16 Inhlitiyo yaso ayishintjwe ibe yesilwane sesiganga, ingasabi yemuntfu futsi akwendlule tikhatsi letingu-7.+

31 Watsi asakhuluma, kwevakala livi livela emazulwini litsi: “Awu Nkhosi Nebukhadnezari, nangu umlayeto wakho: ‘Umbuso sewutsetfwe kuwe,+ 32 futsi wena utawucoshwa emkhatsini webantfu. Utawuhlala netilwane tesiganga, udle tjani njengetinkunzi futsi kutawengca tikhatsi letingu-7, kuze kube ngulapho sewati kutsi Losetikwako Konkhe uneligunya leliphakeme etikwemibuso yebantfu, nekutsi bukhosi ubunika nobe ngubani lafuna kumnika.’”+

33 Lamavi agcwaliseka kuNebukhadnezari ngaso leso sikhatsi. Wacoshwa emkhatsini webantfu, futsi wacala kudla tjani njengetinkunzi. Umtimba wakhe wamantiswa ngematolo emazulu, netinwele takhe takhula taba tindze kuhle kwetinsiba telusweti, futsi tingalo takhe tafanana netingalo tenyoni.+

24 Batawubhujiswa ngenkemba, futsi batsatfwe batfunjelwe kuto tonkhe tive.+ Tive titayigcobagcoba iJerusalema, kuze kube sikhatsi lesibekiwe setive.+

6 Lomfati wabaleka waya ehlane, lapho Nkulunkulu amlungisela khona indzawo, futsi bekatawondliwa khona emalanga langu-1 260.+

14 Kodvwa lomfati wanikwa timphiko letimbili telusweti+ lolukhulu kuze andize aye ehlane, endzaweni latawondliwa kuyo sikhatsi, tikhatsi, nehhafu yesikhatsi,*+ khashane nalenyoka.+