Danyela

8 Ngemnyaka wesitsatfu wekubusa kweNkhosi Bhelshasari,+ ngabona lomunye umbono.+ 2 Nangibona lombono bengisesigodlweni* lesiseShushani,*+ esifundzeni sase-Elamu;+ bengiseceleni kwemfula* i-Ulayi. 3 Ngatsi nangiphakamisa emehlo ngabona imvu lendvuna+ lenetimphondvo letimbili ime embikwalomfula.+ Letimphondvo betitindze, kepha lolunye beluludze kunalolunye, futsi lolu loludze kakhulu lwavela muva.+ 4 Ngabona lemvu lendvuna ihlasela titsa letisenshonalanga, letisenyakatfo naletiseningizimu futsi kute ngisho nasinye silwane sesiganga lebesingamelana nayo, kute nalobekangakhona kukhulula letilwane esandleni* sayo.+ Beyenta lekufunako futsi itigabatisa.

5 Ngatsi ngisabukile ngabona imbuti lendvuna+ ichamuka enshonalanga futsi idzabula wonkhe umhlaba, beyigijima kakhulu kangangekutsi tinyawo tayo betingatsintsi phansi. Emkhatsini wemehlo ayo bekuneluphondvo lolugcamile.+ 6 Beyita ngakulemvu lendvuna lenetimphondvo letimbili lebengiyibone ime embikwemfula; beyigijima itfukutsele kakhulu icondze kulemvu lendvuna.

7 Ngayibona isondzela kulemvu lendvuna futsi itfukutsele kakhulu. Yayihlasela futsi yayephula letimphondvo tayo letimbili, lemvu lendvuna ayizange ikhone kutivikela. Ngemuva kwaloko yayijika phansi futsi yayigcobagcoba, kwaba bete ngisho namunye lobekangayilamulela esandleni* salembuti.

8 Lembuti lendvuna yabese itiphakamisa kakhulu, kodvwa kwatsi lapho seyinemandla, loluphondvo lolukhulu lwephuka. Kwabese kuvela timphondvo letine letigcamile esikhundleni salo, tabuka emagumbini lamane emhlaba.*+

9 Kulolunye lwaletimphondvo kwamila luphondvo loluncane, futsi lwakhula kakhulu lwabheka eningizimu, emphumalanga naseVeni Lelihle.+ 10 Loluphondvo lwakhula kakhulu lwaze lwafika nasebutfweni lasemazulwini, futsi lwadzilita incenye yalelibutfo kanye nencenye yetinkhanyeti, lwakudzilitela emhlabeni, lwase luyakugcobagcoba. 11 Lwedzelela ngisho neSikhulu selibutfo, lwasemuka umhlatjelo lokufanele wentiwe njalo, futsi kwabhidlitwa indzawo yaso lengcwele lemiswe yacina.+ 12 Ngenca yesono, lelibutfo kanye nalomhlatjelo lokufanele wentiwe njalo kwanikelwa kuloluphondvo. Beluchubeka lutsatsa liciniso lulilahlela phansi emhlabeni. Belwenta lelikufunako futsi luphumelela.

13 Ngemuva kwaloko ngeva ingilosi ikhuluma futsi lenye ingilosi yatsi kuyo: “Kutawuchubeka sikhatsi lesidze kangakanani loku lokuvele kulombono lomayelana nemhlatjelo lokufanele wentiwe njalo, lomayelana nesono lesibhubhisako,+ nekugcotjwagcotjwa kwalendzawo lengcwele kanye nelibutfo?” 14 Lengilosi yatsi kimi: “Kutawutsatsa emalanga* langu-2 300; futsi nakanjani lendzawo lengcwele itawubuyiselwa esimeni sayo.”

15 Ngatsi ngisabukile kulombono futsi ngisetama kuwucondza, ngabese ngibona lotsite lonjengemuntfu sekeme embikwami. 16 Ngemuva kwaloko ngeva livi lemuntfu lichamuka e-Ulayi,+ futsi belimemeta litsi: “Gabhriyeli,+ chazela lomuntfu kutsi kusho kutsini loku lakubonile.”+ 17 Ngako wasondzela lapho bengime khona, kodvwa watsi nakefika ngesaba kakhulu kangangekutsi ngaguca ngatsintsa ngebuso phansi. Yena watsi kimi: “Awu ndvodzana yemuntfu, yati kutsi lombono utawugcwaliseka esikhatsini sekugcina.”+ 18 Kodvwa watsi asakhuluma nami, ngafikelwa butfongo lobukhulu ngalala buso bami butsintse emhlabatsini. Ngako wangitsintsa futsi wangisukumisa, wangimisa labengime khona.+ 19 Wabese utsi kimi: “Nyalo-ke sengitakuchazela loko lokutawenteka encenyeni yekugcina yesikhatsi sentfukutselo yaNkulunkulu, ngobe lombono utawugcwaliseka esikhatsini sekugcina.+

20 “Lemvu lendvuna loyibonile lenetimphondvo letimbili imelela inkhosi yaseMediya neyasePheresiya.+ 21 Lembuti lendvuna* imelela inkhosi yaseGrisi;+ futsi loluphondvo lolukhulu lobelusemkhatsini wemehlo ayo lumelela inkhosi yekucala.+ 22 Letimphondvo letine letamila esikhundleni salolu lolwephuka+ timelela imibuso lemine letawuvela embusweni wayo, kodvwa lemibuso ngeke ibe nemandla njengalenkhosi.

23 “Kutawutsi ekugcineni kwesikhatsi sekubusa kwawo, lapho tono tawo setitinyenti ngalokuphelele,* kuvele inkhosi lengahleki namuntfu futsi lecondza emavi lakhohlisako.* 24 Itawuba nemandla kakhulu, kodvwa loko ngeke ikwente ngemandla ayo. Itawenta umonakalo lowesabekako,* futsi itawuphumelela kuko konkhe lekwentako. Itawubhubhisa nalabanemandla, yente nemonakalo kulabangcwele.+ 25 Itawuphumelela ekukhohliseni bantfu labanyenti; futsi itatiphakamisa. Kutawutsi lapho bantfu basetihlalele ngekuthula,* ivele ibhubhise labanyenti babo. Itawumelana ngisho naneSikhulu setikhulu, futsi itawephulwa, kodvwa angeke yephulwe ngesandla semuntfu.

26 “Kuliciniso loku lokuve kukhulunywa kulombono mayelana neminikelo leyentiwa njalo nakuhlwa nasekuseni, kodvwa ubokugcina kuyimfihlo, ngobe kumayelana nesikhatsi lesitako.”+

27 Mine Danyela ngaphelelwa ngemandla, futsi ngagula emalanga lamanyenti.+ Ngemuva kwaloko ngavuka ngachubeka nemsebenti lebengiwentela inkhosi;+ kodvwa bengisetfukile ngenca yaloko bengikubonile futsi kute lobekawucondza lombono.+