UDaniyeli
3:1 UNebhukadenetsare ukumkani wenza umfanekiso wegolide, ubude bawo
yaziikubhite ezimashumi mathandathu, ububanzi bayo buziikubhite ezintandathu; wayimisa phakathi
ithafa laseDura, kwiphondo laseBhabhiloni.
3:2 Waza ukumkani uNebhukadenetsare wathumela ukuba kubizwe abathetheli
namarhuluneli, nabaphathi-mikhosi, nabagwebi, noonondyebo;
abacebisi, namabamba, nabo bonke abathetheli bamazwe, ukuba beze
ekusungulweni komfanekiso, abewumisile uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani.
3:3 bandule ke abathetheli, nabalawuli, nabaphathi-mikhosi, nabagwebi
noonondyebo, nabacebisi, nabagwebi, nabo bonke abathetheli belizwe
amaphondo, ahlanganiselwa ndawonye ekusungulweni komfanekiso lowo
UNebhukadenetsare ukumkani wayimisa; bema phambi komfanekiso lowo
UNebhukadenetsare wamisa.
3:4 Wadanduluka ke umshumayeli, wathi, Niya kuwiselwa umthetho, zintlanga, zintlanga.
kunye neelwimi,
3:5 ukuze kuthi, ngexesha lokuva kwenu izwi lesigodlo, nelembande, nelohadi, nelomrhubhe,
niquqe phantsi, niqubude, imirhubhe, nehadi, nezinye zonke iintlobo zomculo
umfanekiso wegolide awawumisayo uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani.
3:6 Kwaye nabani na ongathanga awe phantsi aqubude uya kuphoswa kwangelo lixa
phakathi kweziko elivutha umlilo.
3:7 Kwathi ngelo xesha, bakuva bonke abantu isandi selizwi
isigodlo, nelembande, nehapu, nelekitare, nelomrhubhe, nelogwali, nezinye zonke iintlobo zomculo.
abantu, neentlanga, neelwimi, zawa phantsi, zaqubuda kuye
umfanekiso wegolide awayewumisile uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani.
3:8 Ngelo xesha kwasondela amadoda angamaKaledi, awatyhola
AmaYuda.
3:9 Athetha athi kukumkani uNebhukadenetsare, Kumkani, yidla ubomi ngonaphakade!
3:10 Wena kumkani, uwise umthetho wokuba wonke umntu owuphulaphuleyo aphulaphule
nesandi sesigodlo, nesempempe, nesohadi, nesompempe, nesomrhubhe, nesogwali, nesogwali.
Ziya kuwa phantsi zonke iintlobo zomculo, ziqubude kumfanekiso wegolide;
3:11 Kwaye nabani na ongawa phantsi, aqubude, uya kuphoswa
phakathi kweziko elivutha umlilo.
3:12 Kukho amaYuda athile owamise phezu kwemicimbi yelizwe
kwiphondo laseBhabheli nguShadraki, noMeshaki, noAbhednego; la madoda, kumkani,
abakunanzeleli, ababakhonzi oothixo bakho, abaqubudi nagolide
umfanekiso owumisileyo.
3:13 Wathi uNebhukadenetsare, eshushu, eshushu, makaziswe uShadraki.
uMeshaki noAbhednego. Awazisa la madoda phambi kokumkani.
3:14 Waphendula uNebhukadenetsare, wathi kubo, Yinyaniso na, Shadraki?
Meshaki, noAbhednego, ize ningabakhonzi oothixo bam, ningaqubudi nakugolide
umfanekiso endiwumisile?
3:15 Ke ukuba nithe nalungela, ukuba nithe nasiva isandi sesigodlo ngexesha lokuva kwenu,
ugwali, uhadi, nohadi, nogwali, nogwali, nogwali, nazo zonke iintlobo zomculo;
niwa phantsi, niqubude kumfanekiso endiwenzileyo; kulungile: kodwa ukuba nina
musani ukunqula, nojulelwa kwaoko phakathi komlilo
iziko lomlilo; kwaye ngubani na loo Thixo oya kunihlangula ekuphumeni kwam
izandla?
