UDaniyeli
ISAHLUKO1
1NgomnyakawesithathuwobukumkanibukaYehoyakim ukumkaniwakwaYuda,kwezauNebhukadenetsare ukumkaniwaseBhabhelieYerusalem,wayingqinga
2UYehovawamnikelauYehoyakimukumkani wakwaYudaesandlenisakhe,nenxalenyeyempahlayendlu kaThixo,awazithwalelaezwenilaseShinare,endlwini yothixowakhe;iimpahlaezowazingenisaendlwini yobuncwanebothixowakhe
3WathiukumkanikuAshpenazi,umthetheli-mathenwa akhe,makaziseabakoonyanabakaSirayeli,nabembewu yokumkani,nabakumawaba; 4ngabantwanaabangenasiphakokubo,kodwa babebabalwekakuhle,abanobuchulekubobonke ubulumko,abanobuqiliekwazini,nasekuqondeniukwazi, nabanakoukumaebhotwenilokumkani,nabanokufundisa imfundonolwimilwamaKaledi.
5Ukumkaniwabamiselaumxheshoweminingemini, ekudlenikokumkaninasewayininiayisela,ukuzebondliwe iminyakaemithathu,ukuzeekuphelenikwayobeme phambikokumkani
6KephakathikwabakukhoabakoonyanabakaYuda, inguDaniyeli,noHananiya,noMishayeli,noAzariya; 7Umthetheli-mathenwawamthiyaamagama,ngokuba uDaniyeliwamthiyaigamaelinguBheletshatsare; uHananiyawathinguShadraki;uMishayeliwathi nguMeshaki;UAzariyawathinguAbhednego
8Kekaloku,uDaniyeliwayegqibeentliziyweniyakhe, ukubaangazingcolisingokudlakokumkaninangewayini ayiselayo;
9UThixowenzauDaniyeliukubaafumaneinceba nemfesanephambikomthetheli-mathenwa.
10Umthetheli-mathenwawathikuDaniyeli,Ndiyayoyika inkosiyamukumkani,omiseeniyakukudlaneniya kukusela;izeniyenzeingoziintlokoyamkukumkani.
11WathiuDaniyelikuMeltsare,obemiswengumthethelimathenwaphezukoDaniyeli,noHananiya,noMishayeli, noAzariya, 12Khawubalingeabakhonzibakhoiintsukuezilishumi;+ yayemabasinikeimifunosidle,namanziukubasisele.
13kukhangelwephambikwakhoukubonakalakwethu, nokubonakalakwabantwanaabadlaukudlakokumkani; wenzekekubakhonzibakhonjengokoubonangako.
14Wabavumelakwelilizwi,wabalingaiintsukuezilishumi
15Ekuphelenikweentsukuezilishumi,yabonakala imbonakaloyabointle,betyebile,ngaphezukwabantwana bonkeabadlaukudlakokumkani
16WawususauMeltsareukudlakwabo,newayini ababeyisela;wabanikaukubethakwentliziyo.
17AbobantwanabaneuThixowabanikaukwazi, nokuziqondaiincwadizonke,nobulumko;uDaniyeliwaba nokuyiqondaimibonoyonke,namaphupha.
18Ekuphelenikweentsuku,abetheukumkanimaze baziswengazo,umthetheli-mathenwawabangenisake phambikoNebhukadenetsare.
19Ukumkaniwathethanabo;kubobonkebephela akufunyanwangabanjengoDaniyeli,noHananiya, noMishayeli,noAzariya.Bemakebonaphambikokumkani.
20Kekuzozonkeiindawozobulumkonokuqonda, abezibuzakuboukumkani,wabafumanabebadlula ngokukalishumizonkeizazinabakhwitsi abasebukumkaninibonke
21WahlalakeuDaniyeli,kwadakwangumnyakawokuqala kaKoreshiukumkani.
ISAHLUKO2
1Ngomnyakawesibiniwobukumkani bukaNebhukadenetsare,uNebhukadenetsarewaphupha amaphupha,wakhathazekaumoyawakhe,waphelelwa bubuthongo
2Ukumkaniwathimakubizweizazi,nabakhwitsi, nabakhafuli,namaKaledi,bemxeleleukumkaniamaphupha akheBezakebemaphambikokumkani
3Wathiukumkanikubo,Ndiphupheiphupha;umoyawam keungqungelaukulaziiphuphaelo.
4AmaKalediathethakekukumkaningesiAram,athi, Kumkani,yidlaubomingonaphakade!Balawulele abakhonzibakhoiphuphaelo;sokuxelelaukutyhilwa kwalo
5Waphendulaukumkani,wathikumaKaledi,Ilizwilam malazeke;ukubaanithanganindaziseiphuphaelo, nokutyhilwakwalo,niyakwenziwaiziqwenga,izindlu zenuzenziweindawoekuyiwakuyoendle
6Ukubanithenalixelaiphupha,nokutyhilwakwalo, nozuzakumizipho,nemivuzo,nembekoenkulu;
7Aphendulaokwesibiniathi,Ukumkanimakabalawulele abakhonzibakheiphuphaelo;sokuxelelaukutyhilwa kwalo
8Waphendulaukumkaniwathi,Ndiyaziokwenyaniso, ukubaninganingazuzaixesha,ngokubanibonaukuba seliwisiweilizwilam
9Ukubaanithanganindaziseiphupha,mnyeumthethokuni; ngokubanilungiseamazwiobuxoki,onakalisayo, ukuthethaphambikwam,lideixeshalidlule;
10AphendulaamaKalediphambikokumkani,athi, Akukhomntuphezukwehlabathiunokuyixelalento kakumkani;
11Keloontoayifunayoukumkaniinqabile;akukho namnyeunokuyixelaphambikokumkani,ingengabo oothixoabakhayalingekhoyokwizintoeziyinyama
12Ngenxayokowaqumbaukumkani,waba noburhalarhumeobukhulu,wathimazitshatyalaliswezonke izilumkozaseBhabheli
13Kwaphumaumthethowokubamazibulaweizilumko. BamfunakeuDaniyelinamakholwaneakhe,ukuba bababulale
14WazauDaniyeliwaphendulangecebonangobulumko kuAriyoki,umthetheliwabasikibokumkani,obephume wayakubulalaizilumkozaseBhabheli
15WaphendulawathikuAriyoki,obenegunyalakomkhulu, Yininaukubakuphumeumthethoonjeukubabukhali kukumkani?WazauAriyokiwamazisauDaniyelilento
16WazauDaniyeliwangena,wacelaukumkaniukuba ampheixesha,ukubaanuxeleleukumkaniukutyhilwa kwephuphaelo
17WazauDaniyeliwayaendlwiniyakhe,wayazisa ooHananiya,uMishayeli,noAzariya,amakholwaneakhe, lento;
18ukuzebaceleimfesanekuThixowamazulungenxayale mfihlakalo;ukuzebangatshatyalaliswauDaniyelinama kholwaneakhe,kunyenezinyeizilumkozaseBhabheli
19WazawayityhilelwauDaniyeliloomfihlakalo ngombonowasebusuku.WazauDaniyeliwambonga uThixowamazulu
20WaphendulauDaniyeliwathi,Malibongweigama likaThixongonaphakadekanaphakade; 21Yenauyawaguqulakeamaxeshaneminyaka;uguzula ookumkani,amiseookumkani;unikaubulumko kwizilumko,unikaukwazikwabakwaziyoukuqonda 22Yenautyhilaizintoezinzulunezisitheleyo;uyakwazi okusebumnyameni,ukukhanyakuhlelikuye.
23Ndiyabulelakuwe,Thixowoobawo,ndikudumisa,wena undinikileyoubulumkonobugorha,wandazisakalokunje okosibesikucelakuwe,ngokubausazisilengokulento yokumkani
24NgenxayokouDaniyeliwangenawayakuAriyoki,lowo ubemiswengukumkaniukubaatshabalaliseizilumko zaseBhabheliMusaukuzitshabalalisaizilumko zaseBhabheli;ndisekukumkani;ndomxelelaukumkani ukutyhilwakwephuphaelo.
25WazauAriyokiwamzisauDaniyelingobungxamo kukumkani,wathikuye,Ndifumeneindodakoonyana baseluthinjwenilwakwaYuda,eyakumazisaukumkani ukutyhilwakwephuphaelo
26Waphendulaukumkani,wathikuDaniyeli,ogama linguBheletshatsare,Unakonaukundazisaiphupha endilibonileyo,nokutyhilwakwalo?
