UDaniyeli 3:1 UNebukadinesari, inkosi, wenza umfanekiso wegolide, ubude bawo kwaku izingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha, nobubanzi balo buyizingalo eziyisithupha; ithafa laseDura, esifundeni saseBhabhiloni. 3:2 Khona-ke uNebukadinesari inkosi wathumela ukuba kubuthelwe ndawonye izikhulu, the ababusi, nezinduna, nabahluleli, nabaphathi-zimali, abeluleki, nabahluleli, nabo bonke ababusi bezifunda, beze ekunikezelweni kwesithombe uNebukadinesari inkosi ayesimisile. 3:3 Khona-ke izikhulu, nababusi, nezinduna, nabahluleli, the abaphathi bezimali, abeluleki, nezikhulu, nabo bonke ababusi bezwe izifundazwe, zabuthana ndawonye ekunikezelweni kwesithombe leso UNebukadinesari inkosi wayemisile; bema phambi kwesithombe leso UNebukadinesari wayemi. 3:4 Kwasekumemeza ummemezeli esithi: Kulayelwe kini, zizwe, zizwe. nezilimi, 3:5 ukuze ngesikhathi enizwa ngaso ukukhala kophondo, negenkle, nehabhu, nehabhu, ugubhu, nogubhu, nazo zonke izinhlobo zokubethwa, niwela phansi, nikhuleke isithombe segolide asimisileyo uNebukadinesari inkosi; 3:6 Futhi noma ubani ongawi phansi futhi akhuleke uzophonswa ngaso leso sikhathi phakathi kwesithando somlilo esivuthayo. 3:7 Ngakho ngaleso sikhathi, lapho bonke abantu bezwa umsindo wezwi umtshingo, nomtshingo, nehabhu, nesaka, nogubhu, nazo zonke izinhlobo zokubethwa, abantu, nezizwe, nezilimi, bawa phansi, bakhuleka kuJehova isithombe segolide uNebukadinesari inkosi ayesimisile. 3:8 Ngakho-ke ngaleso sikhathi amadoda amaKaledi asondela, futhi wamangalela amaJuda. 3:9 Bakhuluma, bathi enkosini uNebukadinesari, O nkosi, phila kuze kube phakade. 3:10 Wena, O nkosi, ukhiphe isimemezelo, ukuze wonke umuntu oyolalela izwi umsindo wecilongo, negenkle, nehabhu, nesaka, nogubhu, nehabhu, nehabhu* zonke izinhlobo zokuhlabelela, ziyakuwa phansi, zikhuleke esithombeni segolide; 3:11 Futhi noma ubani ongawi phansi futhi akhuleke, ukuze aphonswe phakathi kwesithando somlilo ovuthayo. 3:12 Kukhona amaJuda athile owabeke phezu izindaba isifunda saseBabele, uShadiraki, uMeshaki, no-Abhedinego; lawa madoda, nkosi, kabakunakanga; kabakhonza onkulunkulu bakho, kabakhuleki egolideni isithombe osimisile. 3:13 Khona-ke uNebukadinesari ngokufutheka kwakhe wayala ukuba kulethwe uShadiraki. uMeshaki, no-Abhedinego. Base beletha lawa madoda phambi kwenkosi. 3:14 UNebukadinesari waphendula, wathi kubo: "Yiqiniso, Shadiraki? Meshaki no-Abedi Nego, anibakhonzi onkulunkulu bami, ningakhuleki egolideni isithombe engisimisile? 3:15 Manje uma nilungele ukuthi ngesikhathi enizwa ngaso ukukhala kophondo, umtshingo, nehabhu, nesaka, nogubhu, nogubhu, nazo zonke izinhlobo zokubethwa; niwela phansi nikhuleke esithombeni engisenzile; kahle: kodwa uma nina ningakhuleki, niyakuphonswa ngaso leso sikhathi phakathi komlilo isithando somlilo; futhi ngubani lowo Nkulunkulu oyonikhulula esandleni sami izandla? 