Danyela
2 INkhosi Nebukhadnezari yaba nemaphupho lamanyenti, futsi yakhatsateka* kakhulu+ kangangekutsi beyingasakhoni ngisho nekulala. Loku kwenteka ngemnyaka wesibili wekubusa kwayo. 2 Ngako yatsi akubitwe baphristi labenta imilingo, tangoma, batsakatsi kanye nemaKhaledi laphengula ngekufundza tinkhanyeti* kuze bayitjele leliphupho layo. Beta futsi bema embikwenkhosi.+ 3 Inkhosi yabese itsi: “Ngibhudzile, futsi ngikhatsateke* kakhulu ngobe ngifuna kwati kutsi ngibhudzeni.” 4 EmaKhaledi laphengula ngekufundza tinkhanyeti aphendvula inkhosi ngesi-Aramu* atsi:+ “Lunwele loludze nkhosi. Tjela tinceku takho kutsi ubhudzeni, futsi tsine sitakutjela inchazelo yaleliphupho.”
5 Inkhosi yaphendvula lamaKhaledi yatsi: “Nasi-ke sincumo sami: Nangabe nehluleka kungitjela kutsi ngibhudzeni, futsi nehluleka nekungichazela leliphupho, nitawujutjwa nibe ticucu, netindlu tenu titawentiwa imithoyi yesive.* 6 Kodvwa nangabe nitangitjela leliphupho nenchazelo yalo, mine ngitaninika tipho kanye nemvuzo futsi nginente nihlonishwe kakhulu.+ Ngako ngitjeleni leliphupho nenchazelo yalo.”
7 Baphindze bayiphendvula batsi: “Inkhosi ayitjele tinceku tayo leliphupho, futsi tsine sitayitjela inchazelo yalo.”
8 Inkhosi yabaphendvula yatsi: “Ngiyanibona kutsi netama kuhambisa sikhatsi, ngobe niyati kutsi lesincumo lengisentile angeke sishintje. 9 Nangabe nitawehluleka kungitjela kutsi ngibhudzeni, nonkhe nitawutfola sijeziso sinye. Benicabanga kutsi nitangiyenga futsi ningikhohlise ngize ngishintje ingcondvo. Ngitjeleni kutsi ngibhudzeni, kuze ngibone kutsi vele nitalichaza leliphupho.”
10 LamaKhaledi aphendvula inkhosi atsi: “Kute ngisho namunye umuntfu lamhlabeni longakhona kwenta loku lokufunwa yinkhosi, ngobe akukake sekwenteke kutsi inkhosi lenkhulu nobe umbusi acele baphristi labenta imilingo nobe tangoma nobe emaKhaledi laphengula ngekufundza tinkhanyeti kutsi ente intfo lenje. 11 Loku lokufunwa yinkhosi kumatima, futsi kute ngisho namunye umuntfu longayitjela loku lekufunako ngaphandle kwabonkulunkulu, kodvwa-ke nalabonkulunkulu abekho lana.”*
12 Yatsi inkhosi nayiva loku yatfukutsela yagana lunwabu, yakhipha umyalo wekutsi kubulawe bonkhe bantfu labahlakaniphile baseBhabhulona.+ 13 Kwatsi nasekukhishwe lomyalo futsi sekusele kancane kutsi kubulawe labantfu labahlakaniphile, kwafunwa Danyela kanye nebangani bakhe kuze nabo babulawe.
14 Ngaleso sikhatsi, Danyela waya ku-Ariyoki loyindvuna yabogadzi benkhosi futsi lobekatfunywe kutsi ayobulala bantfu labahlakaniphile baseBhabhulona, wafike wakhuluma naye ngekuhlakanipha lokukhulu nangekucophelela. 15 Wabuta Ariyoki loyindvuna lebekwe yinkhosi watsi: “Inkhosi iwukhipheleni lomyalo lomatima kangaka?” Ariyoki wabese umtjela yonkhe lendzaba.+ 16 Ngako Danyela waya enkhosini wayicela kutsi imnike sikhatsi kuze ayichazele leliphupho.