27WaphendulauDaniyeliphambikokumkani,wathi, Imfihlakaloayibuzayoukumkani,azinakoukumxelela ukumkaniizilumko,nabakhwitsi,nezazi,namatola
28KodwakekukhouThixoemazulwini,ozityhilayo iimfihlakalo,onokumazisaukumkaniuNebhukadenetsare okuyakubakhoekuphelenikwemihlaIphuphalakho, nemibonoyentlokoyakhoesililinisakho,nantsi; 29Wenakumkani,izicamangozakhozathityabakuwe esililinisakho,zokuyakubakhoemvenikoku;lowoke uzityhilayoiimfihlakalouyakwazisaokuyakubakho
30Mnalemfihlakalo,ukuyityhilelwakwam,akungenxa yabulumkondingabandinabongaphezukwabobonke abaphilileyo;kungenxayokuzeamaziseukumkani ukutyhilwakwalo,uzaziizicamangozentliziyoyakho.
31Wenakumkani,wabeubona,nangoumfanekiso omkhuluLoomfanekisomkhulu,nokubengezelakwawo kwancamisa,umiphambikwakho;nokumilakwawo kwakusoyikeka
32Loomfanekiso,intlokoyawoibiyigolide engcwengiweyo,isifubasawoneengalozawoziyisilivere, isisusawonamathangaawoelubhedu; 33iinyawozawo,ngenxalenyezisisinyithi,ngenxalenye ziludongwe.
34Wabona,kwadakwazithwebulailitye,kungengazandla, labethaemfanekisweni,ezinyawenizawozesinyithi nodongwe,lazicola
35Kwazakwatyumkakunyeintsimbi,nodongwe,nobhedu, nesilivere,negolide,njengomququwesandasasehlotyeni; Wemkanazoumoya,azafunyanelwandawoIlityeelo, libethileyoemfanekisweni,labayintabaenkulu,lazalisa ihlabathilonke.
36Liloeloiphupha;ukutyhilwakwalosokuxelaphambi kokumkani
37Wena,kumkani,kumkaniwookumkani,uThixo wamazuluukunikeubukumkani,namandla,nokomelela, nozuko;
38Aphobahlelikhonaoonyanababantu,amarhamncwa asendleneentakazezuluuzinikeleesandlenisakho, wakwenzaumlawulikuzozonkeIntlokoyegolidenguwe Emvenikwakhokuyakuvelaobunyeubukumkani obuphantsikunawe,nobunyeubukumkanibesithathu bobhedu,obuyakubanegunyaehlabathinilonke
40Nobesineubukumkanibuyakubanjengesinyithi ukomelela,ngenxaenokubaisinyithisizicolasizithi nkumenkumezonkeizinto;
41Wazibonayonjeiinyawoneenzwane,beziludongwe lombumbingenxalenye,zisisinyithingenxalenye, bubukumkaniobuyakubabobahlukeneyo;kobakho ubugorhabesinyithikuwo,njengokousibonileyoisinyithi sixutywenodongwelodaka
42Iinzwanezeenyawozisisinyithinjengenxalenye, ziludongwenjengenxalenye,ubukumkanibuyakuthi bomelelengenxalenye,bubebukrobongenxalenye
43Wasibonayonjeisinyithisixutywenodongwelodaka, bayakuzixubanembewuyentoengumntu;
44Ngemihlayabokumkani,uThixowamazuluuyakumisa ubukumkaniobungayikonakalanaphakadeObo bukumkaniabuyikusalanabantubambi;
45Ngenxaenokubawabonayo,ukubailityelaqhephuka entabenikungengazandla,lasicolaisinyithi,nobhedu, nodongwe,nesilivere,negolide;UThixoomkhulu umazisileukumkaniokuyakubakhoemvenikoku
46WazaukumkaniuNebhukadenetsarewawangobuso bakhe,waqubudakuDaniyeli,wathimakamnikeumnikelo wokudla,nevumbaelithozamisayo
47UkumkaniwamphendulauDaniyeli,wathi, Okwenyaniso,uThixowenunguThixowoothixo,yiNkosi yookumkani,ngumtyhiliweemfihlakalo,ekubeniubenako wenaukuyityhilalemfihlakalo
48WazaukumkaniwamenzamkhuluuDaniyeli,wampha iziphoezikhuluzazininzi,wamenzanegunyaphezu kwelizwelonkelaseBhabheli,wabangumphathi wamabambazonkeizilumkozaseBhabheli.
49WazauDaniyeliwacelakukumkani,wabamisa ooShadraki,noMeshaki,noAbhede-nego,phezu kwemicimbiyelizwelaseBhabheli;
ISAHLUKO3
1UNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwenzaumfanekiso wegolide,oziikubhiteezimashumimathandathuubude bawo,neekubhiteezintandathuububanzibawo;wawumisa ethafenilaseDura,kwiphondolaseBhabheli
2WazaukumkaniuNebhukadenetsarewathumelaukuba kubizweabathetheli,namabamba,nabathetheli,nabagwebi, nabagcini-ndyebo,nabaqondisi-mthetho,nabagwebi, nabagwebi,nabobonkeabathethelibamazwe,ukubabeze ekusungulwenikomfanekiso,abewumisile uNebhukadenetsareukumkani
3Bahlanganisanaabathetheli,namabamba,nabathetheli, nabagwebi,noonondyebo,nabaqondisi-mthetho, nabagwebi,nabobonkeabathethelibamazwe,ukuze usungulweumfanekiso,abewumisileuNebhukadenetsare ukumkani;bemaphambikomfanekisoabewumisile uNebhukadenetsare
4Wadandulukakeumshumayeli,wathi,Niwiselwe umthetho,ninazizwe,nezizwe,neelwimi,ukuthi, 5Ngexeshalokuvakwenuisandisesigodlo,nelembande, nelekitare,nelomrhubhe,nelomrhubhe,nelezinyeiintlobo zonkeezibethwayo,niwephantsi,niqubudekumfanekiso wegolideawumisileuNebhukadenetsareukumkani; 6Ongathangaawephantsi,aqubude,uyakujulelwa kwaokoezikwenielivuthaumlilo.
7Kwathingeloxesha,bakuvabonkeabantuizwilesigodlo, nelembande,nelekitare,nelohadi,nelomrhubhe,nelezinye iintlobozonkeezibethwayo,bawaphantsi,bonkeabantu, nezizwe,neelwimi,baqubudakumfanekisowegolide, abewumisileuNebhukadenetsareukumkani.
8NgeloxeshakwasondelaamadodaangamaKaledi, awatyholaamaYuda
9AthethaathikukumkaniuNebhukadenetsare,Kumkani, yidlaubomingonaphakade!
10Wenakumkani,uwiseumthethowokubabonkeabantu abathebalivaizwilesigodlo,nelembande,nelekitare, nelohadi,nelomrhubhe,nelomrhubhe,nelezinyeiintlobo zonkeezibethwayo,mabawephantsi,baqubude kumfanekisowegolide;
11Ongathangaawephantsi,aqubude,makajulelwe ezikwenielivuthaumlilo
12KukhoamaYudaathile,owawamisileyoukubaalawule ilizwelaseBhabheli,ooShadraki,noMeshaki,noAbhedenego;lamadoda,kumkani,akakhathalikuwe;akababusi oothixobakho,akaqubudikumfanekisowegolide owumisileyo
13WazawathiuNebhukadenetsare,eshushu,eshushu, mabazisweooShadraki,noMeshaki,noAbhede-nego. Awazisalamadodaphambikokumkani
14WaphendulauNebhukadenetsare,wathikubo,Nenza ngabomina,Shadraki,Meshaki,Abhede-nego,ukuthi ningambusiuthixowam,ningaqubudikumfanekiso wegolideendiwumisileyo?
15Keukubanithengokunilungelaukuthi,ngexesha lokuvakwenuizwilesigodlo,nelembande,nelekitare, nelohadi,nelomrhubhe,nelomrhubhe,nelezinyezonke iintloboezibethwayo,niwephantsi,niqubudekumfanekiso endiwenzileyo;kodwaukubaanithanganiqubude, nojulelwakwaokoezikwenielivuthaumliloNguwuphina loThixooyakunihlangulaesandlenisam?
16BaphendulaooShadraki,noMeshaki,noAbhede-nego, bathikukumkani,Nebhukadenetsare,akufunekikuthi ukubasikuphendulengalendawo.
17Ukubakunjalo,uThixowethuesimbusayowobanako ukusihlangulaezikwenielivuthaumlilo,nasesandleni sakho,kumkani
18Ke,ukubaakunjalo,makwazekekuwe,kumkani,ukuba asiyikubabusathixobakho,asiyikuqubudakumfanekiso wegolideowumisileyo.
19WesukauNebhukadenetsarewazalabubushushu, nokumilakobusobakhebababubikuShadraki,noMeshaki, noAbhede-nego;
20Wawawiselaumthethoamadodanaanamandla emkhosiniwakhe,ukubaababopheooShadraki,noMeshaki, noAbhede-nego,abaphoseezikwenielivuthaumlilo
21Azalamadodaabotshwaeneehempezawo,nezambatho zawo,neminqwaziyawo,nezinyeiingubozawo,ajulelwa ezikwenielivuthaumlilo
22Kwathi,ngenxaenokubailizwilokumkanibelibukhali, nezikobelenziwelashushungokuncamisileyo,ngenxa yokoilangatyelomlilolawabulalaloomadoda abafunqulayoooShadraki,noMeshaki,noAbhede-nego.
