Wayesewabuka amaKheni, wathatha isisho sakhe, wathi: Inamandla indawo yakho yokuhlala; isidleke sakho simisiwe edwaleni.

Kalokhu-ke mina Nebukadinesari ngiyatusa , ngiyaphakamisa, ngiyidumisa iNkosi yezulu, ngokuba yonke imisebenzi yayo iyiqiniso , nezindlela zayo zingukwahlulela; abahamba ngokuzidla inamandla okubathobisa.

Iyakwenze njalo ezinqabeni ez inamandla inonkulunkulu ongowabezizwe ; omvumayo iyakumandisela udumo , imenze ukuba abuse abaningi , imahlukanisele izwe libe ngumvuzo wakhe.

Kepha u kuze nazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu inamandla emhlabeni okuthethelela izono -- khona wathi kofe uhlangothi : Vuka, uthabathe uhlaka lwakho, uye endlini yakho.

Khona kuyakubonakala ezulwini isibonakaliso seNdodana yomuntu , bese zikhala izizwe zonke zomhlaba , zibone iNdodana yomuntu iza emafwini ezulu, inamandla nenkazimulo enkulu.

Kepha ukuze nazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu inamandla emhlabeni okuthethelela izono -- wathi kofe uhlangothi --

Khona-ke bayakubona iNdodana yomuntu iza emafwini , inamandla amakhulu nenkazimulo.

Kepha ukuze nazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu inamandla emhlabeni okuthethelela izono , wayesethi kofe uhlangothi : Kuwena ngithi : Vuka uthabathe uhlaka lwakho, uye endlini yakho.

Noma yiyiphi inkosi eya kwenye inkosi ukuhlaselana nayo engaqali ihlale phansi, ihlole ukuba inamandla yini ukuhlangabezana ngezinkulungwane eziyishumi naleyo eza kuyo, inezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili na?

Khona bayakuyibona iNdodana yomuntu iza e fwini, inamandla nenkazimulo enkulu.

Ungubani wena owahlulela inceku yomunye na ? Kusenkosini yayo ukuma noma ukuwa kwayo ; kepha iyakumiswa , ngokuba iNkosi inamandla okuyimisa.

Nenye ingelosi futhi yaphuma e-altare, inamandla phezu komlilo , yamemeza n gezwi elikhulu kuyo ebinesikela elibukhali , ithi: Faka isikela lakho elibukhali , ubuthe amahlukuzo omvini womhlaba , ngokuba izithelo zomvini zivuthiwe.

Emva kwalokho ngabona enye ingelosi yehla ezulwini, inamandla amakhulu, nomhlaba wakhanyiswa ngokukhazimula kwayo.

Ngakho k uyakufika ngalusuku lunye izinhlupheko zalo , ukufa, nokulila, nendlala, futhi liyakushiswa liqedwe ngomlilo ; ngokuba iNkosi uNkulunkulu elahlulelayo inamandla.