UDaniyeli
ISAHLUKO1
1NgomnyakawesithathuwokubusakukaJehoyakimi inkosiyakwaJudakwafikauNebukadinesariinkosi yaseBabeleeJerusalema,walivimbezela
2INkosiyasinikelauJehoyakimiinkosiyakwaJuda esandlenisakhe,nengxenyeyempahlayendlu kaNkulunkulu,wayisaezwenilaseShineyariendlini kankulunkuluwakhe;wangenisaizitshaendliniyengcebo kankulunkuluwakhe
3Inkosiyasikhulumaku-Ashipenaziindunayabathenwa bakheukuthialetheabanyebabantwanabakoIsrayeli, abenzaloyenkosi,leziphathamandla;
4Abantwanaabangenasicikubo,kodwaabamuhle, nabahlakaniphileyokukhokonkeukuhlakanipha,nobuqili olwazini,nokuqondaisayensi,nabanamandlakuboukuma endliniyenkosi,ababengafundisaukufundanolimi lwamaKaledi.
5Inkosiyabamiselaisabelosemihlangemihlasokudla kwenkosinokwewayinieliphuzayo,ukuzebondliwe iminyakaemithathu,ukuzeekuphelenikwayobeme phambikwenkosi
6Phakathikwalabakwakukhonaabanyebabantwana bakwaJuda,uDaniyeli,noHananiya,noMishayeli,noAzariya;
7isikhulusabathenwasaqambaamagamakubo,ngokuba samuthauDaniyeliigamalokuthiuBeliteshasari; uHananiyangokuthiuShadiraki;uMishayelingokuthi uMeshaki;u-Azariyangokuthiu-Abhedinego
8KephauDaniyeliwazimiselaenhliziyweniyakheukuthi akayikuzingcolisangokudlakwenkosinangewayini eliphuzayo;ngalokhowacelaenduneniyabathenwaukuba angazingcolisi.
9UNkulunkuluwayesemenzeleuDaniyeliumusanesisa kumbusiwabathenwa.
10IndunayabathenwayathikuDaniyeli:“Ngiyayesaba inkosiyami,inkosi,emisileukudlakwenunokuphuzwayo kwenu;khona-kelizangenzaikhandalamilibeyingozi enkosini
11WayesethiuDaniyelikuMelzare,umbusiwabathenwa owayemmisephezukukaDaniyeli,uHananiya,uMishayeli, no-Azariya,
12Akeuhloleizincekuzakhoizinsukueziyishumi;basiphe imifinoukubasidle,namanziukubasiphuze.
13Khona-keubusobethumabubukephambikwakho nobusobabantwanaabadlaisabelosokudlakwenkosi,futhi njengobaubona,wenzeezincekwinizakho.
14Wayesebavumelakulento,wabavivinyaizinsuku eziyishumi
15Ekuphelenikwezinsukueziyishumiubusobabo babonakalabuhle,zikhuluphelekunabobonkeabantwana abadlaukudlakwenkosi
16KanjalouMelizarewasusaisabelosokudlakwabo newayiniababefanelebaliphuze;wabanikaukushaya kwenhliziyo
17LababantwanaabaneuNkulunkuluwabanikaukwazi nengqondokuyoyonkeimfundonokuhlakanipha; uDaniyeliwayenokuqondisisakuyoyonkeimibono namaphupho.
18Kwathiekuphelenikwezinsukuinkosieyayishiloukuthi mabangeniswe,isikhulusabathenwasabangenisaphambi kukaNebukadinesari.
19Inkosiyasikhulumalabo;phakathikwabobonke akufunyanwangaonjengoDaniyeli,uHananiya,uMishayeli, no-Azariya;ngakhobemaphambikwenkosi.
20Ezindabenizonkezokuhlakaniphanokuqondainkosi eyayibabuzayona,yabatholabengconongokuphindwe kashumikunabobonkeabahlolaimilingonabahlola izinkanyeziababesembusweniwayowonke
21UDaniyeliwaqhubekakwazekwabangumnyaka wokuqalawenkosiuKoresi.
ISAHLUKO2
1NgomnyakawesibiliwokubusakukaNebukadinesari uNebukadinesariwaphuphaamaphupho,umoyawakhe wakhathazeka,nobuthongobakhebambalekela.
2Inkosiyayalaukubakubizweizanusi,nabahlolaimilingo, nabathakathi,namaKaledi,ukuzebayitsheleinkosi amaphuphoayo.Ngakhobezabemaphambikwenkosi.
3Inkosiyathikubo:"Ngiphupheiphupho,umoyawami ukhathazekileukuzengilaziiphupho."
4AmaKalediakhulumaenkosiningesi-Aramu,athi:“O nkosi,philakuzekubephakade;
5Inkosiyaphendula,yathikumaKaledi:"Izwiliphelile kimi:umaningangazisiiphuphonencazoyalo, niyakunqunywa,izindluzenuzenziweindawoyokubeka indle"
6Kephaumanivezaiphuphonencazoyalo, niyakwamukeliswakimiiziphonemivuzonodumo olukhulu;
7Basebephendulafuthi,bathi:"Inkosimayitsheleizinceku zayoiphupho,thinasizokutshelaincazeloyalo"
8Inkosiyaphendulayathi:“Ngiyazinokuqiniselaukuthi nithandaukuzuzaisikhathi,ngokubaniyabonaukuthiizwi lisukilekimi
9Kephaumaningangazisiiphupho,munyeumthethokini, ngokubanilungisileamazwiamanganawonakeleukuba niwakhulumephambikwami,kuzekuguqulweisikhathi; 10AmaKalediaphendulaphambikwenkosi,athi: “Akukho-muntuemhlabeniongavezaindabayenkosi; 11Kuyivelakancaneintoefunwayinkosi,akakhoomunye ongayivezaphambikwenkosi,kuphelaonkulunkulu abakhayalabolingekhokanyenenyama
12Ngalokhoinkosiyathukuthela,yathukuthelakakhulu, yayalaukubakubhujiswebonkeabahlakaniphileyo baseBabele
13Kwaphumaisimemezelosokuthiabahlakaniphileyo babulawe;bafunauDaniyelinabanganebakheukuba babulawe
14Khona-keuDaniyeliwaphendulangeseluleko nangokuhlakaniphaku-Ariyokiindunayabalindibenkosi owayephumeleukubulalaabahlakaniphileyo baseBhabhiloni
15Waphendulawathiku-Ariyokiindunayenkosi: "Kunganiisimemezelosenkosisisheshakangakana?"UAriyokiwayesemazisauDaniyelilento
16UDaniyeliwayesengena,wacelaenkosiniukubaimnike isikhathi,ukuzeayitsheleinkosiincazelo
17UDaniyeliwayeseyaendliniyakhe,wabazisa oHananiya,noMishayeli,no-Azariya,abanganebakhe;
18ukuzebaceleumusakuNkulunkuluwezulungale mfihlakalo;ukuzeuDaniyelinabanganebakhe bangabhubhikanyenabanyeabahlakaniphileyo baseBhabhiloni.
19Khona-keimfihloyembulwakuDaniyelingombono wasebusukuUDaniyeliwasembongauNkulunkuluwezulu 20UDaniyeliwaphendulawathi:“Malibongweigama likaNkulunkulukuzekubephakadenaphakade,ngokuba ukuhlakaniphanamandlakungokwakhe;
21Uyaguqulaizikhathinezinkathi,ugudluzeamakhosi, abekeamakhosi;
22Wembulaizintoezijulileyonezisithekileyo;uyakwazi okusebumnyameni,nokukhanyakuhlalakuye.
23Ngiyakubonga,ngiyakudumisa,Nkulunkuluwawobaba, onginikeukuhlakaniphanamandla,wangazisamanje esikucelilekuwe,ngokubaususazisilemanjeindaba yenkosi
24UDaniyeliwayesengenaku-Ariyokiinkosi eyayimmisileukubaabhubhiseabahlakaniphileyo baseBabele;UngabhubhisiabahlakaniphileyobaseBabele, ngingeniseenkosini,ngitsheleinkosiincazelo
25U-AriyokiwayesemngenisauDaniyelienkosini ngokuphangisa,wathikuye:“Ngifumeneumuntu wabathunjwabakwaJudaoyakwazisainkosiincazelo
26Inkosiyaphendula,yathikuDaniyeliogamalakhe lalinguBeliteshasari:"Uyakwaziyiniukungazisaiphupho engilibonilekanyenencazeloyalona?"
27UDaniyeliwaphendulaphambikwenkosi,wathi: “Imfihlakaloinkosieyibuzayo,abahlakaniphileyo, nabahlolaizinkanyezi,nezanusi,nabahlolaimilingo, abakwaziukuyitshelainkosi;
28KephakukhonauNkulunkuluezulwiniowambula izimfihlakalo,wazisileinkosiuNebukadinesariokuyakuba khonangezinsukuezizayo.Iphupholakho,nemibono yekhandalakhoembhedeniwakhonansi;
29Wena-kenkosi,imicabangoyakhoyafikaenhliziyweni yakhophezukombhedewakhongokuzakwenzekaemva kwalokho;owambulaizimfihlakalouyakwazisa okuyakwenzeka
30Kephamina,lemfihlakaloangembulelwekimi nganomayikuphiukuhlakaniphaenginakhokunabobonke abaphilayo,kodwangenxayaboukubayaziseinkosi incazelo,futhiwaziimicabangoyenhliziyoyakho.
