Bonke abongameli bombuso , nababusi, nezikhulu, nabomkhandlu, nezinduna balulekene kanyekanye ukuba kumiswe isimiso senkosi , kumenyezelwe isiyalezo esiqinileyo sokuthi yilowo nalowo ocela isicelo nakumuphi unkulunkulu noma kumuntu ngezinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, kuphela kuwe nkosi , uyakuphonswa emph andwini wezingonyama.

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.

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.

Uphi umphandu wezingonyama , nedlelo lamabhongo ezingonyama , lapho kwahamba ingonyama nengo nyamakazi nebhongo lengonyama , kungekho okwesabisayo na?