UDaniyeli
4:1 UNebukadinesari inkosi, kubo bonke abantu, nezizwe, nezilimi, ukuthi
hlala emhlabeni wonke; Ukuthula makube kinina.
4:2 Ngabona kukuhle ukwazisa izibonakaliso nezimangaliso uNkulunkulu ophakeme anakho
okwenziwa kimi.
4:3 Yeka ukuthi zinkulu kangakanani izibonakaliso zakhe! zinamandla kangakanani izimangaliso zakhe! umbuso wakhe
umbuso waphakade, nokubusa kwakhe kuvela ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane
isizukulwane.
4:4 Mina Nebukadinesari ngangiphumule endlini yami, ngichuma endlini yami
isigodlo:
4:5 Ngabona iphupho, langethusa, nemicabango phezu kombhede wami, nemicabango
imibono yekhanda lami yangikhathaza.
4:6 Ngalokho ngakhipha isimemezelo sokuba kulethwe bonke abahlakaniphileyo baseBabele phambi
ukuze bangazise ingcazelo yephupho.
4:7 Zase zifika izanusi, nababhula ngezinkanyezi, namaKaledi, namaKaledi
ngabalandisa iphupho; kodwa abazange bakwenze
ngazi kimi incazelo yalo.
4:8 Kodwa ekugcineni wafika uDaniyeli phambi kwami, ogama lakhe lalinguBeliteshasari.
ngokwegama likaNkulunkulu wami, okukuye uMoya oNgcwele
ngalilandisa iphupho phambi kwakhe, ngathi:
4:9 O Belteshasari, induna yezanusi, ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi umoya
yawonkulunkulu abangcwele ikuwe, akukho mfihlakalo ekukhathazayo, ngitshele
imibono yephupho lami engiyibonileyo nencazelo yalo.
4:10 Yayinjalo imibono yekhanda lami embhedeni wami; Ngabona, bheka, nomuthi
phakathi komhlaba, nokuphakama kwawo kwakukukhulu.
4:11 Umuthi wakhula, futhi waba namandla, futhi ukuphakama kwawo kwafinyelela
izulu, nokubonakala kwalo kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba wonke.
4:12 Amaqabunga awo ayemahle, futhi izithelo zawo zaziningi, futhi kwakukhona kuwo
ukudla kwabo bonke: izilwane zasendle zazinomthunzi ngaphansi kwawo nezinyoni
ezulwini yahlala emagatsheni awo, futhi yonke inyama yondliwa kuwo.
4:13 Ngabona emibonweni yekhanda lami embhedeni wami;
ongcwele wehla evela ezulwini;
4:14 Wamemeza kakhulu, wathi: "Gawula umuthi, futhi unqume owakhe
amagatsha, vuthulula amahlamvu akhe, uhlakaze izithelo zakhe;
sukani phansi kwawo, nezinyoni emagatsheni awo;
4:15 Noma kunjalo, shiya isiphunzi sezimpande zakhe emhlabeni, ngisho nebhande
okwensimbi nesusi otshanini basendle; futhi kube manzi
namazolo ezulu, isabelo sakhe sibe kanye nezilwane ezisezweni
utshani bomhlaba:
4:16 Inhliziyo yakhe mayiguqulwe isuke kweyomuntu, futhi ake anikezwe inhliziyo yesilwane
kuye; kakudlule phezu kwakhe izikhathi eziyisikhombisa.
4:17 Le ndaba ngesinqumo sabalindi, futhi okufunwayo ngezwi
yabangcwele: ukuze abaphilayo bazi ukuthi ngomkhulu kunabo bonke
OPhezukonke uyabusa embusweni wabantu, awunike noma ubani athanda ukumnika.
futhi umisa phezu kwalo omncane kunabo bonke abantu.
4:18 Leli phupho ngilibonile mina, nkosi Nebukhadinezari. Manje wena, Belteshasari,
memezelani incazelo yalo, njengoba nje bonke abahlakaniphileyo bami
umbuso kawukwazi ukungazisa incazelo, kodwa wena
ubuciko obukwaziyo; ngoba umoya wawonkulunkulu abangcwele ukuwe.
4:19 Khona-ke uDaniyeli, ogama lakhe lalinguBeliteshasari, wamangala ihora elilodwa, futhi
imicabango yakhe yamkhathaza. Inkosi yasikhuluma yathi: Beliteshazari, vumela
akukukhathazi iphupho nencazo yalo. uBeliteshasari
waphendula wathi: Nkosi yami, iphupho libe kwabakuzondayo, labakuzondayo
ingcazelo yalo ezitheni zakho.
