Zine Amarhamncwa Aphuma Elwandle
Umbono kaDaniyeli yena ngokwakhe wasebusuku: amarhamncwa amane aphuma elwandle oluvuthuzelwayo, nelokugqibela linamazinyo esinyithi nophondo oluncinane oluqhayisayo. Emva koko kubekwa iitrone, uBawo wethu, uMandulo weeMini, ahlale phantsi, athi omnye onjengonyana womntu amkele ubukumkani obungapheliyo.
7 1Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaBelishatsare ukumkani waseBhabheli, uDaniyeli waphupha wabona imibono entlokweni yakhe esililini sakhe. Walibhala iphupha, eshwankathela loo mabandla.
2Wathi uDaniyeli: Embonweni wam wasebusuku ndabona imimoya emine yezulu iluvuthuzela ulwandle olukhulu. 3Kwaza kwenyuka amarhamncwa amane amakhulu, ephuma elwandle, elinye lahlukile kwelinye.
4Elokuqala laye linjengengonyama, linamaphiko okhozi. Ndabukela lada laphuluswa amaphiko alo; lafukulwa lasuka emhlabeni, lamiswa ngeenyawo zombini njengandoda, lanikwa nentliziyo yomntu.
5Kwabonakala elesibini irhamncwa, linjengebhere, liphakanyiswe ngecala elinye, linezimbambo ezintathu emlonyeni walo phakathi kwamazinyo alo. Latyelwa, kwathiwa: Vuka, udle inyama eninzi.
6Emva koku ndabukela: elinye irhamncwa, linjengehlosi, linamaphiko amane entaka emhlana walo, lineentloko ezine, lanikwa igunya lokulawula.
7Emva koku, embonweni wam wasebusuku, kwabonakala irhamncwa lesine—elinoyikekayo, elesabekayo, elinamandla ngokugqithiseleyo, elinamazinyo amakhulu esinyithi. Ladla, lacumza, lanyathela phantsi oko kwaseleyo, lahlukile kuwo onke amarhamncwa awayelandulele, linazimpondo zilishumi. 8Ndakubukela ezo mpondo, kwavela enye—impondwana encinane—phakathi kwazo, zaza zantathu kwezokuqala iimpondo zanyothulwa phambi kwayo. Yayinamehlo anjengamehlo omntu, nomlomo othetha ngekratshi.
9Ndakubukela, kwamiswa izitrone, waza ongaMandulo oMihla, uBawo wethu, wahlala phantsi. Isambatho sakhe saye simhlophe njengekhephu; iinwele zentloko yakhe zinjengoboya obunyulu. Itrone yakhe yayivutha ngumlilo, iivili zayo zonke zivutha. a a v9 INkosi engaMandulo oMihla ehleli etroneni yomgwebo nguBawo wethu — yiloo mbono wetrone kanye auYohane ambona kamva kwiSityhilelo. 10Kwaphuma umlambo womlilo, uvela phambi kwakhe. Amawaka amawaka amkhonza, aza ishumi lamawaka elintabalala lema phambi kwakhe. Yahlala inkundla yomgwebo, zaza iincwadi zavulwa.
11Ndabukela ngenxa yamazwi ekratshi awathethwa yimpondo; ndabukela lada irhamncwa labulawa, umzimba walo watshatyalaliswa wanikwa emlilweni ovuthayo. 12Amanye amarhamncwa ahluthwa igunya, kodwa ubomi bawo bolulwa ixesha nethuba elimisiweyo.
13Embonweni wam wasebusuku ndabukela, nanko phambi kwam, esiza namafu ezulu, umntu onjengonyana womntu. Wasondela kwiNkosi engaMandulo oMihla, uBawo wethu, wakhokelelwa phambi kwakhe. b b v13 UYesu wawuthi lo mbono ngowakhe — “niya kumbona uNyana woLuntu … esiza namafu ezulu” (Marko 14:62) — aza uYohane wambona “njengonyana womntu” (ISityhilelo 1:13). Apha uNyana uza phambi koYise, afumane ubukumkani obungunaphakade. 14Wanikwa igunya, nozuko, nobukumkani, ukuze zonke izizwe, neentlanga, neelwimi zimkhonze. Ulawulo lwakhe lulawulo olungunaphakade olungayi kudlula, nobukumkani bakhe bubukumkani obungayi kuze butshatyalaliswe.
Utyhilwa Umbono
15Mna, Daniyeli, ndakhathazeka emoyeni, yaza imibono eyadlula engqondweni yam yandothusa. 16Ndasondela komnye kwabo babemi apho, ndambuza inyaniso ngazo zonke ezi zinto. Wandixelela, wayityhila intsingiselo yazo.
17‘La marhamncwa amane amakhulu ngookumkani abane abaya kuvela ehlabathini. 18Kodwa abangcwele boSenyangweni, uBawo wethu, baya kwamkela babe nobukumkani ngonaphakade, ngonaphakade kanaphakade.
19Ndaza ndanqwenela inyaniso ngerhamncwa lesine, elahlukileyo kuwo onke amanye—eyona yesabekayo, inamazinyo esinyithi, neenzipho zobhedu—idla, icumza, inyathela phantsi oko kwaseleyo. 20Ndanqwenela nokwazi ngeempondo ezilishumi ezisentlokweni yalo, nangaleyo enye impondo eyavelayo, phambi kwayo zawa ezintathu—impondo enamehlo nomlomo othetha ngekratshi, ibonakala inkulu ngaphezu kwezinye. 21Ndakubukela, le mpondo yayisilwa nabangcwele, iyabeyisa, 22wada ongaMandulo oMihla, uBawo wethu, wafika, umgwebo wanikwa abangcwele boSenyangweni, uBawo wethu, laza ixesha labangcwele lafika lokuba babe nobukumkani.’
23Wathi: ‘Irhamncwa lesine bubukumkani besine ehlabathini, obahlukileyo kubo bonke obunye ubukumkani. Buya kudla, bunyathele, bucumze ihlabathi lonke. 24Iimpondo ezilishumi: ookumkani abalishumi baya kuvela kobu bukumkani. Emva kwabo kuvela omnye, owahlukileyo kwabokuqala, aza athobe ookumkani abathathu. 25Uya kuthetha amazwi achasene noSenyangweni, uBawo wethu, abacinezele abangcwele boSenyangweni, uBawo wethu, azame ukuwaguqula amaxesha amisiweyo nomthetho. Abangcwele baya kunikwa kuye ixesha, namaxesha, nesiqingatha sexesha. c c v25 ‘Ixesha, namaxesha, nesiqingatha sexesha’ ithetha iminyaka emithathu enesiqingatha: umnyaka omnye + iminyaka emibini + isiqingatha somnyaka.
26Kodwa inkundla yomgwebo iya kuhlala igwebe, luze luhluthwe ulawulo lwakhe, lugqitywe lutshatyalaliswe ngonaphakade. 27Ubukumkani, nolawulo, nobukhulu bezikumkani zonke phantsi kwezulu buya kunikwa abantu, abangcwele boSenyangweni, uBawo wethu. Ubukumkani bakhe bubukumkani obungenasiphelo; bonke abalawuli baya kumkhonza bamthobele.’
28Liphela apha ke eli bandla. Mna, Daniyeli—izicamango zam zandothusa, ubuso bam baguquka, kodwa ndayigcina kum le nto.