And from the day, in which the king commanded me to be governor in the land of Juda, from the twentieth year even to the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, for twelve years, I and my brethren did not eat the yearly allowance that was due to the governors.
Era okuva mu biro lwe nnateekebwawo okuba omukulu waabwe mu nsi ya Yuda, okuva ku mwaka ogw'amakumi abiri okutuuka ku mwaka ogw'amakumi asatu mu ebiri ogwa Alutagizerugizi kabaka, gye myaka ekkumi n'ebiri, nze ne baganda bange tetulyanga ku mmere ey'omukulu.