18 Ukhutshwa ekukhanyeni axotshelwe emnyameni, axotshwe emhlabeni.
18 Uyasuswa ekukhanyeni aye ebumnyameni njalo axotshwe emhlabeni.
elizweni lomnyama lesivubevube lapho ukukhanya kunjengomnyama.
Uba uphethe ububi, bulahle, ungavumeli buhlale emathenteni akho.
Ukwesaba kuyamethusa inxa zonke, kuxotshane laye enyaweni zakhe.
alindelwe ngumnyama omkhulu. Umlilo ongavuthelwayo umqede, lokuseleyo ethenteni lakhe kuzaphela.
Uzanyamalala njengephupho, angabe esafunyanwa, axotshwe njengombono wasebusuku;
Umoya wasempumalanga uyamthatha ahambe, uyamphephula endaweni yakhe.
Abantu bazamtshayela izandla, bamncifele endaweni zonke.
Ohluphekayo unikelwani ukukhanya, lokuphila kunikelwani abalosizi,
Bahlangana lomnyama emini, baphumputhe emini njengasebusuku.
Omubi uchithwa yibubi bakhe, olungileyo uvikelwa yibuqotho bakhe.
ikuzunguze, ikuphose njengegade elizweni elibanzi, ufele khona; kuzakuba khona lapho lezinqola zakho ezinhle, wena olihlazo endlini yenkosi yakho!
Lahle lagcwaliseka lelolizwi kuNebukadineza. Waxotshwa ebantwini, wadla utshani njengenkomo, lomzimba wakhe wathanjiswa ngamazolo aphezulu, lezinwele zakhe zakhula zaze zalingana lensiba zelinqe, lenzipho zakhe zafanana lenzipho zenyoni.
Waxotshwa ebantwini, lengqondo yakhe yenziwa yafanana leyenyamazana, wahlala labobabhemi beganga, wadla utshani njengenkomo, lomzimba wakhe wathanjiswa ngamazolo aphezulu, waze wazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke uyabusa umbuso wabantu, abeke kuwo lowo athanda ukumbeka.
bangamavinqo olwandle aphosekayo, abhubhudla amahlazo awo; bazinkanyezi eziduhayo ezigcinelwe umnyama omkhulu ongapheliyo.
Iyavikela ukuhamba kwabathembekileyo bayo, kodwa ababi bayatshona emnyameni bathuliswe; ngoba umuntu kayikwahlula ngamandla.