UDaniyeli
2:1 Ngomnyaka wesibini wobukumkani bukaNebhukadenetsare uNebhukadenetsare.
Waphupha amaphupha, wakhathazeka umoya wakhe, buqhawuke ubuthongo
evela kuye.
2:2 Wathi ukumkani mazibizwe izazi nabakhwitsi
abakhafuli namaKaledi, ukuze bamxelele ukumkani amaphupha akhe. Ngoko
beza ke bema phambi kokumkani.
2:3 Wathi ukumkani kubo, Ndiphuphe iphupha;
ndikhathazwa kukwazi iphupha.
2:4 AmaKaledi athetha ke kukumkani ngesiAram, athi, Kumkani, yidla ubomi ngonaphakade!
balawulele abakhonzi bakho iphupha elo; sokuxelela ukutyhilwa kwalo.
2:5 Waphendula ukumkani, wathi kumaKaledi, Ilizwi lam lam;
ukuba anithanga nindazise iphupha, nokutyhilwa kwalo
niya kuqotywa kuyo, izindlu zenu zenziwe a
induli.
2:6 Ukuba nithe nalixela iphupha, nokutyhilwa kwalo, nothi
yamkeleni kum izipho, nemivuzo, nembeko enkulu;
iphupha, nokutyhilwa kwalo.
2:7 Aphendula okwesibini athi, Ukumkani makabalawulele abakhonzi bakhe iphupha elo.
sokuxelela ke ukutyhilwa kwayo.
2:8 Waphendula ukumkani, wathi, Ndiyazi okwenyaniso ukuba ningawuzuza
ixesha, ngokuba niyibona ukuba lihambile kum.
2:9 Ukuba anithanga nindazise iphupha, mnye ummiselo
ngokuba seniwalungisele amazwi obuxoki, awonakeleyo, ukuba niwathethe ngenxa engaphambili
11 Ndixeleleni iphupha elo, lide liguquke ixesha;
yazini ukuba ninako ukundibonisa ukutyhilwa kwayo.
2:10 Aphendula amaKaledi phambi kokumkani, athi, Akukho mntu
nasemhlabeni, onokuyixela intetho yokumkani; ngenxa yoko akukho
ukumkani, nenkosi, nomlawuli, owakha wabuza izinto ezinjalo kunoma yimuphi umlingo, nokuba nguwuphi na
isazi ngeenkwenkwezi, okanye umKaledi.
2:11 Ke into ayifunayo ukumkani inqabile, kungekho wumbi
onokuyixela phambi kokumkani, ingenguye oothixo abakhaya lingekho
ngenyama.
2:12 Ngenxa yoko waqumba ukumkani, waba noburhalarhume obukhulu, wathi makwenziwe
zitshabalalise zonke izilumko zaseBhabheli.
2:13 Kwaphuma umthetho wokuba mazibulawe izilumko. kwaye bona
Wafuna uDaniyeli namakholwane akhe ukuba bababulale.
2:14 Waza uDaniyeli waphendula ngecebo nangobulumko kuAriyoki, umthetheli welizwe
abagcini bokumkani, abaphume besiya kubulala izilumko zaseBhabheli.
2:15 Waphendula wathi kuAriyoki, obenegunya lakomkhulu, Yini na ukuba kuphume umthetho onje?
ungxamile kukumkani? Waza uAriyoki wamazisa uDaniyeli le nto.
2:16 Waza uDaniyeli wangena, wacela ukumkani ukuba amnike
ixesha lokumxelela ukumkani ukutyhilwa kwephupha elo.
2:17 Waza uDaniyeli waya endlwini yakhe, wamazisa uHananiya le nto.
uMishayeli, noAzariya, amaqabane akhe;
2:18 ukuze bacele imfesane kuThixo wamazulu ngenxa yoko
imfihlo ukuze bangatshabalali uDaniyeli namadlelane akhe kunye nabo bonke abanye
izilumko zaseBhabheli.
2:19 Waza wayityhilelwa uDaniyeli loo mfihlakalo ngombono wasebusuku. Emva koko uDaniyeli
makabongwe uThixo wamazulu.
2:20 Waphendula uDaniyeli wathi, Malibongwe igama likaThixo ngonaphakade kanaphakade.
ngokuba ubulumko nobugorha bobakhe;
2:21 Yena uyawaguqula ke amaxesha namaxesha;
umisa ookumkani; unika ubulumko kwizilumko, unika ukwazi
abaziyo ukuqonda:
2:22 Yena utyhila izinto ezinzulu nezisitheleyo, uyakwazi okungaphakathi
ubumnyama, ukukhanya kuhleli kuye.
2:23 Ndiyabulela kuwe, ndiya kubulela kuwe, Thixo woobawo, owandinikayo
Ubulumko nobugorha, wandazisa kalokunje into ebesiyicela
ngokuba usazisile ngoku le nto yokumkani.
2:24 Ngenxa yoko uDaniyeli wangena waya kuAriyoki, lowo ubemiswe ngukumkani
zitshabalalise izilumko zaseBhabheli. Waya ke wathi kuye; Tshabalalisa
ingabi ke izilumko zaseBhabheli; ndise phambi kokumkani;
mxelele ukumkani ukutyhilwa kwephupha elo.
2:25 Waza uAriyoki wamzisa uDaniyeli ngobungxamo kukumkani, wenjenjalo
wathi kuye, Ndifumene indoda yakwabathinjwe bakwaYuda, eya kwenza yona
ukwaziwa ke ukumkani ukutyhilwa kwephupha elo.
2:26 Waphendula ukumkani, wathi kuDaniyeli, ogama linguBheletshatsare, Art
Ube nako ukundazisa iphupha endilibonileyo, kunye nawe
ukutolikwa kwayo?
