16 uDaniyeli waya kukumkani, wamcela ukuba akhe ammele, khon' ukuze abe nako ukumtyhilela iphupha elo lakhe.
17 Egodukile ke uDaniyeli wabachazela ngale ngxaki abalingane bakhe uHananiya noMishayeli noAzariya,
18 waza wabanxusa ukuba bathandaze kuThixo osezulwini abenzele inceba malunga nale mfihlakalo, ukuze yena nabalingane bakhe bangabulawa kunye nezilumko zaseBhabheli.
19 Kanye ngobo busuku uDaniyeli wayityhilelwa ngombono le mfihlakako, waza ke wambonga uThixo wezulu
20 wathi:“Malidunyiswe igama likaThixo ngonaphakade kanaphakade,kuba bobakhe ubulumko namandla!
21 Nguye umguquli wamaxesha neemeko;nguye obakhiqayo ookumkani,kanti ikwanguye obamisayo.Ngumvathisi wezilumko ngobulumko,azithi jize ngolwazi iingqondi.
22 Nguye umtyhili weentsonkotha ezifihlakeleyo;nezisemnyameni izinto yena uyazazi.Ngenene yena ulikhaya lokukhanya.