5 Ke mo go na le monna ye mongwana wa Lejuda ku Šušani*+ ya gore ke poleke ya bogoši wa gore lebitso lage ke Morodekhayi+ morwayi wa Jayiri, morwayi wa Šimeyi, morwayi wa Khiši wa leloko la Bhenjamini,+ 6 wa gore ba mo yisiye bobhantiting a tšwa Jerusalema a na le batho ba gore ba ba rakiye le Kgoši Jekoniya*+ wa gore Kgoši Nebhukhadhinezara wa Bhabhilona o mo yisiye bobhantiting.

8 Hamane a botsa Kgoši Ahasuwerosi gore: “Go na le batho bo ba palakanneng ba kena gare ga batho+ ba gore ba dula dipolekeng tso o lawolang ga tsona,+ ba gore melawo ya bona a yi tshwane le ya batho ba bangwana fote a ba theetsele melawo ya kgoši, di ka sa be gabutši mo kgoši yi ka fo ba lisetsa ka mokgonone.