31 Ngesikhathi inkosi isakhuluma, kwavela izwi emazulwini lathi: “O Nkosi Nebukhadinezari, kuthiwa kuwe, ‘Umbuso usukile kuwe, + 32 uyaxoshwa esintwini. Uzohlala kanye nezilwane zasendle, uzonikwa utshani ukuba udle njengezinkomo, futhi kuzodlula phezu kwakho izikhathi eziyisikhombisa, uze wazi ukuthi oPhezukonke unguMbusi embusweni wabantu nokuthi uwunika lowo afuna ukumnika wona.’ ” +

33 Ngaso leso sikhathi, leli zwi lagcwaliseka kuNebukhadinezari. Waxoshwa esintwini, waqala ukudla utshani njengezinkomo, umzimba wakhe wamanziswa amazolo ezulu, izinwele zakhe zakhula zaze zaba zinde njengezinsiba zokhozi nezinzipho zakhe zaba njengamazipho ezinyoni. +

34 “Ekupheleni kwaleso sikhathi, + mina Nebukhadinezari, ngabheka phezulu emazulwini, ingqondo yami yasanguluka; ngamdumisa oPhezukonke, ngamdumisa ngamkhazimulisa Yena ophila kuze kube phakade, ngoba ubukhosi bakhe bungubukhosi baphakade nombuso wakhe ungowezizukulwane ngezizukulwane. + 35 Bonke abahlala emhlabeni babhekwa njengabangelutho, futhi wenza ngokwentando yakhe phakathi kwebutho lamazulu nakwabahlala emhlabeni. Akukho muntu ongamnqanda *+ noma ongathi kuye, ‘Yini le oyenzile?’ +