Endaweni esithekileyo uqamekela njengengonyama emphandwini wayo ; uhlomele ukumbamba ohluphekileyo ; uyambamba ohluphekileyo ngokumngenisa esihibeni sakhe.

Asondela, akhuluma phambi kwenkosi ngesiyalezo senkosi , athi: Asithi ulobile isiyalezo sokuthi yilowo nalowo ocela nakumuphi unkulunk ulu noma kumuntu ngezinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu , kuphela kuwe nkosi , uyakuphonswa emphandwini wezingonyama na ? Inkosi yaphendula yathi : Iqinisile leyo nto ngokomthetho wamaMede namaPheresiya ongenakuguquka.

Yayisiyaleza inkosi , walethwa uDaniyeli , waphonswa emphandwini wezingonyama. Inkosi yakhuluma , yathi kuDaniyeli : UNkulunkulu wakho omkhonza njalo uyakukukhulula.

Inkosi yavuka ekuseni kakhulu , yashesha yaya emphandwini wezingonyama.

Kwathi isisondele emphandwini k uDaniyeli, yamemeza ngezwi elikhalayo ; inkosi yakhuluma , yathi kuDaniyeli : Daniyeli, wena nceku kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, uNkulunkulu wakho omkhonza njalo angakukhulula kuzo izingonyama na?

Yayisijabula kakhulu inkosi , yayaleza ukuba uDaniyeli akhushulwe emphandwini. UDaniyeli way esekhushulwa emphandwini , akufunyanwanga mcothu kuye, ngokuba wayemethembile uNkulunkulu wakhe.

Inkosi yayaleza, alethwa lawo madoda ayemangalele uDaniyeli , aphonswa emphandwini wezingonyama , wona nabantwana bawo , nawomkawo; izingonyama zatheleka phezu k wabo, zachoboza amathambo abo , bengakafinyeleli phansi emphandwini.

Ingonyama iyabhodla ehlathini , ingenampango, na? Ibongo lengonyama liyezwakalisa izwi lalo emphandwini walo, uma lingabambanga lutho, na?