Danyela 1:1-21
1 Ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kweKosi yakwaJuda uJehoyakhimu,+ iKosi yeBhabhiloni uNebukadinetsari yeza eJerusalema yaliragelela.+
2 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi uJehova wanikela iKosi yakwaJuda uJehoyakhimu esandleni sakhe,+ wathatha nezinye izitja zendlu kaZimu weqiniso, waziletha enarheni yeTjhinari*+ endlini kazimakhe. Izitjezi wazibeka ebulungelelweni lamagugu kazimakhe.+
3 Nje-ke ikosi yalayela u-Atjhipenazi isikhulu esiyihloko sesigodlo, bona silethe amanye ama-Israyeli, kunye nalawo abelethwa ebukhosini nabelethwa ziinkhulu.+
4 Bekufuze kube babantu abatjha abanganamtjhapho, abaqalekako, abahlakaniphileko, abanelwazi, abanelemuko+ nabangakghona ukusebenza esigodlweni. Bekufuze abafundise indlela yokutlola nelimi lamaKhaledi.*
5 Ukungezelela kilokho, ikosi yayala bona qobe langa banikelwe ukudla kwekosi okusezingeni eliphezulu newayini layo. Bekufuze babandulwe* iminyaka emithathu, nakuphela isikhatheso, benze umsebenzi wekosi.
6 Nje-ke hlangana nabo bekunabanye abavela ekorweni yakwaJuda: NguDanyela,*+ uRhananiya,* uMitjhayeli* no-Azariya.*+
7 Isikhulu esiyihloko sesigodlo sabathiya amagama;* uDanyela samthiya ngokuthi nguBhelithetjhatsari,+ uRhananiya samthiya ngokuthi nguTjhedreke, uMitjhayeli samthiya ngokuthi nguMitjhaka, u-Azariya samthiya ngokuthi ngu-Abhedinigo.+
8 Kodwana uDanyela waqunta ehliziywenakhe bona angekhe azisilaphaza ngokudla kwekosi namkha ngewayini layo. Nje-ke wabawa imvumo esikhulwini esiyihloko sesigodlo bona angazisilaphazi ngendlela leyo.
9 Yeke uZimu weqiniso wabangela isikhulu esiyihloko sesigodlo bona sibe nomusa nesirhawu+ kuDanyela.
10 Kodwana isikhulu esiyihloko sesigodlo sathi kuDanyela: “Ngisaba umphathami ikosi, okunguye onabele ukudla newayini. Kuzokuthiwani nakanganibona nondile ukudlula iintanga zenu? Nizongenza ngibe mlandu phambi kwekosi.”
11 Kodwana uDanyela wathi emtlhogomelini ebekabekwe sikhulu esiyihloko sesigodlo bona atlhogomele uDanyela, uRhananiya, uMitjhayeli no-Azariya:
12 “Sibawa ulinge iinsebenzi zakho amalanga alitjhumi, asinikelwe imirorho bona sidle begodu sisele namanzi;
13 ngemva kwalokho umadanise indlela esiqaleka ngayo neyabatjha abadla ukudla kwekosi, bese ungaqunta bona wenzani ngathi.”
14 Nje-ke wasamukela isibawo sabo, wabahlola amalanga alitjhumi.
15 Nakuphela amalanga alitjhumi bebabonakala babahle begodu banepilo ukudlula boke abatjha ebebadla ukudla kwekosi.
16 Nje-ke umtlhogomeli bekasolo abanikela imirorho kuneembiliboco newayini lekosi.
17 Yeke uZimu weqiniso wanikela amasokana amane la ilwazi nelemuko layo yoke imitlolo nokuhlakanipha; uDanyela wanikelwa ukuzwisisa yoke imihlobo yemibono namabhudango.+
18 Nakufika isikhathi ebesibekwe yikosi bona balethwe,+ isikhulu esiyihloko sesigodlo sabaletha phambi kwakaNebukadinetsari.
19 Kwathi ikosi nayikhuluma nabo, abekho abanye esiqhemeni soke ebebanjengoDanyela, uRhananiya, uMitjhayeli no-Azariya;+ begodu baraga nokusebenzela ikosi.
20 Kinanyana ngiyiphi indaba ebeyifuna ukuhlakanipha nokuzwisisa ikosi ebeyibabuza ngayo, yabafumana bangcono ngokubuyelelwe kalitjhumi kunabo boke abaphristi ababosomlingo nababhuli+ embuswenayo woke.
21 Yeke uDanyela wahlala lapho bekwaba mnyaka wokuthoma weKosi uKoretjhi.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Kutjho iBhabhiloniya.
^ Namkha “lamaKasidi.”
^ Namkha kungenzeka “bondliwe.”
^ Kutjho ukuthi “UMahlulelami NguZimu.”
^ Kutjho ukuthi “UJehova Usizile.”
^ Kungatjho ukuthi “Ngubani OnjengoZimu?”
^ Kutjho ukuthi “UJehova Ube Nomusa.”
^ Okutjho amagama weBhabhiloni.