3:16 Baphendula ooShadraki, noMeshaki, noAbhednego, bathi kukumkani, O!
Nebhukadenetsare, akufuneki kuthi ukuba sikuphendule ngeli lizwi.
3:17 Ukuba kunjalo, uThixo wethu esimbusayo unako, wosihlangula esandleni sikaYehova
ewe, uya kusihlangula esandleni sakho, kumkani.
3:18 Ke, ukuba akunjalo, makwazeke kuwe, kumkani, ukuba asiyi kukukhonza
ungaqubudi kumfanekiso wegolide owumisileyo.
3:19 Wesuka ke uNebhukadenetsare wazala bubushushu, nembonakalo yobuso bakhe ibimiyo
Baguquka ooShadraki, noMeshaki, noAbhede-nego;
wathi iziko malenziwe libe shushu ngokuphindwe kasixhenxe kunalo
ibingafane ifudunyezwe.
3:20 Kwaye wayalela amadoda anamandla emkhosini wakhe
ooShadraki, noMeshaki, noAbhede-nego, babaphosa emlilweni odangazelayo
eziko.
3:21 Aza abotshwa la madoda eneehempe zawo, neempahla zawo, neminqwazi yawo;
nezinye iingubo zabo zajulelwa esazulwini somlilo
iziko lomlilo.
3:22 Ngenxa yoko, ngenxa yokuba ilizwi lokumkani belibukhali, neziko lomlilo
ngokuba shushu ngokuncamisileyo, idangatye lomlilo lawabulala loo madoda abefumbile
nguShadraki, noMeshaki, noAbhednego.
3:23 Kwaye la madoda mathathu, ooShadraki, noMeshaki, noAbhede-nego, awa phantsi ekhonkxiwe.
esazulwini seziko elivutha umlilo.
3:24 Waza uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani wothuka, wesuka ngobungxamo.
wathetha wathi kumaphakathi akhe, Besingaphosanga amadoda amathathu ekhonkxiwe yini na?
phakathi komlilo? Aphendula athi kukumkani, Yinyaniso;
Owu kumkani.
3:25 Waphendula ke yena wathi, Yabonani, ndibona amadoda amane, ekhululekile, ehamba esazulwini sayo
umlilo, akwenzakala; ukubonakala kweyesine kufana nqwa ne
Nyana kaThixo.
3:26 Wasondela uNebhukadenetsare emnyango weziko elivutha umlilo.
Wathetha wathi, Shadraki, Meshaki, Abhede-nego, nina bakhonzi bakaYehova
Thixo Osenyangweni, phuma uze apha. Emva koko uShadraki, noMeshaki, no
UAbhednego waphuma phakathi komlilo.
3:27 nabathetheli, namabamba, nabathetheli, nabacebisi bokumkani;
ahlanganisene ke, ababona la madoda, ubenawo umlilo emizimbeni yawo
Akubangakho gunya, akwaba nakurhawulwa nonwele lwentloko yawo, neengubo zawo zangaphantsi azirhawulwanga
aguquka, aligqithanga ivumba lomlilo kuwo.
3:28 Wathetha uNebhukadenetsare, wathi, Makabongwe uThixo kaShadraki.
uMeshaki noAbhede-nego owasithumayo isithunywa sakhe, wasihlangula esakhe;
abakhonzi ababekholose ngaye, baliguqulela ilizwi lokumkani, baliguqula ilizwi lokumkani
Bayinikela imizimba yabo, ukuba bakhonze, bangaqubudi nakuwuphi na uthixo;
ngaphandle koThixo wabo.
3:29 Ngenxa yoko ndiwisa umthetho wokuba zonke iintlanga, nezizwe, neelwimi, zibe
abathetha into embi ngoThixo kaShadraki, kaMeshaki, noMeshaki
UAbhednego uya kutyunyuzwa, izindlu zabo zenziwe ibhungane
ingcwaba: ngokuba akukho Thixo wumbi unokuhlangula emva koku
uhlobo.
3:30 Ukumkani wabakhulisa ooShadraki, noMeshaki, noAbhede-nego kwelo phondo;
eBhabhiloni.