1. Nampa abantwana bezwe abakhuphuka ekuthunjweni kwababethunjiwe bayiswa eBabele nguNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, babuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda, kwaba yilowo nalowo emzini wakubo,
2. bafika noZerubabele, noJeshuwa, noNehemiya, noSeraya, noRehelaya, noMoridekayi, noBilishani, noMisipari, noBigivayi, noRehumi, noBahana.Umumo wamadoda abantu bakwa-Israyeli nanku:
3. abantwana bakwaPharoshi: yizinkulungwane ezimbili nekhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili;