UDaniyeli 5

5 ¹INkosi uBelishazari yenzela izikhulu eziyinkulungwane idili elikhulu, iphuza iwayini phambi kwalabo abayinkulungwane. ²Kuthe lapho ezwa iwayini, uBelishazari wayala ukuba kulethwe izitsha zegolide nezesiliva uyise uNebukadinezari azithatha ethempelini laseJerusalema, ukuze inkosi, izikhulu zayo, abafazi bayo nezancinza ziphuze kuzo. ³Base beletha izitsha zegolide ezazithathwe ethempelini, indlu kaBaba wethu eseJerusalema; inkosi, izikhulu zayo, abafazi bayo nezancinza baphuza kuzo. ⁴Baphuza iwayini badumisa onkulunkulu begolide, besiliva, bethusi, bensimbi, bemithi nabamatshe.

⁵Khona lapho kwavela iminwe yesandla somuntu, yabhala emcakeni wodonga lwesigodlo senkosi maqondana nothi lwesibani, inkosi yabukela isandla sibhala. ⁶Ubuso benkosi baguqula umbala, imicabango yayo yayesabisa, izinqe zayo zaxega, namadolo ayo ashayana.

⁷Inkosi yamemeza izangoma, izazi zezinkanyezi nabahlahluli, yathi kwizihlakaniphi zaseBhabhiloni: “Noma ngubani ofunda lo mbhalo angitshele incazelo yawo uyakwembatha okububende, afake iketango legolide entanyeni yakhe, abuse njengowesithathu embusweni.” ^a a v7 UBelishazari wayebusa kanye noyise uNabhonidu owayengekho, ngakho ‘owesithathu embusweni’ kwakuyisikhundla esiphezulu ayengasinikeza.

⁸Base bengena bonke izihlakaniphi zenkosi, kodwa akekho owakwazi ukufunda lo mbhalo noma ukuyitshela incazelo yawo. ⁹Ngakho inkosi uBelishazari yesaba nakakhulu, ubuso bayo baphaphatheka nakakhulu, nezikhulu zayo zadideka.

¹⁰Ngenxa yamazwi enkosi nawezikhulu zayo, indlovukazi yangena endlini yedili, yathi: “Nkosi, phila phakade! Ungavumeli imicabango yakho ikwesabise noma ubuso bakho buphaphatheke. ¹¹Kukhona indoda embusweni wakho enomoya wawonkulunkulu abangcwele. Ezinsukwini zikayihlo yabonakalisa ukuqonda, ukuqondisisa nokuhlakanipha okunjengokuhlakanipha kwawonkulunkulu. INkosi uNebukadinezari uyihlo—uyihlo inkosi—yamenza inhloko yezazi zemilingo, izangoma, izazi zezinkanyezi nabahlahluli, ¹²ngokuba umoya ongavamile, ulwazi nokuqonda—ukuchaza amaphupho, ukuchaza iziphicaphicwano nokuthukulula amafindo—kwatholakala kulo Daniyeli, inkosi eyamqamba igama lokuthi uBelitheshazari. Manje biza uDaniyeli; uyakuchaza incazelo.”

UDaniyeli Ufunda Isinqumo sikaBaba wethu

¹³UDaniyeli walethwa phambi kwenkosi, yabuza yathi: “Wena unguDaniyeli yini, omunye wabathunjwa bakwaJuda uyihlo inkosi ayebalethe bevela kwaJuda? ¹⁴Ngizwile ukuthi umoya wawonkulunkulu ukuwena—ukukhanya, ukuqonda nokuhlakanipha okungavamile kutholakala kuwena. ¹⁵Izihlakaniphi nezangoma zilethwe phambi kwami ukuba zifunde lo mbhalo zingitshele incazelo yawo, kodwa azikwazanga. ¹⁶Ngizwile ukuthi ungakwazi ukuchaza izincazelo nokuthukulula amafindo. Uma ufunda lo mbhalo ungitshele incazelo yawo, uyakwembatha okububende, ufake iketango legolide entanyeni yakho, ubuse njengowesithathu embusweni.”

¹⁷UDaniyeli waphendula inkosi wathi: “Zigcinele izipho zakho; imivuzo yakho uyinike omunye. Nokho, ngiyakuyifundela inkosi lo mbhalo ngiyitshele incazelo yawo. ¹⁸Nkosi, uBaba wethu oPhezukonke wanika uyihlo uNebukadinezari umbuso, ubukhulu, inkazimulo nobukhosi. ¹⁹Ngenxa yobukhulu amnika bona, bonke abantu, izizwe nezilimi bathuthumela besaba phambi kwakhe. Wayebulala lowo amthandayo, ayeke aphile lowo amthandayo, aphakamise lowo amthandayo, athobise lowo amthandayo. ²⁰Kuthe lapho inhliziyo yakhe iqhakaza ngokuzidla nomoya wakhe waba lukhuni ngokuziqhenya, wehliswa esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, inkazimulo yakhe yasuswa. ²¹Waxoshwa ebantwini, ingqondo yakhe yenziwa njengeyesilwane; wahlala nezimbongolo zasendle, wondliwa ngotshani njengenkomo, amazolo asezulwini amthambisa—waze wazi ukuthi uBaba wethu oPhezukonke uyabusa embusweni wabantu, abeke phezu kwawo noma ubani amkhethayo.

²²Kodwa wena, Belishazari ndodana yakhe, awuyithobisanga inhliziyo yakho, nakuba ubukwazi konke lokhu. ²³Kunalokho, waziphakamisa waphikisana neNkosi yasezulwini. Waletha izitsha zendlu yayo phambi kwakho, wena, izikhulu zakho, abafazi bakho nezancinza zakho naphuza iwayini kuzo. Wadumisa onkulunkulu besiliva, begolide, bethusi, bensimbi, bemithi nabamatshe—onkulunkulu abangaboni, abangezwa nabangazi lutho. Kodwa Lowo ophethe umphefumulo wakho esandleni sakhe, ongumnini wazo zonke izindlela zakho—uBaba wethu—awumhloniphanga. ²⁴Ngakho-ke wathumela isandla esabhala lo mbhalo.

²⁵Yilo mbhalo owabhalwa: MENE, MENE, TEKELI, PARISINI.

²⁶Nansi incazelo yawo: MENE—uBaba wethu uwabalile amalanga ombuso wakho wawuqeda.

²⁷TEKELI—ulinganisiwe esikalini watholakala uyantula.

²⁸PERESI—umbuso wakho wehlukanisiwe wanikwa amaMede namaPheresiya.”

²⁹Khona-ke uBelishazari wakhipha isiyalezo, bamembathisa uDaniyeli okububende, bamfaka iketango legolide entanyeni, bammemezela njengombusi wesithathu embusweni.

³⁰Ngabo lobo busuku uBelishazari, inkosi yamaBhabhiloni, wabulawa. ³¹UDariyu umMede wawamukela umbuso, eneminyaka engaba ngamashumi ayisithupha nambili ubudala.