UDaniyeli
3:1 UNebukadinesari, inkosi, wenza umfanekiso wegolide, ubude bawo kwaku
izingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha, nobubanzi balo buyizingalo eziyisithupha;
ithafa laseDura, esifundeni saseBhabhiloni.
3:2 Khona-ke uNebukadinesari inkosi wathumela ukuba kubuthelwe ndawonye izikhulu, the
ababusi, nezinduna, nabahluleli, nabaphathi-zimali,
abeluleki, nabahluleli, nabo bonke ababusi bezifunda, beze
ekunikezelweni kwesithombe uNebukadinesari inkosi ayesimisile.
3:3 Khona-ke izikhulu, nababusi, nezinduna, nabahluleli, the
abaphathi bezimali, abeluleki, nezikhulu, nabo bonke ababusi bezwe
izifundazwe, zabuthana ndawonye ekunikezelweni kwesithombe leso
UNebukadinesari inkosi wayemisile; bema phambi kwesithombe leso
UNebukadinesari wayemi.
3:4 Kwasekumemeza ummemezeli esithi: Kulayelwe kini, zizwe, zizwe.
nezilimi,
3:5 ukuze ngesikhathi enizwa ngaso ukukhala kophondo, negenkle, nehabhu, nehabhu,
ugubhu, nogubhu, nazo zonke izinhlobo zokubethwa, niwela phansi, nikhuleke
isithombe segolide asimisileyo uNebukadinesari inkosi;
3:6 Futhi noma ubani ongawi phansi futhi akhuleke uzophonswa ngaso leso sikhathi
phakathi kwesithando somlilo esivuthayo.
3:7 Ngakho ngaleso sikhathi, lapho bonke abantu bezwa umsindo wezwi
umtshingo, nomtshingo, nehabhu, nesaka, nogubhu, nazo zonke izinhlobo zokubethwa,
abantu, nezizwe, nezilimi, bawa phansi, bakhuleka kuJehova
isithombe segolide uNebukadinesari inkosi ayesimisile.
3:8 Ngakho-ke ngaleso sikhathi amadoda amaKaledi asondela, futhi wamangalela
amaJuda.
3:9 Bakhuluma, bathi enkosini uNebukadinesari, O nkosi, phila kuze kube phakade.
3:10 Wena, O nkosi, ukhiphe isimemezelo, ukuze wonke umuntu oyolalela izwi
umsindo wecilongo, negenkle, nehabhu, nesaka, nogubhu, nehabhu, nehabhu*
zonke izinhlobo zokuhlabelela, ziyakuwa phansi, zikhuleke esithombeni segolide;
3:11 Futhi noma ubani ongawi phansi futhi akhuleke, ukuze aphonswe
phakathi kwesithando somlilo ovuthayo.
3:12 Kukhona amaJuda athile owabeke phezu izindaba
isifunda saseBabele, uShadiraki, uMeshaki, no-Abhedinego; lawa madoda, nkosi,
kabakunakanga; kabakhonza onkulunkulu bakho, kabakhuleki egolideni
isithombe osimisile.
3:13 Khona-ke uNebukadinesari ngokufutheka kwakhe wayala ukuba kulethwe uShadiraki.
uMeshaki, no-Abhedinego. Base beletha lawa madoda phambi kwenkosi.
3:14 UNebukadinesari waphendula, wathi kubo: "Yiqiniso, Shadiraki?
Meshaki no-Abedi Nego, anibakhonzi onkulunkulu bami, ningakhuleki egolideni
isithombe engisimisile?
3:15 Manje uma nilungele ukuthi ngesikhathi enizwa ngaso ukukhala kophondo,
umtshingo, nehabhu, nesaka, nogubhu, nogubhu, nazo zonke izinhlobo zokubethwa;
niwela phansi nikhuleke esithombeni engisenzile; kahle: kodwa uma nina
ningakhuleki, niyakuphonswa ngaso leso sikhathi phakathi komlilo
isithando somlilo; futhi ngubani lowo Nkulunkulu oyonikhulula esandleni sami
izandla?
