14 Nebukhadnezari wakhuluma kuwo, watsi: “Kuliciniso yini, wena Shadraki, nawe Meshaki, nawe Abednego, kutsi anibakhonti labonkulunkulu bami nekutsi lesithico segolide lengisakhile anisikhotsameli?
Beli uyaguca, Nebo uyakhotsama. Titfombe tabo tetfwelwe tilwane tekwetfwala. Letitfombe tabo lababetetfwala setiyasindza, tingumtfwalo kuletilwane letidziniwe.
“Memetelani nikhulume emkhatsini webetive, phakamisani siboniso semphi, nimemetele, ningafihli lutfo, kodvwa tsanini: ‘IBhabhulona itawutfunjwa, Bheli utawuhlazeka, Maduki yena agcwale kwesaba. Titfombe tayo tiyawuhlazeka netithico tayo tigcwale kwesaba.’
Inkhosi Nebukhadnezari yenta sithico segolide, lesasingemamitha labengaba ngema-30 kuphakama, nemamitha labengaba matsatfu bubanti, yasibeka etsafeni laseDura esifundzeni saseBhabhulona.
Ekugcineni kwefika Danyela, wema embikwami, ngabe sengimlandzisa ngaleliphupho lami. Ubitwa ngekutsi Bhelteshasari, lekulibito lankulunkulu wami; umoya wabonkulunkulu labangcwele ukuye.