2. Yayisiyaleza inkosi ukuba kubizwe izanusi, nabathwebulayo, nabalumbi, namaKaledi ukuba bachazele inkosi amaphupho ayo. Bangena, bema phambi kwenkosi.
3. Inkosi yayisithi kubo: “Ngiphuphe iphupho, umoya wami ukhathazekile ukulazi iphupho.”
4. Ayesekhuluma amaKaledi enkosini ngesi-Aramu, athi: “Mana njalo, nkosi; yisho ezincekwini zakho iphupho, thina sibonise incazelo.”
5. Inkosi yaphendula, yathi kumaKaledi: “Izwi liphumile kimi lokuthi uma ningazisi iphupho nencazo yalo, niyakuhlahlelwa, izindlu zenu zibe yiquba.
6. Kepha uma nibonisa iphupho nencazo yalo, niyakwamukela kimi izipho nemivuzo nodumo olukhulu; ngalokho ngiboniseni iphupho nencazo yalo.”
7. Abuye aphendula, athi: “Inkosi mayisho iphupho ezincekwini zayo, thina sibonise incazelo.”
8. Inkosi-ke yaphendula yathi: “Ngiyazi impela ukuthi niyazenzela isikhathi, ngokuba nibona ukuthi izwi liphumile kimi
9. lokuthi uma ningangazisi iphupho, umthetho munye nje ngani, ngokuba nilungisile amazwi amanga nawonakeleyo okukhuluma phambi kwami, kuze kuguquke isikhathi: ngalokho ngitsheleni iphupho, ngize ngazi ukuthi ningangibonisa incazelo yalo.”
10. AmaKaledi aphendula phambi kwenkosi, athi: “Akukho muntu emhlabeni ongabonisa indaba yenkosi, ngokuba akukho nkosi, nanduna, nambusi owake wabuza indaba enjalo nakwesisodwa isanusi, nothwebulayo, naKaledi.
11. Futhi kuyinto elukhuni eyifunayo inkosi, kakho omunye ongayibonisa phambi kwenkosi ngaphandle kwawonkulunkulu abangahlali nabasenyameni.”
12. Ngalokho inkosi yathukuthela, yafutheka kakhulu, yayaleza ukuba kubhujiswe bonke abahlakaniphileyo baseBabele.
13. Isimemezelo saphuma sokuthi abahlakaniphileyo babeyakubulawa; bamfuna uDaniyeli nabangane bakhe ukuba babulawe.
14. Khona uDaniyeli wabuyisela impendulo ngokuhlakanipha nangokuqonda ku-Ariyoki induna yemilindankosi owayephumile ukubulala abahlakaniphileyo baseBabele;