31Wena,nkosi,wabona,futhibheka,isithombeesikhulu Lesisithombeesikhulu,ukubengezelakwaso kwakungokwedlulele,sasimiphambikwakho;nesimo sawosasisabekayo
32Ikhandalalesisithombelaliyigolideelihle,isifubasaso nezingalozasokuyisiliva,isisusasonamathangaaso kuyithusi;
33imilenzeyakheiyinsimbi,izinyawozakheinxenye ziyinsimbinenxenyeibumba.
34Wabonakwazekwaqheshulwaitshekungengazandla, lashayaisithombeezinyawenizasozensimbinobumba, laziphahlaza
35Khonakwachotshozwakanyekanyeinsimbi,nobumba, nethusi,nesiliva,negolide,kwabanjengamakhobaezibuya zasehlobo;umoyawazisusa,akwazekwatholakalaindawo yazo;itsheelashayaisithombelabayintabaenkulu, lagcwalisaumhlabawonke.
36Naliiphupho;siyakuchazaincazeloyakhophambi kwenkosi
37Wena,nkosi,uyinkosiyamakhosi,ngokuba uNkulunkuluwezuluukunikileumbuso,namandla, namandla,nenkazimulo
38Nomaphilaphoabantwanababantubehlezikhona, izilwanezasendlenezinyonizezuluuzinikeleesandleni sakho,wakwenzaumbusiphezukwakhokonkeWena uyikhandalegolide
39Emvakwakhokuyakuvelaomunyeumbusoomncane kunawe,nomunyeumbusowesithathuwethusioyakubusa emhlabeniwonke
40Umbusowesineuyakubanamandlanjengensimbi, njengalokhoinsimbiiphahlaza,icobozekonke;
41Njengalokhowabonaizinyawonezinzwani,inxenye ilubumbalombumbi,inxenyeiyinsimbi,umbuso uyakuhlukaniswa;kephakuyakubakhonakuwoamandla ensimbi,njengalokhouboneinsimbiixubenenodaka lodaka
42Njengobaizinzwanizezinyawoziyinsimbiinxenye nebumbainxenye,umbusouyakubanamandlanganxanye, uphihlikenganxanye
43Njengalokhowabonainsimbiixubenenodaka, bayakuzixubanenzaloyabantu,kephaabayikunamathelana omunyekomunye,njengokubainsimbiingahlanganiswa nobumba
44“EzinsukwinizalawomakhosiuNkulunkuluwezulu uyakumisaumbusoongasozewachithwanobukhosibawo bungayikushiyelwakwabanyeabantu,kepha uyakuchoboza,uqedeyonkelemibuso,wonauqoboume phakade
45Njengobaubonileukuthiitshelaqheshulwaentabeni kungengazandla,lachobozainsimbi,nethusi,nobumba, nesiliva,negolide;uNkulunkuluomkhuluuyazisileinkosi okuzakwenzekaemvakwalokho;
46InkosiuNebukadinesariyawangobuso,yakhuleka kuDaniyeli,yayalaukubabanikelekuyengomnikelo wempuphunamakhaamnandi
47InkosiyamphendulauDaniyeli,yathi:“Nempela uNkulunkuluwenuunguNkulunkuluwawonkulunkulu, neNkosiyamakhosi,nomambuliwezimfihlakalo,lokhu wenaukwazileukwambulalemfihlakalo.
48InkosiyasimkhulisauDaniyeli,yamuphaiziphoeziningi ezinkulu,yamenzaumbusiwesifundasonkesaseBabele, nombusiwababusiphezukwabobonkeabahlakaniphileyo baseBabele
49UDaniyeliwayesecelaenkosini,yabekaoShadiraki, noMeshaki,no-Abhedinegophezukwezindabazesifunda saseBabele,kephauDaniyeliwayehleziesangwenilenkosi
ISAHLUKO3
1UNebukadinesariinkosiwenzaisithombesegolide, ubudebasobuyizingaloezingamashumiayisithupha, nobubanzibasobuyizingaloeziyisithupha;wasimisa ethafenilaseDuraesifundenisaseBabele
2UNebukadinesariinkosiwayesethumelaukuba kubuthelwendawonyeizikhulu,nababusi,nezinduna, nabahluleli,nabaphathi-zimali,nabeluleki,nabahluleli, nabobonkeababusibezifunda,ukubabeze ekwahlukaniselwenikwesithombeuNebukadinesariinkosi ayesimisile.
3Khona-keizikhulu,nababusi,nezinduna,nabahluleli, nabaphathi-zimali,nabeluleki,nabahluleli,nabobonke
UDaniyeli
ababusibezifunda,babuthanandawonyeekunikezelweni kwesithombeuNebukadinesariinkosiayesimisile;bema phambikwesithombeuNebukadinesariayesimisile
4Kwasekumemezaummemezeliesithi:Kuyalaywalina bantu,zizwe,lezindimi, 5ukuthi,ngesikhathienizwangasoukukhalakophondo, negenkle,nehabhu,nehabhu,nehabhu,nogubhu,nazo zonkeizinhlobozokubethwa,niwephansi,nikhuleke esithombenisegolideasimisileyouNebukadinesari;
6Nomaubaniongawiphansiakhulekeuyophonswangaso lesosikhathiphakathikwesithandosomliloesivuthayo
7Kwathingalesosikhathibonkeabantubezwaukukhala kwecilongo,negenkle,nehabhu,nehabhu,nogubhu,nazo zonkeizinhlobozokubethwa,bonkeabantu,nezizwe, nezilimi,bawaphansi,bakhulekaesithombenisegolide uNebukadinesariinkosiayesimisile.
8NgalokhokwasondelangalesosikhathiamaKalediathile, asolaabaJuda
9Akhuluma,athienkosiniuNebukadinesari:“Onkosi, philakuzekubephakade!
10Wenankosi,ukhipheisimemezelosokuthiwonke umuntuozwaukukhalakwecilongo,negenkle,nehabhu, nehabhu,nogubhu,nezingubhu,nazozonkeizinhlobo zokubethwa,makawephansi,akhulekeesithombeni segolide;
11Nomaubaniongawiphansiakhulekekufanele aphonsweesithandwenisomliloovuthayo
12KukhonaabaJudaabathileowabekilephezukwezindaba zesifundasaseBabele,oShadiraki,noMeshaki,noAbhedinego;Lawamadoda,nkosi,awakunakanga; awabakhonzionkulunkulubakho,awakhulekiesithombeni segolideosimisileyo
13UNebukadinesariwayalangokufuthekanangokufutheka ukubakulethweoShadiraki,noMeshaki,no-Abhedinego. Basebelethalawamadodaphambikwenkosi
14UNebukadinesariwaphendulawathikubo:“Kuyiqiniso yini,Shadiraki,Meshaki,no-AbediNego,ukuthi anibakhonzionkulunkulubami,ningakhulekiesithombeni segolideengisimisileyona?
15Manjeumanilungeleukuthingesikhathienizwangaso ukukhalakwecilongo,negenkle,nehabhu,nehabhu, nogubhu,nogubhu,nazozonkeizinhlobozokubethwa, niwephansi,nikhulekeesithombeniengiwenzile;kodwa umaningakhuleki,niyakuphonswangasolesosikhathi phakathikwesithandosomliloovuthayo;futhingubani lowoNkulunkuluoyakunikhululaesandlenisamina?
16OShadiraki,noMeshaki,no-Abhedinegobaphendula, bathienkosini:“Nebukadinesari,asinandaba nokukuphendulangalendaba
17Umakunjalo,uNkulunkuluwethuesimkhonzayo unamandlaokusikhululaesithandwenisomliloovuthayo, asikhululeesandlenisakho,nkosi.
18Kephaumakungenjalo,makwazekekuwe,nkosi,ukuthi asiyikukhonzaonkulunkulubakho,asiyikukhuleka esithombenisegolideosimisileyo
19KhonauNebukadinesariwagcwalaukufutheka,nesimo sobusobakhesashintshelwakuShadiraki,noMeshaki,noAbediNego,wakhuluma,wayalaukubaizikolishiswe kasikhombisakunokwejwayelaobekujwayeleukushiswa ngalo.
20Wayalaamadodaanamandlakunawowonkeempini yakheukubaabopheoShadiraki,noMeshaki,noAbhedinego,babaphonseesithandwenisomliloovuthayo 21Lawamadodaaboshwaegqokeamajaziawo, amabhulukweawo,nezigqokozawo,nezinyeizingubo zawo,aphonswaphakathikwesithandosomliloovuthayo 22Ngakho-ke,ngenxayokuthiumyalowenkosi wawunamandla,futhiizikolibalelekakhulu,ilangabi lomlilolawabulalalawomadodaabathwalaoShadiraki, noMeshaki,no-Abhedinego 23Lawamadodaamathathu,oShadiraki,noMeshaki,noAbhedinego,awelaphansieboshiwephakathikwesithando somliloovuthayo.