23Kwayelamadodaomathathu,ooShadraki,noMeshaki, noAbhede-nego,awaphakathikwezikoelivuthaumlilo, ebotshiwe
24WazauNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwothuka,wesuka ngobungxamo,wathethawathikumaphakathiakhe, Besingajulelangaphakathikomliloamadodaamathathu yinina,ebotshiwe?Aphendulaathikukumkani,Unyanisile, kumkani
25Waphendulakewathi,Yabonani,ndibonaamadoda amane,ekhululekile,ehambaphakathikomlilo, engenzakele;ukubonakalakweyesinekufananoNyana kaThixo.
26WezauNebhukadenetsareemnyangowezikoelivutha umlilo,wathetha,wathi,Shadraki,Meshaki,Abhede-nego, bakhonzibOsenyangweni,phumaninizeapha.Baphuma ooShadraki,noMeshaki,noAbhede-negophakathikomlilo 27Bahlanganisanaabathetheli,namabamba,nabathetheli, namaphakathiokumkani,bawabonalamadoda,akubanga namandlaemizimbeniyawo,umliloungarhawulwanga, akurhawukanganonwelelwentlokoyawo,neengubozawo zokwalekaaziguqukanga,lingagqithanganevumbalomlilo.
28WathethauNebhukadenetsare,wathi,Makabongwe uThixokaShadraki,kaMeshaki,ka-Abhede-nego, osithumileyoisithunywasakhe,wabahlangulaabakhonzi bakhe,ababekholosengaye,baliguqulailizwilokumkani, bayinikelaimizimbayabo,ukubabangabakhonzi, bangaqubudinakuwuphinauthixongaphandlekoThixo wabo
29Ndiwisaumthethowokubazonkeiintlanga,nezizwe, neelwimi,ezisukubazithethaintoeyimposisongoThixo kaShadraki,kaMeshaki,ka-Abhede-nego,ziyakwenziwa iziqwenga,izindluzabozenziweindawoekuyiwakuyo endle;
30UkumkaniwabaphakamisaooShadraki,noMeshaki, noAbhede-nego,kwiphondolaseBhabheli
ISAHLUKO4
1UNebhukadenetsareukumkaniuthikuzozonkeiintlanga, nezizwe,neelwimiezimiyoehlabathinilonke;Uxolo malubenani
2Imiqondisonezimanga,azenzileyokumuThixo Osenyangweni,ndakubonaukubakulungile;
3Hayi,ukubamkhulukwemiqondisoyakhe!hayi,ukuba namandlakwemisebenziyakheebalulekileyo!ubukumkani bakhebubukumkanibamaphakadeonke,nolawulolwakhe lukwizizukulwanangezizukulwana
4MnaNebhukadenetsarebendiphumleendlwiniyam, ndichumileebhotwenilam
5Ndabonaiphupha,landothusa;ndaneengcingaesililini sam,nemibonoyentlokoyam,eyandikhwankqisayo
6Ndawisaumthethowokuthi,zonkeizilumko zaseBhabhelimaziziswephambikwam,ukubazindazise ukutyhilwakwephuphaelo
7Zezakeizazi,nabakhwitsi,namaKaledi,namatola, ndabaxelelaiphuphaelo;keabandazisangaukutyhilwa kwayo
8EkugqibelenikwezakumuDaniyeli,ogama linguBheletshatsarengokwegamalothixowam,onomoya woothixoabangcwele
9Bheletshatsare,mongameliwezazi,wenandikwaziyo ukubaunomoyawoothixoabangcwele,akukhomfihlakalo ikukhohlayo;ndityeleimibonoyephuphalam endilibonileyo,nokutyhilwakwalo
10Imibonokeyentlokoyamesililinisamnantsi:Ndabona, nangoumthiusesazulwinisehlabathi,ukuphakamakwawo bekukukhulu
11Wakhulaumthi,womelela,ukuphakamakwawo kwafikelelaezulwini,nokubonwakwawoekupheleni kwehlabathilonke.
12Amagqabiawoebemahle,neziqhamozawobezizininzi; ubunokudlaokwaneleiintozonke;amarhamncwaasendle abenomthunziphantsikwawo,neentakazezuluzahlala emasebeniawo,yasondlayonkeinyamakuwo
13Ndabonaemibonweniyentlokoyam,ndisesililinisam, nankokusihlaumlindiengongcweleemazulwini.
14Wadandulukangezwielikhulu,wathi,Wugawulenilo mthi,niwanqumleamasebeawo,niwaqhawuleamagqabi awo,nizichithachitheiziqhamozawo;
15Nokoke,sishiyeniisiphunziesineengcambuzawo emhlabeni,sibophelelelwengentsimbinobhedu,engceni yasendle;sinyakamiswengumbethewezulu,ahlulelane neenkomongotyanibomhlaba;
16Intliziyoyakhemayisukeingabiyeyomntu,anikwe intliziyoyenkomo;kudluleamaxeshaamisiweyoabe sixhenxephezukwakhe
17Lomcimbiukhoummiselowabalindi,umcimbilowo lilizwilabangcwele,ukuzebaziabaphilileyo,ukuba Osenyangweniunegunyaebukumkaninibabantu,abunike lowoathandaukumnika,amiseophantsiphezukwabo 18Elophuphandilibonile,mnakumkani NebhukadenetsareWenake,Bheletshatsare,lityhile ukutyhilwakwalo,ngenxaenokubazonkeizilumko zobukumkanibamzingenakoukundazisaukutyhilwa kwalo;ngokubaunomoyawoothixoabangcwele
19WazauDaniyeli,ogamalinguBheletshatsare, wamangaliswaumzuzwana,nezicamangozakhe zamkhwankqisaWaphendulaukumkaniwathi, Bheletshatsare,malingakukhathaziiphupha,nokutyhilwa kwalo.UBheletshatsarewaphendulawathi,Nkosiyam, iphuphamalisingiselekwabakuthiyileyo,nokutyhilwa kwalokwabakuzondayo 20Umthiowubonileyo,owakhulayowomelela, okuphakamakwawokwafikelelayoezulwini,wabonwa ehlabathinilonke;
21omagqabiabemahle,nesiqhamosawobesininzi, ubunokudlaokwaneleiintozonke;ezahlalaphantsikwawo amarhamncwaasendle,ezabaneentakazezuluemasebeni azo.
22Nguwe,kumkani,ùthewakhula,womelela;
23Ekubeniukumkanieboneumlindiongoyingcweleesihla emazulwini,esithi,Wugawulenilomthi,niwonakalise; ukantisishiyeniisiphunziseengcambuzawoemhlabeni, sibophelelelwengentsimbinobhedu,engceniyasendle; sinyakamiswengumbethewezulu,isabelosakhesibe semarhamncwa,kudekudlulephezukwakheamaxesha amisiweyoasixhenxe;
24Sisoesiisityhilo,kumkani,nguloummiselo wOsenyangweni,oyifikeleyoinkosiyamukumkani;
25Lokugxotheebantwini,libesemarhamncwaasendle ikhayalakho,likudliseutyaninjengeenkomo, likunyakamisengombethewezulu,kudlulephezukwakho amaxeshaamisiweyoasixhenxe,udewaziukuba Osenyangweniunegunyaebukumkaninibabantu,abunike lowoathandaukumnika
26Njengokokuthiwe,masishiyweisiphunzi esineengcambu;ubukumkanibakhobuyakuqiniselwa kuwe,kwaokowakuthiwaziukubaamazuluanegunya
27Ngakooko,kumkani,icebolammalikholekekuwe, uzaphuleizonozakhongobulungisa,nobugwenxabakho ngokubabazaabaziintsizana;ukubakungakolukaukuzola kwakho.
28KonkeokokwamfikelaukumkaniuNebhukadenetsare 29Ekuphelenikweenyangaezilishumielinambini, wayehambahambaphezukwebhotwelobukumkani baseBhabheli
30Waphendulaukumkaniwathi,LeasiyiyonaiBhabheli enkulu,endiyakheleukubaibeyindluyobukumkani ngokuqinakwamandlaam,nangenxayobuhandiba bobungangamshabam?
31Kwathi,elilizwilisemlonyeniwokumkani,kwaphuma izwiezulwini,lisithi,Lithethwakuwe,kumkani Nebhukadenetsare;Ubukumkanibumkilekuwe;
32Lokugxothaebantwini,libesemarhamncwaasendle ikhayalakho,likudliseutyaninjengeenkomo,kudlule phezukwakhoamaxeshaamisiweyoasixhenxe,udewazi ukubaOsenyangweniunegunyaebukumkaninibabantu, ebunikalowoathandaukumnika
33KwangelolixalazalisekailizwikuNebhukadenetsare, wagxothwaebantwini,wadlautyaninjengeenkomo, umzimbawakhewabamanzingumbethewezulu,zada iinwelezakhezakhulazanjengeentsibazokhozi,neenzipho zakhezanjengezeentaka.
