1 Ke kaloku kwavakala kuSanebhalati, uTobhiya, noGeshem umArabhu, nezinye ke iintshaba zethu, ukuba ndibuye ndalwakha udonga, akwasala nasinye isikhewu, nangona ukuza kuthi gaa kwelo thuba ndandingekazifaki iingcango zamasango.
2 Ke uSanebhalati noGeshem bandithumelela umyalezo othi: “Khawufike sidibane kwenye yeedolophana kumathafa aseOno.”Kambe ke babesenza iyelenqe lokundenzakalisa.
3 Ngoko ke ndabathumelela izigidimi ndisithi: “Ndenza umsebenzi omkhulu apha, ngoko ke andinako ukuwuyeka ndize kuni. Ngani ukuba ume umsebenzi ndilibele kukuza kuni?”
4 Lo myalelo bawuthumela kane kum, mna ke ezo zihlandlo zozine ndawuphendula kwangaloo mpendulo inye.
5 Kwisihlandlo sesihlanu ke uSanebhalati wathumela ihlakani lakhe eliphethe kwalo myalezo mnye uyileta engavalwanga
6 ebhalwe ngolu hlobo:“Kukho ingxelo eyaziwayo phakathi kwezizwe – yaye ke uGeshem uthi iyinyaniso. Kuthiwa wena ndawonye namaJuda niceba uvukelo; kungeso sizathu nivusa olu donga nje. Ngaphezu koko ke ngokwale ngxelo wena uzimisele ukuba ngukumkani wawo,