UDaniyeli
5:1 UBheleshatsare ukumkani wenzela iwaka lezikhulu zakhe isidlo esikhulu
wasela iwayini phambi kwewaka.
5:2 UBheleshatsare, wayingcamla iwayini, wathi makuziswe igolide leyo
izitya zesilivere, abezithabathe esandleni sikaNebhukadenetsare uyise
itempile eseYerusalem; ukuba ukumkani nabathetheli bakhe, babakhe
abafazi namashweshwe akhe babesela kuyo.
5:3 Baza bazizisa iimpahla zegolide, ezazithinjwe etempileni
yendlu kaThixo eseYerusalem; nokumkani, nabakhe
Basela ngazo abathetheli, nabafazi bakhe, namashweshwe akhe.
5:4 Basela iwayini, babadumisa oothixo begolide, nabesilivere, nabobhedu;
yentsimbi, yomthi, namatye.
5:5 Kwangelo lixa kwaphuma iminwe yesandla somntu, yabhala
phezu kwesiphatho sesibane emtyabeni wodonga lokumkani
Wayibona ukumkani inxalenye yesandla esibhalayo.
5:6 Baguquka ke ibala lobuso bokumkani, zamothusa iingcinga zakhe.
ukuze amalungu esinqe sayo acombuluke, namadolo ayo abebetha elinye
ngokuchasene nomnye.
5:7 Ukumkani wadanduluka ngamandla, ukuba baziswe izazi, namaKaledi, namaKaledi
oosiyazi. Wathetha ukumkani, wathi kwizilumko zaseBhabheli,
Othe wawulesa lo mbhalo, andibonise ukutyhilwa kwawo
Unxitywe iingubo ezimfusa, ube nomxokelelwane wegolide
Intamo yakhe iya kuba ngowesithathu ebukumkanini.
5:8 Zangena ke zonke izilumko zokumkani;
ukubhala, nokumazisa ukumkani ukutyhilwa kwako.
5:9 Waza ukumkani uBheleshatsare wakhwankqiswa kunene, nobuso bakhe basangana
zasuka zakhwankqiswa iinkosi zakhe.
5:10 Ke kaloku ukumkanikazi wangena, ngenxa yamazwi okumkani nezikhulu zakhe
Wathetha ukumkanikazi, wathi, Kumkani, yidla ubomi ngonaphakade!
mazingakukhathazi iingcinga zakho, ungaguquguquki ubuso bakho;
5:11 Kukho indoda ebukumkanini bakho, enomoya woothixo abangcwele;
ngemihla kayihlo ukukhanya, ukuqonda nobulumko, into enjalo
kwafunyanwa kuye ubulumko boothixo; lowo ukumkani uNebhukadenetsare
Uyihlo, ukumkani, ndithi, uyihlo, wamenza umphathi wabakhafuli;
oosiyazi, namaKaledi, namatola;
5:12 ngenxa enokuba ebenomoya omhle, nokwazi, nokuqonda;
ukutolikwa kwamaphupha, nokuxela izihendo, nokutyhilwa kwentetho
Kwafunyanwa amathandabuzo kwakulo Daniyeli, owathiywa ngukumkani igama elinguBheletshatsare.
Kaloku makabizwe uDaniyeli, ukuze asichazele intsingiselo yoku.
5:13 Waza uDaniyeli wasiwa phambi kokumkani. Wathetha ukumkani, wathi
kuDaniyeli, Unguye na laa Daniyeli, ungowabantwana bakaNdikhoyo?
abathinjwa bakwaYuda, awabazisayo ukumkani ubawo, bephuma kwaYuda?
5:14 Ndikuvile, ukuba unomoya woothixo kuwe;
ngokuba ukukhanya nokuqonda nobulumko obuncamisileyo kufunyanwa kuwe.
5:15 Ke kaloku ziziswe phambi kwam izilumko nabavumisi ngeenkwenkwezi.
ukuze bawufunde lo mbhalo, bandazise
ke ababanga nako ukuxela ukutyhilwa kwalo
into:
5:16 Mna ke ndivile ngawe, ukuba uyakwazi ukutolika iintetho, kwaye
phelisa amathandabuzo: ngoku ukuba unokuwulesa umbhalo, wazise
kum ukutyhilwa kwayo, wothi wambeswe ngezibomvu, kwaye
ube ngumxokelelwane wegolide emqaleni wakho, ube ngowesithathu umlawuli
ubukumkani.
5:17 Waphendula uDaniyeli, wathi phambi kokumkani, Izipho zakho mazibekho
imivuzo yakho uyinike omnye; kodwa ndiya kufunda okubhaliweyo
kukumkani, umazise ukutyhilwa kwephupha elo.
5:18 Wena kumkani, uThixo Osenyangweni wamnika uNebhukadenetsare uyihlo ubukumkani.
nobungangamsha, nobungangamsha, nembeko;
5:19 nangenxa yobungangamsha awabunikwayo, zonke iintlanga, nezizwe, nezizwe
zadidizela, zoyika phambi kwakhe; abethanda ukumbulala; kwaye
lowo ebethanda ukumgcina ephila; athi lowo athanda ukummisa, ammise; nabani yena
ebeya kubeka phantsi.
5:20 Kodwa xa intliziyo yakhe yaziphakamisa, kwaye ingqondo yakhe yaqaqadeka kukuzidla, waba
wahliswa etroneni yobukumkani bakhe, babususa kuye uzuko lwakhe;
5:21 Wagxothwa koonyana babantu; yasuka intliziyo yakhe yafana neyentliziyo
ehlala amaesile; wayemdlisa ngazo
utyani njengeenkomo, nomzimba wakhe waba manzi ngumbethe wezulu; ade yena
wayesazi ukuba uThixo Osenyangweni ulawula ebukumkanini babantu, nokuba yena
Umisa phezu kwayo nabani na asukuba ethanda.
5:22 Wena ke nyana wakhe, Bheleshatsare, akuyithobanga intliziyo yakho;
ubukwazi konke oko;
5:23 Ke wena uziphakamisile eNkosini yamazulu; kwaye banayo
wazisa iimpahla zendlu yakhe phambi kwakho, wena nezikhulu zakho;
abafazi bakho, namashweshwe akho, besele ngawo iwayini; kwaye unayo
wabadumisa oothixo besilivere, nabegolide, nabobhedu, nabesinyithi, nabemithi, namatye;
ababoni, abangevayo, abangaziyo; nguThixo osesandleni sakhe ukuphefumla kwakho
akuzizukisanga nje iindlela zakho zonke.
5:24 Ngoko inxalenye yesandla yathunyelwa kuye; kwaye oku kubhaliweyo kwaba
ibhaliwe.
5:25 Nguwo lo umbhalo obhaliweyo: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UFARSIN.
5:26 Siso esi isityhilo saloo nto: MENE; UThixo ubalile eyakho
ubukumkani, wabuphelisa.
5:27 TEKELE; Wena ulinganisiwe esikalini, wafunyanwa ulula.
5:28 PERES; Buyahlulwa ubukumkani bakho, bunikwe amaMedi namaPersi.
5:29 Waza uBheleshatsare wayalela, bamnxiba uDaniyeli iingubo ezibomvu, bamfaka
Wathweswa umxokelelwane wegolide emqaleni wayo, wamemeza ngaye.
ukuba abe ngowesithathu umlawuli ebukumkanini.
5:30 Ngobo busuku wabulawa uBheleshatsare ukumkani wamaKaledi.
5:31 UDariyo, umMedi, wabuthabatha ubukumkani, eminyaka ikumashumi amathandathu anesibini
iminyaka ubudala.