3:16 UShadiraki, noMeshaki, no-Abhedinego, baphendula, bathi enkosini, O Nebukadinesari, asiqaphele ukukuphendula kule ndaba. 3:17 Uma kunjalo, uNkulunkulu wethu esimkhonzayo unamandla okusikhulula esandleni esithandweni somlilo ovuthayo, futhi uyosikhulula esandleni sakho, O nkosi. 3:18 Kodwa uma kungenjalo, makwazeke kuwe, O nkosi, ukuthi ngeke sikukhonze onkulunkulu, ungakhuleki esithombeni segolide osimisileyo. 3:19 Khona-ke uNebukadinesari egcwele ukufutheka, futhi isimo sobuso bakhe kwaba baphendukela oShadiraki, noMeshaki, no-Abhedinego; wayala ukuthi isithando somlilo sibase ngokuphindwe kasikhombisa kunaso yayijwayele ukushiselwa. 3:20 Futhi wayala amadoda anamandla kunabo bonke ababesebuthweni lakhe ukubopha oShadiraki, noMeshaki, no-Abhedinego, babaphonsa emlilweni ovuthayo isithando somlilo. 3:21 Khona la madoda aboshiwe egqoke amabhantshi awo, amabhulukwe nezigqoko zawo. nezinye izingubo zabo, baphonswa phakathi kokusha isithando somlilo. 3:22 Ngakho, ngoba umyalo wenkosi wawuphuthumayo, futhi isithando somlilo kushisa kakhulu, ilangabi lomlilo lawabulala lawo madoda abambayo uShadiraki, uMeshaki, no-Abhedinego. 3:23 Lawa madoda amathathu, oShadiraki, noMeshaki, no-Abhedinego, awa phansi eboshiwe. phakathi kwesithando somlilo esivuthayo. 3:24 Khona-ke uNebukadinesari inkosi wamangala, futhi wasukuma ngokuphangisa. wakhuluma, wathi kubeluleki bakhe: “Asiphonsanga yini amadoda amathathu eboshiwe phakathi komlilo? Baphendula, bathi enkosini: Yebo, O nkosi. 3:25 Waphendula wathi: "Bheka, ngibona amadoda amane ekhululekile, ehamba phakathi umlilo, futhi awalimalanga; isimo seyesine sifana ne INdodana kaNkulunkulu. 3:26 Khona-ke uNebukadinesari wasondela emlonyeni wesithando somlilo ovuthayo. wakhuluma wathi: “Shadiraki, noMeshaki, no-Abhedinego, nina zinceku zikaJehova Nkulunkulu oPhezukonke, phuma, uze lapha. Khona-ke uShadiraki, noMeshaki, kanye U-Abednego, waphuma phakathi komlilo. 3:27 Nezikhulu, nababusi, nezinduna, nabeluleki benkosi, sebebuthene, babona amadoda lawo umlilo wawuphezu kwemizimba yawo namandla, nonwele lwekhanda lawo aluzange ludabuke, namabhantshi awo awazange abe namandla zashintsha, nephunga lomlilo alizange lidlule phezu kwabo. 3:28 Khona uNebukadinesari wakhuluma, wathi: "Makabongwe uNkulunkulu kaShadiraki. oMeshaki no-Abhedinego, owathuma ingelosi yakhe, wakhulula eyakhe izinceku ezithembele kuye, futhi ziguqule izwi lenkosi, futhi banikela ngemizimba yabo, ukuze bangakhonzi, bakhonze noma yimuphi unkulunkulu; ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wabo. 3:29 Ngalokho ngikhipha isimemezelo sokuthi bonke abantu, nezizwe, nezilimi, abakhuluma utho olubi ngoNkulunkulu kaShadiraki, noMeshaki, no u-Abednego, uyakunqunywa, izindlu zabo zenziwe a umquba: ngoba akakho omunye uNkulunkulu ongakhulula emva kwalokhu hlunga. 3:30 Khona-ke inkosi yabakhulisa oShadiraki, noMeshaki, no-Abhedinego, esifundeni eBhabhiloni.