26 Inkhosi yabuta Danyela, labesabitwa ngekutsi nguBhelteshasari, yatsi: “Ungakhona yini kungitjela kutsi ngiboneni ephusheni lami, bese uyangichazela kutsi lisho kutsini?”
Faro wakhuluma kuJosefa watsi: “Ngibhudzile, kodvwa kute nome munye lonemandla ekungichazela ngaleliphupho. Kodvwa sengivile kutsi wena utsi ungalandziswa ngeliphupho, ulichaze njengobe linjalo.”
Lendvuna yawetsa emabito lamasha: Danyela yatsi nguBhelteshasari, Hananiya yatsi nguShadraki, Mishayeli yatsi nguMeshaki, Azariya yatsi ngu-Abednego.
Ekugcineni kwefika Danyela, wema embikwami, ngabe sengimlandzisa ngaleliphupho lami. Ubitwa ngekutsi Bhelteshasari, lekulibito lankulunkulu wami; umoya wabonkulunkulu labangcwele ukuye.
Lendvodza lenguDanyela, inkhosi leyayetsa yatsi nguBhelteshasari, yatfolakala inengcondvo lekhaliphile, inelwati nekucondza, kantsi futsi yatfolakala ikwati kuchaza emaphupho, nekucaca timfumbe, icatulule netinkinga letilukhuni. Bita Danyela, yena utakutjela kutsi lombhalo usho kutsini.”
Ngivile-ke wena kutsi ungakwati kuveta tinchazelo nekucatulula tinkinga letilukhuni. Nawungafundza lombhalo, ungitjele kutsi usho kutsini, utakwembatsiswa letibukhwebeletane, kugacwe umgaco wegolide entsanyeni yakho, bese wentiwa uba ngumbusi wesitsatfu embusweni.”
Kwatsi ngemnyaka wekucala waBhelshasari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, Danyela wabhudza liphupho, kwendlula imibono engcondvweni yakhe aselele embhedzeni wakhe ngalobo busuku. Walibhala phansi leliphupho alandzisa lobekucuketfwe ngilo leliphupho.
Sawula waphendvula watsi: “Ungeke ukhone kuyakulwa nalomFilisti, ngobe wena usengumfana nje, kantsi yena uyingwazi yekutalwa.”