13 Nebukhadnezari watfukutsela wabila, wabita boShadraki, naMeshaki kanye na-Abednego kutsi bete kuye. Ngako lamadvodza aletfwa embikwenkhosi.
Nebukhadnezari watfukutselela boShadraki, naMeshaki, na-Abednego, nesimo sakhe kubo sagucuka. Watfumela kutsi kubaswe lamalangabi emlilo lowesabekako nalohhumako kutsi ushise ngalokuphindvwe kasikhombisa,
Loku kwenta inkhosi yatfukutsela yatselwa ngemanti, yatsi: “Tonkhe tati taseBhabhulona atibulawe.”
Emvakwemalangana Feliksi weta nemkakhe Drusila labengumJuda; watfumela kwalandvwa Pawula lafike wamlalela asakhuluma ngekukholwa kuKhristu Jesu.
“Noko, ngembili kwako konkhe loku niyawutingelwa, niboshwe niletfwe emasinagogeni, nibekwe emacala bese nifakwa emajele; niyawuletfwa embikwemakhosi nebabusi ngenca yelibito lami.
Kodvwa baFarisi batfukutsela babila, bafakana imilomo bodvwana ngekutsi bafanele bente njani ngaloJesu.
“Ticapheleni nine, ngobe bayawunimangalela etinkantolo, niyawushaywa emasinagogeni, nimiswe embikwebabusi nemakhosi ngenca yami, nize nibeke bufakazi ngami kubo.
Niyawumiswa embikwebabusi nemakhosi ngelibito lami, kuze kube bufakazi kubo nakubetive.
Umuntfu losheshe atfuketsele ususa lutfutfuva; yebo, umuntfu lonenhlitiyo lencane ubanga tono letinyenti.
Litje limatima, nesihlabatsi siyasindza, ungeke ukwetfwale; kodvwa kucansulwa silima kukwengca konkhe.
Kuncono kubhekana nelibhele lelitfukutseliswe kwemukwa bantfwabalo, kunekubhekana nesilima lesiphishaneke ngebulima baso.
kepha Khayini nemnikelo wakhe akazange amnake. Ngako-ke Khayini watfukutsela kakhulu; buso bakhe banyukumala, bahlwa.
Lendvuna yawetsa emabito lamasha: Danyela yatsi nguBhelteshasari, Hananiya yatsi nguShadraki, Mishayeli yatsi nguMeshaki, Azariya yatsi ngu-Abednego.