Had they been invaded from its flanks and had they been asked to apostatize, they would have done so with only a mild hesitation,
もしかれら（敵軍）が四方からそこに侵入して来て，反乱を呼びかけたなら，かれらは必ずこれを受け入れ，少しも（それに）遅れることはなかったであろう。