2 Kulo mbono ke ndazifumana ndikwisixeko esinqatyisiweyo iShushan, esithilini sase-Elam. Ndabona ndimi phezu komlambo iUlayi.
3 Apho ke phezu kwaloo mlambo ndabona nantso inkunzi yegusha eneempondo ezimbini ezinde kunene. Olunye lwazo ke lwalulude kunolunye, kodwa lona lwaluphume mva.
4 Le nkunzi ke ndayibona ilekuza ngezo mpondo, ibhekisa ngasentshona, ngasentla, nangasezantsi. Ewe, kwakungekho silwanyana sinako ukumelana nayo, kungekho ndlela yakusinda kuyo. Yayisenza unothanda, isiba nkulu ngokuba nkulu.
5 Ke kaloku ndathi ndisacamanga ngalo mbono, suka kwathi gqi inkunzi yebhokhwe entshonalanga, icanda lonke elimiweyo, iqakatha ngokungathi amanqina akafiki emhlabeni. Yayinogqajolo lophondo, lulapha phakathi kwamehlo.
6 Yasinga kulaa nkunzi yegusha ineempondo ezimbini ndandiyibone imi phezu komlambo, yangqala kuyo ngamandla inoburhalarhume.
7 Hayi ke, yayihlasela inomsindo, iyingquba kangangokuba yazaphula ezo mpondo zenkunzi yegusha zombini. Inkunzi yegusha yayingenawo amandla okumelana nayo. Yakhahlelwa phantsi inkunzi yegusha leyo, yanyhashwa ngamanqina, kungekho bani unokuyihlangula emandleni enkunzi yebhokhwe.
8 Le nkunzi yebhokhwe yakhula yaba nkulu ngokugqithisileyo. Ke, xa yayisencotsheni yamandla ayo, suka lwantlekeka lwaphuka shwaqa olo gqajolo lophondo lwayo. Endaweni yalo ke kwaphuma ezinye iimpondo ezingayiwayo zane, zikhangele kwiimbombo zone zehlabathi.