34Ekuphelenikwemihla,mna,Nebhukadenetsare, ndawaphakamiselaezulwiniamehloam,kwazakwabuyela kumukuqondakwam,ndambongaOsenyangweni, ndamncoma,ndambekaohlelingonaphakade,ogunya lingunaphakade,nobukumkanibakhebukwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana.
35Bayebonkeabemibehlabathibebalelweekubeniyinto engento,esenzayenangokuthandakwakheemkhosini wasemazulwini,nakubemibehlabathi;kungabikhobani usibambelayoisandlasakhe,athikuye,Wenzantonina?
36Kwaokoukwazikwamkwabuyelakwakum;nangenxa yobuhandibabobukumkanibam,ubungangamshabam nokuqaqambakwamkwabuyelakwakum;zandifuna abacebisibamnezikhuluzam;ndaqiniselwaebukumkanini bam,ndongezelelwaubungangamshaobuncamisileyo
37Kaloku,mnaNebhukadenetsare,ndiyamncoma, ndimphakamisa,ndimbekauKumkaniwamazulu;ngokuba yonkeimisebenziyakheiyinyaniso,neendlelazakhe zisesikweni;nangokubaenakoukubathobaabahamba beqhankqalazile
ISAHLUKO5
1UBheleshatsareukumkaniwenzelaiwakalezikhulu zakheisidloesikhulu,waselaiwayiniphambikwewakaelo 2UBheleshatsare,eyivileiwayini,wathimaziziswe iimpahlazegolidenezesilivere,abezithimbile uNebhukadenetsareuyiseetempilenieseYerusalem;ukuze
UDaniyeli
aselekuyoukumkani,nabathethelibakhe,nabafazibakhe, namashweshweakhe.
3Bazabazizisaiimpahlazegolide,ezazithinjweetempileni yendlukaThixoeseYerusalem;Waselangazoukumkani, nabathethelibakhe,nabafazibakhe,namashweshweakhe.
4Baselaiwayini,babadumisaoothixobegolide, nabesilivere,nabobhedu,nabesinyithi,nabemithi, nabamatye.
5Kwangelolixakwaphumaiminweyesandlasomntu, yabhalamalunganesiphathosesibaneetyabenilodonga lwebhotwelokumkani;wasibonaukumkaniisandla esibhalayo
6Bazabaguqukaubusobokumkani,zamothusaiingcinga zakhe,amalunguesinqesakheacombuluka,namadoloakhe abethabethana
7Ukumkaniwadandulukangamandla,ukubabaziswe oosiyazi,namaKaledi,namatolaWathethaukumkani, wathikwizilumkozaseBhabheli,Othewawulesalombhalo, wandibonisaukutyhilwakwawo,uyakunxitywaiingubo ezimfusa,nomxokelelwanewegolideemqaleniwakhe,abe ngowabathathuebukumkaninionegunya
8Zangenakezonkeizilumkozokumkani;azabanako ukuwulesaumbhalo,nokumazisaukumkaniukutyhilwa kwawo
9WazauBheleshatsareukumkaniwakhathazekakakhulu, laguqukaibalalobusobakhe,nezikhuluzakhe zakhwankqiswa
10Kekalokuukumkanikazi,ngenxayamazwiokumkani nezikhuluzakhe,wangenaendlwiniyomgidi,wathetha ukumkanikazi,wathi,Kumkani,yidlaubomi ngonaphakade!
11Kukhoindodaebukumkaninibakho,enomoyawoothixo abangcwele;nangemihlakayihlokwafunyanwakuye ukukhanya,nokuqiqa,nobulumko,obunjengobulumko boothixo;owathiukumkaniuNebhukadenetsare,uyihlo, wammisawayintlokoyezazi,nabakhwitsi,namaKaledi, namatola;
12Ngenxaenokubakwafunyanwakuyeumoya ogqithisileyongobuhle,nokwazi,nokuqiqa,echaza amaphupha,exelaiintsonkotha,ecombululaamaqhina, kuDaniyeli,lowoukumkaniwamthiyayoigama elinguBheletshatsare
13WazauDaniyeliwasiwaphambikokumkani. WaphendulaukumkaniwathikuDaniyeli,Ungulaa Daniyelina,engowakoonyanabakaYuda,abathinjwayo, abaziswayongukumkaniubawo,bephumakwaYuda?
14Ndikuvile,ukubaunomoyawoothixokuwe; kufunyanwakuweukukhanya,nokuqiqa,nobulumko obuncamisileyo
15Kekalokubeziziswekumizilumkonabavumisi ngeenkwenkwezi,ukubazifundelombhalo,zindazise ukutyhilwakwawo;
16Ndivilekengawe,ukubaunakoukuyityhilainto, ucombululenamaqhina
17WaphendulauDaniyeli,wathiphambikokumkani, Iziphozakhomazibezeyakho,imivuzoyakhouyinike omnye;kodwandiyakuwulesalombhalokukumkani, ndimaziseukutyhilwakwawo
18Wenakumkani,uThixoOsenyangweniwamnika uNebhukadenetsareuyihloubukumkani,nobuhandiba, nozuko,nozuko;
19Ngenxayobungangamshaawabunikwayo,zadidizela zonkeiintlanga,nezizwe,neelwimi,zothukaphambi kwakhe;lowoubethandaukumgcinaephila;athilowo athandaukummisa,ammise;lowoathandaukumthoba, wamthoba;
20Kexeshikweniintliziyoyakheyaziphakamisayo, yaqaqadekaintliziyoyakhe,wakhukhumala,wesuka wahliswaetroneniyobukumkanibakhe,baluhluthauzuko lwakhekuye
21Wagxothwakoonyanababantu;intliziyoyakheyaba njengeyenkomo,nekhayalakhelabanelamaesileasendle Wamdlisautyaninjengeenkomo,wanyakamiswaumzimba wakhengumbethewezulu;wadawaziukubauThixo Osenyangweniunegunyaebukumkaninibabantu,nokuba umnikaasukubaethandaukummisaphezukwabo
22Wenakenyanawakhe,Bheleshatsare,akuyithobanga intliziyoyakho,nakubaubukwaziokokonke
23KewenauziphakamisileeNkosiniyezulu;iimpahla zendluyakhezaziswaphambikwakho,wenanezikhulu zakho,nabafazibakho,namashweshweakho,nasela iwayiningazo;wabadumisaoothixobesilivere,nabegolide, nabobhedu,nabesinyithi,nabemithi,nabamatye, abangaboniyo,abangevayo,nabangakwaziyo; 24Kwangokoyathunyelwakuyeinxalenyeyesandla; kwabhalwakelombhalo.
25Nguwolokeumbhaloobhaliweyo:MENE,MENE, TEKEL,UFARSIN
26Sisoesiukutyhilwakwalento:MENE;UThixo ububalileubukumkanibakho,wabuphelisa
27TEKELE;Wenaulinganisiweesikalini,wafunyanwa ulula.
28PERES;Buyahlulwaubukumkanibakho,bunikwe amaMedinamaPersi
29WazauBheleshatsarewayalela,bamnxibauDaniyeli iinguboezimfusa,nomxokelelwanewegolideemqaleni wakhe;
30NgobobusukuwabulawauBheleshatsareukumkani wamaKaledi
31UDariyoumMediwabuthabathaubukumkani,eminyaka ikumashumimathandathuanamibiniezelwe.
ISAHLUKO6
1KwakholekakuDariyoukumisaphezukobukumkani iirhuluneliezilikhuluelinamashumiamabini,ukuzezibe sebukumkaninibonke.
2phezukwawoabongameliabathathu;owayengowokuqala kubouDaniyeli,ukuzeabathethelibanikeingxelokubo, azeukumkaniangabinankxwaleko
3WazaloDaniyeliwabongamelaabongameli nabaziirhuluneli,ngokokubaegqithiselekubongameli ngomoyaomhle;ukumkaniwacingaukummisaphezu kobukumkanibonke
4Bazaabongamelinabaziirhulunelibafuna,ukuba bafumaneithubangakuDaniyelimayelanobukumkani;ke ababanganakufumananalinyeithuba,nantlondiimbi; ngokokubaebethembekile,akufunyanwangasiphoso natyalakuye
5Azaathilamadoda,Asiyikufumananalinyeithuba ngakuloDaniyeli,ngaphandlekokubasilifumanekuye mayelanomthethowoThixowakhe
6Bazaabobangabongamelinabaziirhulunelibeza kukumkanibedlongozela,bathikuye,KumkaniDariyo, philangonaphakade!
