Our country is about to make unprecedented reforms, and the emperor shall, upon oath by God, lay down a national policy before the nation and open a road to national security.
我國未曾有ノ變革ヲ爲ントシ、朕躬ヲ以テ衆ニ先ンシ、天地神明ニ誓ヒ、大ニ斯國是ヲ定メ、萬民保全ノ道ヲ立ントス。