4 Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
4 Ndipo wakuu wakamwambia mfalme, Twakuomba, mtu huyu auawe, kwa kuwa aidhoofisha mikono ya watu wa vita, waliobaki katika mji huu, na mikono ya watu wote, kwa kuwaambia maneno kama hayo; maana mtu huyu hawatafutii watu hawa heri, bali shari.