7Bonkeabongamelibobukumkani,namabamba, nabathetheli,nabacebisi,nabathetheli,babhungaukuba bamiseummiselowakomkhulu,kuzekumisweumthetho oqinileyo,wokubabonkeabasukubabecelaisibongozo kuyenawuphinauThixookanyeumntu,ngaphandle kwakho,kumkani,baphosweemhadiniweengonyama ezimashumimathathu
8Kalokuke,kumkani,siqiniseisalelo,uwubhaleumbhalo, ukuzeungabinakuguqulwa,ngokomthethowamaMedi namaPersi,ongatshitshiyo.
9NgenxayokoukumkaniuDariyowawubhalaumbhalo lowo,isaleloeso
10WazikeuDaniyeliukubaumbhalolowousayinwe, wangenaendlwiniyakhe;wayeiifestilezakhezivulekile egumbinilakhe,zibhekeeYerusalem,waguqangamadolo akheizihlandloezithathungemini,wathandaza,ebulela kuThixowakhe,njengokoebesenjenjalongenxa engaphambili
11Azaadlongozalamadoda,amfumanauDaniyeli ethandaza,etarhuzisaphambikoThixowakhe
12Asondela,athethaphambikokumkaningomthetho wokumkani;Akusibhalanganaisalelosokuthi,bonke abasukubabecelaisibongozokuThixonokubangumntu, ngeentsukuezimashumimathathu,ngaphandlekwakho, kumkani,mabajulelweemhadiniweengonyama? Waphendulaukumkani,wathi,Loontoiyinyaniso, ngokomthethowamaMedinamaPersi,ongenakutshitshiswa ukuguqulwa.
13Azaaphendulaathiphambikokumkani,UDaniyeli, ongowakoonyanabasekuthinjwenibakwaYuda, akakhathalikuwe,kumkani,nomthetholowousibhalileyo; 14Wazaukumkani,akuwevaloomazwi,wevakakubi kakhulungayoloontoWamnyamekelauDaniyeliukuba amhlangule.
15Azalamadodaezaedlongozelakukumkani,athi kukumkani,Yazi,kumkani,ukubaamaMedinamaPersi anomthethowokubasingabinakuguqulwasonkeisalelo nommiselo,abewumisileukumkani
16Watshokeukumkani;bamzisauDaniyeli,bamjulela emhadiniweengonyama.Waphendulaukumkaniwathi kuDaniyeli,WangauThixowakho,ombusangamaxesha onke,akuhlangule
17Kwaziswailitye,labekwaemlonyeniwomhadi; ukumkaniwayitywinangomsesanewakhewokutywina, nangomsesanewokutywinawezikhuluzakhe;ukuze ingàguqulwanjongongoDaniyeli
18Wazaukumkaniwayaebhotwenilakhe,wabugqiba ubusukuezilaukudla;
19Wazaukumkaniwavukakwakusasangengomso,waya emhadiniweengonyamangobungxamo
20Yafikaemhadini,yadandulukakuDaniyelingelizwi elilusizi,wathethaukumkani,wathikuDaniyeli,Daniyeli, mkhonziwoThixoophilileyo,uThixowakho,obuhlala umbusa,ubenakonaukukuhlangulaezingonyameni?
21WathikeuDaniyelikukumkani,kumkani,phila ngonaphakade!
22UThixowamuthumeisithunywasakhe,sayivingca imilomoyeengonyama,ukubazingandenzakalisi,ngenxa
enokubaphambikwakhekufumanekeukubandimsulwa; naphambikwakho,kumkani,andonanga.
23Wazaukumkaniwavuyakunenengenxayakhe,wathi uDaniyelimakanyusweemhadini.WenyuswakeuDaniyeli emngxunyeni,akwafunyaniswantoimbikuye;ngokuba ebekholwekuThixowakhe
24Ukumkaniwayalela,aziswaloomadoda ebemncethezileuDaniyeli,bawajulelaemhadini weengonyama,wonanabantwanabawo,nabafazibawo; zabagonyamelaiingonyama,zawakrobozaonke amathamboabo,bangekafikinaemzantsiniwomhadi 25WazauDariyoukumkaniwabhalelakuzozonke iintlanga,nezizwe,neelwimi,ebezihleliehlabathinilonke; Uxolomalubenani
26Ndiwisaumthethowokubabathi,ezindawenizonke zegunyalobukumkanibam,badidizeleboyikeabantu phambikoThixokaDaniyeli;
27Ulohlangula,elihlangula,esenzaimiqondisonezimanga emazulwininasemhlabeni,lowowamhlangulayouDaniyeli emandlenieengonyama
28LoDaniyeliwabanempumeleloebukumkanini bukaDariyo,nasebukumkaninibukaKoreshiumPersi.
ISAHLUKO7
1NgomnyakawokuqalakaBheleshatsareukumkani waseBhabheli,uDaniyeliwabanephupha,nemibono yentlokoyakheesililinisakhe,walibhalaiphuphaelo, wawaxelaamananiezinto
2WasuselauDaniyeliwathi,Ndabonaembonweniwam ebusuku,nantsoimimoyayomineyasezulwini,ityhobozela kulwandleolukhulu
3Kwayekunyukakuphumaelwandleamarhamncwa amaneamakhulu,engahlukanga,elinyekwelinye.
4Eyokuqalaibifananengonyama,inamaphikookhozi; 5Naloelinyeirhamncwa,elesibini,linjengebhere; laziphakamisangacala-nye,lineembamboezintathu emlonyeniwalophakathikwamazinyoalo;
6Emvenikokondabona:naloelinye,linjengengwe, linamaphikoentakaamaneemhlanawalo;Irhamncwaelo lalineentlokoezine;lanikwaigunya
7Emvenikokondabonaemibonweniyasebusuku:nalo irhamncwalesine,eloyikekayo,elomeleleyo, elincamisileyongamandlaYayinamazinyomakhulu esinyithi,yadla,yayicola,yakunyathelangeenyawozayo intoeseleyo;layelineempondoezilishumi.
8Ndaziqwalaselaiimpondo,ndabonakunyukaphakathi kwazoolunyeuphondo,oluncinane,ekwancothulwa phambikwaloezintathukwezokuqalaiimpondo;nanko eluphondwenilwoamehloenjengamehloomntu,nomlomo othethaizintoezinkulu
9Ndabona,zadazaphoswaphantsiiitrone,wahlala uNyangelemihla,inguboyakheimhlophenjengekhephu, neenwelezentlokoyakhezinjengoboyabegusha obusulungekileyo;
10Kwaphumaumlambowomlilophambikwakhe; amawakaamawakaayelungiselelakuye,neshumi lamawakaeliphindwengeshumilamawakaemiphambi kwakhe;abagwebibahlalaphantsi,iincwadizavulwa
11Ndabonakengenxayesandisamazwiamakhulu olwawathethayouphondo,ndabonaladalabulawa
irhamncwa,wabhujiswaumzimbawalo,wanikelwa emlilweniovuthayo.
12Amanyekeamarhamncwaahluthwaigunyalawo,noko kebolulelwaubomiokwethutyananexeshana.
13Ndabonaemibonweniyasebusuku,nanko onjengoNyanawoMntuesiza,namafuezulu,weza kuNyangelemihla,amsondezaphambikwakhe
14Wanikwaigunya,nozuko,nobukumkani,ukuzezonke iintlanga,nezizwe,neelwimi,zimbuse;igunyalakhe ligunyaelingunaphakade,elingayikudlula,nobukumkani bakhebungayikonakaliswa
15Umoyawam,mnaDaniyeli,wazibhijabhijaphakathi komzimba,nemibonoyentlokoyamyandikhwankqisa.
16Ndasondelakomnyewababemikhona,ukubandicele kuyeinyanisongezozintozonke;Yandixelela,yandazisa ukutyhilwakwezizinto.
17Lamarhamncwamakhulumanengookumkaniabane, abayakusukabemeehlabathini
18KebonaabangcwelebOsenyangwenibaya kubuthabathaubukumkani,babuhlutheubukumkanikude kuseephakadeni,kudekuseephakadeni
19Ndazandangandingayaziinyanisongelirhamncwa lesine,elingafaniyonamanyeonke,elincamisileyo ngokoyikeka,elimazinyoasisinyithi,elimazinyoalubhedu; owadla,waqhekeza,wayinyathelangeenyawointoeseleyo; 20nangeempondoezilishumiezibezisentlokweniyalo, nangolunyeolwavelayo,ezawaphambikwaloezintathu; olophondolunamehlo,nomlomoowathethaizinto ezinkulukakhulu;
21Ndabonaukulwakoluphondonabangcwele,lwabeyisa; 22wadawezauNyangelemihla,wabagwebelaabangcwele bOsenyangweni;lafikaixeshalokubaabangcwelebabume ubukumkani
23Watshoukuthi,Irhamncwalesineke:kuyakubakho ubukumkanibesineehlabathini,obungafaniyobona nezikumkanizonke,bulidleihlabathilonke,bulinyathele, bulicole.
