16 ፤ ምርኮኞቹም እንዲህ አደረጉ፤ ካህኑ ዕዝራም የአባቶችም ቤቶች አለቆች በየአባቶቻቸው ቤቶች ተለዩ፥ ሁሉም በየስማቸው ተጻፉ፤ በአሥረኛውም ወር በመጀመሪያው ቀን ነገሩን ይመረምሩ ዘንድ ተቀመጡ።
16 And the Children of the Captivity did so: and Ezra the Priest, with certain chief of the Fathers, and all of them by their Names, were separated, and sat down in the first Day of the tenth Month to examine the Matter.