UDaniyeli 11

11 ¹Mina, ngonyaka wokuqala kaDariyu umMede, ngasukuma ukuba ngimsekele ngimqinise.

²Manje ngizakutshela iqiniso: bheka, kuzakuvela amanye amakhosi amathathu ePheresiya, bese kuvela elesine elicebe kakhulu kunawo wonke. Eqiniswe yingcebo yakhe, uzakuvusa wonke umuntu ukuba amelane nombuso waseGrisi. ³Khona kuzakuvela inkosi enamandla, ezakubusa ngombuso omkhulu yenze njengokuthanda kwayo. ⁴Lapho isivelile, umbuso wayo uzakwaphuka uhlakazekele emimoyeni yomine yezulu—kungabi kuzizukulwane zayo, kungenjengamandla ebinawo, ngokuba umbuso wayo uzakusishulwa unikwe abanye ngaphandle kwabo.

⁵Inkosi yaseningizimu izakuba namandla; omunye wezinduna zayo uzakuba namandla kunayo abuse—umbuso wakhe uzakuba mkhulu. ⁶Emva kweminyaka ethile bazakwenza isivumelwano: indodakazi yenkosi yaseningizimu izakuza enkosini yasenyakatho ukwenza isivumelwano. Kodwa ngeke iwagcine amandla ayo, nayo noma ingalo yakhe ngeke kume. Izakunikelwa—kanye nabaphelezeli bayo, noyise, nalowo oyisekelayo—ngalezo zikhathi.

⁷Ihlumela elivela ezimpandeni zayo lizakuvela esikhundleni sakhe, lihlasele ibutho, lingene enqabeni yenkosi yasenyakatho, lenze okumelene nabo, linqobe. ⁸Uzakuthumba onkulunkulu babo awabalethe eGibhithe, kanye nezithombe zabo zensimbi nezitsha zesiliva negolide eziyigugu; iminyaka uzakuhlala kude nenkosi yasenyakatho. ⁹Inkosi yasenyakatho izakuhlasela umbuso wenkosi yaseningizimu, bese ibuyela ekhaya. ¹⁰Amadodana akhe azakuhlomela impi, aqoqe ibutho elikhulu eliqhubekayo liza, lichichima, lisakaza, bese ephinda evuselela impi aze afike enqabeni yakhe. ¹¹Inkosi yaseningizimu, ithukuthele, izakuphuma iyokulwa nenkosi yasenyakatho, eqoqa ibutho elikhulu; kodwa ibutho lizakunikelwa esandleni senkosi yaseningizimu. ¹²Lapho isixuku sithunjwa, inhliziyo yakhe izakuzidla; uzakubulala izinkulungwane ezingamashumi, kodwa ehluleke. ¹³Inkosi yasenyakatho izakuphinda ivuse isixuku esikhulu kunakuqala, bese emva kweminyaka iza nebutho elikhulu nempahla eningi.

¹⁴Ngalezo zikhathi abaningi bazakuvukela inkosi yaseningizimu; amadoda anodlame esizwe sakini azakuziphakamisa ukuze agcwalise umbono, kodwa ehluleke. ¹⁵Inkosi yasenyakatho izakuza, yakhe umbundu wokuvimbezela, ithathe umuzi obiyelwe ngezivikelo; amabutho aseningizimu ngeke eme, namabutho ayo akhethekileyo—awekho amandla asalayo okuba eme. ¹⁶Lowo omhlaselayo wenza njengokuthanda kwakhe; akekho ongema phambi kwakhe. Uzakuma ezweni elihle, ukubhubhisa kusesandleni sakhe. ¹⁷Uzakuthi ukuze angene ngawo wonke amandla ombuso wakhe, enze isivumelwano naye; uzakumnika indodakazi yabesifazane ukuze awonakalise, kodwa ngeke kume futhi ngeke kumsize. ¹⁸Bese ephendukela ezingxenyeni zolwandle athathe eziningi, kodwa induna izakuqeda ukuzidla kwakhe, ikubuyisele kuye. ¹⁹Bese ebhekisa ubuso bakhe ezinqabeni zezwe lakhe, akhubeke, awe, angabe esatholakala.

²⁰Esikhundleni sakhe kuzakuvela othumela umthelisi ukuze kube nenkazimulo yombuso; ezinsukwini ezimbalwa uzakwaphulwa—kungengokuthukuthela, kungengempi.

²¹Kuzakuvela umuntu odelelekile esikhundleni sakhe, ongaphiwanga udumo lobukhosi. Uzakuza ngesikhathi sokuthula athathe umbuso ngokuthopha. ²²Amabutho azakukhukhulwa phambi kwakhe aphulwe, kanye nenkosana yesivumelwano. ²³Lapho esenze isivumelwano naye, uzakwenza ngokukhohlisa akhule ngamandla ngabantu abambalwa kuphela. ²⁴Ngesikhathi sokulondeka, uzakungena ezindaweni ezicebe kakhulu zesifundazwe enze lokho oyise bakhe nawoyise babo ababengakwenzanga—ehlakaza phakathi kwabo impango, amaxhoba, nempahla, eceba amacebo amelene nezinqaba, kodwa kube ngokwesikhathi nje.