17 Danyela waya endlini yakhe, wafike watjela bangani bakhe boHananiya, Mishayeli na-Azariya ngalendzaba. 18 Wabacela kutsi bathantaze kuNkulunkulu welizulu, bamcele kutsi abentele umusa futsi abembulele lemfihlo kuze yena nebangani bakhe bangabulawa kanye nalabantfu labahlakaniphile baseBhabhulona.
19 Ebusuku, Danyela wabona umbono lowembula lemfihlo.+ Ngako wadvumisa Nkulunkulu welizulu. 20 Danyela watsi:
“Shengatsi libito laNkulunkulu lingadvunyiswa kuze kube phakadze,*
Ngobe kuhlakanipha nemandla ngekwakhe yedvwa.+
21 Ushintja tikhatsi netikhatsi temnyaka,+
Abeke emakhosi futsi awehlise,+
Labo labahlakaniphile ubaniketa kuhlakanipha futsi labo labanekucondza ubaniketa lwati.+
22 Yena wembula tintfo letijulile naletifihlakele,+
Uyakwati lokusebumnyameni,+
Futsi utungeletwe kukhanya.+
23 Awu Nkulunkulu wabokhokho bami, ngiyakudvumisa futsi ngiyakubonga,
Ngobe unginike kuhlakanipha nemandla.
Nyalo sewungembulele loko lesikucele kuwe;
Sewusembulele loko lokukhatsata inkhosi.”+
24 Danyela wabese uya ku-Ariyoki, lobekabekwe yinkhosi kutsi abulale bonkhe bantfu labahlakaniphile baseBhabhulona,+ wafike watsi: “Ungababulali labantfu labahlakaniphile baseBhabhulona. Ngimikise enkhosini futsi ngitawufike ngiyichazele leliphupho layo.”
25 Ngekushesha Ariyoki watsatsa Danyela wamyisa enkhosini, wafike watsi kuyo: “Ngitfola nangu umuntfu emkhatsini wemaJuda+ latfunjiwe longachazela inkhosi leliphupho layo.” 26 Inkhosi yabuta Danyela, libito lakhe lebekunguBhelteshasari,+ yatsi: “Ungangitjela mbamba yini kutsi ngibhudzeni, bese uyangichazela nekutsi kusho kutsini?”+ 27 Danyela waphendvula inkhosi watsi: “Kute ngisho namunye kulamadvodza lahlakaniphile, kuletangoma, kulabaphristi labenta imilingo nobe kulaba labaphengula ngekufundza tinkhanyeti longakhona kuchaza lemfihlo yenkhosi.+ 28 Kodvwa emazulwini kunaNkulunkulu longuMembuli wetimfihlo,+ futsi ukwembulele wena Nkhosi Nebukhadnezari loko lokutawenteka emalangeni ekugcina. Naku lokubhudzile futsi nayi nemibono loyibonile ngesikhatsi ulele embhedzeni wakho:
29 “Awu nkhosi, ngesikhatsi ulele embhedzeni wakho, ubhudze loko* lokutawenteka esikhatsini lesitako, futsi uMembuli wetimfihlo ukwembulele loko lokutawenteka. 30 Lemfihlo angikembulelwa ngobe nje ngihlakaniphe kakhulu kunalabanye bantfu labaphilako; kodvwa ngembulelwe yona kuze ngikuchazele kutsi isho kutsini futsi ngikuchazele naloko lobewukucabanga.+
31 “Wena nkhosi, utsite nawubuka usemaphusheni wabona sitfombe lesikhulu. Lesitfombe lebesime embikwakho besisikhulu kakhulu, sikhatimula futsi sesabeka. 32 Inhloko yalesitfombe beyakhiwe ngeligolide lelicwengisisiwe,+ sifuba saso nemikhono yaso beyiyelisiliva,+ sisu saso nematsanga aso kulitfusi,+ 33 imilente yaso beyiyensimbi,+ futsi tinyawo taso betiyinhlanganisela yensimbi nelubumba.*+ 34 Utse usabukile, wabona kucetulwa litje kepha lingacetulwa tandla temuntfu, lafike lashaya lesitfombe kuletinyawo taso tensimbi nelubumba futsi latiphihlita.+ 35 Ngaleso sikhatsi, lensimbi, lubumba, litfusi, lisiliva naleligolide kwaphihlika konkhe futsi kwaba njengemakhoba lasebaleni lekubhulela ngesikhatsi sasehlobo. Konkhe kwapheshulwa ngumoya futsi akuzange kuphindze kutfolakale. Kodvwa lelitje lelashaya lesitfombe lakhula laba yintsaba lenkhulu, futsi yagcwala wonkhe umhlaba.
