[1] Wa fi l-wakit da, al-anbiya Zakariiya al-min zurriiyit Iddu wa Haggaay atnabbaʼo le l-Yahuud al-gaaʼidiin fi balad Yahuuza wa fi Madiinat al-Khudus be usum Allah Rabb Bani Israaʼiil wa hu Ilaahhum.
[2] Wa khalaas, Zarubaabil wileed Chaltiyiil wa Yachuuʼ wileed Yuusaadikh gammo yabnu battaan beet Allah al-fi Madiinat al-Khudus. Wa anbiya Allah gaaʼidiin maʼaahum sawa wa yisaaʼuduuhum.
[3] Wa fi l-wakit da, Tattanaay al-waali hana l-mantaga al-kharib le bahar al-Furaat wa Chatar Buuznaay wa rufgaanhum jo leehum wa gaalo : «Yaatu antaaku izin tabnu al-beet da wa tiʼaddulu daraadirah ?»
[4] Wa saʼaloohum battaan : «Yaatumman al-naas al-yichaaruku fi buna al-beet da ?»
[5] Wa laakin Allah kaan maʼa chuyuukh al-Yahuud wa misil da, al-waali wa rufgaanah ma gidro daharoohum min al-buna lahaddi rassalo jawaab le l-malik Daariyuus le yalgo minnah radd.
[6] Daahu kalaam al-jawaab al-katabooh le l-malik Daariyuus Tattanaay al-waali hana l-mantaga al-kharib le bahar al-Furaat wa Chatar Buuznaay wa rufgaanhum al-humman kubaaraat al-mantaga di.
[7] Wa daahu al-kalaam al-katabooh fi l-jawaab : Ya l-malik Daariyuus, Allah yansurak !
[8] Nidooru niʼooruuk kadar macheena fi balad Yahuuza wa lihigna beet al-Rabb al-aziim al-gaaʼidiin yabnuuh be hujaar kubaar wa fi durdurah gaaʼidiin yukhuttu khachab. Wa l-naas dool gaaʼidiin yakhdumu be nizaam wa khidmithum maache adiil.
[9] Wa saʼalna chuyuukhhum wa gulna leehum : «Yaatu antaaku izin tabnu al-beet da wa tiʼaddulu daraadirah ?»
[10] Wa battaan saʼalnaahum min asaame al-naas al-yuguuduuhum fi buna al-beet da kula achaan naktubuuhum fi l-maktuub da wa niʼooruuk.
[11] Wa humman raddo leena wa gaalo : «Aniina abiid Rabb al-samaawaat wa l-ard wa gaaʼidiin nabnu battaan beet Allah al-banaah al-malik al-kabiir hana Bani Israaʼiil wa kammalah min zamaan.
[12] Wa laakin juduudna sawwo zunuub giddaam Rabb al-samaawaat wa hu khidib leehum wa sallamaahum fi iid Nabuukhadnasar al-Kaldaani malik balad Baabil. Wa hu haddam beet Allah wa le l-chaʼab kamaan waddaahum fi l-khurba fi balad Baabil.
[13] Wa laakin fi awwal sana hana hukmah, Kuurach malik Baabil amar achaan yabnu beet Allah da battaan.
[14] Wa l-malik Kuurach marag min beet al-ilaahaat fi Baabil al-muʼiddaat hana l-dahab wa l-fudda al-awwal al-malik Nabuukhadnasar chaalaahum min beet Allah fi Madiinat al-Khudus wa waddaahum fi beet ilaahaatah fi Baabil. Wa l-malik Kuurach anta al-muʼiddaat dool le naadum waahid usmah Chichbasar. Wa Chichbasar da, al-malik sawwaah waali.
[15] Wa gaal leyah : ‹Chiil al-muʼiddaat dool wa amchi gabbilhum fi beet Allah al-fi Madiinat al-Khudus wa khalli yabnu al-beet da fi bakaanah.›
[16] Wa misil da, Chichbasar ja fi Madiinat al-Khudus wa khatta asaas beet Allah. Wa min al-wakit daak, gaaʼidiin yabnuuh wa laakin al-buna da lissaaʼ ma kammal.»
[17] Wa hassaʼ da, ya l-malik, kalaamna da kan ajabaak, anti amur le yifattuchu fi maktabatak fi madiinat Baabil wa nichiifu kan sahiih ke al-malik Kuurach anta izin yabnu beet Allah fi Madiinat al-Khudus walla la. Wa baʼad da, ya l-malik, rassil leena jawaab be kharaarak al-tichiilah.