24Iimpondoezilishumike:kuyakusukakumekobo bukumkaniookumkaniabalishumi,kusukeomnyeemva kwabo;yenauyakwahlukakowokuqala,azeabathobe ookumkaniabathathu
25UyakuthethaamazwiamakhulungoPhezukonke,abadle abangcwelebOsenyangweni,acingeukuwaguqula amaxeshanomthetho,banikelweesandlenisakhekude kubelixeshanamaxesha,nokwahlulwakwamaxesha 26Keabagwebibayakuhlalaphantsi,balisuseigunya lakhe,ukubalitshabalale,litshatyalaliswe,kudekuse ekupheleni.
27Ubukumkani,negunya,nobukhulubezikumkaniphantsi kwezululonke,buyakunikwaabantuabangcwele bOsenyangweni;ubukumkanibakhebubukumkani obungunaphakade,namagunyaonkeayakumbusa,amve.
28YazakuphelaaphalentoMnaDaniyeli,izicamango zamzandikhwankqisakakhulu,nebalalobusobam laguqukandaligcinaelolizwientliziyweniyam
ISAHLUKO8
1NgomnyakawesithathuwokulawulakukaBheleshatsare ukumkani,kwabonakalakum,mnaDaniyeli,umbono emvakwalowawabonakalayokummatanci
2Ndabonaembonweni;kwathi,ndakukubonaoko, ndiseShushankomkhulu,esezwenilakwaElam;ndabona embonweni,ndandingasemlanjenioyiUlayi
3Ndawaphakamisaamehloam,ndabona,nankokumi phambikomlamboinkunziyegusha,ineempondoezimbini. kodwaenyeyayiphakamekunomnye,kwayeiphakamileyo yayizeekugqibeleni
4Ndayibonainkunziyegushaihlaba,ibhekisa entshonalanga,nasentla,nasezantsi;akwabakhonkomo kumaphambikwayo,akwabakhounokuhlangulaesandleni sayo;wenzakengokuthandakwakhe,wabamkhulu
5Mnakendisaqonda,nankokuvelainkunziyebhokhwe entshonalanga,ihambaphezukwehlabathilonke,ingafiki phantsi;
6Yayayafikaenkunziniyegusha,umnini-mpondo-mbini, endiyiboneimiphambikomlambo,yagidimelakuyoke ngobushushubamandlaayo
7Ndayibonaisondelaenkunziniyegusha,yayibetha inkunziyegusha,yazaphulaiimpondozayozombini.
8Inkunziyebhokhweyakhulangokuncamisileyo;ke, yakubanamandla,lwaphukauphondoolukhulu;endaweni yayokuphumaezineezibonakalayo,zibhekeemimoyeni yomineyezulu
9Kolunyekuzokwaphumauphondoluluncinane,lwaba lukhulungokuncamisileyo,lwabhekangasezantsi, nangasempumalanga,nangasezwenieliligugu
10Lwakhula,lwadalwesakumkhosiwezulu;yayikhahlela emhlabeniinxalenyeyomkhosineyeenkwenkwezi, yazinyathela
11Lwazikhulisa,lwadalwesakumthetheli-mkhosilowo, lwasusakuyeinkonzoyamaxeshaonke,nendawo yengcweleyakheyawiswaphantsi
12Umkhosiunikelwekulo,kunyenenkonzoyamaxesha onke,ngenxayesikreqo;inyanisoyayiwiselaphantsi emhlabeni;yenza,yabanempumelelo
13Ndamvaongcweleethetha;wathikeomnyeongcwele kulowoubethetha,Ngowomzuzuongakananinaumbono lowowenkonzoyamaxeshaonke,nowesikreqo esiphanzisayo,ukunikelwaokokwengcwelenomkhosi lowoekunyhashweni?
14Wathikum,Kodakubeziintsukuezingamawaka amabinianamakhulumathathu;yohlanjululwakeingcwele 15Kekalokukwathi,ndakuwubonaumbonolowo,mna, Daniyeli,ndifunaukuqonda,nankokumiphambikwam engathiyimbonakaloyomntu
16NdevailizwilomntuphakathikweenxwemezeUlayi, labizalathi,Gabriyeli,mqondiseimbonakalo
17Wezaaphobendimikhona;ekuzenikwakhendoyika, ndawangobuso;wathikum,Qonda,nyanawomntu; ngokubaumbonolousingisekwixeshalokuphela
18Kekaloku,ekuthethenikwakhenam,ndayendenziwe ubuthongoobunzulu,ngobusoemhlabeni;
19Wathi,Yabona,ndiyakwazisaokuyakubakho ekuphelenikobhavumo;
20Inkunziyegushaoyibonileyoineempondoezimbini, ngookumkanibamaMedinamaPersi;
21InkunziyebhokhweexhontingukumkaniwakwaGrisi; uphondoolukhuluoluphakathikwamehloayongukumkani wokuqala;
22Keolwaqotywayo,kumiezineesikhundlenisalo,kuya kusukakumeizikumkaniezineeluhlangeni,kungabi ngamandlaaloke
23Ekuphelenikobukumkanibabo,bakubon’ukuba bazalisileabakreqi,kuyakusukakumeukumkani,obuso bungwanyalala,obaziyoubuqhetseba; 24Omeleleamandlaakhe,kodwakungabingamandlaakhe; keuyakonakalisangokubalulekileyo,abenempumelelo, afeze,abatshabalaliseabomeleleyonabantubabangcwele 25Ngobuqhophololobakhewobanempumeleloinkohliso ngesandlasakhe;uyakuzenzamkhuluentliziyweniyakhe, abatshabalaliseabaninzingokwalama,asukelephezulu kumthetheliwabathetheli;uyakwaphulwakungengasandla 26Umbonowokuhlwakusisaokhankanyiweyouyinyaniso Wenake,uzeuwuvaleleumbono;ngokubaiyakuba yimihlaemininzi.
27MnaDaniyelindaphela,ndaneentsukundisifa;ndavuka, ndayenzaimicimbiyokumkani;ndamangaliswangumbono lowo,akwabakhouqondayo.
ISAHLUKOSE-9
1NgomnyakawokuqalakaDariyounyanaka-Ahaswerosi, wasembewiniyamaMedi,owabangukumkaniphezu kobukumkanibamaKaledi;
2Ngomnyakawokuqalawobukumkanibakhe,mna, Daniyeli,ndaqondaezincwadiniinanileminyaka,elafikayo ngayoilizwilikaYehovakuYeremiyaumprofeti,ukuba kuzalisekeiminyakaemashumiasixhenxengokuphanziswa kweYerusalem
3NdabubhekisaubusobameNkosiniuYehova,ukuba ndifunengomthandazonangezibongozo,ngokuzilaukudla, nangamarhonyanangothuthu
4NdathandazakekuYehovauThixowam,ndavuma, ndathi,Nkosiyam,Thixoomkhulu,owoyikekayo,ogcina umnqophisonencebakwabamthandayo,abayigcinayo imithethoyakhe;
5Sonile,senzeubugwenxa,senzeokungendawo,sagwilika, sakreqaezimiswenizakhonamasikoakho
6Asibaphulaphulangaabakhonzibakho,abaprofeti ababethethaegamenilakhokookumkanibethu, nakubathethelibethu,nakoobawo,nakubobonkeabantu belizwe.
7Yehova,bukuweubulungisa,kuthinaukudanakobuso, njengokokunjalonamhla;kumadodaakwaYuda,kubemi baseYerusalem,kumaSirayelionke,akufuphinakude, emazwenionke,aphowawagxothelakhonangenxa yobumenemenebawo,awamenezayongawokuwe 8Nkosi,kuthikukudanakobuso,kookumkanibethu, nakubathethelibethu,nakoobawo;ngokubasonilekuwe 9ENkosiniuThixowethuyimfesane,noxolelo,kuba sigwilikilekuye;
10AsiliphulaphulangailizwilikaYehovauThixowethu, ukubasihambengemiyaleloyakhe,abeyibekephambi kwethungabakhonzibakheabaprofeti.
11OnkeamaSirayeliawugqithileumyalelowakho; atyekileukubaangaliphulaphuliizwilakho;ngenxayoko sigalelwephezukwethuisiqalekisonesifungoesibhaliweyo emyalelwenikaMosesumkhonzikaThixo,ngokubasonile kuye.
12Wawamisakeamazwiakhe,abewathethilengathi, nangabagwebibethuababesigweba,ngokusiziselaububi obukhulu,obungenziwangaphantsikwezululonke, njengokobenziweyokwiYerusalem
13NjengokokubhaliweyoemyalelwenikaMoses,bonke obobubibusizele;keasimbongozangauYehovauThixo wethu,ukubasibuyeebugwenxenibethu,sibenokuqiqa ngenyanisoyakho.
