1 Mambo Nebhukadhinezari akaita chifananidzo chegoridhe, chakanga chakareba makubhiti makumi matanhatua uye makubhiti matanhatub paupamhi, akachimisa pabani reDhura munyika yeBhabhironi.
2 Ipapo akadana machinda, navarayiri, namadzishe, navapi vamazano, navachenjeri vepfuma, navatongi, namakurukota edzimhosva navamwe vabati vose vamatunhu kuti vauye kuzomukumikidza chifananidzo chaakanga amisa.
3 Saka machinda, navarayiri, namadzishe, navapi vamazano, navachengeti vepfuma, navatongi, namakurukota edzimhosva navamwe vabati vose vamatunhu vakaungana kuti vakumikidze chifananidzo chakanga chamiswa naMambo Nebhukadhinezari, vakamira pamberi pacho.
4 Ipapo mushamarari akadanidzira zvikuru achiti, “Izvi ndizvo zvamunorayirwa kuti muite, imi vanhu, nemi ndudzi nemi vanhu vemitauro yose:
5 Pamunongonzwa kurira kwehwamanda, nenyere nomutopota norudimbwa nembira, namabhosvo nemhando dzose dzezviridzwa, munofanira kuwira pasi mugonamata chifananidzo chegoridhe chakamiswa naMambo Nebhukadhinezari.
6 Ani naani asingawiri pasi achinamata achakandirwa muvira romoto pakarepo.”
7 Naizvozvo, pavakangonzwa kurira kwehwamanda, nenyere, nomutopota, norudimbwa, nembira nemhando dzose dzezviridzwa, vanhu vose, nendudzi dzose navanhu vemitauro yose vakawira pasi ndokunamata chifananidzo chegoridhe chakanga chamiswa naMambo Nebhukadhinezari.”