Ngaziqeda, ngaziphahlaza, zaze zahluleka ukuvuka ; zawa phansi kwezinyawo zami.

Zalinda zaze zajabha; bheka, akayivulanga iminyango yekamelo eliphezulu; ngalokho zathatha ukhiye, zayivula; bheka, inkosi yazo yayiwele phansi ifile.

Ngaziphahlaza, zaze zahluleka ukuvuka; zawa phansi kwezinyawo zami.

Ufana nenhlamvu yesinaphi ayithatha umuntu , wayihlwanyela ensimini yakhe; yamila, yaba ngumuthi , izinyoni zezulu zaze zakhela emagatsheni awo.

Sekusile, waphuma waya endaweni eyihlane; izixuku zamfuna, zaze zafika kuye impela, zambamba ukuba angamuki kuzo.

Ababonananga; akusukanga muntu endaweni yakhe izinsuku zaze zaba ntathu; kepha kubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kwakukhona ukukhanya emakhaya abo.

UNebukadinesari wakhuluma wathi : Makabongwe uNkulunkulu wawoShadiraki, noMeshaki, no-Abedi Nego , othumile ingelosi yakhe , wakhulula izin ceku zakhe ebezimethemba , zaze zaguqula izwi lenkosi, zanikela imizimba yazo ukuba zingakhonzi , zingakhuleki kunkulunkulu noyedwa, uNkulunkulu wabo kuphela.

Ngasona leso sikhathi le nto yagcwaliseka phezu kukaNebukadinesari : waxoshwa kubantu , wadliswa utshani njengezinkabi , umzimba wakhe wamanziswa ngamazolo ezulu, zaze zakhula izinwele zakhe n jengezimpaphe zezinkozi nezinzipho zakhe njengamazipho ezinyoni.

Kepha wazincenga kakhulu , zaze zaphambukela kuye , zangena endlini yakhe; wazilungisela idili, wenza isinkwa esingenamvubelo, zadla.

Amanzi azidlula ngezingalo eziyishumi nanhlanu , zaze zasitshekelwa izintaba.

Kepha sebephumulile , babuye benza okubi ebusweni bakho ; wawusubashiya esandleni sezitha zabo , zaze zabusa phezu kwabo ; kodwa lapho bebuye bekhala kuwe , wena wabezwa usezulwini , wabophula kaningi ngomusa wakho omkhulu,