9 Ngaleso sikhatsi, ngelilanga lesi-23 enyangeni yesitsatfu, lokuyinyanga yaSivani,* kwabitwa bomabhalane benkhosi futsi babhala konkhe lokwashiwo nguModekhayi, bakubhalela emaJuda, labamelele inkhosi,+ babusi, netindvuna tetifundza+ letingu-127 kusukela eNdiya kuya eTopiya. Nguleso naleso sifundza sabhalelwa ngendlela yaso yekubhala futsi nguleso naleso sive sabhalelwa ngelulwimi lwaso, nemaJuda abhalelwa ngelulwimi lwawo nangendlela yawo yekubhala.

4 “Lona ngumlayeto iNkhosi Nebukhadnezari lewutfumela kubo bonkhe bantfu, tive nakubo bonkhe labakhuluma tilwimi letahlukahlukene emhlabeni: Shengatsi ningaba nekuthula lokukhulu!