14WabuphaphelakeuYehovaububi,wasiziselabona; ngokubaulilungisauYehovauThixowethuezenzweni zakhezonkeazenzayo;
15Kalokuke,NkosiThixowethu,owabakhuphayoabantu bakhoezwenilaseYiputangesandlaesithenkqi,wazenzela igama,njengokokunjalonamhla;sonile,senze okungendawo
16Camagu,Yehova,ngokobulungisabakhobonke, mawukheubuyeumsindowakho,nobushushubakho, kumziwakhoiYerusalem,intabayakhoengcwele;
17Kengoko,Thixowethu,yivaumthandazowomkhonzi wakho,nokutarhuzisakwakhe,ubukhanyiseubusobakho phezukwengcweleyakhoelinxuwa,ngenxayeNkosi 18Thobaindlebeyakho,uve,Thixowam;Vulaamehlo akho,uboneukuphanzakwethu,nomzilowoubizwa ngegamalakho;
19Yehova,yiva;Yehova,xolela;Bazaiindlebe,Yehova, wenze;Ngenxayakho,Thixowam,musaukulibala; ngokubaumziwakhonabantubakhobabizwangegama lakho
20Ndathindisathetha,ndithandaza,ndivumaisonosam, nesonosabantubamamaSirayeli,ndiwisaukutarhuzisa kwamphambikoYehovauThixowam,ngenxayentaba engcweleyoThixowam;
21Ndithekendisathethaemthandazweni,yandichukumisa indodaenguGabriyeli,leyondayibonayoembonweni ekuqaleni,iphaphathekangokukhawuleza,malunga nexeshalomnikelowangokuhlwa
22Yandiqondisa,yathethanam,yathi,Daniyeli,ngoku ndiphumileukubandikufundise,uqonde.
23Kwaphumailizwiekuqalenikokutarhuzisakwakho; mnandizekulixelakuwe;Liqondekeilizwi,uwuqonde umbono.
24Keiivekiezimashumiasixhenxezimiselweabantu bakowenu,nomziwakowenuongcwele,ukubakupheliswe ukreqo,kuphelisweizono,kucanyagushelweubugwenxa, kungenisweubulungisaobungunaphakade,nokutywina umbononesiprofeto,nokuthanjiswakweNgcwele kangcwele.
25Yazikeuqiqe,ukubakuthabathelaekuphumeni komyalelowokubaibuyiselweizeyakhiweiYerusalem, kusekumthanjiswaoyinganga,yobaziivekiezisixhenxe neevekiezimashumimathandathuanambini; Emvenikekweevekiezimashumimathandathuanambini, uyakunqunyulwaumthanjiswa,angabisabanantoUmzi nengcweleuyakutshatyalaliswangabantubengangaeya kuza;Kuyakubangonogumbeukuphelakwayo,kudekube sekuphelenikwemfazweukuphanziswakumiswe.
27Yayeuyakuwumisaumnqophisonabaninzi kangangevekienye,yayephakathievekiniuya kuwuphelisaumbingelelonomnikelowokudla,yaye ngenxayokuphalalakwamasikiziuyakuyiphanzisa,kude kubesekupheleni,yayeokokumisiweyokuyakuphalazwa phezukwabaphanzisiweyo
ISAHLUKOSE-10
1NgomnyakawesithathukaKoreshiukumkaniwasePersi, watyhilelwailizwiuDaniyeli,ogamalibizwangokuba nguBheletshatsare;Elozwiliyinyaniso,lililideixesha elimisiweyo;waliqondailizwi,wabanokuwuqonda umbono
2Ngaloomihlamna,Daniyeli,bendisenzaisijwiliiiveki ezintathu
3Andidlangasonkasinencasa,akungenanganyama nawayiniemlonyeniwam,andizithambisanga,zada zazalisekaiivekiezintathu
4Ngomhlawamashumiamabinianesinewenyanga yokuqala,ndabasecalenilomlamboomkhuluoyiHidekeli; 5Ndawaphakamisaamehloam,ndabona,nantsoindoda yambetheilinenemhlophe,ibhinqeesinqenisayoigolide yaseUfazi
6Umzimbawayowawunjengekrizolite,ubusobayo bunjengembonakaloyombane,amehloayoenjengezikhuni zomlilo,iingalozayoneenyawozayozibonakalangathi lubheduolubengezelisiweyo,nesandisamazwiayongathi sisandisengxokolo.
7Mna,Daniyeli,ndawubonandedwaumbonolowo; amadodaabenamakawubonangaumbono;bawelwa lunyikimaolukhulu,ngokokudebabalekebazimela.
8Mnandasalandedwa,ndawubonalombonomkhulu, akwabakhomandlakum;
9Ndalivakeisandisamazwiakhe,ndasivakeisandi samazwiakhe,ndabiwabubuthongoobunzulungobuso, ubusobambubhekeemhlabeni
10nasoisandlasindichukumisa,sandimisaemadolweniam nangeentendezezandlazam;
11Yathikum,Daniyeli,ndodainqwenelekayo,waqonde amazwiendiwathethakuwe,umeendaweniyokuma kwakho;ngokubandithunywekuwengokuIthe yakulithethakumelolizwi,ndemandingcangcazela 12Yathikum,Musaukoyika,Daniyeli;
13KeumthetheliwobukumkanibamaPersiwamelananam imihlaemashumimabinianamnye;uyabona,uMikayeli, omnyewakubathetheliabaziintloko,wezakundinceda; ndahlalakhonakookumkanibamaPersi
14Ndizekukuqondisakeokuyakubahlelaabantu bakowenuekuphelenikwemihla;kubaumbonolo usengowemihlaleyo
15Itheekuthethenikwayonamngokwalamazwi, ndabubhekisaubusobamemhlabeni,ndasisidenge. 16Nankoonjengoonyanababantu,echukumisaumlomo wam,ndawuvulaumlomowam,ndathetha,ndathikulowo umiphambikwam,Nkosiyam,ngalombonowandifikela inimbayam,ndaphelelwangamandla
17Angathininakeukubanakoumkhonziwenkosiyamle, ukuthethanenkosiyamle?kubamna,kwaokoakwabakho mandlakum,akusekhomoyakum
18Wabuyakewandichukumisaonjengokubonakala komntu,wandomeleza
19Wathi,Musaukoyika,ndodainqwenelekayo,yomelela, yomelela.Utheekuthethenikwakhenamndomelezeka, ndathi,Mayithetheinkosiyam;ngokubaundomelezile 20Wathi,Uyazinaintoendizengayokuwe?ngokuke ndiyakubuyandiyekulwanomthetheliwamaPersi;
21Nokokendiyakukuxelelaokubhaliweyoesibhalweni senyaniso;akukhonamnyewomelezananamngakwabo, ngaphandlekukaMikayeli,umthetheliwenu
ISAHLUKOSE-11
Namke,ngomnyakawokuqalakaDariyoumMedi,ndema ukubandimomelezendimhlanganisele.
2NgokukendiyakukuxelelainyanisoYabona,kuseza kusukakumeookumkaniabathathukumaPersi;Owesine uyakubasisityebingakumbikunabobonke,athi, ngobugorhabakhengobutyebibakhe,abaxhokonxebonke, bayekulwanobukumkanibakwaGrisi.
3Kuyakusukakumeukumkanioligorha,alawule ngolawuloolukhulu,enzengokukholekakuye
4Buyakuthi,xaathewesukawema,buqhekezwe ubukumkanibakhe,bahlulelweemimoyeniyomine yasezulwini;kungabingokwembewuyakhe,kungabi njengolawulolwakheabelawulangalo;kubaubukumkani bakhebuyakunyothulwa,bubebobathile
5Uyakomelelaukumkaniwasezantsi;Keyenauya komelelaphezukwakhe,abenobukhosi;ulawulolwakhe luyakubalulawuloolukhulu
6Kwayeekuphelenikweminyakabayakuhlangana; ngokubaintombiyokumkaniwasezantsiiyakuza kukumkaniwasentla,ukubabalungiseumnqophisoayiyi kuma,nengaloyayo;kodwaiyakunikezelwaintombi,nabo bayizisayo,nowayizalayo,nowayomelezayongaloo maxesha
7“Ehlungwinileengcambuzayokuyakusukakume endaweniyakhe,+yayeuyakuzaenempi,angeneenqabeni yokumkaniwasentla,+yayengokuqinisekileyouyakulwa nxamnyenaye,yayeuyakoyisa
8Wothimba,aziseeYiputanoothixobabo,kunye nemifanekisoyaboetyhidiweyo,kunyeneempahlazabo ezinqwenelekayo,isiliverenegolide;uyakuhlalaiminyaka ngaphezukokumkaniwasentla.
9Wongenakeukumkaniwasezantsiebukumkaninibakhe, abuyeleezwenilakhe
10Oonyanabakhebayakuxhoba,bahlanganiseimfidi yeempiezininzi,izenokuza,ikhukule,idlule,ibuye,balwe, iseenqabeniyakhe
11Wothikeukumkaniwasezantsiakhwankqiswe,aphume alwenaye,nokumkaniwasentla,axhobeleimfidienkulu; keisihlwelesiyakunikelwaesandlenisakhe
12Xaathewathabathaingxokolo,iyakuziphakamisa intliziyoyakhe;uyakuwisaamawakaalishumi,kodwa akayikuqiniswangaloonto.
