UDaniyeli
10:1 Ngomnyaka wesithathu kaKoreshi ukumkani wasePersi, watyhilelwa ilizwi
uDaniyeli, ogama libizwa ngokuba nguBheletshatsare; yaye loo nto iyinyaniso, kodwa
ixesha elimisiweyo laba nde, waliqonda elo lizwi, waba nalo
ukuqonda umbono.
10:2 Ngaloo mihla mna, Daniyeli, bendisenza isijwili iiveki ezintathu.
10:3 Andidlanga sonka sinencasa, akungenanga nyama nawayini emlonyeni wam.
andizithambisanga, zada zazaliseka iiveki ezintathu
izalisekile.
10:4 Ngomhla wamashumi amabini anesine wenyanga yokuqala, njengoko ndandiphambi kweNkosi
ecaleni komlambo omkhulu, oyiHidekeli;
10:5 Ndawaphakamisa amehlo am, ndakhangela, nantso indoda yambethe;
abenelinen ecikizekileyo, ebhinqe esinqeni sakhe ngegolide yaseUfazi;
10:6 Umzimba wayo wawunjengekrizolite, nobuso bayo bunjengembonakalo yobuso
umbane, amehlo ayo enjengezikhuni zomlilo, iingalo zayo neenyawo zayo zifana nomlilo
ngemibala yawo ibe lubhedu olubengezelisiweyo, nesandi samazwi akhe sinjengesandi selizwi
yesihlwele.
10:7 Mna, Daniyeli, ndawubona ndedwa umbono lowo, ngokuba amadoda abenam akawubonanga
umbono; kwesuka kwabakho ukunyikima okukhulu kubo, ngokokude basabele
bazifihle.
10:8 Ndasala ndedwa, ndawubona lo mbono mkhulu;
Akubangakho mandla kum, ngokuba ubungangamsha bam buguquke baba kum
ukonakala, ndaye ndaphelelwa ngamandla.
10:9 Ndeva ke isandi samazwi akhe, Ndakuva isandi samazwi akhe
Loo mazwi ke, ndaye ndabiwa bubuthongo obunzulu, ubuso bam bubhekise buso bam
umhlaba.
10:10 Yabona, naso isandla sindichukumisa, sandimisa emadolweni am nangaphezu kwentloko yam;
iintende zezandla zam.
10:11 Yathi kum, Daniyeli, ndoda inqwenelekayo, yiqonde
amazwi endiya kuwathetha kuwe, ume endaweni yokuma kwakho; ngokuba ngoku ndiphambi kwakho
ithunyelwe. Ithe yakulithetha kum elo lizwi, ndema ndingcangcazela.
10:12 Yathi kum, Musa ukoyika, Daniyeli, ngokuba kususela kwimini yokuqala
Uyibhekise intliziyo yakho ekuqondeni, nasekuziqeqesheni phambi kwakho
Thixo, aviwe amazwi akho, Mna ke ndize ngenxa yentetho yakho.
10:13 Ke umthetheli wobukumkani bamaPersi wandichasa amashumi amabini anamnye
uyabona, uMikayeli, omnye wakubathetheli abaziintloko, weza kundinceda; kwaye nam
wahlala apho nookumkani bamaPersi.
10:14 Ndize kukuqondisa ke okuya kubahlela abantu bakowenu
ekupheleni kwemihla; kuba umbono lo usengowemihla emininzi.
10:15 Ithe ekuthetheni kwayo nam ngokwala mazwi, ndabubhekisa ubuso bam ngakum
emhlabeni, ndaye ndaba sisidenge.
10:16 Nanko onjengozonyana babantu, efike emlonyeni wam;
ndawuvula ke umlomo wam, ndathetha, ndathi kobemiyo ngaphambili
Owu nkosi yam, ngombono wandifikela inimba
akwaba nawo amandla.
10:17 Angathini na ke ukuba nako umkhonzi wenkosi yam le, ukuthetha nenkosi yam le? ngokuba
kum, kwaoko akwabakho mandla kum, akusekho mandla kum
umoya ubushiyeke kum.
10:18 Wabuya ke wandichukumisa onjengokubonakala komntu;
wandomeleza.
10:19 Wathi, Musa ukoyika, ndoda inqwenelekayo; uxolo malube kuwe
yomelela, ewe, yomelela. Wathi xa ethetha nam, ndesuka ndaba
womelela, wathi, Mayithethe inkosi yam; ngokuba womelele
mna.
10:20 Wathi, Uyazi na into endize ngayo kuwe? kwaye ngoku ndiza
ubuye, uye kulwa nomthetheli wamaPersi; ndathi ndakuphuma, nanko!
iya kuza inkosana yakwaGrisi.
10:21 Noko ke ndiya kukuxelela okubhaliweyo esibhalweni senyaniso;
akukho namnye undibambayo kwezo zinto, ingenguMikayeli wenu
inkosana.