¹ Mambo Nabukodonozori akaita tchidori siriveri, kurebha tchaipima mazana matanhatu emuthanyo, pakurebha uye muthanyo mitanhatu pakufara; ayena wakatchimutsa pambuto yakazwerera pedura, munyika yeBhabhieoni. ² Saka mambo Nabukodonozori wakatumira soko kuti akuru ese anosenza aungane, warairiro, madziishe, naatongi nawarindi epfuma newakurukuru, anyampangamazano, masoja makuru , uye neakuru ese eguta, kuti auye pamutambo wokugazwa tchidori tchangaaimisa. ³ Saka matchinda nowabui, nomadzishe, nowatongi nowanotchengeta pfuma namakorokota, nowazizisi emitemon, nowabhati ese enyika, noumambo wese, naese akakocha omuuyika akaungaa pakukomborewa kotchidori tchanga tcchagagadzira mambo Nabukodonozori . ⁴ Saka muchamarari akakhuwa noizwi guru: anozwiswa anhu ese, rudzi uye nemitauro yese, ⁵ Kuti mukazwa kurira kotropito nomutopota, nembira, nourudimba, nomutengerana, nozwiro zwese zwinorizwa, agodame uye anamate tchidori tchesiriveri tchakagodza mambo Nabukodonozori. ⁶ Upi neupi asinga godhami pasi uye akaramba kunamata, panguwa imwe imweyo utchakandirwa murindi romuriro. ⁷ Saka anhu ese paakazwa kurira kotropito, nombira, nomutengeranho, uye nomuchobho wese wozwino rira, anhu ese, rudzi uye nemutauro wese akagodhama uye akanamata tchidori tchosiriveri tchakamutsa mambo Nabukodonozori. ⁸ Panguwa imweyo akarideu amweni akauya, uye akaphomhera mhoswa waJuda. ⁹ Awona akati kuna mambo Nabukodonozori: Imwi mambo, raramai nosingaperi! ¹⁰ Mambo wakaita tchimwe tchinyoro tchokuti wese unozwa kurira kotoropito, nambira, norudimbga, nomutengeranwa namarimba bozwese zwirnorira, unodhikana kugodhama uye anamate tchidori tchosiriveri. ¹¹ Uya usinga godhami uye nokunamata, waizokhandirwa murindi romuriro unopisa. ¹² Kuno anhu ekuJuda, amakapasa kuti atonge Bhabhironia; Sadraki, Mesaki, uye Abednego; anhu aya, mambo, azikumuremekedzai; aanamati zwimwari zvenhu, uye aanamati tchidori tchesiriver tchamagadzira. ¹³ Saka, Nabukodozori wakanyangazwa nechugu, watuma anhu kuti adainze Sadraki, Mezaki, naAbednego. Akaundzisa anhu aya pamberi pamambo. ¹⁴ Nabukodonozori wakabvundza: Zvirokwazvo here, Sadraki, Mezaki, naAbednego, kuti amunamati zwimwari zwangu, uye amunati tchidori tchedoride tchanda gadzira? ¹⁵ Hino, Kana makagadzirira, kana mukazwa kurira kwehamanda, kana zwiro zwese zwinorira, pfugamai munamate tchidori tchandaka gadzira. Kana mukasama kunama, panguwa imweyo mutchakandirwa murindi romuriro unobhaka; Mwari upi utchazomudusai munyara dzangu? ¹⁶ Sadraki, Mezaki naAbednego akadaira mambo kuti: Atidhikani kumudairai nyayaiyi. ¹⁷ Mwari watinonamata ungati dhusa murindi romuriro unobhaka; uye utchatindhusaswe munyara dzako, mambo. ¹⁸ Uye munozwiziya kuti atinamati zwimwari uye atinzombonamati zwidori zwamagadzira. ¹⁹ Saka Nabukodonozori wakazazwa nechungu, hope yake yatchingira Sadraki, Mezaki, naAbednego. Uye akareketa, uye wakatuma anhu kuti abhatidze muriro kanomwe kupinda mabhakare wawo. ²⁰ Uye wakatuma anarume anosimba anga aripakati pomasodja ake, kuti asunge Sadraki, Mezaki, uye naAbdnego, kuti akandirwe murindi romuriro ²¹ Anhu aya akasungwa nematchira awo, maduku awo akakhandirwa mukati muridi romuriro waibaka. ²² Mutemo wamambo wanga uri wokukasika, uye rindi romuriro raipisisa, muriro uyu wakauraya anhu anga atora Sadraki, Mezaki naAbednego. ²³ Anarume atatu aya Sadraki, Mezaki, uye naAbdnego, akambwera akasungwa mukati merindi. ²⁴ Mambo Nabukodonozori wakachamisika, uye wakaprumuka ngokukasika, wakabvunsisa anhu anosimupanga mazano: Atizi kukhandira anhu atatu akasungwa murindi? Aowna akamudhaira: Zvirokwazwo, ²⁵ Mambo. Ayena wakareketazwe: Ndirikuwona anarume arongomuna akasundzunurwa etchihamba pakati pemuriro, uye aripi kuswa; uye mwanarume wetchirongomuna wakatodzana mwana wamwari. ²⁶ Saka Nobukodonori wakaguma paduze nepamusuwo worindi raibaka muriro uye wakakhuwa: Sadraki, Mezaki, uye Abednego, aranda aMwari wokumusoro, bhudhai muuye kuno! Sadraki, Mezaki na Abednego akabhuda pakati pemuriro. ²⁷ Uye matchinga akasongana, akuru eguta, madzimambo, uye neanhu anopanga mazano amambo, kuti aringise anarume aya, ngokuti muriro auzi kuwapisa mumwiri mawo, kana bvudzi rawo aridzi kutswa, kana matchira awo, kana kunuwa muriro hawo. ²⁸ Naukodozori wakati: Ngarumbizwe Mwari waSadraki, Mezaki, naAbednego, watuma ngirosi yake, yaponesa aranda ake, amuthemba; ngokuti aputsa mutemo wamambo, uye apasa mwiri dzawo kuti asanamte mwari umweni, kundza kaMwari wawo. ²⁹ Nokudaro inini nditchasunga mutemo, kuti munhu wese, nyika, rudzi, ritchachaicha kureketa Mwari waSadeaki, Mezaki, uye naAbednego, ngagurwe gurwe, uye nyumba yake ngaiite tchituka; ngokuti akuna Mwari umweni ungapones atungana uyu. ³⁰ Mambo wakaita kuiti Sadraki, Mezaki, uye naAbednego abhudhirire kunyika yeBhabhironia.