24KhonauNebukadinesariinkosiwethuka,wasukuma ngokuphangisa,wakhuluma,wathikubelulekibakhe: “Asiphonsangayiniamadodaamathathueboshiwe phakathikomlilona?Baphendula,bathienkosini:Kunjalo, nkosi
25Waphendulawathi:“Bhekani,ngibonaamadodaamane ekhululekile,ehambaphakathikomlilo,engalimele; nesimosesinesinjengeNdodanakaNkulunkulu
26UNebukadinesariwasondelaemlonyeniwesithando somliloovuthayo,wakhuluma,wathi:“Shadiraki, noMeshaki,no-Abhedinego,ninazincekuzikaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke,phumaninizelapha.Basebephuma oShadiraki,noMeshaki,no-Abhedinegophakathikomlilo 27Izikhulu,nababusi,nezinduna,nabelulekibenkosi, sebebuthene,babonalawamadodaumliloungenamandla emizimbeniyawo,nolulodwalwamakhandaawo lunganqamukanga,namajaziawoawaguqukanga, nephungalomliloalidlulangakuwo.
28UNebukadinesariwakhuluma,wathi:“Makatuswe uNkulunkulukaShadiraki,uMeshaki,no-Abhedinego, othumeingelosiyakhe,wakhululaizincekuzakhe ezithembelekuye,eziguquleizwilenkosi,zadelaimizimba yazo,ukuzezingakhonzinomazikhulekelenomayimuphi unkulunkulungaphandlekukaNkulunkuluwazo.
29Ngalokhongikhiphaisimemezelosokuthibonkeabantu, nezizwe,nezilimi,abakhulumaokubingoNkulunkulu kaShadiraki,noMeshaki,no-Abhedinego,bayakunqunywa, izindluzabozenziweiquba,ngokubaakakhoomunye uNkulunkuluongophulangalendlela
30Khona-keinkosiyabaphakamisaoShadiraki,noMeshaki, no-AbhedinegoesifundenisaseBhabhiloni
ISAHLUKO4
1UNebukadinesariinkosikubobonkeabantu,nezizwe, nezilimi,abahlalaemhlabeniwonke;Ukuthulamakwande kini
2Ngabonakukuhleukwazisaizibonakalisonezimangaliso uNkulunkuluoPhezukonkeazenzilekimi.
3Yekaukuthizinkulukangakananiizibonakalisozakhe! zinamandlakangakananiizimangalisozakhe!umbuso wakheungumbusowaphakade,nokubusakwakhe kungokwezizukulwanengezizukulwane
4MinaNebukhadinezaringangihlezingiphumuleendlini yami,ngiqhakazileendliniyamiyobukhosi
5Ngabonaiphupholangethusa,nemicabango ngisembhedeniwaminemibonoyekhandalami kwangikhathaza
6Ngasengikhiphaisimemezelosokubakulethwephambi kwamibonkeabahlakaniphileyobaseBabeleukuba bangaziseingcazeloyephupho
7Zasezifikaizanusi,nabahlolaizinkanyezi,namaKaledi, nabahlolaimihlola,ngabalandisaiphupho;kepha abangazisangaincazeloyako
8EkugcinenikwafikauDaniyeliphambikwami,ogama lakhelalinguBeliteshasarinjengegamalikankulunkulu wami,okukuyeumoyawawonkulunkuluabangcwele,futhi ngalilandisaiphuphophambikwakhe,ngathi
9“OBeliteshasari,ndunayezanusi,ngobangiyaziukuthi umoyawawonkulunkuluabangcweleukuwenokuthi akukhomfihloekukhathazayo,ngitsheleimibono yephupholamiengilibonilekanyenencazeloyalo
10Yayinjaloimibonoyekhandalamiembhedeniwami; Ngabona,bheka,umuthiphakathikomhlaba,nokuphakama kwawokwakukukhulu
11Umuthiwakhula,wabanamandla,ukuphakamakwawo kwafinyelelaezulwini,nokubonakalakwawokwazekwaba semikhawulweniyomhlabawonke
12Amaqabungaawoayemahle,nesithelosawosiningi, unokudlakuwowonkeumuntu;izilwanezasendle zazinomthunziphansikwawo,nezinyonizezuluzahlala emagatsheniawo,nenyamayonkeyondliwakuwo
13Ngabonaemibonweniyekhandalamiembhedeniwami, bheka,umlindiongcwelewehlaezulwini;
14Wamemezangezwielikhulu,washokanje,wathi: “Gawulaniumuthi,ninqumeamagatshaawo,niwasuse amahlamvuawo,nihlakazeizithelozawo,izilwanezisuke phansikwawo,nezinyoniemagatsheniawo;
15Nokhoshiyaniisiphunzisezimpandezawoemhlabathini, enebhandelensimbinelethusiotshaninibasendle; malimanziswengamazoloezulu,isabelosakhesibekanye nezilwaneetshaninibomhlaba;
16Inhliziyoyasomayiguqulweingabingeyomuntu, anikweinhliziyoyesilwane;kakudlulephezukwakhe izikhathieziyisikhombisa.
17Lendabaingokomthethowabalindi,nesicelosezwi labangcwele,ukuzeabaphilayobaziukuthioPhezukonke uyabusaembusweniwabantu,awunikenomaubani athandaukumnika,amisephezukwawoophansikubantu
18LeliphuphongilibonileminankosiuNebukadinesari ManjewenaBelteshasari,chazaincazeloyalo,lokhubonke abahlakaniphileyobombusowamibengenakungazisa incazelo,kephawenaunamandla;ngobaumoya wawonkulunkuluabangcweleukuwe.
19KhonauDaniyeli,ogamalakhelalinguBeliteshasari, wamangalaihoralinye,nemicabangoyakheyamkhathaza.
Inkosiyasikhulumayathi:“Beliteshasari,iphuphonencazo yalomakungakukhathaziUBeliteshasariwaphendula wathi:“Nkosiyami,iphuphomalibekwabakuzondayo, nencazeloyaloezithenizakho.
20Umuthiowubonileyo,owamila,waqina,okuphakama kwawokwafinyelelaezulwini,nokubonwakwawo emhlabeniwonke;
21Amaqabungaawoayemahle,nesithelosawosasiningi, futhikuwokwakukhonaukudlakwabobonke;okwahlala ngaphansikwazoizilwanezasendle,nezinyonizezulu zahlalaemagatsheniazo;
22Nguwe,nkosi,owakhulawabanamandla,ngokuba ubukhulubakhobukhulile,bafinyelelaezulwini,nokubusa kwakhokuzekubesemikhawulweniyomhlaba
23Inkosiiboneumlindiongcweleehlaezulwini,ethi: Gawulaniumuthi,niwuchithe;nokhoshiyaniisiphunzi sezimpandezawoemhlabathini,ngebhandelensimbi nelethusiotshaninibasendle;makamanziswengamazolo ezulu,isabelosakhesibekanyenezilwanezasendle, kudlulephezukwakheizikhathieziyisikhombisa;
24Nansiincazelo,Onkosi,futhiyilesiisimemezelo soPhezukonkeesifikephezukwenkosiyami,inkosi.
25Ziyakuxoshakubantu,indawoyakhoyokuhlalaibe nezilwanezasendle,zikudliseutshaninjengezinkabi, zikumanzisengamazoloezulu,kudlulephezukwakho izikhathieziyisikhombisa,uzewaziukuthioPhezukonke uyabusaembusweniwabantu,uwunikenomaubani athandaukumnikawona
26Futhiukuthibalayaukuthiisiphunzisezimpande zomuthisishiywe;umbusowakhouyakuqinisekakuwe, laphousukwaziukuthiizululiyabusa
27Ngalokho-ke,nkosi,makwamukelekeisilulekosami kuwe,wephuleizonozakhongokulunga,nobubibakho ngokuhawukelaabampofu;umakungukwelulwakokuthula kwakho
28KonkelokhukwehlelainkosiuNebukadinesari.
29Ekuphelenikwezinyangaeziyishuminambili wayehambahambaesigodlwenisombusowaseBhabhiloni
30Inkosiyaphendulayathi:“LeliakusiloyiniiBhabhiloni elikhuluengilakheleindluyombusongamandlaami amakhulunodumolobukhosibamina?
