UDaniyeli
12:1 Ngelo xesha uya kusuka eme uMikayeli, umthetheli omkhulu omiyo
kubantwana babantu bakowenu; kuya kubakho ixesha lembandezelo;
ekungazanga kubekho lunjalo kususela koko lwabakhoyo uhlanga, kude kube nangelo xesha;
ngelo xesha baya kusinda abantu bakho, bonke abakhoyo
efunyenwe ebhaliwe encwadini.
12:2 Kwaye abaninzi kwabaleleyo eluthulini lomhlaba baya kuvuka, abanye
baye ebomini obungunaphakade, naba baye kwingcikivo nakwinyumnyezi engunaphakade.
12:3 Abo ke banengqiqo baya kukhazimla njengokukhazimla kwesibhakabhaka;
nababuyisela abaninzi ebulungiseni bakhazimle njengeenkwenkwezi ngonaphakade kanaphakade.
12:4 Wena ke, Daniyeli, wavalele amazwi la, uyitywine incwadi, kude kube sekupheleni
Kuya kubakho ixesha lesiphelo: abaninzi baya kuphengulula, kwaye kuya kubakho ukwazi
anda.
12:5 Mna, Daniyeli, ndakhangela, ndabona kumi abanye ababini, omnye ekhangele
kweli cala lonxweme lomlambo, elinye ngaphaya komlambo
unxweme lomlambo.
12:6 Wathi omnye kwindoda leyo yambethe ilinen emhlophe, ebiphezu kwamanzi olwandle
Koda kube nini na, ukuphela kwezi zinto zibalulekileyo?
12:7 Ndaza ndeva indoda yambethe ilinen emhlophe, ebiphezu kwamanzi omlambo
umlambo, xa ephakamise isandla sakhe sokunene nesokhohlo ezulwini, kwaye
wafunga lowo udla ubomi ngonaphakade, wathi, Kuya kuba ngokwexesha namaxesha;
nesiqingatha; kwaye xa athe wagqiba ukuwachithachitha amandla ka
abantu abangcwele, zonke ezo zinto ziya kugqitywa.
12:8 Mna ke ndeva, andaqonda; ndathi, Nkosi yam, kuya kubakho ntoni na?
kukuphela kwezi zinto?
12:9 Wathi, Hamba, Daniyeli, kuba amazwi avaliwe, atywinwe
kude kube lixesha lokuphela.
12:10 Abaninzi baya kuzenza nyulu, bazenze mhlophe, banyibilikiswe; Ke abangendawo baya kwenjenjalo
bonke abangendawo abayi kukuqonda oko; ke zona izilumko ziya kukwenza
ukuqonda.
12:11 Kwaye ukususela ngelo xesha uya kususwa umbingelelo wamaxesha onke, kunye nemihla ngemihla
Kuya kubakho isikizi eliphanzisayo, iwaka elinambini
iintsuku ezilikhulu elinamashumi alithoba.
12:12 Unoyolo olindileyo, aze afike kwiwaka elinamakhulu amathathu anamanci mabini
iintsuku ezingamashumi amathathu anesihlanu.
12:13 Ke wena hamba uye ekupheleni; ngokuba uya kuphumla, ume
iqashiso lakho ekupheleni kwemihla.