1 Ke kaloku ukumkani uNebhukadenezare wenza umfanekiso ngegolide. Ukuphakama wawuziimitha ezimashumi mabini anesixhenxe; ukwisithuba seemitha ezintathu ububanzi. Wawumisa kwithafa laseDura kwalapho esithilini saseBhabheli.
2 Akuba ewenzile wazihlanganisela kuye iirhuluneli, nabaphathiswa, nabalawuli, nabacebisi, noonondyebo, nabagwebi, noomantyi, nawo onke amanye amagosa ombuso eso sithili. Wayewabizela ukusungula loo mfanekiso wayewumisile.
3 Bakuba behlanganisene ke oozirhuluneli aba, nabaphathiswa, nabalawuli, nabacebisi, noonondyebo, nabagwebi, noomantyi, nawo onke amanye amagosa eso sithili, beze kulo msitho wokusungula umfanekiso omiswe ngukumkani uNebhukadenezare, bema xhonkxosholo apho phambi kwawo.
4 Ke isigidimi sadanduluka simemeza sisithi: “Nina zizwe xa ninonke, iintlanga nazo zonke iilwimi,