UDaniyeli
9:1 Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaDariyu indodana ka-Ahashiveroshi, wenzalo kaJehova
amaMede owabekwa inkosi phezu kombuso wamaKaledi;
9:2 Ngomnyaka wokuqala wokubusa kwakhe mina Daniyeli ngaqonda ngezincwadi inani
iminyaka izwi likaJehova elafika ngayo kuJeremiya umprofethi.
ukuze afeze iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa ekubhujisweni kweJerusalema.
9:3 Ngabhekisa ubuso bami eNkosini uNkulunkulu, ukuze ngifune ngomkhuleko futhi
ukunxusa, nokuzila ukudla, nendwangu yamasaka, nomlotha;
9:4 Ngakhuleka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wami, ngenza isivumo sami, ngathi: "O
Nkosi, Nkulunkulu omkhulu nowesabekayo, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa kubo
abamthandayo, nabagcina imiyalo yakhe;
9:5 Sonile, futhi senze ububi, futhi senze okubi, futhi
bahlubukile, bachezuka eziyalezweni zakho nasezintweni zakho
izinqumo:
9:6 Futhi asilalelanga izinceku zakho abaprofethi, ababekhuluma in
igama lakho emakhosini ethu, izikhulu zethu, nawobaba, nakubo bonke
abantu bomhlaba.
9:7 O Jehova, ukulunga kungokwakho, kodwa kithi ihlazo
ubuso, njenganamuhla; emadodeni akwaJuda nakwabakhileyo
iJerusalema, nakuye wonke u-Israyeli, abaseduze nabakude.
emazweni onke lapho obaxoshele khona ngenxa
isiphambeko sabo abaphane ngakho kuwe.
9:8 O Nkosi, kithi kukhona ukujabha kobuso, amakhosi ethu, nezikhulu zethu.
nakobaba, ngokuba sonile kuwe.
9:9 ENkosini uNkulunkulu wethu kukhona isihe nokuthethelela, nakuba sinakho
bamhlubuka;
9:10 Futhi asilalelanga izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, ukuze sihambe endleleni yakhe
imithetho ayibeka phambi kwethu ngezinceku zakhe abaprofethi.
9:11 Yebo, wonke u-Israyeli weqile umthetho wakho, ngisho ngokuphambuka, ukuze bona
angalilaleli izwi lakho; ngalokho isiqalekiso sithelwé phezu kwethu, naphezu kwethu
isifungo esilotshwe emthethweni kaMose inceku kaNkulunkulu, ngokuba thina
bonile kuye.
9:12 Futhi uye waqinisekisa amazwi akhe, awakhuluma ngokumelene nathi, futhi ngokumelene
abahluleli bethu ababesahlulela, besehlisela ububi obukhulu phezu kwethu;
Izulu lonke alikenziwanga njengalokho kwenziwa phezu kweJerusalema.
9:13 Njengoba kulotshiwe emthethweni kaMose, bonke lobu bubi sehlele phezu kwethu
asikhulekanga phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ukuba sibuye
ububi bethu, futhi uqonde iqiniso lakho.
9:14 Ngakho-ke uJehova uye wabuqaphela ububi, futhi usehlisele phezu kwethu.
ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ulungile emisebenzini yakhe yonke ayenzayo;
asililalelanga izwi lakhe.
9:15 Manje, O Nkosi Nkulunkulu wethu, oye wakhipha abantu bakho kusukela
izwe laseGibithe ngesandla esinamandla, uzenzele igama njengakuqala
namuhla; sonile, senzile okubi.
9:16 O Jehova, ngokuvumelana nakho konke ukulunga kwakho, ngiyakuncenga, ake
ukuthukuthela nokufutheka kwakho makususwe emzini wakho iJerusalema elingcwele lakho
entabeni: ngenxa yezono zethu nangenxa yobubi bawokhokho bethu,
IJerusalema nabantu bakho sebeyihlazo kubo bonke abasizungezile.
9:17 Manje, O Nkulunkulu wethu, yizwa umkhuleko wenceku yakho nowakhe
ukunxusa, wenze ubuso bakho bukhanye phezu kwendlu yakho engcwele ekhona
eyincithakalo, ngenxa yeNkosi.
9:18 O Nkulunkulu wami, beka indlebe yakho, uzwe; vula amehlo akho, ubone wethu
incithakalo, nomuzi obizwa ngegama lakho, ngokuba asikwenzi
ukwethula ukunxusa kwethu phambi kwakho ngenxa yokulunga kwethu, kodwa ngenxa
izihawu zakho ezinkulu.
9:19 O Nkosi, yizwa; O Nkosi, thethelela; Jehova, lalela, wenze; ungalibali, ngokuba
ngenxa yakho, Nkulunkulu wami, ngokuba umuzi wakho nabantu bakho babizwa ngegama lakho
igama.
9:20 Futhi ngisakhuluma, futhi ngikhuleka, futhi ngivuma isono sami nesono
isono sabantu bami u-Israyeli, nokuletha ukunxusa kwami phambi kukaJehova
uNkulunkulu wami ngenxa yentaba engcwele kaNkulunkulu wami;
9:21 Yebo, ngisakhuluma ngomthandazo, ngisho indoda uGabriyeli, enganginaye
owabonwa embonweni ekuqaleni, wandiza ngesivinini,
wangithinta ngesikhathi somnikelo wakusihlwa.
9:22 Futhi wangitshela, futhi wakhuluma nami, futhi wathi, "O Daniyeli, manje sengikhona
phuma ukukunika ikhono nokuqonda.
9:23 Ekuqaleni kokunxusa kwakho kwaphuma umyalo, futhi mina
ngize ukukukhombisa; ngoba ungothandiweyo kakhulu;
indaba, ucabangele umbono.
9:24 Amasonto angamashumi ayisikhombisa anqunyelwe phezu kwabantu bakho nomuzi wakho ongcwele, ukuze
ukuqeda isiphambeko, nokuqeda izono, nokwenza
ukubuyisana ngobubi, kungenise ukulunga okuphakade;
nokuvala umbono nesiprofetho, nokugcoba iNgcwelengcwele.
9:25 Ngakho yazi futhi uqonde, ukuthi kusukela ekuphumeni
umyalo wokuba kubuyiselwe futhi kwakhiwe iJerusalema kuze kufike uMesiya
Prince kuyoba amasonto ayisikhombisa, futhi amasonto angamashumi ayisithupha nambili: umgwaqo
liyokwakhiwa futhi, nodonga, ngisho nangezikhathi ezinzima.
9:26 Futhi emva kwamasonto angamashumi ayisithupha nambili uMesiya uyonqunywa, kodwa hhayi ngenxa
yena ngokwakhe: nabantu besikhulu esiza kuza bachithe
umuzi kanye nendlu engcwele; futhi ukuphela kwakho kuyoba ngozamcolo, futhi
kuze kube sekupheleni kwempi kunqunyiwe incithakalo.
9:27 Futhi uyoqinisa isivumelwano nabaningi isonto elilodwa: futhi in the
phakathi nesonto uyakuletha umnikelo nomnikelo
iphele, futhi ngenxa yokwanda kwezinengiso uyakuyenza
kube yincithakalo, kuze kube-sekupheleni, nalokho okunqunyiwe kuyakuba-khona
lithelwe phezu kwabayincithakalo.