እንዲህም ሊቀ ካህናቱ ደግሞ ሽማግሌዎቹም ሁሉ ይመሰክሩልኛል፤ ከእነርሱ ደግሞ መልእክትን ለወንድሞቻቸው ተቀብዬ፥ በደማስቆ ያሉትን ደግሞ ታስረው እንዲቀጡ ወደ ኢየሩሳሌም ላመጣ ወደዚያ እሄድ ነበር።
As the high priest is my witness, and all the elders: from whom I received letters to our brethren, and went to Damascus to bring those also, that were there, bound to Jerusalem, to be punished.