UDaniyeli
5:1 UBelishasari, inkosi, wenzela izinkulungwane zezikhulu zakhe idili elikhulu, futhi
waphuza iwayini ngaphambi kwenkulungwane.
5:2 UBelishasari, ngenkathi enambitha iwayini, wayala ukuba kulethwe igolide futhi
izitsha zesiliva uyise uNebhukhadinezari ayezikhiphile esandleni sakhe
ithempeli eliseJerusalema; ukuthi inkosi, nezikhulu zayo, eyakhe
abafazi nezancinza zakhe baphuze kulo.
5:3 Khona-ke baletha izitsha zegolide ezazikhishwe ethempelini
lendlu kaNkulunkulu eyayiseJerusalema; nenkosi, neyakhe
izikhulu, nabafazi bakhe, nezancinza zakhe babephuza kuzo.
5:4 Baphuza iwayini, futhi badumisa onkulunkulu begolide, nesiliva, zethusi.
eyensimbi, yokhuni, neyetshe.
5:5 Ngaso leso sikhathi, kwavela iminwe yesandla somuntu, wabhala
phezu kothi lwesibani phezu koqweqwe lodonga lwenkosi
isigodlo: inkosi yabona ingxenye yesandla esibhalayo.
5:6 Khona-ke ubuso benkosi yashintsha, futhi imicabango yakhe yamethusa.
kwaze kwaxebuka amalunga okhalo lwakhe, namadolo akhe ashaya elinye
ngokumelene nomunye.
5:7 Inkosi yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, ukuba kulethwe ababhula ngezinkanyezi, namaKaledi, namaKaledi
izangoma. Inkosi yayisikhuluma, yathi kwabahlakaniphileyo baseBabele:
Ofunda lo mbhalo, angibonise incazelo
lizakwembathiswa okubomvu, libe leketane legolide inhlangothi zonke
intamo yakhe, futhi uyakuba umbusi wesithathu embusweni.
5:8 Khona-ke zangena zonke izazi zenkosi, kodwa zazingakwazi ukufunda incwadi
ulobe, ungazise inkosi incazelo yako.
5:9 Khona-ke inkosi uBelishazari wakhathazeka kakhulu, futhi ubuso bakhe bakhathazeka
washintsha kuye, nezikhulu zakhe zamangala.
5:10 Manje indlovukazi ngenxa yamazwi enkosi nezikhulu zayo wangena
indlu yedili; indlovukazi yakhuluma yathi: “O nkosi, phila kuze kube phakade.
imicabango yakho mayingakukhathazi, nobuso bakho bungaguquki;
5:11 Kukhona indoda embusweni wakho, onomoya wawonkulunkulu abangcwele;
nasemihleni kayihlo ukukhanya nokuqonda nokuhlakanipha kuyakuba njalo
ukuhlakanipha kwawonkulunkulu kwafunyanwa kuye; lowo inkosi uNebukadinesari
uyihlo, inkosi, ngithi, uyihlo, wabekwa waba yinhloko yezanusi.
ababhula ngezinkanyezi, namaKaledi, nabahlola imihlola;
5:12 Njengoba umoya omuhle kakhulu, nolwazi, nokuqonda,
ukuchaza amaphupho, nokusho imisho elukhuni, nokuqedwa kwe
ukungabaza, kwatholakala kuDaniyeli ofanayo, inkosi eyambiza ngokuthi uBeliteshasari:
manje makabizwe uDaniyeli, aveze incazelo.
5:13 Khona-ke uDaniyeli walethwa phambi kwenkosi. Inkosi yasikhuluma yathi
kuDaniyeli, Wena unguDaniyeli yini, ongowabantwana bakaJehova na?
abathunjwa bakwaJuda, inkosi ubaba eyabakhipha kwaJuda na?
5:14 Ngizwile ngawe, ukuthi umoya wawonkulunkulu ukuwe, futhi
ukuze ukukhanya nokuqonda nokuhlakanipha okudlulele kutholakale kuwe.
5:15 Manje sekulethwe phambi kwami abahlakaniphileyo, ababhula ngezinkanyezi.
ukuze bafunde lo mbhalo, bangazise kimi
ingcazelo yalo, kodwa behluleka ukuveza ingcazelo yayo
into:
5:16 Futhi ngizwile ngawe, ukuthi ungakwazi ukwenza izincazelo, futhi
qeda ukungabaza: manje uma ungafunda umbhalo, futhi uwazise
kimi incazelo yalo, wembathiswe okubomvu, futhi
ube neketanga legolide entanyeni yakho, ube ngowesithathu umbusi kulo
umbuso.
5:17 Khona-ke uDaniyeli waphendula, wathi phambi kwenkosi, "Izipho zakho mazibe ku
wena, unike omunye umvuzo wakho; nokho ngizofunda umbhalo
enkosini, niyazise incazelo.
5:18 O nkosi, uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke wanika uNebukadinesari uyihlo umbuso.
nobukhosi, nenkazimulo, nodumo;
5:19 Futhi ngenxa yobukhosi ayemnike, bonke abantu, izizwe, futhi
izilimi, ethuthumela, esaba phambi kwakhe; futhi
abethanda ukumgcina ephila; futhi lowo ayethanda ukummisa; nokuthi yena
ngabe ubeka phansi.
5:20 Kodwa lapho inhliziyo yakhe waphakama, futhi ingqondo yakhe lukhuni ngokuzidla, waba
wehliswa esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, basusa inkazimulo yakhe kuye.
5:21 Futhi waxoshwa emadodaneni abantu; lenhliziyo yakhe yenziwa yaba njenge
nezilwane, nendlu yakhe yayikanye nezimbongolo zasendle;
utshani njengezinkabi, nomzimba wakhe wamanziswa ngamazolo ezulu; aze yena
wayazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke uyabusa embusweni wabantu, nokuthi yena
umisa phezu kwalo noma ngubani athanda ukummisa.
5:22 Futhi wena ndodana yakhe, O Belshazari, awuzange uyithobise inhliziyo yakho,
ubukwazi konke lokhu;
5:23 Kodwa uziphakamisile eNkosini yezulu; futhi banayo
waletha izitsha zendlu yakhe phambi kwakho, wena namakhosi akho,
omkekho nezancinza zakho baphuze iwayini kuyo; futhi unakho
wadumisa onkulunkulu besiliva, nabegolide, nabethusi, nabensimbi, nabemithi, nabetshe;
ababoni, abangezwa, abangazi, noNkulunkulu okuphefumula kwakho esandleni sakhe
futhi ngezikabani zonke izindlela zakho, awudunyiswanga.
5:24 Khona-ke ingxenye yesandla yathunyelwa kuye; futhi lokhu kubhalwa kwaba
kubhaliwe.
5:25 Futhi nanku umbhalo owalotshwa: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
5:26 Nansi incazelo yalokhu: MENE; UNkulunkulu ubalile eyakho
umbuso, wawuqeda.
5:27 ITEKEL; Ukaliwe esilinganisweni, ufunyanwe ulula.
5:28 PERES; Umbuso wakho wahlukene, unikwe amaMede namaPheresiya.
5:29 Khona-ke uBelishasari wayala, futhi bembathisa uDaniyeli ezibomvu, futhi bafaka
iketanga legolide entanyeni yakhe, wenza isimemezelo ngaye.
ukuthi abe ngumbusi wesithathu embusweni.
5:30 Ngalobo busuku uBelishasari, inkosi yamaKaledi, wabulawa.
5:31 Futhi uDariyu umMediya wathatha umbuso, cishe ezingamashumi ayisithupha nambili
ubudala.