12 So they went to remind the king of his royal decree: "Didn't you sign a law prohibiting anyone from making requests of any god or man within thirty days, except yourself, your majesty, on pain of being thrown into the lion pit?"The king answered, "Yes, that is true, as required by the law of the Medes and Persians, which is itself irrevocable."
12 Kutani va tshinela, va vulavula emahlweni ka hosi malunghana ni xipimelo xa hosi, va ku: "Xana a xi kona xipimelo lexi u xi sayineke, xa leswaku munhu un'wana ni un'wana loyi a kombelaka eka xikwembu xin'wana kumbe munhu un'wana ku ringana masiku ya 30, ku nga ri eka wena, Wena hosi, u fanele a hoxiwa ekheleni ra tinghala?"+ Hosi yi hlamula yi ku: "Mhaka leyi yi tiyisekisiwile hi ku ya hi nawu wa Vameda ni Vaperesiya, lowu wu nga herisiwiki."+