3, 4. UDariyu wayemthandelani uDaniyeli, futhi wamnika siphi isikhundla?

³ UDaniyeli wayeyofeza yiphi ingxenye kulolu hlelo olusha? Ingabe uDariyu umMede wayeyomdiliza lo mprofethi osekhulile ongumJuda manje owayeseneminyaka eyevile kwengu-90? Lutho! Cishe uDariyu wayazi ukuthi uDaniyeli wayekubikezele ngokunembile ukuwa kweBabiloni nokuthi ukubikezela okunjalo kwakudinga ukuqonda okuvela emandleni angaphezu kwawomuntu. Ngalé kwalokho, uDaniyeli wayesenamashumi eminyaka esebenzelana nemiphakathi ehlukahlukene yezithunjwa eBabiloni. UDariyu wayezimisele ukugcina ubuhlobo obunokuthula nezikhonzi zakhe ayesanda kuzinqoba. Ngakho, wayezomdinga ngempela umuntu ohlakaniphile nonolwazi njengoDaniyeli ukuba abe seduze naye. Abe kusiphi isikhundla?

⁴ Kwakungaba isimanga impela ukumisa kukaDariyu isithunjwa esingumJuda uDaniyeli sibe umbusi wesifundazwe. Kodwa cabanga ngesidumo esasuka lapho uDariyu ememezela ukuthi unqume ukwenza uDaniyeli omunye wabengameli abathathu ababezophatha ababusi bezifundazwe!

Daniyeli 6:2,