12. “Khawusilinge iintsuku zibe lishumi, usityisa kuphela imifino, sisela amanzi,
13. emva kwazo ke uthelekise imbonakalo yethu neyoogxa bethu abatya kwimbiza kakumkani, ubone ke ukuba thina bakhonzi bakho masithiweni.”
14. Nalo ke lavuma ukulwenza olo vavanyo lweentsuku ezilishumi.
15. Zakuphela ezo ntsuku uDaniyeli nabalingane bakhe abathathu bafumaniseka bephilile bondlekile ngaphezu kweentanga zabo ezazisitya kwimbiza kakumkani.
16. Ukususela ngoko ke igosa elo labanika imifino endaweni yokutya newayini yasebhotwe.
17. Aba bafana bane ke uThixo wabathi jize ngolwazi nobuchule kwizinto ezinjengoluncwadi nobulumko. Ewe, uDaniyeli wamenza wayincutshe ekuqondeni zonke iindidi zemibono namaphupha.
18. Ke kaloku yakuphela iminyaka emithathu leyo yayimiswe ngukumkani, intloko yamaphakathi akomkhulu yabathatha bonke abo bafana, yabasa kukumkani uNebhukadenezare.
19. Ke ukumkani wathi akuthetha nabo wafumana ukuba akukho namnye okumgangatho omnye noDaniyeli noHananiya noMishayeli noAzariya. Ngoko ke bona bangeniswa emsebenzini wakomkhulu.
20. Kwimicimbi ephathelele kwezobulumko nengqiqo aba bafana bane baqaqamba kukumkani, kuba babemanelisa kuwo nawuphi na umbuzo, bebadlula kalishumi bonke abenzi bemilingo noosiyazi ababekhona kwelo zwe.
21. UDaniyeli lo ke wahlala apho komkhulu yada yangunyaka wokuqala kakumkani uSirasi.