UDaniyeli Uthandazela Abantu Bakhe
Efunda iminyaka engamashumi asixhenxe kaYeremiya, uDaniyeli uthandaza uvumo lwezono kwiNkosi uBawo, oluthi thina, hayi bona—sonile, asiphulaphulanga. UGabriyeli ufika esathetha, enempendulo engeeveki ezingamashumi asixhenxe, noThanjisiweyo onqunyulwayo, nenkangala emisiweyo.
9 1Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaDariyo unyana ka-Axeres, umMede, owamiselwa ukuba ngukumkani kulawulo lwaseBhabheli. 2Ngomnyaka wokuqala wolawulo lwakhe, mna Daniyeli, ndayiqonda ezincwadini iminyaka awayixela uBawo wethu kuYeremiya umprofeti: ingamashumi asixhenxe, ukuze aphelele amanxuwa aseYerusalem. 3Ndabubhekisa ubuso bam ngoko kwiNkosi uBawo, ukuba ndimfune ngomthandazo nangokutarhuzisa, ngokuzila ukudla, ngengubo erhwexayo, nangothuthu.
4Ndathandaza kuBawo wam, ndizixela ndisithi: “Nkosi Bawo, omkhulu, owoyikekayo, ogcina umnqophiso nothando oluthembekileyo kwabo bakuthandayo begcina imiyalelo yakho, 5sonile, senza ngobugqwetha, senza ububi, sagwilika, sasuka emyalelweni wakho nasemasikweni akho. 6Asibaphulaphulanga abakhonzi bakho abaprofeti abathetha ngegama lakho kookumkani bethu, nakubathetheli bethu, nakoobawo, nakubantu bonke belizwe.
7Ubulungisa bobakho, Nkosi Bawo, ke thina sinentloni ezisekuhleni namhlanje—abantu bakwaYuda, nabemi baseYerusalem, namaSirayeli onke, abakufuphi nabakude, kuwo onke amazwe owabagxothela kuwo ngenxa yokungathembeki kwabo kuwe. 8Bawo wethu, kuthi kukho iintloni ezisekuhleni—thina nookumkani bethu, nabathetheli bethu, noobawo bethu—ngenxa yokuba sonile kuwe. 9KwiNkosi uBawo kukho inceba noxolelo, ngokuba simgwilikile, 10asaliphulaphula nelizwi likaBawo wethu ukuba sihambe emithethweni yakhe awayibeka phambi kwethu ngabakhonzi bakhe abaprofeti. 11Onke amaSirayeli awaphula umyalelo wakho, ajika, esala ukuliphulaphula ilizwi lakho. Saza isiqalekiso nesifungo esibhaliweyo kuMyalelo kaMoses, umkhonzi kaBawo wethu, saphalala phezu kwethu, ngokuba sonile kuye. 12Wawamisa amazwi akhe ngokuchasene nathi nabagwebi bethu abasigwebayo, wazisa ububi obukhulu phezu kwethu; akukho nto phantsi kwezulu lonke elingafani nokwenzeka eYerusalem. 13Njengoko kubhaliwe kuMyalelo kaMoses, bonke obu bubi beza phezu kwethu; kanti asibufunanga ubuso bukaBawo wethu ngokusuka ezonweni zethu nangokuyiqonda inyaniso yakho. 14UBawo wethu walungisa ke ububi, wabuzisa phezu kwethu, ngokuba uBawo wethu ulilungisa kuko konke akwenzayo; kodwa thina asiliphulaphulanga ilizwi lakhe.
15Ngoku ke, Nkosi Bawo, owabakhuphayo abantu bakho eYiputa ngesandla esomeleleyo, wazenzela igama elihleli unanamhla—thina sonile, senza ngobugqwetha. 16Nkosi Bawo, ngayo yonke imisebenzi yakho yobulungisa, mawubuye umsindo wakho noburhalarhume bakho kuwo umzi wakho iYerusalem, intaba yakho engcwele—ngokuba izono zethu nobugwenxa boobawo bayenze iYerusalem nabantu bakho baba sisingcikivo kubo bonke abasingqongileyo.
