nuq the joH je Daj qeSwI'pu' ghaj freely nobta' Daq the joH'a' vo' Israel, 'Iv juH ghaH Daq Jerusalem,

¹⁶ je Hoch the baS chIS je SuD baS vetlh SoH DIchDaq tu' Daq Hoch the province vo' Babylon, tlhej the freewill cha'nob vo' the ghotpu, je vo' the lalDan vumwI'pu', cha'nob willingly vaD the tuq vo' chaj joH'a' nuq ghaH Daq Jerusalem;

¹⁷ vaj SoH DIchDaq tlhej Hoch diligence buy tlhej vam Huch Qa'mey, 'ermey, 'erHommey, tlhej chaj 'uQ nobmey je chaj tlhutlh nobmey, je DIchDaq nob chaH Daq the lalDanta' Daq vo' the tuq vo' lIj joH'a' nuq ghaH Daq Jerusalem.

¹⁸ Whatever DIchDaq seem QaQ Daq SoH je Daq lIj loDnI'pu' Daq ta' tlhej the leS vo' the baS chIS je the SuD baS, ta' vetlh after the DichDaq vo' lIj joH'a'.

¹⁹ The Dujmey vetlh 'oH nobpu' Daq SoH vaD the toy'taHghach vo' the tuq vo' lIj joH'a', toD qaSpa' the joH'a' vo' Jerusalem.

²⁰ Whatever latlh DIchDaq taH needful vaD the tuq vo' lIj joH'a', nuq SoH DIchDaq ghaj occasion Daq bestow, bestow 'oH pa' vo' the joH treasure tuq.

²¹ jIH, 'ach jIH Artaxerxes the joH, ta' chenmoH a decree Daq Hoch the treasurers 'Iv 'oH beyond the bIQtIQ, vetlh whatever Ezra the lalDan vumwI', the scribe vo' the chut vo' the joH'a' vo' chal, DIchDaq require vo' SoH, 'oH taH ta'pu' tlhej Hoch diligence,

²² Daq wa' vatlh talents vo' baS chIS, je Daq wa' vatlh juvtaH vo' wheat, je Daq wa' vatlh baths vo' HIq, je Daq wa' vatlh baths vo' Hergh, je salt Hutlh prescribing chay' 'ar.

²³ Whatever ghaH ra'ta' Sum the joH'a' vo' chal, chaw' 'oH taH ta'pu' exactly vaD the tuq vo' the joH'a' vo' chal; vaD qatlh should pa' taH QeHpu' Daq the realm vo' the joH je Daj puqloDpu'?

²⁴ je maH inform SoH, vetlh touching vay' vo' the lalDan vumwI'pu' je Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim, joq toy'wI'pu' vo' vam tuq vo' joH'a', 'oH DIchDaq ghobe' taH lawful Daq impose tribute, custom, joq toll, Daq chaH.

²⁵ SoH, Ezra, after the valtaHghach vo' lIj joH'a' 'Iv ghaH Daq lIj ghop, appoint magistrates je judges, 'Iv may noH Hoch the ghotpu 'Iv 'oH beyond the bIQtIQ, Hoch such as Sov the laws vo' lIj joH'a'; je ghojmoH ghaH 'Iv ta'be' Sov chaH.

²⁶ 'Iv DichDaq ghobe' ta' the chut vo' lIj joH'a', je the chut vo' the joH, chaw' yoj taH executed Daq ghaH tlhej Hoch diligence, whether 'oH taH Daq Hegh, joq Daq banishment, joq Daq confiscation vo' goods, joq Daq imprisonment.

²⁷ ghurtaH taH joH'a', the joH'a' vo' maj vavpu', 'Iv ghajtaH lan such a Doch as vam Daq the joH tIq, Daq 'IhchoHmoH the tuq vo' joH'a' nuq ghaH Daq Jerusalem;

²⁸ je ghajtaH extended muSHa'taH pung Daq jIH qaSpa' the joH, je Daj qeSwI'pu', je qaSpa' Hoch the joH HoS joHHom. jIH ghaHta' strengthened according Daq the ghop vo' joH'a' wIj joH'a' Daq jIH, je jIH boSta' tay' pa' vo' Israel pIn loDpu' Daq jaH Dung tlhej jIH.