31Kwathilelizwilisesemlonyeniwenkosi,kwavelaizwi ezulwini,lithi:“Kukhulunywakuwe,nkosiNebukadinesari; Umbusoumukilekuwe
32Bayakuxoshakubantu,indawoyakhoyokuhlalaibe kanyenezilwanezasendle,bakudliseutshani njengezinkomo,kudlulephezukwakhoizikhathi eziyisikhombisa,uzewaziukuthioPhezukonkeubusa imibusoyabantu,ayinikenomaubaniathandaukumnika yona
33Ngalesosikhathiyagcwalisekaleyonto kuNebukadinesari,waxoshwakubantu,wadlautshani njengezinkabi,nomzimbawakhewabamanzingamazolo ezulu,zazezakhulaizinwelezakhenjengezimpaphe zokhozi,nezinziphozakhenjengezinsephezezinyoni 34Ngasekugcinenikwezinsuku,minaNebukhadinezari ngaphakamiselaamehloamiezulwini,nokuqondakwami kwabuyelakimi,ngasengimbusisaoPhezukonke, ngamdumisa,ngamdumisaophilayokuzekubephakade, obukhosibakhebuwukubusaokuphakade,nombusowakhe ungokwezizukulwanengezizukulwane
35Bonkeabakhileyoemhlabenibabhekwanjengento engelutho,futhiwenzanjengentandoyakheebuthweni lasezulwininaphakathikwabakhileyoemhlabeni; 36Ngasolesosikhathiumqondowamiwabuyelakimi; futhingenxayenkazimuloyombusowami,udumolwami nokukhazimulakwabuyelakimi;nabelulekibami namakhosiamibangifuna;ngasengimiswaembusweni wami,ngenezelwanobukhosiobudlulele
37“ManjeminaNebukadinezaringiyayidumisa, ngiyayibabaza,ngiyayidumisaiNkosiyezulu,ngokuba yonkeimisebenziyayoiyiqinisonezindlelazayo ziwukulunga,nabahambangokuzidlainamandla okubathobisa.
ISAHLUKO5
1UBelishasariinkosiwenzelaizikhuluzakhe eziyinkulungwaneidilielikhulu,waphuzaiwayiniphambi kwaleyonkulungwane.
2UBelishasariesalinambithaiwayiniwathikulethwe izitshazegolidenezesilivauyiseuNebukadinesari ayezikhipheethempelinilaseJerusalema;ukuzebaphuze kuyoinkosi,nezikhuluzayo,nabafazibayo,nezancinza zayo
3Basebelethaizitshazegolideezathathwaethempelini lendlukaNkulunkulueyayiseJerusalema;inkosi,nezikhulu zayo,nabafazibayo,nezancinzazayobaphuzakuyo.
4Baphuzaiwayini,batusaonkulunkulubegolide, nabesiliva,nabethusi,nabensimbi,nabemithi,nabetshe 5Ngasolesosikhathikwaphumaiminweyesandla somuntu,yalobamaqondananothilwezibanioqwembeni lodongalwendluyenkosi;
6Khona-keubusobenkosibaguquka,futhiimicabango yayoyayikhathaza,kwazekwaxebukaamalungaokhalo lwayo,namadoloayoashayaomunye
7Inkosiyamemezangezwielikhuluukubakulethwe ababhulangezinkanyezi,namaKaledi,nabahlolaimihlola Inkosiyakhuluma,yathikwabahlakaniphileyobaseBabele: “Yilowonalowooyofundalombhalo,angiboniseincazelo yawo,uyakwembathiswaokubomvu,afakweumgexo wegolideentanyeniyakhe,abengowesithathuembusweni 8Zasezingenazonkeizazizenkosi,kepha zazingenakuwufundaumbhalo,nokwazisainkosiincazelo yawo
9KhonainkosiuBelishasariyakhathazekakakhulu,nobuso bayobashintshakuyo,nezikhuluzayozamangala 10Indlovukazi,ngenxayamazwienkosinezikhuluzayo, yangenaendliniyedili,indlovukaziyakhulumayathi:“O nkosi,philakuzekubephakade; 11Kukhonaindodaembusweniwakho,okukuyeumoya wawonkulunkuluabangcwele;nasemihlenikayihlo kwafunyanwakuyeukukhanyanokuqondanokuhlakanipha njengokuhlakaniphakonkulunkulu;inkosi uNebukadinesariuyihlo,inkosi,ngithi,uyihlo,yamenza wabayinhlokoyezanusi,nabahlolaizinkanyezi, namaKaledi,nabahlolaimihlola; 12Njengobaumoyaomuhlekakhulu,nolwazi,nokuqonda, ukuchazaamaphupho,nokuchazaizishoezilukhuni, nokuqedaimibuzwano,kwatholakalakuDaniyeli,inkosi eyamethauBeliteshasari,makabizwemanjeuDaniyeli, yenauzoyivezaincazelo
13KhonauDaniyeliwalethwaphambikwenkosi.Inkosi yasikhulumayathikuDaniyeli:“WenaunguDaniyeli owabathunjwabakwaJudainkosiubabaeyabaletha bephumakwaJudana?
14Ngizwilengaweukuthiumoyawawonkulunkuluukuwe, nokuthiukukhanyanokuqondanokuhlakaniphaokukhulu kutholakalakuwe
15Manjesekulethwephambikwamiabahlakaniphileyo nababhulangezinkanyeziukubabafundelombhalo, bangaziseincazeloyawo,kephabehlulekileukusho incazeloyalento
16“Ngizwilengaweukuthiuyakwaziukuchazaizincazelo, uqedeleukungabaza; 17WayesephendulauDaniyeli,wathiphambikwenkosi: “Iziphozakhomazibengokwakho,nemivuzoyakho
uyinikeomunye;nokhongiyakuyifundelainkosiumbhalo, ngiyaziseincazelo.
18“Wenankosi,uNkulunkuluoPhezukonkewanika uNebukadinesariuyihloumbuso,nobukhosi,nenkazimulo, nodumo.
19Ngenxayobukhuluayemnikebona,bonkeabantu, nezizwe,nezilimi,bathuthumela,besabaphambikwakhe; lalowoayethandaukumgcinaephila;futhilowoayethanda ukummisa;lalowoathandaukumehlisa
20Kodwalaphoinhliziyoyakheizikhukhumezile, nomqondowakhewabalukhuningokuzidla,wehliswa esihlalwenisakhesobukhosi,basusaudumolwakhekuye 21Waxoshwaemadodaneniabantu;inhliziyoyakheyaba njengeyezilwane,nendluyakheyayikanyenezimbongolo zasendle;wazewaziukuthiuNkulunkuluoPhezukonke uyabusaembusweniwabantu,nokuthiumisaphezukwawo nomangubaniathandaukummisa
22Kephawenandodanayakhe,Belishasari, awuzithobangainhliziyoyakho,nakubaubukwazikonke lokho;
23KodwauziphakamisileeNkosiniyezulu;balethaizitsha zendluyakhephambikwakho,wena,lezikhuluzakho, omkekho,nezancinzazakho,niphuzeiwayiningazo; utusileonkulunkulubesiliva,nabegolide,nabethusi, nabensimbi,nabemithi,nabetshe,abangaboniyo, nabangezwayo,nabangakwaziyo;
24Khona-keingxenyeyesandlayathunyelwakuye; lombhalowalotshiwe.
25Nankuumbhaloowalotshwa:MENE,MENE,TEKEL, UFARSIN
26Nansiincazeloyalokhu:MENE;UNkulunkuluubalile umbusowakho,wawuqeda
27TEKEL;Ukaliweesilinganisweni,ufunyanweulula 28PERES;Umbusowakhowahlukene,unikweamaMede namaPheresiya
29Khona-keuBelishasariwayala,futhibamembathisa uDaniyeliokubomvu,futhibafakaumgexowegolide entanyeniyakhe,futhibamemezelangayeukuthiuyakuba ngumbusiwesithathuembusweni
30NgalobobusukuuBelishasariinkosiyamaKaledi wabulawa
31UDariyuumMediyawathathaumbuso,eneminyaka engabangamashumiayisithuphanambili.
ISAHLUKO6
1KwabakuhlekuDariyuukubekaphezukombusoizikhulu eziyikhulunamashumiamabili,eziyakubaphezukombuso wonke;
2Phezukwalabaabongameliabathathu;uDaniyeli wayengowokuqalakubo,ukuzeizikhuluziphendulekubo, ukuzeinkosiingabinamonakalo.
3Khona-keloDaniyeliwedlulaabongamelinezikhulu, ngokubaumoyaomuhlewawukuye;inkosiyacabanga ukummisaphezukombusowonke
4Khonaabongamelinezikhulubafunaukutholaisizathu ngoDaniyelimayelananombuso;kephaabafumananga sizathunacala;ngobawayethembekile, kwakungatholwangasiphambekokumbeiphuthakuye
5Khona-kelamadodaathi:"Asiyikutholaluthongayelo Daniyeli,ngaphandlekokuthisilitholekuyengomthetho kaNkulunkuluwakhe"
6Khonalabobongamelinezikhulubabuthanaenkosini, bashokanjekuyo:“NkosiDariyu,philakuzekubephakade!
