Danyela
4 “Lona ngumlayeto iNkhosi Nebukhadnezari lewutfumela kubo bonkhe bantfu, tive nakubo bonkhe labakhuluma tilwimi letahlukahlukene emhlabeni: Shengatsi ningaba nekuthula lokukhulu! 2 Kuyangijabulisa kunitjela ngetibonakaliso nangetimangaliso Nkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe langentele tona. 3 Maye tinkhulu tibonakaliso takhe, netimangaliso takhe tinemandla kakhulu! Umbuso wakhe utawuhlala ukhona kuze kube phakadze, futsi utawubusa situkulwane ngesitukulwane.+
4 “Mine Nebukhadnezari bengihleti ngekuthula endlini yami, netintfo tingihambela kahle esigodlweni sami. 5 Ngabhudza intfo lengesabisako. Tintfo lengatibona ngesikhatsi ngilele embhedzeni wami tangetfusa kakhulu.+ 6 Ngako ngatsi akubitwe bonkhe bantfu labahlakaniphile baseBhabhulona kuze batongichazela leliphupho.+
7 “Ngaleso sikhatsi kwefika baphristi labenta imilingo, tangoma, emaKhaledi* kanye nalabaphengula ngekufundza tinkhanyeti.+ Ngatsi nangibatjela kutsi ngibhudzeni, behluleka kungichazela leliphupho.+ 8 Ekugcineni kwefika Danyela, lobeketsiwe ngekutsi nguBhelteshasari,+ kususelwa ebitweni lankulunkulu wami,+ futsi umoya wabonkulunkulu labangcwele bewukuye.+ Ngamtjela leliphupho ngatsi:
9 “‘Awu Bhelteshasari, wena ndvuna yebaphristi labenta imilingo,+ ngiyati kutsi umoya wabonkulunkulu labangcwele ukuwe,+ futsi kute imfihlo longeke ukhone kuyembula.+ Ngako ngichazele loko lengikubone ephusheni.
10 “‘Ngesikhatsi ngilele embhedzeni wami, ngibone sihlahla+ emhlabeni futsi besisidze kakhulu.+ 11 Sakhula sacina futsi sihloko saso sakhula saze safika emazulwini. Lesihlahla besibonakala ngisho nasemikhawulweni yemhlaba. 12 Emacembe aso bekamahle, futsi besinetitselo letinyenti, sinjalo nje sinekudla kwabo bonkhe. Tilwane tesiganga betitfola umtfunti ngephansi kwaso, netinyoni telizulu betihlala emagaleni aso futsi konkhe lokuphilako* bekudla titselo taso.
13 “‘Ngitsite ngiselele embhedzeni wami, ngabona sitfunywa* lesingcwele sehla sivela emazulwini.+ 14 Samemeta kakhulu satsi: “Juba lesihlahla,+ ujube nemagala aso, hhihlita emacembe aso futsi usakate netitselo taso! Tilwane tesiganga letingephansi kwaso atibaleke, netinyoni letisemagaleni aso nato atibaleke. 15 Kodvwa uboshiya siphunti kanye netimphandze taso emhlabatsini, usibophe ngensimbi nangelitfusi khona lapho etjanini lobusesigangeni. Asimantiswe ngematolo asezulwini futsi sihlale netilwane tesiganga emkhatsini walokumila emhlabeni.+ 16 Inhlitiyo yaso ayishintjwe ibe yesilwane sesiganga, ingasabi yemuntfu futsi akwendlule tikhatsi letingu-7.+ 17 Lesincumo simenyetelwe titfunywa+ futsi lesijubo* simenyetelwe ngulabangcwele, kuze bantfu labaphilako bati kutsi Losetikwako Konkhe uneligunya leliphakeme etikwemibuso yebantfu,+ nekutsi bukhosi ubunika nobe ngubani lafuna kumnika futsi emandla ekubusa uwanika ngisho nemuntfu lophansi* kunabo bonkhe.”
18 “‘Nguloku-ke lengikubhudzile mine Nkhosi Nebukhadnezari. Manje-ke Bhelteshasari, ngichazele leliphupho, ngobe bonkhe labahlakaniphile embusweni wami behlulekile kungitjela inchazelo yalo.+ Kodvwa wena utawukhona, ngobe umoya wabonkulunkulu labangcwele ukuwe.’
19 “Ngaleso sikhatsi, Danyela lobekabitwa ngekutsi nguBhelteshasari+ wacale wetfuka futsi woma sikhashana, naloko lokwefika engcondvweni yakhe kwamesabisa.
“Inkhosi yatsi: ‘Awu Bhelteshasari, alingakwetfusi leliphupho, futsi ayingakwesabisi nenchazelo yalo.’
“Bhelteshasari waphendvula watsi: ‘Awu nkhosi yami, shengatsi loko lokushiwo nguleliphupho kungenteka kulabo labakwenyanyako nasetitseni takho.