13Wobuyaukumkaniwasentla,amiseimfidienkulu kuneyokuqala,ezenokuzaekuphelenikweminyakaethile, enempienkulunobutyebiobuninzi
14Ngaloomaxeshakuyakusukelaphezuluabaninzi ngakukumkaniwasezantsi;baziphakamiseoonyana abangamanyangazaabantubakowenu,ukubabawumise umbono;kodwabayakuwa
15Wofikaukumkaniwasentla,afumbeudonga lokungqinga,ayithimbeeyonamiziinqatyisiweyo; 16Lowoumfikelayouyakwenzangokukholekakuye, angamiphambikwakhe;uyakumaezwenieliligugu,eliya kutshayelwangesandlasakhe.
17Wobubhekisaubusobakheekuthiniezeenokuqina kobukumkanibakhebonke,ecingaukulungisa;uyakwenza
njalo:amnikeintombiyabafazi,ukubaayonakalise,kodwa ayiyikumaphambikwakhe,ayiyikubakuye.
18Uyakujika,abhekiseeziqithini,azithimbeezininzi, apheliseabaphathi,kuthicwakaukungcikivakwabokubo; woyibuyiselaphezukwakheingcikivo,ingekuko ukungcikivakwayo
19Wojika,abhekiseezinqabenizelizwelakhe,akhubeke, awe,angafunyanwa.
20Endaweniyakhekuyakusukakumeocandisaabaqhubi babantuebungangamshenibobukumkani;ngeentsuku ezimbalwaaphulwe,kungabingamisindo,kungabi ngamfazwe
21Endaweniyakhekuyakusukakumeodelekileyo,ongayi kunikwandiliyabukumkani;ezengoxolo,abuthabathe ubukumkaningokunyhwalaza
22Iingaloezikhukulayoziyakukhukuliswa,zimke ebuswenibakhe,zaphulwe;ewe,kwanenganga yomnqophiso
23Emvenikomnqophisowakhe,wosebenzangenkohliso; 24Uyakungenangokwalamanasezindaweniezityebileyo zelizwe;uyakwenzaabangakwenzangaooyise,nooyise booyise;Uyakukuphangalalisaphakathikwabo okuphangiweyo,namaxhoba,nobutyebi,acingeiingcinga zakhengeenqabaokwexeshana
25Woxhokonxelaamandlaakhenentliziyoyakhe kukumkaniwasezantsi,enempienkulu;Ukumkani wasezantsiuyakuxhobelaimfazwe,enempienkulu, encamisengamandla;kodwaakayikuma,kubabaya kumenzelaiyelenqe
26Abadlaumamkelisowakhebomtshabalalisa,ikhukule impiyakhe,baweababuleweyobabebaninzi.
27Ookumkaniabobabini,iintliziyozaboziyakutsalela ekwenzeniububi,bathetheamangasithebenisinyekodwa ayiyikuphumelela,kubaisiphelosisayakwixesha elimisiweyo
28Uyakubuyelakeezwenilakheenobutyebiobuninzi; intliziyoyakheichasenenomnqophisoongcwele;+yaye uyakwenzangokuqinisekileyo,+abuyeleemhlabeni wakhe
29Ngexeshaelimisiweyouyakubuyaayengasezantsi; kodwaayiyikubanjengeyokuqala,njengangaphambili
30ZiyakuzakuyeiinqanawazamaKiti;abuyeabe nokuqondanabawushiyileyoumnqophisoongcwele.
31Iingalozakhezosukazime,ziyihlambeleingcwele, kwainqaba,ziwususeumbingelelowamaxeshaonke, zimiseizintoezinezothe,eziphanzisayo.
32Abaphathaumnqophisongokungendawowobahlambela ngamazwiagudileyo,kebonaabantuabamaziyouThixo wabobomelele,bafeze
33Abanengqiqoebantwiniboluqondisauninzi,ukantibaya kukhubeka,bawelikrelenalilangatye,kukuthinjwa nakukuphangwa,kubeziintsuku.
34Ekukhubekenikwabo,bayakuncedwangoncedo oluncinane,bathelelekuboabaninzi,benyhwalaza
35Yokhubekainxenyeyabanengqiqo,ukuzebacikidwe phakathikwabo,bahlanjululwe,kwenziwemhlophe,kude kubelixeshalokuphela;kubakusayakubangokwexesha elimisiweyo
36Ukumkaniuyakwenzangokukholekakwakhe;azinyuse, azikhulisengaphezukoothixobonke,athetheamazwi abalulekileyongoThixowoothixo,abenempumelelo,lude
lupheleubhavumo;ngokubakuyakwenzekaoko kumisiweyo.
37Akayikubaqondaoothixobooyise,nokunqwenelekayo kubafazi,nothixoonguwumbiangamqondi,kubauya kuzikhulisangaphezukwabobonke.
38Endaweniyakhewozukisauthixoweenqaba,uthixo ababengamaziooyise;amzukisengegolide,nangesilivere, nangamatyeanqabileyo,nangezintoezinqwenelekayo.
39Uyakwenjenjalokeezinqabeniezinqabileyongothixo wasemzini,athewamazi,wamkhulisangozuko,abalawule phezukwabaninzi,alabeilizwengenzuzo
40Ngexeshalesiphelouyakuqubisananayeukumkani wasezantsi,azeukumkaniwasentlaamfikele njengesaqhwithieneenqwelozokulwa,nabamahashe, neenqanawaezininzi;Kwayeuyakungenaemazweni, akhukule,adlule.
41Wongenaezwenieliligugu,akhubekeamazweamaninzi, keababayakusindaesandlenisakhe:iEdom,noMowabhi, nentlahlelayoonyanabaka-Amon.
42Uyakusolulaisandlasakhephezukwamazwe,nelizwe laseYiputaaliyikusinda
43Wobanegunyaphezukobutyebibegolidenobesilivere, nobezintozonkeezinqabileyozaseYiputa,alandele amaLubhinamaKushi
44Ziyakumkhwankqisaiindabaezivelaempumalanga nasentla,aphumeenobushushuobukhulu,ukuze abatshabalalise,abasingelephantsiabaninzi
45Wozitwabululaiintentezebhotwelakhephakathi kweelwandle,ngasentabeniengcweleeligugu;ukantiuya kufikaekuphelenikwakhe,kungabikhoumncedayo
ISAHLUKOSE-12
1NgeloxeshauyakusukaemeuMikayeli,umthetheli omkhulu,omelaoonyanababantubakowenu;kwayekuya kubakhoixeshalembandezelo,ekungazangakubekho injalokususelakokolwabakhoyouhlanga,kudekube nangeloxesha;ngeloxeshabayakusindaabantubakowenu, bonkeabafunyenwebebhaliweencwadini
2Kuyakuvukaabaninzikwabaleleyoeluthulinilomhlaba, ababayeebominiobungunaphakade,nababaye kwingcikivonakwinyumnyeziengunaphakade
3Abokebanengqiqobayakukhazimlanjengokukhazimla kwesibhakabhaka;nababuyiselaabaninziebulungiseni bakhazimlenjengeenkwenkwezingonaphakade kanaphakade.
4Wenake,Daniyeli,wavaleleamazwila,uyitywine incwadi,kudekubelixeshalokuphela;
5Mna,Daniyeli,ndakhangela,ndabonakumiabanye ababini,omnyeengaphesheyakomlambo,omnyeengapha ngaseludininilomlambo
6Wathiomnyekwindodaleyoyambetheilinenemhlophe, ebiphezukwamanziomlambo,Kodakubeninina, ukuphelakwezizintozibalulekileyo?
7Ndayivaindodaleyoyambetheilinenemhlophe, ebiphezukwamanziomlambo,ekuphakamisenikwakhe isandlasayosokunenenesokhohloezulwini,yafungaodla ubomingonaphakade,ukubakuyakubalixeshanamaxesha, nesiqingathasexesha;yayexaathewawachithachitha amandlaabantuabangcwele,zonkeezozintoziya kugqitywa
8Mnakendeva,andaqonda;ndathi,Nkosiyam,yiyiphina eyokuphelakwezizinto?
9Wathi,Hamba,Daniyeli,kubaamazwiayakuvalelwa, atywinwekudekubelixeshalokuphela.
10Abaninzibayakuzenzanyulu,bazenzemhlophe, banyibilikiswe;keyenaongendawouyakwenza okungendawo;kezonaizilumkoziyakuqonda
11Kususelakweloxeshakwasuswayoinkonzoyamaxesha onke,ukuzezimisweizintoezinezotheeziphanzisayo, ziintsukueziliwaka,elinamakhuluamabini,anamanci asithoba
12Unoyoloolindewafikakwiintsukueziliwaka, elinamakhuluamathathu,anamancimathathuanesihlanu.
13Wenake,hambauyeekupheleni;ngokubauya kuphumla,umeeqashiswenilakhoekuphelenikwemihla