7Bonkeabongamelibombuso,nababusi,nezikhulu, nabeluleki,nezinduna,bacebisaneukuzekumisweisimiso sobukhosi,kumisweisimemezeloesiqinile,sokuthiyilowo nalowoocelaisicelokunomayimuphiuNkulunkulunoma umuntuizinsukuezingamashumiamathathu,ngaphandle kwakho,nkosi,uyakuphonswaemphandwini wezingonyama
8Manje,nkosi,qinisaumthetho,uwusayineumbhalo, ukuzeungashintshwangokomthethowamaMede namaPheresiyaongaguquki
9NgakhoinkosiuDariyuyawubhalaumbhalo nesimemezelo
10UDaniyeliesekwaziukuthiumbhalousayiniwe, wangenaendliniyakhe;amafasiteleekamelolakhe evulekilengaseJerusalema,waguqangamadolokathathu ngosuku,wakhuleka,wabongauNkulunkuluwakhe, njengakuqala.
11Lawamadodaayesebuthana,amfumanauDaniyeli ekhuleka,enxusaphambikukaNkulunkuluwakhe
12Basebesondela,bakhulumaphambikwenkosi ngomthethowenkosi;Awusayinangayiniisimemezelo sokuthiwonkeumuntuocelaisicelokunomayimuphi kuNkulunkulunomakumuntungezinsukuezingamashumi amathathu,ngaphandlekwakho,nkosi,uyakuphonswa emphandwiniwezingonyama?Inkosiyaphendulayathi: “LentoiqinisilengokomthethowamaMedenamaPheresiya ongenakuguqulwa
13Basebephendula,bathiphambikwenkosi:“Lowo DaniyeliwabantwanabokuthunjwabakwaJudaakakunaki wena,nkosi,nesimemezeloosilobileyo,kodwaucela isicelosakhekathathungosuku
14Khona-keinkosi,laphoizwalawomazwi,yathukuthela kakhulu,yabekainhliziyoyayokuDaniyeliukuba imkhulule;
15Lawamadodaayesebuthanaenkosini,athienkosini: “Yazi,nkosi,ukuthiumthethowamaMedenamaPheresiya uwukuthi,akukhosimemezelonesimisoinkosiesimisayo esingaguqulwa.
16Inkosiyayisilaya,bamlethauDaniyeli,bamphonsa emphandwiniwezingonyamaInkosiyasikhuluma,yathi kuDaniyeli:“UNkulunkuluwakhoomkhonzanjalo uyakukukhulula
17Kwalethwaitshe,labekwaemlonyeniwomgodi;inkosi yayisinamathelisangophawulwayonangophawu lwezikhuluzayo;ukuzekungaguqulwainhloso ngoDaniyeli.
18Inkosiyayisingenaendliniyayo,yalalaubusukubonke izilaukudla;
19Inkosiyavukaekusenikakhulu,yasheshayaya emphandwiniwezingonyama.
20Laphoifikaemgodini,yamemezakuDaniyelingezwi elilusizi,inkosiyakhuluma,yathikuDaniyeli:“Daniyeli, ncekukaNkulunkuluophilayo,uNkulunkuluwakho omkhonzanjalounamandlaokukophulaezingonyamenina?
21WayesethiuDaniyelienkosini:“Onkosi,philakuze kubephakade
22UNkulunkuluwamiuthumileingelosiyakhe,yavala imilomoyezingonyamaukubazingangilimazanga,lokhu kutholwekimingingenacalaphambikwakhe;naphambi kwakho,nkosi,angonangalutho
23Khona-keinkosiyamjabulelakakhulu,yayalaukuba bakhuphuleuDaniyeliemgodini.NgakhouDaniyeli wakhushulwaemphandwini,akwafunyanwakulimalakuye, ngokubawayekholwakuNkulunkuluwakhe.
24Inkosiyayala,balethwalawomadodaayemangalele uDaniyeli,bawaphonsaemphandwiniwezingonyama, wona,nabantwanabawo,nomkawo;izingonyama zabanqoba,zawachobozaonkeamathamboabo, bengakafikiphansiemgodini
25InkosiuDariyuyayisilobelabonkeabantu,nezizwe, nezilimi,ababehlalaemhlabeniwonke;Ukuthula makwandekini
26Ngikhiphaisimemezelosokubakuyoyonkeindawo yombusowamiabantubathuthumelefuthibesabephambi kukaNkulunkulukaDaniyeli,ngobaunguNkulunkulu ophilayonoqinilekuzekubephakade,nombusowakhe awuyikuchithwa,nokubusakwakhekuyakubakuzekube sekupheleni
27Uyakhulula,akhulule,enzeizibonakalisonezimangaliso ezulwininasemhlabeni,yenaokhululeuDaniyeli emandleniezingonyama
28NgakhouDaniyelilowabanempumeleloekubuseni kukaDariyunasekubusenikukaKoresiumPheresiya
ISAHLUKO7
1NgomnyakawokuqalakaBelishasariinkosiyaseBabele uDaniyeliwabanephuphonemibonoyekhandalakhe embhedeniwakhe,walilobaiphupho,walandisaingqikithi yezindaba
2UDaniyeliwakhuluma,wathi:“Ngabonaembonweni wamiebusuku,bheka,imimoyayomineyezuluyavunguza phezukolwandleolukhulu
3Iziloezineezinkuluzenyukazivelaolwandle,esinye kwesinyekwesinye
4Eyokuqalayayinjengengonyama,inamaphikookhozi; 5Bheka,esinyeisilo,esesibili,sinjengebhere,sasukuma ngalapha,sinezimbamboezintathuemlonyeniwaso phakathikwamazinyoaso;
6Emvakwalokhongabona,bheka,enye,efananengwe, inamaphikoamaneenyoniemhlanewayo;isilo sasinamakhandaamane;lanikwaukubusa
7Emvakwalokhongabonaemibonweniyasebusuku, bheka,isilosesine,esesabekayo,esesabekayo,esinamandla amakhulu;sasinamazinyoamakhuluensimbi,sadla, sachoboza,sanyathelaokuseleyongezinyawozalo; yayinezimpondoeziyishumi
8Ngazibhekaizimpondo,bheka,kwavelaphakathikwazo olunyeuphondooluncane,okwasishulwaphambikwalo ezintathukwezokuqalaizimpondo;bheka,kuloluphondo kwakukhonaamehloanjengamehloomuntu,nomlomo okhulumaizintoezinkulu.
9Ngabona,kwazekwaphothulwaizihlalozobukhosi, kwahlalaoMdalawezinsuku,inguboyakheimhlophe njengeqhwa,nezinwelezekhandalakhezinjengoboya bezimvuobuhlanzekileyo;isihlalosakhesobukhosi sasinjengelangabilomlilo,namasondoakhenjengomlilo ovuthayo
10Kwaphumaumfulawomlilo,waphumaphambikwakhe; izinkulungwanezezinkulungwanezazimkhonza, nezinkulungwaneeziyishumizezinkulungwaneeziyishumi
UDaniyeli
zazimiphambikwakhe;abahlulelibabekwa,izincwadi zavulwa.
11Ngasengibonangenxayezwilamazwiamakhulu olwawakhulumauphondo;ngabhekakwazekwabulawa isilo,isidumbusasosachithwa,sanikelwaemlilweni ovuthayo
12Kephaezinyeizilozasuswaukubusakwazo,nokho ukuphilakwazokwelulwaisikhathinesikhathi.
13Ngabonaemibonweniyasebusuku,bheka,kwafika onjengeNdodanayomuntunamafuezulu,wezakoMdala Wezinsuku,bamsondezaphambikwakhe
14Wanikwaukubusa,nenkazimulo,nombuso,ukuze bonkeabantu,nezizwe,nezilimi,bamkhonze;
15MinaDaniyeliumoyawamiwadabukaphakathi komzimbawami,nemibonoyekhandalamiyangethusa
16Ngasondelakomunyewababemikhona,ngambuza iqinisolakhokonkelokhoNgakhowangitshela,wangenza ngaziingcazeloyezinto
17Leziziloezinkuluezine,zingamakhosiamane ayakuvelaemhlabeni
18KephaabangcweleboPhezukonkebayakuthatha umbuso,badleumbusokuzekubephakadenaphakade.
19Besengifunaukwaziiqinisongesilosesine,esehlukile kuzozonkeezinye,esesabekayokakhulu,esimazinyoaso ayeyinsimbi,nezinziphozasozethusi;eyadla,yachoboza, yanyathelaokuseleyongezinyawozayo; 20nangezimpondoeziyishumiezazisekhandalaso, nangolunyeolwavelayo,okwawaphambikwaloezintathu; yebololophondoolwalunamehlo,nomlomoowakhuluma izintoezinkulukakhulu,okubonakalakwawokwakukhulu kunezinye.
21Ngabona,loluphondolwalwanabangcwele,lwabahlula; 22KwazekwafikaoMdalaWezinsuku,nokwahlulelwa kwabangcweleboPhezukonke;safikaisikhathisokuthi abangcwelebadleifalombuso
23Wathi:“Isilosesinesiyakubangumbusowesine emhlabeni,oyakuhlukakuyoyonkeimibuso,udleumhlaba wonke,uwunyathele,uwuphahlaze
24Izimpondoeziyishumikulombusokuyakuvela amakhosiayishumi,kuveleenyeemvakwawo; iyakwahlukakunabokuqala,ithobeamakhosiamathathu
25Iyakukhulumaamazwiamakhulungokumelene noPhezukonke,ikhathazeabangcweleboPhezukonke, icabangeukuguqulaizikhathinemithetho;
26Kephaukwahlulelakuyakuhlala,basuseukubusakwayo, ukubakuqedwenokuchithwakuzekubesekupheleni.
