UDaniyeli 1; 3

UShadiraki, uMeshaki, noAbedi-nego

Isivivinyo esiyingozi sokholo

INkosi uNebukadinesari wakha umfanekiso womdondoshiya, wegolide futhi waphoqa abantu ukuba bawukhonze. Uma babenqaba, bayophonswa elangabini lomlilo.

UDaniyeli 1:6–7; 3:1–6

Abangani baDaniyeli uShadiraki, uMeshaki, noAbedi-nego babemthanda uNkulunkulu futhi babengeke bamkhonze unkulunkulu wenkosi wamanga. Inkosi yayibathukuthelele.

UDaniyeli 3:6–15

Laba bangani abathathu batshela inkosi ukuthi babezokhonza uNkulunkulu kuphela. Babekholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayengababavikela. Kodwa ngisho noma Wayengabasindisi, babezokumela ababekholwa kukho.

UDaniyeli 3:15–18

Inkosi yayithukuthelele uShadiraki, uMeshaki, noAbedi-nego. Yabayekela ukuba baphoswe elangabini lomlilo. Kodwa ngesikhathi inkosi ibuka elangabini, yamangala ukubona ingelosi emlilweni namadoda amathathu. Babengashiswanga wumlilo.

UDaniyeli 3:19–25

Inkosi yabiza uShadiraki, uMeshaki, noAbedi-nego, futhi baphuma elangabini. Umlilo wawungabashisanga ngisho nezingubo zabo azishanga.

UDaniyeli 3:26–27

UShadiraki, uMeshaki, noAbedi-nego bayilalela imiyalelo kaNkulunkulu, ngisho izimpilo zabo zazisengozini. Isibonelo sabo sasiza inkosi ikholwe kuNkulunkulu.

UDaniyeli 3:28–29