4:20 Umuthi owubonile, owakhula futhi waba namandla, obude bawo
kwafinyelela ezulwini, nokubonwa kwawo emhlabeni wonke;
4:21 Obani amaqabunga ayemahle, futhi izithelo zawo zaziningi, futhi kwakukhona ukudla kuwo
kwabo bonke; okwahlala phansi kwazo izilwane zasendle, nezikabani
izinyoni zezulu zahlala amagatsha;
4:22 Nguwe, O nkosi, ukuthi usukhulile futhi waba namandla, ngenxa yobukhulu bakho
ikhulile, ifinyelele ezulwini, nokubusa kwakho kuze kube sekupheleni kwezwe
umhlaba.
4:23 Futhi lapho inkosi yabona umlindi ongcwele ehla evela
izulu, lithi: Gawulani umuthi, niwuchithe; nokho shiyani
isiphunzi sezimpande zawo emhlabathini, yebo ngebhande lensimbi ne
ithusi otshanini basendle; kube manzi amazolo
ezulwini, futhi isabelo sakhe masibe kanye nezilwane zasendle, kuze kube
kudlule phezu kwakhe izikhathi eziyisikhombisa;
4:24 Lena incazelo, O nkosi, futhi lokhu kuyisimemezelo iningi
Phezulu, esehlele inkosi yami, inkosi;
4:25 Ukuze bakuxoshe kubantu, futhi indawo yakho yokuhlala iyoba kanye
nezilwane zasendle, futhi bayokwenza udle utshani njengezinkomo, futhi
ziyakumanzisa ngamazolo ezulu, kudlule izikhathi eziyisikhombisa
phezu kwakho, uze wazi ukuthi oPhezukonke uyabusa embusweni wezwe
abantu, futhi ulunika noma ubani athanda ukumnika.
4:26 Futhi njengoba balaya ukuthi isiqu sezimpande zomuthi sishiywe; wakho
umbuso uyakuqiniseka kuwe, emva kokuthi usukwazi lokho
amazulu ayabusa.
4:27 Ngakho, O nkosi, ake iseluleko sami samukeleke kuwe, futhi aphule
izono zakho ngokulunga, nobubi bakho ngokuhawukela uJehova
mpofu; uma kungukwelulwa kokuthula kwakho.
4:28 Konke lokhu kwehlela inkosi uNebukadinesari.
4:29 Kwathi ekupheleni kwezinyanga eziyishumi nambili wahamba esigodlweni sombuso ka
iBhabhiloni.
4:30 Inkosi yakhuluma, futhi wathi: "Akusilo yini leli iBhabhiloni elikhulu, engilakhileyo?
ngenxa yendlu yombuso ngamandla ami amakhulu, langenxa yendlu yombuso
udumo lobukhosi bami?
4:31 Kwathi leli zwi lisesemlonyeni wenkosi, kwezwakala izwi livela ezulwini.
ethi: “Kushiwo kuwe, nkosi Nebukadinesari; Umbuso unjalo
wasuka kuwe.
4:32 Futhi bayokuxosha phakathi kwabantu, futhi indawo yakho yokuhlala iyoba kanye
izilwane zasendle: bayakukudlisa utshani njengezinkomo, futhi
kudlule phezu kwakho izikhathi eziyisikhombisa, uze wazi ukuthi oPhezukonke
obusa embusweni wabantu, futhi ulunika noma ubani athanda ukumnika.
4:33 Ngaleso sikhathi yagcwaliseka le nto phezu kukaNebukadinesari
exoshiwe ebantwini, wadla utshani njengezinkomo, nomzimba wakhe waba manzi te
amazolo ezulu, zaze zakhula izinwele zakhe njengezimpaphe zokhozi, futhi
izinzipho zakhe njengezinzipho zezinyoni.
4:34 Futhi ekupheleni kwezinsuku, mina Nebukhadinezari ngaphakamisa amehlo ami
ezulwini, nengqondo yami yabuyela kimi, futhi ngabusisa kakhulu
Phezulu, futhi ngamdumisa futhi ngamdumisa ophilayo kuze kube phakade, owakhe
ukubusa kungukubusa okuphakade, nombuso wakhe uvela ezizukulwaneni
isizukulwane:
4:35 Futhi bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni babhekwa njengento engelutho
owenza njengentando yakhe ebuthweni lasezulwini naphakathi kwezizwe
abakhileyo emhlabeni, akakho ongavimba isandla sakhe, noma athi kuye:
Wenzani?
4:36 Ngaso leso sikhathi umqondo wami wabuyela kimi; langenxa yodumo lwami
umbuso, udumo lwami nokukhanya kwami kwabuyela kimi; nabeluleki bami
amakhosi ami afuna kimi; futhi ngamiswa embusweni wami, futhi
ubukhosi obuhle ngenezelwa kimi.
4:37 Manje mina Nebukadinesari ngidumisa futhi ngiphakamisa futhi ngidumise iNkosi yezulu, konke
omisebenzi yakhe iyiqiniso, nezindlela zakhe ukwahlulela, nabahambayo
ukuziqhenya uyakwazi ukukwehlisa.