27Umbuso,nokubusa,nobukhulubombusophansi kwezululonkekuyakunikwaabantuabangcwele boPhezukonke,ombusowakheungumbusowaphakade, nayoyonkeimibusoiyakumkhonza,imlalele
28KuzekubemanjeukuphelakwendabaMina-ke Daniyeli,imicabangoyamiyangethusakakhulu,nobuso bamibashintshakimi,kephangayigcinalendaba enhliziyweniyami
ISAHLUKO8
1NgomnyakawesithathuwokubusakwenkosiuBelishasari umbonowabonakalakimi,minaDaniyeli,emvakwalowo owabonakalakimiekuqaleni.
2Ngasengibonaembonweni;kwathilaphongibona, ngiseShushaniendliniyenkosiesesifundenisase-Elamu; ngabonaembonweni,ngasemfulenii-Ulayi
3Ngasengiphakamisaamehloami,ngabona;bheka, kwakumiphambikomfulainqamaenezimpondoezimbili; kodwaenyeyayiphakemekunomunye,futhiephakemeyo yaphumaekugcineni
4Ngabonainqamaiqhubukushangasentshonalanga, nangasenyakatho,naseningizimu;kangangokuthiakukho silwaneesingemaphambikwayo,futhikwakungekho noyedwaowayengophulaesandlenisayo;kodwayenza njengentandoyayo,yabamkhulu
5Ngathingisacabanga,bheka,kwavelaimpongo ngasentshonalangaebuswenibawowonkeumhlaba, ingawuthintiumhlabathi;impongoyayinophondo oluphawulekayophakathikwamehloayo.
6Yafikaenqamenienezimpondoezimbili,engangiyibonile imiphambikomfula,yagijimelakuyongokufutheka kwamandlaayo.
7Ngayibonaisondelaenqameni,yayicindezela,yayishaya inqama,yazaphulaizimpondozayoezimbili;kwakungekho mandlaenqameniukumaphambikwayo,kepha yayiphonsaphansi,yayinyathela;kwakungekhoongophula inqamaesandlenisayo
8Impongoyakhulakakhulu;kwathilaphoisinamandla, lwaphukauphondoolukhulu;esikhundlenisalokwavela ezineeziphawulekayongasemimoyayomineyezulu
9Kolunyelwazokwaphumauphondooluncane,olwakhula lwabalukhulukakhulu,ngaseningizimu, nangasempumalanga,nasezwenielihle
10Lwakhulalwazelwafikaebuthwenilasezulwini;lawisa phansienyeyebutholezinkanyezi,lakunyathela
11Yaziphakamisayazeyafikaenduneniyebutho,yasuswa kuyoumnikelooshiswaimihlayonke,nendawoyendlu yayoengcweleyaphonswaphansi
12Ibutholanikelwakulokanyenomnikelooshiswaimihla yonkengenxayesiphambeko,lawisaiqinisophansi;futhi lwenza,lwabanempumelelo
13Ngasengizwaongcweleekhuluma,nomunyeongcwele wathikulowoowakhuluma:“Uyozekubeniniumbono womnikelooshiswaimihlayonkenesiphambeko esichithayo,ukubakunyathelwephansikwendluengcwele nebuthona?
14Wathikimi:Kuzekubeyizinsukueziyizinkulungwane ezimbilinamakhuluamathathu;khonaindluengcwele iyakuhlanjululwa.
15Kwathilaphomina,minaDaniyeli,sengiwubonile umbono,ngifunaukuwuchaza,bheka,kwakumiphambi kwamikungathiukubonakalakomuntu
16Ngezwaizwilomuntuphakathikwezingu-Ulayi, limemezalathi:“Gabriyeli,yenzalomuntuaqonde umbono.
17Wayesesondelalaphoengangimikhona;laphoefika, ngesaba,ngawangobuso,kephawathikimi:“Qonda, ndodanayomuntu,ngokubaumbonoungowesikhathi sokuphela
18Esakhulumanami,ngasengileleubuthongoobukhulu, ubusobamibubhekephansi,kephawangithinta,wangimisa 19Wathi:"Bheka,ngiyakukwazisaokuyakubakhona ekuphelenikwentukuthelo,ngokubakuyakubayisikhathi sokuphela"
20Inqamaoyibonileyoinezimpondoezimbiliingamakhosi aseMediyanasePheresiya.
21impongoiyinkosiyamaGreki,nophondoolukhulu oluphakathikwamehloayoluyinkosiyokuqala.
22Kephaelaphukayo,kwavelaezineesikhundlenisalo, kuyakuvelaimibusoemineesizweni,ingenamandlaalo
23“Esikhathinisokugcinasombusowabo,lapho izeqamthethosezigcwalisekile,kuyakuvelainkosienobuso onolaka,eqondayoimihuzuko
24Amandlaakheayakubanamandla,kodwakungabi ngamandlaakhe;
25Ngokuhlakaniphakwakheuyakuphumelelisaubuqili esandlenisakhe;iyakuzikhulisaenhliziyweniyayo, ibhubhiseabaningingokuthula,imelaneneNkosiyezikhulu; kodwauyakwaphulwakungengasandla
26Umbonowokuhlwanokusaokukhulunyiweyouqinisile; ngalokhovalaumbono;ngobakuzakubayinsukuezinengi
27MinaDaniyelingaphelaamandla,ngagulaizinsuku ezithile;ngasengisukuma,ngenzaumsebenziwenkosi; futhingamangalangalowombono,kodwaakekho owawuqondayo
ISAHLUKO9
1NgomnyakawokuqalakaDariyuindodanakaAhashiveroshi,wenzaloyamaMede,owabekwainkosi phezukombusowamaKaledi;
2NgomnyakawokuqalawokubusakwakheminaDaniyeli ngaqondaezincwadiniinomboloyeminyakaizwi likaJehovaelafikangayokuJeremiyaumprofethi,ukuthi yayiyakufezaiminyakaengamashumiayisikhombisa ekubhujiswenikweJerusalema 3NgabhekisaubusobamieNkosiniuNkulunkuluukuba ngifunengomkhulekonokunxusa,ngokuzilaukudla, nangendwanguyamasaka,nangomlotha 4NgakhulekakuJehovauNkulunkuluwami,ngenza isivumosami,ngathi:“ONkosi,Nkulunkuluomkhulu nowesabekayo,ogcinaisivumelwanonomusa kwabamthandayonabagcinaimiyaloyakhe;
5Sonile,senzaububi,senzaokubi,sahlubuka ngokuchezukaeziyalezwenizakhonasezimiswenizakho zokwahlulela
6Asilalelangaizincekuzakhoabaprofethi,ezakhuluma egamenilakhoemakhosiniethu,nasezikhulwinizethu, nakobaba,nakubobonkeabantubezwe
7ONkosi,kungokwakhoukulunga,kephakithina amahloniobusonjenganamuhla;kubantubakwaJuda, nakubakhileyoeJerusalema,nakuyewonkeu-Israyeli, abaseduzenabakude,emazwenionkeowabaxoshelekuwo ngenxayesiphambekosaboabaphambukangasokuwe
8ONkosi,kithikukhonaamahloniobuso,amakhosiethu, izikhuluzethu,nawobaba,ngobasonilekuwe.
9KuyoiNkosiuNkulunkuluwethukukhonaumusa nokuthethelela,nakubasihlubukilekuyo; 10futhiasililalelangaizwilikaJehovauNkulunkuluwethu ukubasihambengemithethoyakheayibekephambikwethu ngezincekuzakheabaprofethi.
11Yebo,wonkeu-Israyeliweqileumthethowakho, wachezuka,ukuzeangalaleliizwilakho;ngalokho isiqalekisosithululelwephezukwethunesifungo esilotshweemthethwenikaMoseincekukaNkulunkulu, ngokubasonilekuye
12Uwaqinisileamazwiakheawakhulumangathi nangabahlulelibethuababesahlulelangokusehliselaububi obukhulu,ngokubaakwenziwangaphansikwezululonke njengalokhookwenziwaphezukweJerusalema.
13njengokulotshiweyoemthethwenikaMosekonkelokhu okubikusehlele,nokhoasikhulekangakuJehova uNkulunkuluwethuukubasibuyeebubinibethu,siqonde iqinisolakho.
