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.’”+

33 Ngalesosikhathi ilizwi lelo lagcwaliseka kuNebhukhadinezari. Waxotshwa ebantwini waqalisa ukudla utshani njengenkomo. Umzimba wakhe wamanziswa ngamazolo avela phezulu, inwele zakhe zakhula zaba zinde njengensiba zokhozi lenzipho zakhe zaba njengezenyoni.+

34 “Ekupheleni kwalesosikhathi+ mina Nebhukhadinezari ngakhangela emazulwini, ingqondo yami yaqalisa ukusebenza kuhle. Ngasengimdumisa oPhezukonke, ngamnika udumo lenkazimulo lowo ophila kuze kube nini lanini ngoba umbuso wakhe ngumbuso ongapheliyo njalo ubusa kusukela kwesinye isizukulwane kusiya kwesinye.+ 35 Bonke abahlala emhlabeni abasilutho kuye njalo wenza intando yakhe ebuthweni elisemazulwini lakulabo abahlala emhlabeni. Kakho ongamvimba+ loba ongathi kuye, ‘Kanti wenzani?’+