30 isithi: “Le kayisiyo yini iBhabhiloni Enkulu engayakha ngamandla ami lobukhulu bami ukuthi ibe yindlu yobukhosi lokuthi ngithole udumo olukhulu?”

31 Inkosi yathi ilokhu isakhuluma ilizwi lehla livela ezulwini lathi: “Nanku umbiko wakho Nkosi Nebhukhadinezari, ‘Usuwuthathelwe umbuso+ 32 njalo usuxotshwa ebantwini. Uzahlala lezinyamazana zeganga, udle utshani njengenkomo futhi kuzadlula izikhathi eziyisikhombisa, uze ukwazi ukuthi oPhezukonke ulamandla phezu kwemibuso yabantu lokuthi umbuso uwunika loba ngubani afuna ukumnika.’”+