14NgalokhouJehovawabuqaphelaububi,wabehlisela bona,ngokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwethuulungile emisebenziniyakheyonkeayenzayo,ngokuba asililalelangaizwilakhe
15“Manje,NkosiNkulunkuluwethu,wenaowakhipha abantubakhoezwenilaseGibithengesandlaesinamandla, wazenzelaigamanjenganamuhla;sonile,senzileokubi 16OJehova,ngokuvumelananakhokonkeukulunga kwakho,ngiyakuncenga,intukutheloyakhonokufutheka kwakhomakususweemziniwakhoiJerusalema,intaba yakhoengcwele,ngobangenxayezonozethunangenxa yobubibawokhokhobethuiJerusalemanabantubakho sekuyihlazokubobonkeabasizungezile
17Ngalokho,Nkulunkuluwethu,yizwaumkhuleko wencekuyakhonokunxusakwayo,ukhanyiseubusobakho phezukwendluyakhoengcweleeyincithakalo,ngenxa yeNkosi.
18Nkulunkuluwami,bekaindlebeyakho,uzwe;vula amehloakho,uboneincithakaloyethunomuziobizwe ngegamalakho,ngokubaasilethiukunxusakwethuphambi kwakhongenxayokulungakwethu,kephangenxa yobubelebakhoobukhulu
19ONkosi,yizwa;ONkosi,thethelela;Jehova,lalela, wenze;ungalibalingenxayakho,Nkulunkuluwami, ngokubaumuziwakhonabantubakhobabizwangegama lakho.
20Ngisakhuluma,ngikhuleka,ngivumaisonosaminesono sabantubamiu-Israyeli,ngilethaukunxusakwamiphambi kukaJehovauNkulunkuluwamingenxayentabaengcwele kaNkulunkuluwami;
21Yebo,ngisakhulumaemkhulekweni,umuntuuGabriyeli engambonaembonweniekuqaleni,endizangokushesha, wangithintangesikhathisomnikelowakusihlwa
22Wangitshela,wakhulumanami,wathi:“Daniyeli,manje sengiphumileukukunikaukuqondanokuqonda.
23Kwaphumaumyaloekuqalenikokunxusakwakho,mina ngizeukukukhombisa;ngobauthandekakakhulu;ngakho qondaindaba,ucabangeleumbono.
24Amasontoangamashumiayisikhombisaanqunyelwe abantubakhonomuziwakhoongcwele,ukuqeda isiphambeko,nokuqedaizono,nokwenzaukubuyisana ngobubi,nokungenisaukulungaokuphakade, nokunamathelisaumbononesiprofetho,nokugcoba iNgcwelengcwele.
25Ngakhoyazifuthiuqondeukuthikusukelaekuphumeni komyalowokubuyiselanokwakhiwakweJerusalemakuze kufikekuMesiyaiNkosanakuyakubangamasonto ayisikhombisa,namasontoangamashumiayisithupha nambili;
26Emvakwamasontoangamashumiayisithuphanambili uMesiyauyakunqunywa,kodwakungengenxayakhe;futhi ukuphelakwakhokuyobangozamcolo,futhikuzekube sekuphelenikwempiukuchithwakumisiwe
27Uyakuqinisaisivumelwanonabaningiisontolibelinye;
ISAHLUKO10
1NgomnyakawesithathukaKoresiinkosiyasePheresiya uDaniyeliogamalakhelalinguBeliteshasariwambulelwa; lentoyayiqinisile,kephaisikhathiesimisiwesasiside; wayiqondalento,wawuqondaumbono
2NgalezozinsukuminaDaniyelingangililaamasonto amathathuagcweleyo.
3Angidlangasinkwaesimnandi,akungenanganyama newayiniemlonyeniwami,futhiangizigcobanganakanye, kwazekwaphelelaamasontoamathathu
4Ngosukulwamashumiamabilinanelwenyangayokuqala ngisecelenikomfulaomkhuluoyiHidekeli;
5Ngasengiphakamisaamehloami,ngabona; 6Umzimbawakhewawunjengekrisolithe,nobusobakhe bunjengokubonakalakombani,namehloakhe enjengezibanizomlilo,izingalozakhenezinyawozakhe kunjengombalawethusielikhazimulayo,nomsindo wamazwiakhenjengezwilesixuku.
7MinaDaniyelingawubonangedwaumbonolowo, ngokubaabantuababenamiabawubonangaumbono; kodwakwabalokuzamazamaokukhuluphezukwabo,baze babalekaukuzebacatshe
8Ngasengiselengedwa,ngawubonalombonoomkhulu, akwasalaamandlakimi,ngokubaubuhlebamibaphenduka ukonakalakimi,kababengisabanamandla
9Nokhongezwaizwilamazwiakhe;laphongezwaizwi lamazwiakhe,ngabanobuthongoobukhuluebuswenibami, nobusobamibubhekephansi
10Bheka,isandlasangithinta,sangimisaemadolweniami nasezintendenizezandlazami.
11Wathikimi:“Daniyeli,ndodaethandwakakhulu,qonda amazwiengiwakhulumakuwe,umeuqonde,ngokuba ngithunyiwekuwemanje.Esekhulumelelizwikimi, ngemangithuthumela
12Yathikimi:“Ungesabi,Daniyeli,ngokubakusukela osukwinilokuqalaowabekangaloinhliziyoyakho ukuqondanokuzithobaphambikukaNkulunkuluwakho amazwiakhoezwiwa,minangizengenxayamazwiakho
13KephaisikhulusombusowasePheresiyawamelananami izinsukuezingamashumiamabilinanye;ngahlalalapho namakhosiasePheresiya
14Khathesingizeukukutshengisaokuzakwehlelaabantu bakhongezinsukuezizayo,ngobaumbonousengowensuku ezinengi
15Esekhulumelawomazwikimi,ngabhekisaubusobami emhlabathini,ngabayisimungulu
16Bheka,onjengamadodanaabantuwathintaizindebe zami,ngasengivulaumlomowami,ngakhuluma,ngathi komiphambikwami:“Onkosiyami,ngombonousizi lwamiluphendukelephezukwami,angibanganamandla
17Ngokubaincekuyenkosiyamiingakhulumakanjani nalenkosiyamina?ngokubamina,akusalangamandla kimi,nokuphefumulaakusekhokimi
18Kwasekufikafuthi,wangithintaonjengokubonakala komuntu,wangiqinisa;
19Wathi:“Ungesabi,muntuothandekayo,ukuthula makubekuwe;Esekhulumakimi,ngaqiniswa,ngathi: “Mayikhulumeinkosiyami;ngobaungiqinisile
20Wathi:"Uyaziukuthingizenganikuwena?"manje ngiyakubuyelaukulwanesikhulusasePheresiya;lapho sengiphumile,bheka,isikhulusaseGrisisiyakufika
21Kodwangizakutshengisaokulotshiweyoembhalweni weqiniso,njalokakhoongiqinisayokulezizinto, ngaphandlekukaMikhayeliisikhulusenu
ISAHLUKO11
1NamingomnyakawokuqalakaDariyuumMedengema ukumqinisanokumqinisa.
2ManjengizokutshelaiqinisoBheka,kusayakuvela amakhosiamathathuePheresiya;nowesineuyakuceba kakhulukunabobonke,nangamandlaakhengengcebo yakheuyakuvusabonkebamelenenombusowamaGreki
3Kuyakuvelainkosienamandla,eyakubusangokubusa okukhulu,yenzenjengentandoyayo
4Laphoisisukuma,umbusowayouyakwaphulwa, uhlukaniselweemimoyeniyomineyezulu;kungabiyinzalo yakhe,nomanjengokubusakwakheayekubusa,ngokuba umbusowakheuyakusishulwa,kubekwabanyengaphandle kwalabo.
5Inkosiyaseningizimuiyakubanamandla,nesinye sezikhuluzayo;futhiuyobanamandlaphezukwakhe,futhi abuse;ukubusakwakhekuyakubangumbusoomkhulu.
6Futhiekuphelenikweminyakabayohlanganandawonye; ngokubaindodakaziyenkosiyaseningizimuiyakufika enkosiniyasenyakathoukwenzaisivumelwano,kepha ayiyikubanamandlaengalo;akayikuma,nengaloyakhe, kephauyakunikelwayena,nabamlethileyo,nowamzalayo, nayeowamqinisangalezizikhathi.
7Kephaogatshenilwezimpandezawokuyakuvela endaweniyakhe,oyakufikanempi,angeneenqabeni yenkosiyasenyakatho,alwenabo,anqobe;
8FuthiuyobathumbelaeGibhitheonkulunkulubabo,kanye nezikhuluzabo,kanyenezitshazaboeziyiguguzesiliva nezegolide;iyakuhlalaiminyakakunenkosiyasenyakatho.
