The Slovaks have warred, and war they shall, faithfully, on behalf of their motherland, but she must deal with them as she does with townspeople — as her own, and not — as some of you would wish — as vile slaves, foreigners and disloyal knaves.
Heed not his calumniatory and iniquitous words, neighbours and fellow citizens! Give them no credit, for they have arisen from a heart swollen with pride and a mind that has strayed from reason; a man that desires the ruin of the Slovaks for his own advantage.
A man whose mind has invented evil-intended accusations and mendacious complaints, in order to destroy the innocent and evilly provide whatever will set them back and prevent them from achieving their aims — all so as to satisfy his swollen pride.
Rivers flow down from the Tatras, booming a
