UDaniyeli
9:1 Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaDariyo unyana ka-Ahaswerosi, wembewu kaYehova
amaMedi, abenziwe ukumkani phezu kobukumkani bamaKaledi;
9:2 Ngomnyaka wokuqala wobukumkani bakhe, mna, Daniyeli, ndaqonda ngeencwadi inani
iminyaka, elafikayo ngayo ilizwi likaYehova kuYeremiya umprofeti, lisithi,
ukuze azalise iminyaka emashumi asixhenxe ngokuphanziswa kweYerusalem.
9:3 Ndabubhekisa ubuso bam eNkosini uYehova, ukuba ndifune ngomthandazo
izibongozo, nokuzila ukudla, neengubo ezirhwexayo, nangothuthu;
9:4 Ndathandaza ke kuYehova uThixo wam, ndavuma, ndathi, Owu!
Nkosi, uThixo omkhulu owoyikekayo, owugcinelayo umnqophiso nenceba kubo
abamthandayo, abayigcinayo imithetho yakhe;
9:5 Sonile, senze ubugwenxa, senze okungendawo, senze okungendawo
bagwilika, ngokushenxa eziyalezweni zakho nasemigudwini yakho
izigwebo:
9:6 Asibaphulaphulanga abakhonzi bakho abaprofeti ababethetha kuwe
igama lakho kookumkani bethu, nakubathetheli bethu, nakoobawo, nakulo lonke ilizwe
abantu bomhlaba.
9:7 Yehova, bukuwe ubulungisa, kodwa kuthi kukudana
ubuso, njengoko kunjalo namhla; kumadoda akwaYuda, nakubemi bakhona
iYerusalem, nakumaSirayeli onke, akufuphi nakude;
emazweni onke owawagxothela kuwo ngenxa
ukreqo lwabo, abameneze ngalo phambi kwakho.
9:8 Nkosi, kuthi kukudana kobuso, kookumkani bethu, nakubathetheli bethu;
nakoobawo bethu, ngokuba sonile kuwe.
9:9 ENkosini uThixo wethu yimfesane, noxolelo, nakuba sinazo
bagwilika kuye;
9:10 Asiliphulaphulanga ilizwi likaYehova uThixo wethu, ukuba sihambe ngeendlela zakhe
imithetho, awayibeka phambi kwethu ngabakhonzi bakhe abaprofeti.
9:11 Onke ke amaSirayeli awugqithile umyalelo wakho;
ungaliphulaphuli ilizwi lakho; ngenxa yoko sigalelwe phezu kwethu isiqalekiso, naphezu kwethu
isifungo esibhaliweyo emyalelweni kaMoses, umkhonzi kaThixo, ngenxa yokuba thina
bamonile.
9:12 Uwaqinisile amazwi akhe, abewathethile ngathi, nanxamnye nawo
nabagwebi bethu ababesigweba, besizisela ububi obukhulu;
Izulu lonke alenziwanga njengoko kwenziwe ngako kwiYerusalem.
9:13 Njengoko kubhaliweyo emyalelweni kaMoses, bonke ububi buye bafika kuthi
asimbongozanga uYehova uThixo wethu, ukuba sibuye umva
ubugwenxa bethu, uyiqonde inyaniso yakho.
9:14 Wabuphaphela ke uYehova ububi, wasizisela bona;
ngokuba ulilungisa uYehova uThixo wethu ngezenzo zakhe zonke azenzayo
asilithobelanga ilizwi lakhe.
9:15 Kaloku ke, Nkosi Thixo wethu, wena ubakhuphileyo abantu bakho ezweni
Ilizwe laseYiputa ngesandla esithe nkqi, wazenzela igama njengakuqala
namhlanje; sonile, senze okungendawo.
9:16 Yehova, ndiyakukhunga ngokobulungisa bakho bonke
mawususwe umsindo wakho nobushushu bakho kumzi wakho oyiYerusalem, ingcwele yakho
entabeni: ngenxa yezono zethu, nangenxa yobugwenxa boobawo;
Basuke baba sisingcikivo iYerusalem nabantu bakho kubo bonke abasijikelezileyo.
9:17 Ke ngoko, Thixo wethu, yiva umthandazo womkhonzi wakho, nomthandazo wakhe
ubukhanyise ubuso bakho phezu kwengcwele yakho ekhoyo
yinkangala, ngenxa yeNkosi.
9:18 Thoba indlebe yakho, uve, Thixo wam; vula amehlo akho, ubone;
nomzi lowo ubizwa ngegama lakho, ngokuba asazi
sondeza ukutarhuzisa kwethu phambi kwakho ngenxa yobulungisa bethu;
iinceba zakho ezinkulu.
9:19 Yiva, Yehova; Yehova, xolela; Baza iindlebe, Nkosi, wenze; musani ukulibala, kuba
Ngenxa yakho, Thixo wam, ngenxa yokuba umzi wakho nabantu bakho babizwe nguwe
igama.
9:20 Ndithe ndisathetha, ndithandaza, ndisivuma isono sam, ndisivuma isono sam
isono sabantu bam amaSirayeli, nokuwisa ukutarhuzisa kwam phambi koYehova
Thixo wam, entabeni engcwele yoThixo wam;
9:21 Ke kaloku, ndakubon' ukuba ndithetha emthandazweni, indoda enguGabriyeli, ebendinayo
eyabonwa embonweni ekuqaleni, iphaphazela ngokukhawuleza;
wandichukumisa malunga nexesha lomnikelo wangokuhlwa.
9:22 Yandiqondisa, yathetha nam, yathi, Daniyeli, ndim ngoku
Phuma ukuze ube nengqondo ephangaleleyo.
9:23 Kwaphuma ilizwi ekuqaleni kokutarhuzisa kwakho, ndaza ke mna
ndize kukubonisa; ngokuba ungonqweneleka kakhulu; yazi ke ngoko
Uze uwuqonde umbono.
9:24 Iiveki ezimashumi asixhenxe zimiselwe abantu bakho, naphezu komzi wakho ongcwele, ukuze
ukugqibezela ukreqo, ukupheliswa kwezono, nokwenza
ucamagushelo lokuchasa ubugwenxa, ukuze uziswe ubulungisa obungunaphakade;
nokutywina umbono nesiprofeto, nokuthanjiswa kwengcwele kangcwele.
9:25 Yazi ke, uqonde, ukuba kuthabathela ekuphumeni kwayo
umyalelo wokuba ibuyiselwe ize yakhiwe iYerusalem kuye uMesiya oyiNkosi
INkosana iya kuba ziiveki ezisixhenxe, kwaye iiveki ezingamashumi amathandathu anesibini: isitrato
Kuya kwakhiwa kwakhona udonga, ngamaxesha eenkathazo.
9:26 Emveni ke kweeveki ezimashumi mathandathu anambini, uya kunqunyulwa umthanjiswa, angabi saba nanto
yena ngokwakhe; abantu benkosi eya kuza baya kumtshabalalisa
isixeko nengcwele; kwaye ukuphela kwayo kuya kuba ngonogumbe, kwaye
kude kube sekupheleni kwemfazwe ukuphanziswa kumiswe.
9:27 Kwaye uya kuwumisa umnqophiso nabaninzi iveki enye
phakathi evekini uya kwenza umbingelelo nomnikelo wokudla
siphelise, ngenxa yokwaphuka kwamasikizi
kube senkangala, kude kube sekupheleni, kube sekugqitywe oko
ugalelwe phezu kwabaphanzileyo.