Inkosi uBelishasari wenzela izikhulu zayo eziyinkulungwane idili elikhulu, waphuza iwayini phambi kwaleyo nkulungwane.
UBelishasari, enambitha iwayini, wathi kulethwe izitsha zegolide nezesiliva uyise uNebukadinesari azithatha ethempelini laseJerusalema; ukuze inkosi nezikhulu zayo, nawomkayo, nezancinza zayo baphuze kulo.
Base beletha izitsha zegolide ezazithathwe ethempelini lendlu kaNkulunkulu eyayiseJerusalema; inkosi nezikhulu zayo, nawomkayo, nezancinza zayo baphuza kuyo.
Baphuza iwayini, batusa onkulunkulu begolide, nesiliva, nethusi, nensimbi, nezokhuni, namatshe.
Ngaleso sikhathi kwaphuma iminwe esandleni somuntu yabhala phezu kothi lwesibani odongeni olunamekiwe lwendlu yenkosi, inkosi yabona ingxenye yesandla esibhalayo.
Khona-ke ubuso benkosi bashintsha, futhi imicabango yayo yamethusa, kwaze kwaxebuka amalunga ezinkalweni zayo namadolo ayo ashayana.
Inkosi yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu ukuba kulethwe ababhula ngezinkanyezi, namaKaledi, nabahlola imihlola; Inkosi yasikhuluma, yathi kwabahlakaniphileyo baseBhabhiloni: “Ofunda lo mbhalo, angazise incazelo yawo, agqokwe okubomvu, afakwe iketanga legolide entanyeni yakhe, abe ngowesithathu embusweni.
Khona-ke bonke abahlakaniphileyo benkosi bangena, kodwa babengakwazi ukuwufunda umbhalo, futhi abazange babonise incazelo yawo enkosini.
Inkosi uBelishasari yasikhathazeka kakhulu, ubuso bayo baguquka phakathi kwayo, lezikhulu zayo zamangala.
Indlovukazi, ngenxa yamazwi enkosi nezikhulu zayo, yangena endlini yedili; indlovukazi yakhuluma yathi: O nkosi, phila phakade;
Kukhona indoda embusweni wakho onomoya wawonkulunkulu abangcwele; nasemihleni kayihlo kwafunyanwa kuye ukukhanya nokuqonda nokuhlakanipha njengokuhlakanipha konkulunkulu; owabeka inkosi, uyihlo uNebukadinesari, inkosi, ngithi uyihlo abe yinkosi yabathakathi, nabathwebulayo, namaKaledi, nabahlola imihlola;
Ngokuba umoya omuhle kakhulu, nokwazi, nokuqondisisa, nokuchaza amaphupho, nokumemezela izahlulelo ezilukhuni, nokususa imibuzo kuDaniyeli lowo inkosi eyambiza uBeliteshasari; makukhulunywe ngaye uDaniyeli, aveze incazelo.
Khona-ke uDaniyeli walethwa phambi kwenkosi. Inkosi yasikhuluma, yathi kuDaniyeli: Wena unguDaniyeli yini, ongomunye wabantwana bakwaJuda abadingisiwe, inkosi, ubaba, eyabahola iphuma ezweni lamaJuda na?
Ngizwile ngawe ukuthi umoya wawonkulunkulu ukuwe, nokuthi ukukhanya nokuqonda nokuhlakanipha okudlulele kutholakala kuwe.