UDaniyeli
6:1 Kwakholeka kuDariyo ukumisa phezu kobukumkani iirhuluneli ezilikhulu elinamashumi amabini.
obuya kuba sebukumkanini bonke;
6:2 phezu kwabo abongameli abathathu; nguDaniyeli owayengowokuqala kubo: ukuba
abathetheli banike ingxelo kubo, aze ukumkani angabi natyala
umonakalo.
6:3 Waza lo Daniyeli wabongamela abongameli nabaziirhuluneli, ngenxa enokuba
umoya obalaseleyo wawuphakathi kwakhe; ukumkani wacinga ukummisa phezu kwakhe
umhlaba wonke.
6:4 Baza abongameli nabaziirhuluneli bafuna, ukuba bafumane ithuba ngakuDaniyeli
malunga nobukumkani; ke ababanga nakufumana nalinye ithuba, nantlondi imbi;
ngokokuba ebethembekile, akufunyanwanga siphoso nasiphoso
kuye.
6:5 Aza athi la madoda, Asiyi kufumana nalinye ithuba ngakulo Daniyeli.
ngaphandle kokuba sikufumene ngokuchasene naye malunga nomthetho woThixo wakhe.
6:6 Baza abo bangabongameli nabaziirhuluneli bahlanganisana ndawonye kukumkani;
wathi kuye, Kumkani Dariyo, phila ngonaphakade.
6:7 Bonke abongameli bobukumkani, namabamba, nabathetheli, nabathetheli
abacebisi, nabaphathi-mikhosi, bacebisane ukuseka a
ummiselo wobukumkani, kumiswe ummiselo oqinileyo, wokuba othe wacela a
isicelo sakhe nawuphi na uThixo okanye umntu iintsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, ngaphandle kwakho, kumkani, yena
baya kuphoswa emhadini weengonyama.
6:8 Kaloku ke, kumkani, wubhale isalelo eso, uwutyikitye, ukuze ungabi
zaguquka ngokomthetho wamaMedi namaPersi, wona oguqulwayo
hayi.
6:9 Ngoko ukumkani uDariyo wawubhala umbhalo lowo, isalelo eso.
6:10 Ke kaloku, akuqonda uDaniyeli ukuba umbhalo lowo usayinwe, wangena kweyakhe indlu
indlu; iifestile zakhe bezivulekele egumbini lakhe, zikhangele eYerusalem
waguqa ngamadolo akhe kathathu ngemini, wathandaza, ebulela
phambi koThixo wakhe, njengoko wayesenza ngaphambili.
6:11 Aza adlongoza la madoda, amfumana uDaniyeli ethandaza, esenza
isikhungo phambi koThixo wakhe.
6:12 Basondela, bathetha phambi kokumkani ngezokumkani
ummiselo Akusayinanga na isalelo, ukuba wonke umntu othe wabuza?
isicelo sakhe nawuphi na uThixo okanye umntu ngeentsuku ezimashumi mathathu, ngaphandle kwakho, kumkani.
Ngaba uya kuphoswa emhadini weengonyama? Waphendula ukumkani, wathi, Nguwe
into iyinyaniso, ngokomthetho wamaMedi namaPersi, lowo
ayitshintshi.
6:13 Aza aphendula athi phambi kokumkani, Laa Daniyeli wangowawo
oonyana basemfudusweni bakwaYuda, abakhathali nguwe, kumkani, nawe
ummiselo owusayinileyo, uwenze isibongozo sakhe kathathu
usuku.
6:14 Waza ukumkani, akuweva loo mazwi, waba nomsindo kakhulu
Waza wabhekisa intliziyo yakhe kuDaniyeli ukuba amhlangule
ukuba amhlangule lada latshona ilanga.
6:15 Aza la madoda eza edlongozela kukumkani, athi kukumkani, Yazi, Nkosi
ukumkani, ngumthetho wamaMedi namaPersi, othi, akukho silelo nalelo
ummiselo awumisile ukumkani, unokuguqulwa.
6:16 Wawisa umthetho ukumkani; bamzisa uDaniyeli, bamjulela phakathi
umqolomba weengonyama. Waphendula ke ukumkani, wathi kuDaniyeli, UThixo wakho omthandayo
Uya kukhonza ngamaxesha onke, uya kukuhlangula.
6:17 Kwaziswa ilitye, labekwa emlonyeni womhadi; kwaye i
ukumkani wayitywina ngomsesane wakhe wokutywina, nangomsesane wokutywina wezikhulu zakhe;
ukuze ingàguqulwa njongo ngoDaniyeli.
6:18 Waza ukumkani waya ebhotweni lakhe, wabugqiba ubusuku ezila ukudla;
zaziswa phambi kwakhe izixhobo zomculo, waphelelwa bubuthongo
yena.
6:19 Wavuka ukumkani kwakusasa ngengomso, wangena ngobungxamo
umqolomba weengonyama.
6:20 Wathi akufika emhadini, wakhala kuye ngezwi elilusizi
UDaniyeli wathi ukumkani kuDaniyeli, Daniyeli, mkhonzi weNkosi
nguThixo ophilileyo, uThixo wakho, omkhonzayo ngamaxesha onke, unako ukukusindisa
Uvela ezingonyameni?
6:21 Wathi ke uDaniyeli kukumkani, kumkani, phila ngonaphakade!
6:22 UThixo wam uthume isithunywa sakhe, sayivingca imilomo yeengonyama, ukuba zibe nako
ungandenzakalisi, ngenxa enokuba phambi kwakhe kufumaneke ukuba ndimsulwa; kwaye
Naphambi kwakho, kumkani, andonanga.
6:23 Wavuya kakhulu ke ukumkani ngaye, wathi makwenziwe
mkhuphe uDaniyeli emhadini. Wenyuswa ke uDaniyeli emhadini;
akwafunyaniswanga nasinye isikhubekiso kuye, ngokuba wayekholiwe kweyakhe
uThixo.
6:24 Wathi ukumkani, bawazisa loo madoda abemangalele
uDaniyeli, babajulela emhadini weengonyama, bona nabantwana babo,
nabafazi babo; zaza iingonyama zabagonyamela, zabaqwenga bonke
amathambo abo abe ngamaqhekeza, nokuba bathe bafika emzantsini womhadi.
6:25 Waza uDariyo ukumkani wabhalela kuzo zonke iintlanga, nezizwe, neelwimi, ukuba
hlalani ehlabathini lonke; Uxolo malube nani.
6:26 Ndiwisa umthetho wokuba bathi, ezindaweni zonke zegunya lobukumkani bam, bangcangcazele abantu
Yoyikani phambi koThixo kaDaniyeli, ngokuba nguThixo ophilileyo, ongagungqiyo
nobukumkani bakhe bobuya butshabalale, nobobakhe bungayi konakaliswa
igunya liya kuba kude kube sekupheleni.
6:27 Nguye ohlangulayo, ehlangula, esenza imiqondiso nezimanga emazulwini
nasemhlabeni, lowo wamhlangulayo uDaniyeli emandleni eengonyama.
6:28 Ke lo Daniyeli waba nempumelelo ebukumkanini bukaDariyo, nasebukumkanini bukaDaniyeli
uKoreshi umPersi.