20 “‘Lesihlahla losibonile, lesakhula sacina, sihloko saso saze safika emazulwini, futsi sabonakala ngisho nasemikhawulweni yemhlaba,+ 21 emacembe aso amahle, sinetitselo letinyenti, sinjalo nje sinekudla kwabo bonkhe futsi tilwane tesiganga tihlala ngephansi kwaso, netinyoni telizulu tihlala emagaleni aso,+ 22 simelela wena nkhosi, ngobe nawe ube nemandla futsi wacina, neludvumo lwakho lukhule lwaze lwayofika emazulwini+ futsi bukhosi bakho befika nasemikhawulweni yemhlaba.+
23 “‘Inkhosi yabese ibona sitfunywa lesingcwele+ sehla sivela emazulwini futsi satsi: “Juba lesihlahla usibulale, kodvwa uboshiya siphunti netimphandze taso emhlabatsini, usibophe ngensimbi nangelitfusi khona lapho etjanini lobusesigangeni. Asimantiswe ngematolo asezulwini futsi sihlale netilwane tesiganga kuze kube ngulapho kwendlula tikhatsi letingu-7.”+ 24 Awu nkhosi, nayi-ke inchazelo yaleliphupho lakho; lesi sijubo lesivela kuLosetikwako Konkhe lesitawutfolwa yinkhosi yami. 25 Wena utawucoshwa emkhatsini webantfu, futsi utawuhlala netilwane tesiganga, udle tjani njengetinkunzi. Kutawengca tikhatsi letingu-7 solo umantiswa ngematolo asezulwini,+ kuze kube ngulapho sewati kutsi Losetikwako Konkhe uneligunya leliphakeme etikwemibuso yebantfu, nekutsi bukhosi ubunika nobe ngubani lafuna kumnika.+
26 “‘Kodvwa njengobe kutsiwe akushiywe siphunti salesihlahla kanye netimphandze taso,+ kanjalo-ke nawe utawuphindze ube yinkhosi nasewati kutsi Nkulunkulu ubusa emazulwini. 27 Awu nkhosi, mane ulalele seluleko sami. Shiya tono takho wente lokulungile, uyekele nekwenta lokubi futsi ubentele umusa labahluphekile. Mhlawumbe nje ungaphumelela, uphile nesikhatsi lesidze.’”+
28 Konkhe loku kwayehlela iNkhosi Nebukhadnezari.
29 Ngemuva kwetinyanga letingu-12, Nebukhadnezari abehambahamba eluphahleni lwasesigodlweni saseBhabhulona. 30 Bekatsi: “Lena akusiyo yini iBhabhulona Lenkhulu lengiyakhe ngemandla ami kuze ibe sigodlo senkhosi futsi ivete bukhatikhati bebukhosi bami?”
31 Watsi asakhuluma, kwevakala livi livela emazulwini litsi: “Awu Nkhosi Nebukhadnezari, nangu umlayeto wakho: ‘Umbuso sewutsetfwe kuwe,+ 32 futsi wena utawucoshwa emkhatsini webantfu. Utawuhlala netilwane tesiganga, udle tjani njengetinkunzi futsi kutawengca tikhatsi letingu-7, kuze kube ngulapho sewati kutsi Losetikwako Konkhe uneligunya leliphakeme etikwemibuso yebantfu, nekutsi bukhosi ubunika nobe ngubani lafuna kumnika.’”+
33 Lamavi agcwaliseka kuNebukhadnezari ngaso leso sikhatsi. Wacoshwa emkhatsini webantfu, futsi wacala kudla tjani njengetinkunzi. Umtimba wakhe wamantiswa ngematolo emazulu, netinwele takhe takhula taba tindze kuhle kwetinsiba telusweti, futsi tingalo takhe tafanana netingalo tenyoni.+
34 “Ekupheleni kwaleso sikhatsi,+ mine Nebukhadnezari ngabuka emazulwini, futsi ingcondvo yami yabuya. Ngadvumisa Losetikwako Konkhe, ngamdvumisa futsi ngamkhatimulisa Loyo lophila kuze kube phakadze, ngobe utawubusa kuze kube phakadze, nembuso wakhe utawuhlala ukhona situkulwane ngesitukulwane.+ 35 Bonkhe bantfu basemhlabeni abasilutfo nabacatsaniswa naye, futsi wenta lakufunako ngetingilosi kanye nangebantfu labasemhlabeni. Kute longamvimba*+ kutsi ente nobe yini, futsi kute longatsi: ‘Manje sewenteni?’+
36 “Ngaleso sikhatsi ingcondvo yami yabuya, umbuso wami waphindze wadvuma, kwabuya nebukhosi bami kanye nebukhatikhati bami.+ Tiphatsimandla kanye nebantfu labahloniphekile baphindze babuya batocela teluleko kimi, futsi ngaphindze ngaba yinkhosi, ngadvuma kakhulu kunasekucaleni.
37 “Mine Nebukhadnezari, sengidvumisa iNkhosi lesemazulwini+ futsi sengiyayikhatimulisa, ngobe yonkhe imisebenti yayo ihambisana neliciniso,+ netindlela tayo tilungile futsi iyamtfobisa lotigcabhako.”+