Priljubljene svetopisemske vrstice iz Danyela 3

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BoShadraki, naMeshaki, na-Abednego baphendvula inkhosi, batsi: “Nkhosi Nebukhadnezari, tsine asidzingi kutivikela kuwe ngalendzaba. Nasijikijelwa ekhatsi kulamalangabi emlilo lowesabekako nalohhumako, loNkulunkulu wetfu lesimkhontako unemandla ekusisindzisa kuwo, futsi uyakusephula esandleni sakho, nkhosi. Kodvwa-ke nome angakakwenti loko, sifuna kutsi wena wati, nkhosi, kutsi tsine singeke sibakhonte labonkulunkulu bakho, nome sikhotsame kulesithico sakho segolide losimisile.”

Yatsi: “Ase nibuke! Ngibona emadvodza lamane ahambahamba lapha ekhatsi emlilweni, atfukululiwe, futsi akalimali ndzawo, kantsi lona wesine ufanana nendvodzana yabonkulunkulu.”

Nebukhadnezari-ke wakhuluma watsi: “Akadvunyiswe Nkulunkulu waboShadraki, naMeshaki, na-Abednego lotfume ingilosi yakhe kutsi itewulamlela tinceku takhe! Babemetsembile bangete bawutsatsa umyalo wenkhosi, batimisela kulahlekelwa nakuphila kwabo kunekutsi bakhonte nome bakhotsamele lomunye nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwaNkulunkulu wabo.

“Ngako-ke sengikhipha umtsetfosimemetelo kutsi bonkhe bantfu bato tonkhe tive netilwimi labakhuluma lokuphambene naNkulunkulu waboShadraki, naMeshaki, na-Abednego abajutjwe batokwe babe ticucu, netindlu tabo tibhidlitwe tibe tindvundvuma tetimfuhlululu, ngobe kute lomunye nkulunkulu longasindzisa ngalendlela.”