²⁵Uzakuvusa amandla akhe nesibindi sakhe amelane nenkosi yaseningizimu ngebutho elikhulu. Inkosi yaseningizimu izakulwa ngebutho elikhulu kakhulu, elinamandla—kodwa ngeke ime, ngoba amacebo azakucetshwa amelane nayo. ²⁶Labo abadla ukudla kwakhe bazakumaphula; ibutho lakhe lizakukhukhulwa, kuwe abaningi bebulewe. ²⁷Izinhliziyo zamakhosi omabili ezifuna okubi zizakukhuluma amanga etafuleni linye, kodwa kuzakwehluleka—isiphetho silindele isikhathi saso esimisiweyo. ²⁸Uzakubuyela ezweni lakhe nengcebo enkulu, inhliziyo yakhe imelene nesivumelwano esingcwele; uzakwenza, bese ebuyela ezweni lakhe.

²⁹Ngesikhathi esimisiweyo uzakubuya abhekise eningizimu, kodwa ngalesi sikhathi kungeke kufane nokwakuqala noma okwamuva. ³⁰Ngokuba imikhumbi yaseKhithimi izakuza imelane naye; uzakudangala, abuyele emuva, athukuthelele isivumelwano esingcwele, enze. Uzakubuya athambekele kulabo abashiya isivumelwano esingcwele. ^a a v30 IKhithimi: igama lasendulo lamandla asolwandle aseNtshonalanga yeMedithera, cishe kungaba yiRoma. ³¹Amabutho akhe azakuvela, angcolise inqaba yendlu engcwele, aqede umnikelo wansuku zonke, amise isinengiso esibanga incithakalo. ^b b v31 UJesu wabhekisa kulesi siprofetho njengesixwayiso esasisazayo ngezinsuku zakhe (Mathewu 24:15). ³²Uzakonakalisa ngokuthopha labo abephula isivumelwano, kodwa abantu abamaziyo uBaba wabo bazakuma baqine benze. ³³Abahlakaniphileyo phakathi kwabantu bazakufundisa abaningi, kodwa bazakuwa isikhathi esithile ngenkemba, ngelangabi, ngokuthunjwa, nangokuphangwa. ³⁴Lapho bewa, bazakuthola usizo oluncane, kodwa abaningi bazakubahlanganyela ngokuthopha. ³⁵Abanye babahlakaniphileyo bazakukhubeka, ukuze bacwengwe, bahlanzwe, bahlanjululwe kuze kube yisikhathi sokuphela, ngokuba kusasalindele isikhathi esimisiweyo.

³⁶Inkosi izakwenza njengokuthanda kwayo, iziphakamise izikhulise ngaphezu kwabo bonke onkulunkulu, ikhulume izinto ezishaqisayo imelene noBaba wethu. Izakuchuma kuze kuphele intukuthelo, ngokuba lokho okunqunyiwe kuzakwenzeka. ³⁷Ngeke anake onkulunkulu boyise bakhe, nalowo ofiselwa ngabesifazane, nabo bonke onkulunkulu—uzakuziphakamisa ngaphezu kwabo bonke. ³⁸Kunalokho uzakuhlonipha unkulunkulu wezinqaba, ongaziwa ngoyise bakhe, ngegolide, ngesiliva, ngamatshe ayigugu, nangezipho eziyintengo enkulu. ³⁹Ngonkulunkulu wezizwe uzakuhlasela izinqaba eziqine kakhulu. Uzakubahlonipha kakhulu labo abamvumayo, abanike ukubusa phezu kwabaningi, ahlukanise umhlaba ngenkokhelo.

⁴⁰Ngesikhathi sokuphela, inkosi yaseningizimu izakulwa naye, inkosi yasenyakatho izakumhlasela ngezinqola zokulwa, nabamahhashi, nemikhumbi eminingi. Uzakuhlasela amazwe, achichime, adlule. ⁴¹Uzakungena ezweni elihle; abaningi bazakuwa, kodwa i-Edomi, noMowabi, nenhloko yabantwana bakwa-Amoni bazakuphunyuka esandleni sakhe. ⁴²Uzakwelula isandla sakhe amelane namazwe, nezwe laseGibhithe ngeke liphunyuke. ⁴³Uzakubusa amagugu egolide nesiliva, nayo yonke ingcebo yaseGibhithe, abaseLibiya namaKushi besezithendeni zakhe. ⁴⁴Kodwa izindaba ezivela empumalanga nasenyakatho zizakumethusa, uzakuphuma enolaka olukhulu ukuze abhubhise aqothule abaningi. ⁴⁵Uzakumisa amatende esigodlo sakhe phakathi kwezilwandle nentaba engcwele enhle, bese efika esiphethweni sakhe engenamsizi.