¹ vaj pa' Hu' a Dun SaQ vo' the ghotpu je vo' chaj be'nalpu' Daq chaj loDnI'pu' the Jews.

² vaD pa' were vetlh ja'ta', maH, maj puqloDpu' je maj puqbe'pu', 'oH law': chaw' maH tlhap grain, vetlh maH may Sop je yIn.

³ 'op je pa' were vetlh ja'ta', maH 'oH mortgaging maj fields, je maj vineyards, je maj juHmey: chaw' maH tlhap grain, because vo' the dearth.

⁴ pa' were je vetlh ja'ta', maH ghaj ngIpta' Huch vaD the joH tribute Daq maj fields je maj vineyards.

⁵ Yet DaH maj ghab ghaH as the ghab vo' maj loDnI'pu', maj puqpu' as chaj puqpu': je yIlegh, maH qem Daq bondage maj puqloDpu' je maj puqbe'pu' Daq taH toy'wI'pu', je 'op vo' maj puqbe'pu' 'oH qempu' Daq bondage already: ghobe' ghaH 'oH Daq maj HoS Daq QaH 'oH; vaD latlh loDpu' ghaj maj fields je maj vineyards.

⁶ jIH ghaHta' very angry ghorgh jIH Qoyta' chaj SaQ je Dochvammey mu'mey.

⁷ vaj jIH consulted tlhej jIH'egh, je contended tlhej the nobles je the DevwIpu', je ja'ta' Daq chaH, SoH exact usury, Hoch vo' Daj loDnI'. jIH held a Dun yej Daq chaH.

⁸ jIH ja'ta' Daq chaH, maH after maj ability ghaj toDta' maj loDnI'pu' the Jews, vetlh were sold Daq the tuqpu'; je would SoH 'ach sell lIj loDnI'pu', je should chaH taH sold Daq maH? vaj held chaH chaj roj, je tu'ta' never a mu'.

⁹ je jIH ja'ta', The Doch vetlh SoH ta' ghaH ghobe' QaQ: ought SoH ghobe' Daq yIt Daq the taHvIp vo' maj joH'a', because vo' the reproach vo' the tuqpu' maj jaghpu'?

¹⁰ jIH likewise, wIj loDnI'pu' je wIj toy'wI'pu', ta' lend chaH Huch je grain. Please chaw' maH mej litHa' vam usury.

¹¹ Please nobHa' Daq chaH, 'ach vam jaj, chaj fields, chaj vineyards, chaj olive groves, je chaj juHmey, je the hundredth part vo' the Huch, je vo' the grain, the chu' HIq, je the Hergh, vetlh SoH exact vo' chaH.

¹² vaj chaH ja'ta', maH DichDaq nobHa' chaH, je DichDaq require pagh vo' chaH; vaj DichDaq maH ta', 'ach as SoH jatlh. vaj jIH ja' the lalDan vumwI'pu', je tlhapta' an oath vo' chaH, vetlh chaH would ta' according Daq vam promise.

¹³ je jIH shook pa' wIj lap, je ja'ta', vaj joH'a' shake pa' Hoch loD vo' Daj tuq, je vo' Daj labor, vetlh ta'be' perform vam promise; 'ach thus taH ghaH shaken pa', je emptied. Hoch the yej ja'ta', Amen, je praised joH'a'. The ghotpu ta'ta' according Daq vam promise.

¹⁴ Moreover vo' the poH vetlh jIH ghaHta' wIv Daq taH chaj governor Daq the puH vo' Judah, vo' the twentieth DIS 'ach Daq the cha' je thirtieth DIS vo' Artaxerxes the joH, vetlh ghaH, cha' wa'maH DISmey, jIH je wIj loDnI'pu' ghaj ghobe' eaten the tIr Soj vo' the governor.

¹⁵ 'ach the former governors 'Iv were qaSpa' jIH were supported Sum the ghotpu, je tlhapta' tIr Soj je HIq vo' chaH, je loSmaH shekels vo' baS chIS; HIja', 'ach chaj toy'wI'pu' ruled Dung the ghotpu: 'ach jIH ta'be' ta' vaj, because vo' the taHvIp vo' joH'a'.

¹⁶ HIja', je jIH continued Daq the vum vo' vam reD, ghobe' je'ta' maH vay' puH: je Hoch wIj toy'wI'pu' were boSta' pa' Daq the vum.

¹⁷ Moreover pa' were Daq wIj SopDaq, vo' the Jews je the DevwIpu', wa' vatlh vaghmaH loDpu', je chaH 'Iv ghoSta' Daq maH vo' among the tuqpu' vetlh were around maH.

¹⁸ DaH vetlh nuq ghaHta' prepared vaD wa' jaj ghaHta' wa' Qa' je jav choice Suy'; je fowls were prepared vaD jIH, je once Daq wa'maH jajmey store vo' Hoch sorts vo' HIq: yet vaD Hoch vam jIH ta'be' demand the tIr Soj vo' the governor, because the bondage ghaHta' 'ugh Daq vam ghotpu.

¹⁹ qaw Daq jIH, wIj joH'a', vaD QaQ, Hoch vetlh jIH ghaj ta'pu' vaD vam ghotpu.