17Ke kaloku umngxuma lowo wavalwa ngelitye, waza ukumkani walitywina ngomsesane wakhe nangaleyo yezikhulu zakhe, khon' ukuze imeko kaDaniyeli ingabi nakuguqulwa. 18Emva koko ke ukumkani wagoduka waya ebhotwe, wachitha ubusuku engadli, engenalo nethuba lokuzonwabisa, koko wasuka waphuthelwa ubusuku bonke.
19Ke kaloku ukumkani wavuka xa kuthi chapha ukusa, wakhawuleza waya kulaa mngxuma weengonyama. 20Akusondela kuwo ke wakhwaza engxunguphele, wathi: “Daniyeli! Daniyeli! Sicaka soThixo ophilayo! Ube nako na ukukuhlangula kwezo ngonyama uThixo wakho omnqula ngentembeko maxa onke?”
21Waphendula ke uDaniyeli wathi: “Phil' ud' ukhokhobe, kumkani! 22UThixo wam uthumele isithunywa sakhe, sayivala imilomo yeengonyama, azandenzakalisa. Ewe, azindenzakalisanga kuba ndifumaniseke ndimsulwa phambi kwakhe, kwanjengokuba ndingazange ndakona nganto nawe, mhlekazi!”
23Wavuya gqitha ke ukumkani, waza wayalela ukuba uDaniyeli akhutshwe apho emngxunyeni. Akukhutshwa ke wafumaniseka engenawo nomkrwelo lo, kuba kaloku yena wayekholose ngoThixo wakhe. 24Ukumkani ke wayalela ukuba abanjwe loo madoda ayemangalele uDaniyeli. Wathi makathathwe neentsapho zawo, abafazi nabantwana, baza ke bebonke baphoswa apho emngxunyeni weengonyama. Bathi ke, bengekafiki nasezantsi, zabaganga iingonyama, zawanqwamza amathambo abo.