2:27 Waphendula uDaniyeli phambi kokumkani, wathi, Imfihlelo le;
Ukumkani ucele ukuba azinakuyibuza izilumko, noosiyazi;
13 R Mxelele ukumkani izazi, amatola;
2:28 Kodwa ke kukho uThixo emazulwini, ozityhilayo iimfihlakalo, wazityhilayo
kuya kuba njani ukumkani uNebhukadenetsare ekupheleni kwemihla. Iphupha lakho, kunye
Imibono yentloko yakho esililini sakho, nantsi:
2:29 Wena ke, kumkani, izicamango zakho zathi tyaba kuwe esililini sakho, zathini na?
kobakho emveni koku; lowo ke uzityhilayo iimfihlakalo uya kwenza
uyakwazi okuya kubakho.
2:30 Mna le mfihlakalo, ukuyityhilelwa kwam, akungenxa yabulumko ndinabo
nangaphezu kwabo bonke abaphilileyo, kodwa kungenxa yabo eya kumazisa uYehova
Ukutyhilwa kokumkani, uzazi iingcinga-ngcinga zakho
intliziyo yakho.
2:31 Wena kumkani, wabe ubona, nango umfanekiso omkhulu. Lo mfanekiso mkhulu, kabani
ukubengezela bekuncamile, kwakumi phambi kwakho; imbonakalo yawo yayinjalo
yoyikeka.
2:32 Loo mfanekiso, intloko yawo ibiyigolide engcwengiweyo, isifuba sawo neengalo zawo ziyisilivere;
isisu sakhe namathanga akhe elubhedu;
2:33 iinyawo zawo, ngenxalenye zisisinyithi, ngenxalenye ziludongwe.
2:34 Wawubona, kwada kwazithwebula ilitye, kungengazandla, labetha kulo
umfanekiso ezinyaweni zakhe zentsimbi nodongwe, waza wazityumza
amaqhekeza.
2:35 Kwaza kwatyumka intsimbi, nodongwe, nobhedu, nesilivere, negolide
Zaba ngamaqhekezana ndawonye, zaba njengomququ wasehlotyeni
izanda; wemka nazo umoya, azafunyanelwa ndawo
Lathi ilitye elo, libethileyo emfanekisweni, laba yintaba enkulu;
waza wawuzalisa wonke umhlaba.
2:36 Lilo elo iphupha; ukutyhilwa kwalo soxela ngenxa engaphambili
ikumkani.
2:37 Wena, kumkani, kumkani wookumkani, ngokuba ukunike uThixo wamazulu.
ubukumkani, namandla, nokomelela, nozuko.
2:38 Naphi na apho kuhleli khona oonyana babantu, amarhamncwa asendle kunye
iintaka zezulu uzinikele esandleni sakho, wazenza
nguwe umlawuli wazo zonke. Intloko yegolide nguwe.
2:39 Emveni kwakho kuya kuvela obunye ubukumkani obuphantsi kunawe, nobunye ubukumkani
ubukumkani besithathu bobhedu, obuya kulawula ihlabathi lonke.
2:40 Nobesine ubukumkani buya kuba njengesinyithi ukomelela, njengesinyithi;
Uyiqhekeza ke, unyathele zonke izinto;
uya kuziqhekeza, uzityumze.
2:41 Wazibonayo nje iinyawo neenzwane, beziludongwe lombumbi ngenxalenye
Ubukumkani buya kuba yintsimbi ngenxalenye; kodwa kuya kubakho kuyo
ngokomelela kwentsimbi, ngenxa enokuba usibonile isinyithi sixutywe
udaka lodongwe.
2:42 Iinzwane zeenyawo zisisinyithi njengenxalenye, ziludongwe njengenxalenye;
ubukumkani buya kuthi bomelele ngenxalenye, buphulwe ngenxalenye.
2:43 Wasibonayo isinyithi sixutywe nodongwe lodaka, ziya kuxutywa;
nabo ngokwabo kunye nembewu yabantu, kodwa abayi kunamathela kuye
omnye, kwanjengokuba intsimbi ingaxutywanga nodongwe.
2:44 Ngemihla yabo kumkani, uThixo wamazulu uya kumisa ubukumkani.
obungayi konakaliswa naphakade, nobukumkani abuyi kushiywa ngabo
úya kubaqhekeza, ubadle bonke aba
buya kuma ngonaphakade.
2:45 ngenxa enokuba wabonayo, ukuba ilitye laqhephuka entabeni
kungengazandla, yasiqhekeza isinyithi, nobhedu, nobhedu
udongwe, isilivere, negolide; uThixo omkhulu ubatyhilele
kumkani, kuya kubakho ntoni na emveni koku; iphupha liqinisekile;
ukutyhilwa kwayo kuqinisekile.
2:46 Waza ukumkani uNebhukadenetsare wawa ngobuso bakhe, waqubuda kuDaniyeli.
wabayalela ukuba banikele kuwo umnikelo wokudla nevumba elithozamisayo
yena.
2:47 Ukumkani wamphendula uDaniyeli, wathi, Okwenene, nguThixo wakho
unguThixo woothixo, uNkosi yookumkani, umtyhili weemfihlakalo, obonayo
ubunokuyityhila le mfihlelo.
2:48 Waza ukumkani wamenza mkhulu uDaniyeli, wampha izipho ezikhulu zazininzi;
Wamenza umlawuli welizwe lonke laseBhabheli, nomphathi welizwe
abalawuli bezilumko zonke zaseBhabheli.
2:49 UDaniyeli wacela kukumkani, wamisa ooShadraki, noMeshaki, no
nguAbhednego, ngenxa yemicimbi yelizwe laseBhabheli; ke uDaniyeli ehleli
isango lokumkani.