36 “Nguloku-ke inkhosi lekubhudzile, futsi nyalo sesitayichazela leliphupho. 37 Awu nkhosi, wena uyinkhosi yemakhosi futsi Nkulunkulu welizulu ukunike umbuso,+ emandla, tikhwepha neludvumo. 38 Nkulunkulu ubanikele esandleni sakho bantfu labakuto tonkhe tindzawo, futsi yena utinikele kuwe tilwane tesiganga kanye netinyoni letisemazulwini, wenta nekutsi konkhe kubuswe nguwe.+ Ngako nguwe lenhloko yeligolide.+
39 “Kodvwa emvakwakho kutawuvela lomunye umbuso+ lotawuba mncane kunalowakho; bese kulandzela umbuso wesitsatfu, lokungumbuso welitfusi, futsi utawubusa umhlaba wonkhe.+
40 “Umbuso wesine utawucina njengensimbi.+ Njengobe nje nensimbi iphihlita futsi isila yonkhe intfo, lombuso nawo utayiphihlita yonkhe leleminye uyente ibe ticucu.+
41 “Njengobe ubonile kutsi letinyawo netintwane talesitfombe tiyinhlanganisela yensimbi nelubumba,* lombuso nawo utawehlukana ekhatsi. Kodvwa incenye yawo itawucina njengensimbi, njengobe nje uyibonile lensimbi lehlanganiswe nelubumba lolutsambile. 42 Njengobe letintwane tiyinhlanganisela yensimbi nelubumba, kanjalo-ke lenye incenye yalombuso itawucina, lenye ibe butsakatsaka. 43 Njengobe uyibonile lensimbi ihlanganiswe nelubumba lolumanti, naletincenye talombuso titawuhlanganiswa nebantfu,* kodvwa angeke kuhlangane kube yintfo yinye, njengobe nje insimbi nelubumba kungahlangani.
44 “Ngemalanga alawo makhosi, Nkulunkulu welizulu utawubeka umbuso+ longeke uze ubhujiswe,+ futsi angeke uniketwe labanye bantfu.+ Utawupitjita yonkhe lemibuso+ uyicedze futsi ngiwo wodvwa lotawuma kuze kube phakadze.+ 45 Kutawufana nse naloko lokubonile ngesikhatsi litje licetulwa entsabeni kodvwa lingacetulwa tandla temuntfu, nangesikhatsi ulibona liphihlita lensimbi, litfusi, lubumba, lisiliva kanye neligolide.+ Nkulunkulu Lomkhulu sewuyembulele inkhosi loko lokutawenteka esikhatsini lesitako.+ Leliphupho litawugcwaliseka futsi lenchazelo yalo iliciniso.”
46 Ngemuva kwaloko, iNkhosi Nebukhadnezari yakhotsama embikwaDanyela yaze yatsintsa ngebuso phansi, yamhlonipha. Yabese itsi akaniketwe sipho futsi ashiselwe nemphepho. 47 Inkhosi yatsi kuDanyela: “Sengiyabona kutsi Nkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu lophakeme kunabo bonkhe labanye bonkulunkulu futsi uyiNkhosi yemakhosi neMembuli wetimfihlo, ngobe nguye lokwente wakhona kungembulela lemfihlo.”+ 48 Inkhosi yabese iyamphakamisa Danyela yamnika netipho letinyenti letinhle. Yambeka nekutsi abuse sonkhe sifundza saseBhabhulona+ futsi abe yindvuna yetiphatsimandla letibuke bonkhe bantfu labahlakaniphile baseBhabhulona. 49 Danyela wacela inkhosi kutsi ibeke Shadraki, Meshaki na-Abednego+ kutsi kube ngibo lababuka tindzaba tesifundza saseBhabhulona, futsi inkhosi yababeka. Danyela yena wasebenta esigodlweni senkhosi.