Isihlalo sobukhosi sasinezikhwelo eziyisithupha , isihloko saso sasiyisiyingelezi emuva ; kwakukhona imikhono ngalapha nangalapha kwendawo yokuhlala, kumi izingonyama ezimbili ngaseceleni kwemikhono.

Kwakumi izingonyama eziyishumi nambili ngalapha nangalapha ezikhwelweni eziyisithupha. Okunjalo akwenziwanga komunye umbuso.

Kwathi ekuqaleni kokuhlala kwabo khona abamesabanga uJehova ; ngalokho uJehova wathuma izingonyama pha kathi kwabo, zabulala abanye kubo.

Base bekhuluma enkosini yase -Asiriya, bethi: Abezizwe obasusileyo wabahlalisa emizini yaseSamariya abawazi umthetho kaNkulunkulu wezwe ; ngalokho uthumile izingonyama phakathi kwabo ; bheka, ziyababulala, ngokuba abawazi umthetho kaNkulunkulu wezwe.

Isihlalo sobukhosi sasin ezikhwelo eziyisithupha , sinesenabelo segolide esasinamathelisiwe esihlalweni sobukhosi , nemikhono ngalapha nangalapha kwendawo yokuhlala, kumi izingonyama ezimbili ngaseceleni kwemikhono.

Kwakumi izingonyama eziyishumi nambili ngalapha nangalapha ezikhwelweni eziyisithupha. Okunjalo akwenziwanga komunye umbuso.

Izingonyama ezintsha zibhongela impango , zifuna ukudla kwazo kuNkulunkulu.

U-Israyeli uyimvu ezingelwayo ; izingonyama zimxoshile. Kuqala wadliwa yinkosi yase -Asiriya, nangasemuva uNebukadinesari lo , inkosi yaseBabele , ugedlile amathambo akhe.

ISheba, neDedani, nabathengi baseTharishishi kanye nazo z onke izingonyama zakho kuyakusho kuwe, kuthi: Ufikele ukuphanga na? Ubuthile iviyo lakho ukuba wamuke impahla , ususe isiliva negolide , uthathe imfuyo nempahla, uphange impango enkulu, na?

Kwathi isisondele emphandwini k uDaniyeli, yamemeza ngezwi elikhalayo ; inkosi yakhuluma , yathi kuDaniyeli : Daniyeli, wena nceku kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, uNkulunkulu wakho omkhonza njalo angakukhulula kuzo izingonyama na?

Inkosi yayaleza, alethwa lawo madoda ayemangalele uDaniyeli , aphonswa emphandwini wezingonyama , wona nabantwana bawo , nawomkawo; izingonyama zatheleka phezu k wabo, zachoboza amathambo abo , bengakafinyeleli phansi emphandwini.