9Inkosiyaseningizimuiyakungenaembusweniwayo, ibuyeleezwenilayo
10Kephaamadodanaakheayakuvuswa,abutheisixuku sezimpiezinkulu;
11Inkosiyaseningizimuiyakunyakaziswa,iphume,ilwe nayo,yebo,nenkosiyasenyakatho,imiseisixukuesikhulu; kephaisixukusiyakunikelwaesandlenisakhe
12Laphoesusaisixuku,inhliziyoyakheiyoziphakamisa; uyakuwisaizinkulungwaneeziyishumi,kephaakayikuba namandlangakho
13Ngokubainkosiyasenyakathoiyakubuya,imiseisixuku esikhulukunesokuqala,futhiimpelaiyakufikaekupheleni kweminyakaethilenempienkulunengceboeningi
14Ngalezozikhathiabaningibayakuvukelainkosi yaseningizimu;kodwabayakuwa
15Inkosiyasenyakathoiyakufika,imiseintaba,ithathe imiziebiyelweyokakhulu;
16Kephaomsukelayouyakwenzanjengentandoyakhe, akakhooyakumaphambikwakhe;uyakumaezweni elikhazimulayo,eliyakuqedwangesandlasakhe
17Iyakubhekisaubusobayoukungenangamandlaombuso wayowonke,nabaqothokanyenayo;kanjalouyakwenza: uyakumnikaindodakaziyabesifazane,ukuzeayonakalise, kodwangekeameohlangothinilwakhe,futhingekekube kuye
18Emvakwalokhouyakuphendulelaubusobakhe eziqhingini,athatheeziningi,kephaisikhuluesikhundleni
sakhesiyakuqedaihlazolakhe;ngaphandlekwehlazolakhe uyakukubuyiselaphezukwakhe.
19Uyakuphendulelaubusobakheezinqabenizezwelakubo, akhubeke,awe,angafunyanwa.
20“Esikhundlenisakhekuyakuvelaumthelisi enkazimulweniyombuso;
21Esikhundlenisakhekuyakuvelaumuntuodelelekile, abangayikumnikaudumolombuso,kephauyakungena ngokuthula,athatheumbusongokuthopha
22Futhingezingalozikazamcoloziyakukhukhulazisuke phambikwakhe,ziphulwe;yebo,nesikhulusesivumelwano
23Emvakokwenzaisivumelwanonayeuyakusebenza ngenkohliso,ngokubauyakukhuphuka,abenamandla ngesizweesincane
24Uyakungenangokuthulanasezindaweniezinonileyo zesifunda;uyakwenzalokhooyisenoyisebawoyise abangakwenzanga;uyakuhlakazaphakathikwaboimpango, nempango,nengcebo,abikezeleamaceboakhe ngokumelenenezinqabaokwesikhathiesithile.
25Uyakuvusaamandlaakhenesibindisakheenkosini yaseningizimungempienkulu;inkosiyaseningizimu iyakuvuswaukulwanempienkulukakhulunenamandla; kephaakayikuma,ngokubabayakumenzelaamacebo
26Yebo,abadlaisabelosokudlakwakhebayakuyibhubhisa, ibutholayoliyakuchichima,bawelephansibebulewe abaningi
27Izinhliziyozalawamakhosiomabiliziyakuba ngawokwenzaokubi,akhulumeamangaetafulenilinye; kodwakayiyikuphumelela,ngobaukuphelakusezakuba ngesikhathiesimisiweyo
28Khona-keiyakubuyelaezwenilayonengceboenkulu; futhiinhliziyoyakheiyomelananesivumelwano esingcwele;futhiuyokwenzaokumangalisayo,futhi uyobuyelaezwenilakubo.
29Ngesikhathiesimisiweyoiyakubuya,iyeeningizimu; kodwaakuyikubanjengakuqala,nanjengalokhu kwakamuva.
30NgokubaimikhumbiyaseKitimiiyakumfikela; ngalokhouyakubalusizi,abuye,athukuthelele isivumelwanoesingcwele;iyakubuya,ihlakaniphe nabashiyaisivumelwanoesingcwele
31Izingaloziyakumangakuye,zingcoliseindluengcwele yamandla,zisuseumnikelooshiswaimihlayonke,zibeke isinengisoesichithayo
32Abenzaokubingokumelenenesivumelwano uyakubabonangokuthopha,kephaabantuabamaziyo uNkulunkuluwabobayakubanamandla,benzeimisebenzi emikhulu.
33Abahlakaniphileyophakathikwabantubayakufundisa abaningi,nokhobayakuwangenkemba,nangelangabi, nangokuthunjwa,nangokuphangwaizinsukueziningi
34Laphobewabayakusizwangosizooluncane,kepha abaningibayakunamathelakubongokuthopha
35Abanyekwabahlakaniphileyobayakuwa,ukuze bavivinywe,bahlanzwe,banziwemhlophe,kuzekube sesikhathinisokuphela,ngokubakusengokwesikhathi esimisiweyo.
36Inkosiiyokwenzanjengentandoyayo; iyakuziphakamisa,izikhulisephezukwabobonke onkulunkulu,ikhulumeizimangalisongoNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu,ibenempumelelokuzekupheleulaka, ngokubalokhookumisiwekuyakwenziwa
37AyiyikumnakauNkulunkuluwawoyise,nesifiso sabesifazane,ingamnakinomayimuphiunkulunkulu, ngokubaiyoziphakamisaphezukwabobonke
38KephaesikhundlenisayoiyodumisauNkulunkulu wamabutho,nonkulunkuluababengamazioyise iyakumdumisangegolide,nangesiliva,namatsheanenani, nezintoezithandekayo
39Uyakwenzakanjaloezinqabeniezinkulungonkulunkulu wabezizwe,abayakuvumayena,andisengenkazimulo;
40“Ngesikhathisokuphelainkosiyaseningizimu iyakuqhubukushananayo,inkosiyasenyakathoiyifikele njengesivunguvungu,inezinqola,nabamahhashi, nangemikhumbieminingi;iyakungenaemazweni, ikhukhule,idlule
41IyakungenanasezweniElikhazimulayo,amazwe amaningiachithwa,kephalababayakuphunyukaesandleni sakhe,u-Edomi,noMowabi,nenhlokoyabantwanabakwaAmoni
42Uyakwelulelaisandlasakhephezukwamazwe,nezwe laseGibithealiyikuphunyuka
43Kephauyakubanamandlaphezukwengceboyegolide neyesilivanaphezukwazozonkeizintoezinqabileyo zaseGibithe,amaLubinamaKushealandeleizinyathelo zakhe
44Kephaimibikoevelaempumalanganasenyakatho iyakumkhathaza;ngalokhoiyakuphumangokufutheka okukhuluukubhubhisanokuqedaabaningi
45Iyakumisaamatabernakeleendluyayoyobukhosi phakathikolwandlenentabaengcweleyenkazimulo;nokho uyakufikaekuphelenikwakhe,akakhoongayisiza
ISAHLUKO12
1“NgalesosikhathiuMikayeliuyakusukuma,isikhulu esikhuluesimelaabantwanababantubakho;kuyakubakhonaisikhathisokuhluphekaesingazangesibekhona selokhukwabakhonaisizwekuzekubeyilesosikhathi; ngalesosikhathiabantubakhobayakukhululwa,bonke abafunyanwabelotshiweencwadini
2Abaningikwabaleleothulinilomhlababayakuvuka, abanyebavukeleukuphilaokuphakade,abanyeehlazweni nasekudelweniokuphakade
3Abahlakaniphileyobayakukhanyanjengokukhazimula komkhathi;nabaphendulelaabaningiekulungeni njengezinkanyezikuzekubephakadenaphakade
4KephawenaDaniyeli,gcinaamazwi,unamathelise incwadi,kuzekubesesikhathinisokuphela;abaningi bayakuzulazula,kwandeukwazi.
5Ngasengibheka,bheka,kwakumiabanyeababili, omunyengaphesheyakosebelomfula,omunye ngaphesheyakosebelomfula
6Omunyewathiendodenieyembetheilinenieyayiphezu kwamanziomfula:“Kuyozekubeniniukuphelakwalezi zimangalisona?
7Ngasengizwaindodaeyembetheilineni,eyayiphezu kwamanziomfula,laphoiphakamiselaezulwiniisandla sayosokunenenesokhohlo,ifungaophilayokuzekube phakadeukuthikuyakubayisikhathi,nezikhathi,nenxenye; laphoisiqedileukuhlakazaamandlaabantuabangcwele, zonkelezizintoziyakuqedwa.
8Ngasengizwa,kephaangiqondanga;ngasengithi:“O Nkosiyami,kuyakubayiniukuphelakwalezizintona?
9Wathi:“Hamba,Daniyeli,ngokubaamazwiavalelwe, anamathelisiwekuzekubesesikhathinisokugcina.
10Abaningibayakuhlanjululwa,benziwemhlophe, bacwengisiswe;kephaababibayakwenzaokubi,kepha ababiabayikuqondanoyedwa;kephaabahlakaniphileyo bayakuqonda
11Kusukelaesikhathinisokususwakomnikelooshiswa imihlayonke,nokumiswakwesinengisoesichithayo, kuyakubayizinsukueziyinkulungwanenamakhuluamabili namashumiayisishiyagalolunye
12Ubusisiweolindayo,azeafikeezinsukwini eziyinkulungwanenamakhuluamathathunamashumi amathathunanhlanu.
13Kephahambawenakuzekubesekupheleni,ngokuba uyakuphumula,umeesabelwenisakhoekupheleni kwezinsuku.