רְח֣וּם בְּעֵל־טְעֵ֗ם וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ סָֽפְרָ֔א כְּתַ֛בוּ אִגְּרָ֥ה חֲדָ֖ה עַל־יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑ם לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּא מַלְכָּ֖א כְּנֵֽמָא׃
Rehum, sang penyusun surat, dan Simsai, sang juru tulis, menulis sepucuk surat untuk melawan Yerusalem kepada Raja Artahsasta, bunyinya sebagai berikut:
Ezra
Then [i.e., in that intrigue] were Rechum, the secretary, Shimshai, the scribe, and the rest of their confederates [(whom Sancherev had planted in the cities of Shomron)]: the Dinites, the Afarsatchites, the Tarpelites, the Afarsites, the Arkavites, the Bavlites, the Shushanchites, the Dehaites, and the Elmaites,