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5 pinbu, thīrkkadharisigalaana aagaayum+ itthōvin+ pēran sagariyaavum+ yūdhaavilum erusalēmilum vaalndha yūdhargalukku thīrkkadharisanam sonnaargal. thangalai valinadatthiya isravēlin kadavuludaiya peyaril adhai sonnaargal. 2 appōdhu, salaatthiyēlin magan serubaabēlum+ yōsadhaakkin magan yesuvaavum+ erusalēmilirundha aalayatthai thirumba katta aarambitthaargal.+ kadavuludaiya andha thīrkkadharisigal avargalōdu irundhu, avargalai aadharitthaargal.+ 3 andha samayatthil, aatrukku appaalulla* pradhēsatthin aalunar thathnaayum, sētthaar-posnaayum, avargalōdu sērndhavargalum vandhu, “indha aalayatthaiyum idhan madhilgalaiyum katti mudikka ungalukku yaar uttharavu kodutthadhu?” endru kēttaargal. 4 adhōdu, “yaarellaam indha kattidatthai kattugirīrgal? ungaludaiya peyargalai sollungal” endraargal. 5 aanaal, yūdha janangalin periyōrgalai* kadavul paadhugaatthuvandhaar.*+ adhanaal, dhariyuvukku kadidham eludhi avaridamirundhu badhil varumvarai andha aatkalaal kattumaana vēlaiyai niruttha mudiyavillai.
6 aatrukku appaalulla pradhēsatthin aalunar thathnaayum, sētthaar-posnaayum, avarōdu sērndha thunai aalunargalum dhariyu raajaavukku kadidham eludhi anuppinaargal. 7 andha kadidhatthil,
“dhariyu raajaavē:
vaaltthukkal! 8 raajaavē, yūdhaa maagaanatthilulla magaa dhēvanin aalayatthai naangal pōi paartthōm. periya periya karkalai uruttivandhu kattidatthai kattugiraargal. marachattangalai vaitthu madhilgalai kattugiraargal. janangal mummuramaaga vēlai seigiraargal. adhanaal vēlai madamadavendru nadakkiradhu. 9 naangal avargaludaiya periyōrgalai paartthu, ‘indha aalayatthaiyum idhan madhilgalaiyum katti mudikka ungalukku yaar uttharavu kodutthadhu?’ endru kēttōm.+ 10 andha vēlaiyai thalaimaithaangi nadatthugiravargal yaarendru ungalukku eludhi anuppuvadharkaaga avargaludaiya peyargalaikkūda kēttōm.
11 adharku avargal, ‘paralōgatthukkum būmikkum kadavulaaga iruppavarin ūliyargal naangal. pala varushangalukku munbu isravēlin magaa raajaa oruvar katti mudittha aalayatthai+ ippōdhu thirumba kattikkondirukkirōm. 12 engal munnōrgal paralōgatthin kadavulai kōbappadutthinaargal.+ adhanaal avar baabilōn raajaavaana nēbukaathnēchaar kaiyil avargalai kodutthuvittaar.+ andha kaldhēyan indha aalayatthai alitthu,+ janangalai baabilōnukku kondupōnaan.+ 13 aanaal baabilōn raajaa kōrēs, thannudaiya aatchiyin mudhalaam varushatthil indha aalayatthai thirumba kattuvadharku uttharavu kodutthaar.+ 14 adhōdu, nēbukaathnēchaar erusalēmilirundhu edutthukkondu pōi baabilōnin kōyilil vaittha thanga paatthirangalaiyum velli paatthirangalaiyum+ aalunaraaga+ thaan niyamitthirundha sēsbaathsaaridam* oppadaitthaar.+ 15 appōdhu avaridam, “indha paatthirangalai edutthukkondu pōi erusalēmilulla aalayatthil vaiyungal. kadavuludaiya aalayam munbirundha idatthilēyē thirumba kattappada vēndum” endraar.+ 16 adhanpadiyē, sēsbaathsaar erusalēmukku vandhu kadavuludaiya aalayatthukku asthivaaram pōttaar.+ andru aarambittha kattumaana vēlai indruvarai nadakkiradhu, innum mudivadaiyavillai’+ endru sonnaargal.
17 adhanaal raajaavē, ungalukku sariyendru pattaal, baabilōnin aranmanai gajaanaavai* aaraayungal. erusalēmilirundha aalayatthai thirumba kattumpadi kōrēs raajaa uttharavu kodutthadhu unmaidhaanaa+ endru paarungal. adhanpin, ungal thīrmaanatthai dhayavuseidhu engalukku theriviyungal” endru eludhi anuppinaargal.