And in all provinces, towns, and places, to which the king's cruel edict was come, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, wailing, and weeping, many using sackcloth and ashes for their bed.
Awo mu buli ssaza ekiragiro kya kabaka n'etteeka lye buli gye byatuukanga ne waba okuwuubaala kungi mu Bayudaaya n'okusiiba n'okukaaba amaziga n'okukuba ebiwoobe; kale bangi abaagalamira nga bambadde ebibukutu n'evvu.