23 kepha uziphakamisile eNkosini yasezulwini; balethe izitsha zendlu yakhe phambi kwakho; wena nezinduna zakho, nawomkakho, nezancinza zakho niphuzile iwayini ngazo, utusile wena onkulunkulu besiliva, nabegolide, nabethusi, nabensimbi, nabomuthi, nabetshe abangaboni, abangezwa, abangazi; kodwa uNkulunkulu omphefumulo wakho usesandleni sakhe, nokungezakhe zonke izindlela zakho awumdumisanga.
24 Yayisithunywa le nxenye yesandla ivela kuye, walotshwa lo mbhalo.
25 “Yilo umbhalo owalotshwa: MENE, MENE TEKEL, UFARSIN.
26 “Nansi incazelo yale nto: MENE: uNkulunkulu ubalile umbuso wakho, uwuqedile.
27 TEKEL: ulinganisiwe esilinganisweni, ufunyenwe ulula.
28 PERES: umbuso wakho wahlukene, unikelwe kumaMede namaPheresiya.”
29 Khona uBelishasari wayaleza, bamembathisa uDaniyeli okububende, bafaka umgexo wegolide entanyeni yakhe, benza isimemezelo ngaye ukuthi ubeyakubusa engowesithathu embusweni.