UDaniyeli 3 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

3 ¹Ukumkani uNebhukadenetsare wenza umfanekiso wegolide, obude bungangeenyawo ezimashumi asithoba, ububanzi buziinyawo ezisithoba, waza wawumisa ethafeni laseDura, kwiphondo laseBhabhilon. ²Ukumkani uNebhukadenetsare wathumela wabiza iisatrapa, oongqonyela, iirhuluneli, amaphakathi, abagcini-buncwane, abagwebi, oomantyi, nabo bonke abaphathi bamaphondo, ukuba beze ekusungulweni komfanekiso awawumisileyo. ³Bahlanganisana ke iisatrapa, oongqonyela, iirhuluneli, amaphakathi, abagcini-buncwane, abagwebi, oomantyi, nabo bonke abaphathi bamaphondo, ukuba basungule umfanekiso awawumisayo ukumkani uNebhukadenetsare, baza bema phambi komfanekiso awawumisayo uNebhukadenetsare.

⁴Wamemeza ke ngamandla ummemezi, wathi: “Zizwe, zintlanga, neelwimi, niyayalwa: ⁵Xa nisiva isandi sesigodlo, nogwali, nohadi, nomrhubhe, nesigankxa, nomtshingo, nazo zonke iintlobo zomculo, niwe phantsi niqubude kumfanekiso wegolide awawumisayo ukumkani uNebhukadenetsare. ⁶Nabani na ongathi awe phantsi aqubude, uya kuphoswa kwangoko eziko lomlilo elivuthayo.”

⁷Kwathi, kwakuthi kanye bonke abantu bakuva isandi sesigodlo, nogwali, nohadi, nomrhubhe, nesigankxa, nazo zonke iintlobo zomculo, zawa phantsi zaqubuda zonke izizwe, neentlanga, neelwimi, kumfanekiso wegolide awawumisileyo ukumkani uNebhukadenetsare.

⁸Ngelo xesha kweza phambili izazi zeenkwenkwezi ezithile, zawamangalela ngenkohlakalo amaYuda. ⁹Zathi kukumkani uNebhukadenetsare: “Kumkani, hlala uphila naphakade! ¹⁰Wena, kumkani, wawisa umthetho othi: lowo ukuva isandi sesigodlo, nogwali, nohadi, nomrhubhe, nesigankxa, nomtshingo, nawuphi na umculo, makawe phantsi aqubude kumfanekiso wegolide, ¹¹lo ke ongathi awe phantsi aqubude, wophoswa eziko lomlilo elivuthayo. ¹²Kukho amaYuda owawamisela ukuba aphathe iphondo laseBhabhilon—uShadraki, uMeshaki, no-Abhednego—angakuhoyanga, kumkani. Abakhonzi oothixo bakho, bengaqubudi kumfanekiso wegolide owawumisileyo.”

¹³Wavutha ngumsindo uNebhukadenetsare, wawisa umthetho wokuba kuziswe uShadraki, uMeshaki, no-Abhednego; baza baziswa phambi kokumkani. ¹⁴Wathi uNebhukadenetsare: “Shadraki, Meshaki, Abhednego, yinyaniso na ukuba anibakhonzi oothixo bam, ningaqubudi kumfanekiso wegolide endiwumisileyo? ¹⁵Ngoku ukuba nikulungele—xa kusithi gqi isandi sesigodlo, nogwali, nohadi, nomrhubhe, nesigankxa, nomtshingo, nazo zonke iintlobo zomculo, niwe phantsi niqubude kumfanekiso endiwenzileyo—kuhle ke oko. Kodwa ukuba anithanga niqubude, niya kuphoswa kwangoko eziko lomlilo elivuthayo. Nguwuphi na uthixo onokunihlangula ezandleni zam?”

¹⁶Baphendula uShadraki, uMeshaki, no-Abhednego, bathi kukumkani: “Nebhukadenetsare, asidingi kukuphendula ngale nto. ¹⁷Ukuba uBawo wethu, esimkhonzayo, unako ukusihlangula, uya kusihlangula eziko lomlilo elivuthayo, nasesandleni sakho, kumkani. ¹⁸Kodwa nokuba akunjalo, yazi oku, kumkani: asiyi kubakhonza oothixo bakho, singaqubudi kumfanekiso wegolide owawumisileyo.”

¹⁹Waza uNebhukadenetsare wavutha ngumsindo, saza sajika isimo sobuso bakhe ngakuShadraki, uMeshaki, no-Abhednego; wawisa umthetho wokuba iziko lifudunyezwe amatyeli asixhenxe ngaphezu kwesiqhelo. ²⁰Wawisa umthetho kumanye amadoda omkhosi wakhe angamakroti, ukuba abakhonkxe uShadraki, uMeshaki, no-Abhednego, abaphose eziko lomlilo elivuthayo. ²¹Aza la madoda, ekhonkxiwe eneengubo zawo, neebhulukhwe, neminqwazi, nezinye izambatho, aphoswa eziko lomlilo elivuthayo. ²²Ngenxa yomthetho olukhuni wokumkani, nangenxa yobushushu obugqithisileyo beziko, ilangatye lomlilo labulala la madoda abephakamise uShadraki, uMeshaki, no-Abhednego. ²³La madoda mathathu—uShadraki, uMeshaki, no-Abhednego—awa ekhonkxiwe eziko lomlilo elivuthayo.

²⁴Waza ukumkani uNebhukadenetsare wamangaliswa, wesuka ngobungxamo. Wabuza amaphakathi akhe, wathi: “Asiphoselanga na amadoda amathathu ekhonkxiwe emlilweni?” Aphendula kukumkani, athi: “Yinyaniso, kumkani.”

²⁵Wathi: “Khanibone—ndibona amadoda amane, engakhonkxwanga, ehambahamba phakathi komlilo, engenamonakalo; owesine ukhangeleka njengonyana woothixo.” ^a a v25 Ukumkani wabona umntu wesine emalangatyeni—bubukho obusindisayo bukaBawo wethu, ongazange abashiye bodwa abakhonzi bakhe emlilweni.

²⁶Wasondela uNebhukadenetsare emnyango weziko lomlilo elivuthayo, wathi: “Shadraki, Meshaki, no-Abhednego, bakhonzi bakaThixo Osenyangweni, phumani, nize apha!” Baphuma emlilweni ooShadraki, ooMeshaki, no-Abhednego.

²⁷Zahlanganisana iisatrapa, oongqonyela, iirhuluneli, namaphakathi okumkani, zabona ukuba umlilo awubanga namandla phezu kwemizimba yala madoda—iinwele zawo azitshanga, iingubo zawo azonakalanga, nevumba lomlilo lalingekho kuwo.

²⁸Wathi uNebhukadenetsare: “Makabongwe uThixo kaShadraki, noMeshaki, no-Abhednego! Uthume isithunywa sakhe, wabahlangula abakhonzi bakhe abakholose ngaye. Bawuphikisa umthetho wokumkani, bavuma ngokunokufa kunokuba bakhonze okanye baqubude nakuwuphi na uthixo, ngaphandle koThixo wabo. ²⁹Ndiwisa lo mthetho: nabani na kwizizwe, neentlanga, neelwimi, othetha into embi ngokuchasene noThixo kaShadraki, noMeshaki, no-Abhednego, uya kuqwengwa aqwenge-qwengwe, nezindlu zabo zenziwe amanxuwa—ngokuba akukho thixo wumbi onokuhlangula ngolu hlobo.”

³⁰Waza ukumkani wabaphakamisa ezikhundleni uShadraki, uMeshaki, no-Abhednego, kwiphondo laseBhabhilon.