UDaniyeli 2

Isahluko 2.

2 ¹Ngonyaka wesibili wokubusa kwakhe, uNebukadinesari waphupha amaphupho; umoya wakhe wakhathazeka, nobuthongo bakhe bamshiya. ²Ngakho inkosi yayala ukuba kubizwe izangoma, nabalumbi, nabathakathi, nezazi zezinkanyezi ukuze zimtshele amaphupho ayo. Zafika zema phambi kwenkosi. ³Inkosi yathi kuzo: “Ngiphuphe iphupho, umoya wami usukhathazekile ukulazi lelo phupho.”

⁴Khona-ke izazi zezinkanyezi zathi enkosini ngesi-Aramu: “Nkosi, phila phakade! Tshela izinceku zakho iphupho, thina sizakuchaza incazelo yalo.”

⁵Inkosi yaziphendula izazi zezinkanyezi yathi: “Isinqumo sami siqinile: uma ningangitsheli iphupho nencazelo yalo, nizakuhlahlelwa izicucu, nezindlu zenu zibe yinqwaba yemfucumfucu. ⁶Kodwa uma nilichaza iphupho nencazelo yalo, nizakwamukela izipho, nemivuzo, nodumo olukhulu kimi. Ngakho ngitsheleni iphupho nencazelo yalo.”

⁷Zaphendula okwesibili zathi: “Inkosi mayitshele izinceku zayo iphupho, thina sizakunika incazelo yalo.”

⁸Inkosi yaphendula yathi: “Ngazi kahle ukuthi nizama ukuzuza isikhathi, ngokuba niyabona ukuthi isinqumo sami siqinile: ⁹Uma ningangitsheli iphupho, sinye kuphela isigwebo senu. Nivumelene ukukhuluma amazwi amanga nangonakele phambi kwami kuze kuguquke izikhathi. Ngakho ngitsheleni iphupho, khona-ke ngizokwazi ukuthi ningayichaza incazelo yalo.”

¹⁰Izazi zezinkanyezi zayiphendula inkosi zathi: “Akekho emhlabeni ongenza lokho inkosi ekufunayo. Ayikho inkosi enkulu nenamandla eyake yafuna into enjalo kunoma yisiphi isangoma, noma umlumbi, noma umKhaledi.

¹¹Isicelo senkosi sinzima kakhulu; onkulunkulu kuphela, abangahlali phakathi kwabantu, abangakuveza enkosini.”

¹²Ngenxa yalokhu inkosi yathukuthela yafuthelana, yayala ukuba kubhujiswe zonke izazi zaseBhabhiloni. ¹³Ngakho kwaphuma isimemezelo sokubulala izazi, base befuna uDaniyeli nabangane bakhe ukuba babulawe.

¹⁴UDaniyeli waphendula u-Ariyokhi, induna yabalindi benkosi, ngokuhlakanipha nangokuqonda; u-Ariyokhi wayephumele ukubulala izazi zaseBhabhiloni. ¹⁵Wabuza u-Ariyokhi, isikhulu senkosi, wathi: “Kungani kukhona isimemezelo esinzima kangaka esivela enkosini?” Khona-ke u-Ariyokhi wasichazela uDaniyeli. ¹⁶Ngakho uDaniyeli wangena wacela isikhathi enkosini, ukuze aveze incazelo enkosini.

¹⁷UDaniyeli wabe eseya ekhaya, wabatshela abangane bakhe oHananiya, noMishayeli, no-Azariya ngale ndaba, ¹⁸ebakhuthaza ukuba bacele isihe kuBaba wethu osezulwini ngale mfihlakalo, ukuze uDaniyeli nabangane bakhe bangabhujiswa kanye nezinye izazi zaseBhabhiloni. ¹⁹Khona-ke imfihlakalo yembulwa kuDaniyeli ngombono wasebusuku, uDaniyeli wambusisa uBaba wethu osezulwini. ²⁰UDaniyeli wathi: “Malibusiswe igama likaBaba wethu kuze kube phakade naphakade, ngokuba ukuhlakanipha namandla kungokwakhe. ²¹Uyaguqula izikhathi nezinkathi; ususa amakhosi, amise amakhosi; unika abahlakaniphileyo ukuhlakanipha, nolwazi kulabo abanokuqonda. ²²Wembula izinto ezijulileyo nezifihlakeleyo; uyakwazi okusebumnyameni, nokukhanya kuhlala naye.

²³Kuwe, Nkulunkulu wobaba bami, nginika ukubonga nokudumisa, ngokuba unginike ukuhlakanipha namandla, manje usudalulile kimi lokho esikucele kuwe; usudalulile kithi indaba yenkosi.”

UDaniyeli Uletha Impendulo

²⁴Ngakho uDaniyeli waya ku-Ariyokhi, inkosi eyayimmise ukuba abhubhise izazi zaseBhabhiloni, wathi: “Ungazibhubhisi izazi zaseBhabhiloni. Ngiyise enkosini, mina ngizakuyinika incazelo.”

²⁵Khona-ke u-Ariyokhi washeshe wamletha uDaniyeli phambi kwenkosi wathi: “Phakathi kwabathunjwa bakwaJuda ngithole umuntu ongatshela inkosi incazelo.”

²⁶Inkosi yabuza uDaniyeli, obizwa ngokuthi uBheliteshazari, yathi: “Ungangitshela yini iphupho engiliboneyo nokuqondakalayo kwalo?”

²⁷UDaniyeli wayiphendula inkosi wathi: “Azikho izazi, noma abalumbi, noma izangoma, noma izazi zezinkanyezi ezingembula imfihlakalo inkosi ebuza ngayo.

