UDaniyeli 6

6 ¹UDariyu wabeka ababusi bezifunda abayikhulu namashumi amabili phezu kombuso, bemiswe kuwo wonke umbuso, ^a a v1 Ababusi bezifunda babeyizikhulu eziphezulu kunazo zonke zezifunda zombuso wamaPheresiya, kwathi ngamunye wabo wabusa isifunda esikhulu sombuso. ²nezikhulu ezintathu phezu kwabo, omunye wazo kwakunguDaniyeli, ukuze ababusi bezifunda babike kuzo, inkosi ingalahlekelwa lutho. ³UDaniyeli wabedlula izikhulu nababusi bezifunda, ngokuba kwakukhona kuye umoya omangalisayo, inkosi yaceba ukumbeka phezu kwawo wonke umbuso.

⁴Izikhulu nababusi bezifunda bafuna isizathu sokummangalela uDaniyeli ngasombuso, kodwa abazitholanga—kungekho nkohlakalo—ngokuba wayethembekile; akwatholakala kuye budedengu nankohlakalo. ⁵Lapho lawo madoda athi: “Ngeke sisithole isizathu sokummangalela uDaniyeli ngaphandle kokuba sisithole emthethweni kaNkulunkulu wakhe.”

⁶Ngakho izikhulu nababusi bezifunda baya ndawonye enkosini bathi: “Nkosi Dariyu, phila phakade! ⁷Zonke izikhulu zombuso, neziphathimandla, nababusi bezifunda, nabeluleki, nababusi bezabelo bavumelana ukuthi inkosi kufanele ikhiphe umthetho wasebukhosini nesinqumo esiqinileyo: noma ngubani ocela kunoma yimuphi unkulunkulu noma umuntu ngaphandle kwakho, nkosi, izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, uyakuphonswa emgodini wamabhubesi. ⁸Manje, nkosi, khipha isinqumo usayine umbhalo, singenakuguqulwa, ngokomthetho wamaMede namaPheresiya, ongenakuchithwa. ⁹Ngakho iNkosi uDariyu yasayina umbhalo nomthetho.”

¹⁰Esezwile ukuthi isinqumo sisayiniwe, uDaniyeli waya ekhaya ekamelweni lakhe eliphezulu, amafasitela evulekele eJerusalema, waguqa izikhathi ezintathu ngosuku, wathandaza, ebonga phambi kukaBaba wakhe njengenjwayelo. ¹¹Lapho lawo madoda abuthana ndawonye amfica uDaniyeli ethandaza encenga umusa phambi kukaBaba wakhe. ¹²Asondela enkosini ngalesi sinqumo: “Awusisayinanga yini isinqumo sokuthi izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, noma ngubani ocela kunoma yimuphi unkulunkulu noma umuntu ngaphandle kwakho, nkosi, uyakuphonswa emgodini wamabhubesi?” Inkosi yaphendula yathi: “Lolu daba lumi njalo, ngokomthetho wamaMede namaPheresiya, ongenakuguqulwa.”

¹³Atshela inkosi: “UDaniyeli, omunye wabathunjwa bakwaJuda, akakunaki wena, nkosi, nesinqumo sakho osisayinile—uthandaza izikhathi ezintathu ngosuku.” ¹⁴Esekuzwile lokhu, inkosi yakhathazeka kakhulu, yazimisela ukusindisa uDaniyeli, yasebenza kwaze kwashona ilanga ukuze imophule.

¹⁵Lapho lawo madoda abuthana phambi kwenkosi athi: “Yazi, nkosi: ngokomthetho wamaMede namaPheresiya, asikho isinqumo noma umyalo inkosi ewukhiphayo ongaguqulwa.”

¹⁶Lapho inkosi yakhipha umyalo, baletha uDaniyeli bamphonsa emgodini wamabhubesi. Inkosi yathi kuDaniyeli: “Kwangathi uNkulunkulu wakho, omkhonza njalo, angakophula.”

¹⁷Kwalethwa itshe, labekwa phezu komlomo womgodi, inkosi yalinamathelisa ngendandatho yayo yophawu nangezindandatho zezikhulu zayo, ukuze kungaguquki lutho ngoDaniyeli. ¹⁸Lapho inkosi yaya esigodlweni sayo yazila ngalobo busuku; akwalethwa kuyo lutho lokuzijabulisa, nobuthongo bayibalekela.

¹⁹Kwathi ekuseni kakhulu lapho kuntwela ukusa, inkosi yavuka yashesha yaya emgodini wamabhubesi. ²⁰Isondela emgodini, yamemeza kuDaniyeli ngokukhathazeka. Inkosi yathi kuDaniyeli: “Daniyeli, nceku kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, kambe uNkulunkulu wakho, omkhonza njalo, ube nawo amandla okukophula emabhubesini?”

²¹Lapho uDaniyeli wathi enkosini: “Nkosi, kwangathi ungaphila phakade! ²²UBaba wami uthumele ingelosi yakhe, wavala imilomo yamabhubesi. Awangilimazanga, ngokuba ngatholakala ngingenacala phambi kwakhe, naphambi kwakho, nkosi, angenzanga lutho olubi.”

²³Inkosi yajabula kakhulu, yayala ukuba uDaniyeli akhutshwe emgodini. UDaniyeli wakhishwa kungekho sici nhlobo kuye, ngokuba wayethembele kuBaba wakhe. ^b b v23 UDaniyeli, ovalelwe emgodini phansi kwetshe waphinde wakhishwa ephila, ukhomba phambili kuJesu — ovalelwe ethuneni ngemva kwetshe wavuswa nguBaba ongazange amshiye.

²⁴Inkosi yayala ukuba kulethwe amadoda ayemmangalele ngamanga uDaniyeli aphonswe emgodini wamabhubesi—kanye nabantwana bawo nabafazi bawo. Engakafiki phansi, amabhubesi awehlula achoboza wonke amathambo awo.

²⁵Lapho iNkosi uDariyu yabhalela bonke abantu, nezizwe, nezilimi ezihlala emhlabeni: “Kwangathi ukuthula kwenu kungachichima! ²⁶Ngikhipha isinqumo: kuwo wonke umbuso wami, abantu kumele bathuthumele besabe phambi kukaNkulunkulu kaDaniyeli—uNkulunkulu ophilayo, omiyo phakade. Umbuso wakhe awusoze wachithwa; ukubusa kwakhe akupheli. ²⁷Uyophula uyakhulula; wenza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso emazulwini nasemhlabeni; nguye owophula uDaniyeli emandleni amabhubesi.”

²⁸Ngakho lo Daniyeli waphumelela ngesikhathi sokubusa kukaDariyu nokukaKoresi umPheresiya.