3:16 UShadiraki, noMeshaki, no-Abhedinego, baphendula, bathi enkosini, O
Nebukadinesari, asiqaphele ukukuphendula kule ndaba.
3:17 Uma kunjalo, uNkulunkulu wethu esimkhonzayo unamandla okusikhulula esandleni
esithandweni somlilo ovuthayo, futhi uyosikhulula esandleni sakho, O nkosi.
3:18 Kodwa uma kungenjalo, makwazeke kuwe, O nkosi, ukuthi ngeke sikukhonze
onkulunkulu, ungakhuleki esithombeni segolide osimisileyo.
3:19 Khona-ke uNebukadinesari egcwele ukufutheka, futhi isimo sobuso bakhe kwaba
baphendukela oShadiraki, noMeshaki, no-Abhedinego;
wayala ukuthi isithando somlilo sibase ngokuphindwe kasikhombisa kunaso
yayijwayele ukushiselwa.
3:20 Futhi wayala amadoda anamandla kunabo bonke ababesebuthweni lakhe ukubopha
oShadiraki, noMeshaki, no-Abhedinego, babaphonsa emlilweni ovuthayo
isithando somlilo.
3:21 Khona la madoda aboshiwe egqoke amabhantshi awo, amabhulukwe nezigqoko zawo.
nezinye izingubo zabo, baphonswa phakathi kokusha
isithando somlilo.
3:22 Ngakho, ngoba umyalo wenkosi wawuphuthumayo, futhi isithando somlilo
kushisa kakhulu, ilangabi lomlilo lawabulala lawo madoda abambayo
uShadiraki, uMeshaki, no-Abhedinego.
3:23 Lawa madoda amathathu, oShadiraki, noMeshaki, no-Abhedinego, awa phansi eboshiwe.
phakathi kwesithando somlilo esivuthayo.
3:24 Khona-ke uNebukadinesari inkosi wamangala, futhi wasukuma ngokuphangisa.
wakhuluma, wathi kubeluleki bakhe: “Asiphonsanga yini amadoda amathathu eboshiwe
phakathi komlilo? Baphendula, bathi enkosini: Yebo,
O nkosi.
3:25 Waphendula wathi: "Bheka, ngibona amadoda amane ekhululekile, ehamba phakathi
umlilo, futhi awalimalanga; isimo seyesine sifana ne
INdodana kaNkulunkulu.
3:26 Khona-ke uNebukadinesari wasondela emlonyeni wesithando somlilo ovuthayo.
wakhuluma wathi: “Shadiraki, noMeshaki, no-Abhedinego, nina zinceku zikaJehova
Nkulunkulu oPhezukonke, phuma, uze lapha. Khona-ke uShadiraki, noMeshaki, kanye
U-Abednego, waphuma phakathi komlilo.
3:27 Nezikhulu, nababusi, nezinduna, nabeluleki benkosi,
sebebuthene, babona amadoda lawo umlilo wawuphezu kwemizimba yawo
namandla, nonwele lwekhanda lawo aluzange ludabuke, namabhantshi awo awazange abe namandla
zashintsha, nephunga lomlilo alizange lidlule phezu kwabo.
3:28 Khona uNebukadinesari wakhuluma, wathi: "Makabongwe uNkulunkulu kaShadiraki.
oMeshaki no-Abhedinego, owathuma ingelosi yakhe, wakhulula eyakhe
izinceku ezithembele kuye, futhi ziguqule izwi lenkosi, futhi
banikela ngemizimba yabo, ukuze bangakhonzi, bakhonze noma yimuphi unkulunkulu;
ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wabo.
3:29 Ngalokho ngikhipha isimemezelo sokuthi bonke abantu, nezizwe, nezilimi,
abakhuluma utho olubi ngoNkulunkulu kaShadiraki, noMeshaki, no
u-Abednego, uyakunqunywa, izindlu zabo zenziwe a
umquba: ngoba akakho omunye uNkulunkulu ongakhulula emva kwalokhu
hlunga.
3:30 Khona-ke inkosi yabakhulisa oShadiraki, noMeshaki, no-Abhedinego, esifundeni
eBhabhiloni.