Basi mfalme akatoa amri, nao wakamleta Danieli, wakamtupa katika tundu la simba. Mfalme akanena, akamwambia Danieli, Mungu wako unayemtumikia daima, yeye atakuponya.

Naye alipolikaribia lile tundu, akamlilia Danieli kwa sauti ya huzuni; mfalme akanena; akamwambia Danieli, Ee Danieli, mtumishi wa Mungu aliye hai, je! Mungu wako, unayemtumikia daima, aweza kukuponya na simba hawa?