17Ngoku ke, Bawo wethu, phulaphula umthandazo womkhonzi wakho nokutarhuzisa kwakhe, ubukhanyise ubuso bakho kwingcwele yakho ekusenkangala kuyo, ngenxa yakho, Nkosi Bawo. 18Thoba indlebe yakho kuthi, Bawo wam, uve; vula amehlo akho, ubone amanxuwa ethu, nomzi obizwa ngegama lakho. Asisiziseli izikhungo zethu phambi kwakho ngenxa yobulungisa bethu, kodwa ngenxa yenceba yakho enkulu. 19Nkosi Bawo, phulaphula! Nkosi Bawo, xolela! Nkosi Bawo, phulaphula wenze! Musa ukulibazisa, ngenxa yakho, Bawo wam, ngokuba umzi wakho nabantu bakho babizwa ngegama lakho.”
UBawo Uthumela uGabriyeli Nempendulo
20Ndisathetha, ndisathandaza, ndizixela isono sam nesono sabantu bakuthi amaSirayeli, ndibeka isikhungo sam phambi kukaBawo wam ngenxa yentaba engcwele kaBawo wam, 21ndisathandaza, uGabriyeli, loo ndoda ndayibonayo ngaphambili embonweni, wandifikela, ebhabha ngesantya, malunga nexesha ledini langokuhlwa. a a v21 Idini langokuhlwa lalisenziwa malunga nentsimbi yesithathu emva kwemini.
22Wandiqondisa, ethetha nam esithi: “Daniyeli, ndiphume ngoku ukuza kukunika ukuqonda nengqondo. 23Ekuqaleni kwezikhungo zakho, kwaphuma ilizwi, ndaza ndeza kukuxelela, ngokuba uthandwa kunene. Ngoko liqwalasele ilizwi uqonde umbono:
24“Iiveki ezingamashumi asixhenxe zimiselwe abantu bakho nomzi wakho ongcwele: ukuphelisa ububi, kugqitywe isono, kucanyagushelwe ubugwenxa, kuziswe ubulungisa obungunaphakade, kutywinwe umbono nomprofeti, kuthanjiswe eyona ndawo ingcwele. b b v24 “Iiveki ezingamashumi asixhenxe” zibhekisa kwintetho yesiHebhere ethetha amaxesha angamashumi asixhenxe angasixhenxe—mhlawumbi iminyaka engamakhulu amane anamanci asithoba iyonke.
25Yazi ngoko, uqonde: ukususela kwixesha eliphuma ngalo ilizwi lokubuyisela nokwakha kwakhona iYerusalem kude kube sekufikeni koThanjisiweyo, iNkosana, kuya kubakho iiveki ezisixhenxe neeveki ezingamashumi amathandathu anambini. Iya kwakhiwa kwakhona inezitrato nomsele, kodwa ngamaxesha enkxwaleko. c c v25 OThanjisiweyo uzalisekiswa kuYesu, uMesiya — uYohane 1:41; uYohane 4:25-26. 26Yaye emva kweeveki ezingamashumi amathandathu anambini oThanjisiweyo uya kunqanyulwa, angabi nanto. Abantu benkosana eza kuza baya kuwonakalisa umzi nengcwele. Isiphelo sawo siya kufika njengonogumbe, kuthi kude kube sekupheleni kubekho imfazwe; izinto ezikusenkangala zimisiwe. d d v26 Kuzalisekiswa kuYesu, oThanjisiweyo owanqanyulwa ngenxa yabanye — uIsaya 53:8; uMarko 9:12. 27Uya kuwumisa umnqophiso nabaninzi iveki enye; esazulwini seveki uya kumisa umbingelelo nomnikelo. Ephikweni letempile uya kumisa izothe elibangela intshabalalo, kude kuthi isiphelo esimisiweyo siphalale phezu komonakalisi.”