orunaal raatthiri nēbukaathnēchaar bayangaramaana oru kanavai paartthu bayandhupōnaan. ellaa nyaanigalaiyum kūppittu andha kanavukku arttham kēttaan. aanaal, yaaraalum arttham solla mudiyavillai. kadaisiyaaga dhaaniyēlidam pēsinaan.

nēbukaathnēchaar dhaaniyēlidam andha kanavai sonnaan: ‘kanavil naan oru maratthai paartthēn. adhu vaanatthaiyē thodum alavukku romba uyaramaaga valarndhadhu. būmiyil, engirundhu paartthaalum adhu theriyum. adhil alagaana ilaigalum niraiya palangalum irundhana. mirugangal adhan nilalil thangina. adhan kilaigalil paravaigal kūdukattina. piragu, oru dhēvathūdhar vaanatthilirundhu vandhu bayangara satthamaaga, “indha maratthaiyum idhan kilaigalaiyum vetti pōdungal. aanaal idhan adippagudhiyai mattum appadiyē vittuvidungal. irumbilum sembilum idharku valaiyangalai pōdungal. indha maratthukku irundha manidha idhayam edukkappattu miruga idhayam kodukkappadum. ēlu kaalangalukku ippadiyē vidappadum. appōdhu, kadavul mattumdhaan raajaa endrum, avar thannudaiya viruppappadi yaarukku vēndumaanaalum aatchiyai koduppaar endrum ellaa makkalum purindhukolvaargal endraar.”’

yegōvaa dhaaniyēlukku andha kanavin artthatthai theriyappadutthinaar. adhai purindhukondadhum dhaaniyēl bayandhupōnaar. avar, ‘raajaavē, indha kanavu ungal edhirigalai patriyadhaaga irundhaal nandraaga irukkum. aanaal idhu ungalai patriya kanavu. vettappatta andha periya maram nīngaldhaan. nīngal aatchiyai ilandhuviduvīrgal, kaattu mirugampōla veliyil purkalai saappiduvīrgal. aanaal, andha dhēvathūdhar maratthin adippagudhiyai vittuvaikka sonnadhaal, nīngal marubadiyum raajaavaaga aavīrgal’ endru sonnaar.

oru varusham kalitthu, nēbukaathnēchaar baabilōnin alagai rasitthukkondē aranmanaiyin mottaimaadiyil nadandhukondirundhaan. ‘naan kattiya indha nagaram evvalavu bramaandamaaga irukkiradhu. naan evvalavu periya aal!’ endru sonnaan. avan ippadi solli mudippadharkul, ‘nēbukaathnēchaarē! unnudaiya aatchiyai nī ilandhuvittaai’ endru vaanatthilirundhu oru kural sonnadhu.

udanē, nēbukaathnēchaar paitthiyamaagi oru mirugam pōla aanaan. aranmanaiyilirundhu thuratthappattu, kaattu mirugangalōdu vaalndhaan. avanudaiya mudi kalugin iragugalai pōla nīlamaaga valarndhadhu. nagangal paravaigalin nagangalai pōla aanadhu.

ēlu varushangal kalitthu, nēbukaathnēchaar marubadiyum palaiya nilaimaikku vandhaan. yegōvaa avanai baabilōnin raajaavaaga aakkinaar. piragu avan, ‘paralōgatthin  raajaavaana yegōvaavai naan pōtri pugalgirēn. yegōvaa mattumdhaan raajaa enbadhai ippōdhu purindhukondēn. perumaipidittha aatkalai avar thalaikuniya vaippaar, thannudaiya viruppappadi yaarukku vēndumaanaalum aatchiyai koduppaar’ endru sonnaan.