²⁸Kodwa uBaba wethu osezulwini wembula izimfihlakalo, usazisile inkosi uNebukadinesari lokho okuzakwenzeka ezinsukwini zokugcina. Iphupho lakho nemibono yengqondo yakho usalele embhedeni wakho kwakuyilokhu: ^a a v28 “Izinsuku zokugcina” kubhekise enkathini yokugcina yomlando ngaphambi kokuba uNkulunkulu amise umbuso wakhe ongunaphakade.

²⁹“Usalele embhedeni, we nkosi, imicabango yakho yaphendukela kulokho okwakuzayo, umembuli wezimfihlakalo wakubonisa lokho okuzayo.

³⁰Kodwa le mfihlakalo yembulwa kimi kungesikho ngokuthi nginokuhlakanipha okudlula bonke abaphilayo, kodwa ukuze inkosi yazi incazelo yayo, nokuba wena uqonde imicabango yenhliziyo yakho.

³¹“Wabuka, we nkosi, wabona isithombe esikhulu. Lesi sithombe, esikhulu nesikhazimulayo ngokukhanya, sema phambi kwakho, nokubonakala kwaso kwakwesabeka.

³²Ikhanda lesithombe laliyigolide elicwengekileyo, isifuba saso nezingalo zaso kwakuyisiliva, isisu saso namathanga aso kwakuyithusi, ³³imilenze yaso yayiyinsimbi, izinyawo zaso ngokwengxenye kwakuyinsimbi, ngokwengxenye kwakuyibumba.

³⁴Wathi usabukele, kwaba netshe elaqeshulwa kungekho zandla, lashaya izinyawo zesithombe zensimbi nebumba, laziphihliza. ^b b v34 Itshe elaqeshulwa kungekho sandla somuntu liba yintaba egcwalisa umhlaba wonke — umbuso kaBaba wethu awumisayo ngoJesu, ongasoze wabhujiswa futhi ongasoze wedluliselwe komunye umuntu.

³⁵Khona-ke insimbi, nebumba, nethusi, nesiliva, negolide kwaphihlizwa kwaba yizicucu kanyekanye, kwaba njengamakhoba esibuyeni sasehlobo. Umoya wakususa, akusalanga mkhondo. Kodwa itshe elashaya isithombe laba yintaba enkulu egcwalisa umhlaba wonke.

³⁶“Kwakuyilelo iphupho. Manje sizayitshela inkosi incazelo yalo.

³⁷Wena, nkosi, uyinkosi yamakhosi, uBaba wethu osezulwini akunike umbuso, namandla, nengalo enamandla, nenkazimulo.

³⁸Esandleni sakho ubeke bonke abantu, nezilwane zasendle, nezinyoni zezulu, nomangaphi lapho zihlala khona, wakwenza umbusi phezu kwazo zonke. Wena uyikhanda legolide.

³⁹“Emva kwakho kuzakuvela omunye umbuso, ophansi kunowakho; bese kuvela owesithathu umbuso, owethusi, ozakubusa umhlaba wonke.

⁴⁰Umbuso wesine uzakuba namandla njengensimbi—insimbi iyaphula iphihlize konke—njengoba insimbi iphihliza konke lokhu, uzakuzaphula uzaziphihlize.

⁴¹Njengoba wabona izinyawo namazwani—ingxenye iyibumba lombumbi, ingxenye iyinsimbi—kuyakuba umbuso owehlukene; nokho uyakuba namandla athile ensimbi, njengoba nje wabona insimbi ixutshwe nebumba elithambileyo.

⁴²Njengoba amazwani ayeyinsimbi ngokwengxenye, neyibumba ngokwengxenye, kanjalo umbuso uyakuba namandla ngokwengxenye, ube buthakathaka ngokwengxenye.

⁴³Njengoba wabona insimbi ixutshwe nebumba elithambileyo, abantu bayakuzihlanganisa ngomshado kodwa bangabambani, njengoba nje insimbi ingahlangani nebumba.

⁴⁴“Ezinsukwini zalawo makhosi uBaba wethu osezulwini uyakumisa umbuso ongasoze wabhujiswa, nombuso wawo ongayikushiyelwa abanye abantu. Uyakuphihliza yonke le mibuso uyiqede, wona uyakuma kuze kube phakade.

⁴⁵Yilokhu okwakushiwo umbono: itshe elaqeshulwa entabeni, kungesizo izandla zomuntu, laphula insimbi, nethusi, nebumba, nesiliva, negolide, kwaba yizicucu. UBaba wethu omkhulu uyibonisile inkosi lokho okuzakwenzeka emva kwalokhu. Iphupho liqinisekile, incazelo yalo ithembekile.”

Inkosi Ethotshiswe Phambi kukaBaba wethu

⁴⁶Khona-ke inkosi uNebukadinesari yawa ngobuso phansi, yakhothamela uDaniyeli, yayala ukuba anikwe umnikelo nempepho.

⁴⁷Inkosi yathi kuDaniyeli: “Ngempela uNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu wonkulunkulu, neNkosi yamakhosi, nomembuli wezimfihlo, njengoba ukwazile ukuyembula.”

⁴⁸Khona-ke inkosi yamphakamisela uDaniyeli edumweni olukhulu, yamnika izipho eziningi ezinkulu, yamenza umbusi wesifundazwe sonke saseBhabhiloni, nenduna enkulu phezu kwazo zonke izazi zaso. ⁴⁹UDaniyeli wacela enkosini, yona yabeka oShadiraki, noMeshaki, no-Abhedinego phezu kwezindaba zesifundazwe saseBhabhiloni; uDaniyeli wasala esigodlweni senkosi.