1. Ngonyaka wokuqala engukumkani eBhabheli uBhelshazare uDaniyeli waphupha iphupha wafikelwa ngumbono engqondweni yakhe elele emandlalweni. Walibhala iphupha, esalatha ingcombolo yalo,
2. wathi: “Embonweni wam ebusuku ndabona kubhudla imimoya, ivela macala omane, yaza ke yaluduba nolwandlekazi.
3. Suka ke kwathi gqi qhaphu amarhamncwa amane amakhulu, ephuma elwandle, elo nelo lahlukile kwelinye.
4. “Elokuqala lalifana nengonyama, koko linamaphiko njengokhozi. Ndithe ndisabukele suka amaphiko lawo ancothuka. Laza ke elo rhamncwa laphakanyiswa emhlabeni, lamiswa ngeenyawo ngokomntu. Kananjalo lasuka lanengqondo yomntu.
5. “Kwakhona kwathi gqi irhamncwa lesibini linjengebhere, limi liziphakamisile ngelinye icala. Emlonyeni laliphethe iimbambo ezintathu ngamazinyo alo. Kwathiwa kulo: ‘Phakama, utye inyama kangangoko!’
6. “Emva koko, ndisabukele njalo, kwathi gqi elinye elalifana nengwe. Kambe ke lalinamaphiko amane angathi ngawentaka, kananjalo lineentloko ezine. Lanikwa amagunya okulawula.
7. “Kwakhona ke kumbono wam wasebusuku ndakhangela, kwee gqi elesine irhamncwa. Lalisoyikeka, lirhwaqelisa, liyingwanyalala. Lalitsho ngeengxavula zamazinyo entsimbi. Amaxhoba alo laliwakroboza liwathi nqwam-nqwam ngaloo mazinyo, amasalela liwanyhashe ngeenyawo. Lalingafani namanye la, yaye lalineempondo ezilishumi.
8. Ndisazijongile ezi mpondo kwathi thaphu olunye uphondo oluncinci apho phakathi kwezinye, zatsho zancothuka ezintathu kwezo mpondo zazikho kakade. Olu phondwana ke lwalunamehlo njengomntu, kananjalo lunomlomo luthetha izinto ezinkulu kakhulu.”
9. “Ndithe ndisabukele njalo suka kwee rhwelele izihlalo,laza ke neNyange elimihla ingapheliyo lathatha isihlalo salo.Izambatho zalo zazimhlophe ngokwekhephu;ke zona iinwele zalo zazinjengoboya obucikizekileyo begusha.Isihlalo salo sasingamadangatye ngumlilo,simi ngamavili angumlilo ovuthayo.
10. Kwakumpompoza umlambo ongumlilo,unkcenkceza uphuma apho kuso.Ewe, iNyange eli laliphahlwe ngamawaka-waka,kuzizigidi ngezigidi zimi phambi kwalo.Yaqalisa ke inkundla,zaza zavulwa iincwadi.
11. “Ndasoloko ndibukele, kuba kaloku olo phondwana lwaluthetha izinto ezinkulu kakhulu. Ndisabukele njalo ke elo rhamncwa labulawa, isidumbu salo satshiswa ngomlilo.