Then, he dispatched three envoys, OITA no Esaka, KIFUMI no Otomo and AU no Shima to Takasaka no Okimi to ask Takasaka no Okimi to hand over ekirei (a bell needed for the exercise of imperial power) for sending a courier.
そこで大分恵尺、黄書大伴、逢志摩の三人の使者を高坂王に遣わして、急使を立てるための駅鈴を高坂王に請わせた。