¹Zvino mambo Nebhukadhinezari akaita chifananidzo chendarama chakanga chakaita mamita makumi matanhatu pakureba, namamita matanhatu paupamhi; akachimisa pabani reDhura munyika yaBhabhironi.

²Ipapo mambo Nebhukadhinezari akatuma vanhu kundokokera machinda navarayiri namadzishe navatongi navachengeti vefuma namakurukota navazivi vemirayiro navabati vose vamativi enyika, kuti vauye kumutambo wokugadzwa kwechifananidzo chakanga chamiswa naNebhukadhinezari.

³Ipapo machinda navarayiri namadzishe navatongi navachengeti vefuma namakurukota navazivi vemirayiro navabati vose vamativi enyika vakaungana kumutambo wokugadzwa kwechifananidzo chakanga chamiswa naNebhukadhinezari; vakamira pamberi pechifananidzo chakanga chamiswa naNebhukadhinezari.

⁴Zvino mudanidziri akadanidzira nesimba achiti, Munorayirwa imwi vanhu, namarudzi, namarimi,

⁵kuti nenguva yamunonzwa kurira komumanzi nomutopota nembira norudimbwa nomutengeramwa namarimba, nezvimwe zvose zvinoridzwa, muwire pasi muchinamata chifananidzo chendarama chakamiswa namambo Nebhukadhinezari;

⁶ani naani asingawiri pasi achinamata, nenguva iyo achawisirwa mukati mevira romoto unopfuta kwazvo.

⁷Naizvozvo nenguva iyo vanhu vose vachinzwa kurira komumanzi nomutopota nembira norudimbwa nomutengeramwa nezvimwe zvose zvinoridzwa, vanhu vose namarudzi ose namarimi ose vakawira pasi vakanamata chifananidzo chendarama chakanga chamiswa namambo Nebhukadhinezari.

⁸Zvino nenguva iyo vamwe vaKaradhea vakaswedera vakapomera vaJudha.

⁹Vakapindura, vakati kuna mambo Nebhukadhinezari, Imi mambo, raramai nokusingaperi.

¹⁰imwi mambo makatema chirevo, chokuti munhu mumwe nomumwe kana achinge achinzwa kurira komumanzi nomutopota nembira norudimbwa nomutengeramwa namarimba, nezvimwe zvose zvinoridzwa, awire pasi achinamata chifananidzo chendarama;

¹¹asi ani naani asingawiri pasi achinamata, achawisirwa mukati mevira romoto unopfuta kwazvo.

¹²Zvino vamwe vaJudha varipo, vamakagadza vave varayiri vezvinhu zvose zvenyika yeBhabhironi, vana Shadhireki naMisheki naAbhedhinego; varume ava havana hanya nemi, imwi mambo; havashumiri vamwari venyu, kana kunamata chifananidzo chendarama chamakamisa.

¹³Ipapo Nebhukadhinezari akarayira nehasha nokutsamwa kwake kuti Shadhireki naMisheki naAbhedhinego vauyiswe. Zvino vakauyisa varume ava pamberi pamambo.

¹⁴Nebhukadhinezari akapindura akati kwavari Mavune here, imwi Shadhireki naMisheki naAbhedhinego, kuti hamushumiri mwari wangu, nokunamata chifananidzo chendarama chandakamisa ini?

¹⁵Zvino kana muchitenda kuwira pasi muchina mata chifananidzo chandakaita nenguva yamunonzwa kurira komumanzi nomutopota nembira norudimbwa nomutengeramwa namarimba, nezvimwe zvose zvinoridzwa, zvakanaka hazvo; asi kana musinganamati, muchawisirwa nenguva iyo mukati mevira romoto unopfuta kwazvo; mwari achakurwirai mumaoko angu ndoupiko?

¹⁶Shadhireki naMisheki naAbhedhinego vakapindura, vakati kuna mambo: Imwi Nebhukadhinezari: Hatingafaniri hedu kukupindurai pamusoro peshoko iri.

¹⁷Kana zvikaitika hazvo, Mwari wedu watinoshumira angagona kutirwira pavira romoto unopfuta kwazvo; iye achatirwira paruoko rwenyu, imwi mambo.

¹⁸Asi kana zvikasaitika, zivai imwi mambo, kuti hatingashumiri vamwari venyu kana kunamata chifananidzo chendarama chamakamisa imi.

¹⁹Ipapo Nebhukadhinezari akatsamwa kwazvo, chiso chake chikashandukira Shadhireki naMisheki naAbhedhinego; akataura akarayira kuti vira romoto riveserwe moto unopisa kwazvo kukunda unosiveserwamo kanomwe.

²⁰Akarayira vamwe varume vane simba guru vaiva pahondo yake, kuti vasunge Shadhireki naMisheki naAbhedhinego, vavawisire muvira romoto unopfuta kwazvo.

²¹Ipapo varume avo vakasungwa vakapfeka majasi avo namabhuruku avo nengowani dzavo nedzimwe nguvo dzavo, vakawisirwa mukati mevira romoto unopfuta kwazvo.

²²Zvino murayiro wamambo zvawakanga une hasha, uye vira zvarakanga richipisisa kwazvo, murazvo womoto wakauraya varume vakanga vachiisako Shadhireki naMisheki naAbhedhinego.

²³Varume ava vatatu, vana Shadhireki naMisheki naAbhedhinego, vakawira pasi vakasungwa mukati mevira romoto waipfuta kwazvo.

²⁴Ipapo mambo Nebhukadhinezari akavhunduswa, ndokukasira kusimuka, akataura, akati kumakurukota ake, Hatina kuwisira varume vatatu vakasungwa mukati momoto here? Ivo vakapindura, vakati kuna mambo, Ndizvozvo, mambo.

²⁵Iye akapindura, akati, Tarirai, ndinoona varume vana, vakasununguka, vachifamba mumoto, vasina pavakakuvadzwa; wechina pakuonekwa kwake akaita soMwanakomana waMwari.

²⁶Ipapo Nebhukadhinezari akaswedera kumuromo wevira romoto wakange uchipfuta kwazvo, akataura, akati, Nhai imwi Shadhireki naMisheki naAbhedhinego, imwi varanda vaMwari Wekumusoro-soro, budai muuye pano. Ipapo Shadhireki naMisheki naAbhedhinego vakabuda mukati memoto.

²⁷Zvino machinda navarayiri namadzishe namakurukota amambo vakaungana vakaona varume ava, kuti moto wakange washaiwa simba pamiviri yavo, kunyange nevhudzi remisoro yavo rakanga risina kubviswa, namajasi avo akanga asina kubvuraudzwa; kunyange nomunhuwi womoto wakange usina kusvika kwavari.

²⁸Nebhukadhinezari akataura akati, Mwari waShadhireki naMisheki naAbhedhinego ngaarumbidzwe, iye akatuma mutumwa wake, akarwira varanda vake vakanga vachivimba naye, ivo vakanga varamba shoko ramambo, vakaisa miviri yavo, kuti varege kushumira kana kunamata mwari upi noupi, asi iye Mwari wavo.

²⁹Naizvozvo ndinotema chirevo, kuti vanhu vose namarudzi ose namarimi ose, vanotaura zvisina kufanira pamusoro paMwari waShadhireki naMisheki naAbhedhinego, vatemwe-temwe, neimba yavo iitwe durunhuru; nekuti hakuna mumwe mwari anogona kurwira saizvozvo.

³⁰Ipapo mambo akawedzera ukuru hwaShadhireki naMisheki naAbhedhinego panyika yeBhabhironi.