Danyela 5:1-31
5 IKosi uBhelitjhatsari,+ yenzela iinkhulu zayo eziyikulungwana umnyanya omkhulu begodu beyisela iwayini phambi kwazo.+
2 Adakwe liwayini, uBhelitjhatsari wakhupha umyalo wokobana kulethwe izitja zegolide nezesiliva uyise uNebukadinetsari azithatha ngethempelini eliseJerusalema,+ bona ikosi neenkhulu zayo, amakhohlwayo nabanye abafazi bayo basele ngazo.
3 Yeke baletha izitja zegolide ebezithethwe ethempelini lendlu kaZimu eseJerusalema, ikosi neenkhulu zayo, amakhohlwayo nabanye abafazi bayo basela ngazo.
4 Basela iwayini, badumisa abozimu begolide nebesiliva, bekhopha, besimbi, bekhuni nebelitje.
5 Khonokho kwabonakala imino yesandla somuntu, yathoma ukutlola ebodeni elitshidziweko lesigodlo sekosi phambi kwesibani, ikosi beyikghona ukubona ingemuva lesandla njengombana imino itlola.
6 Nje-ke ubuso bekosi batjhuguluka baba tshetlha, imicabangwayo yayithusa, imilenzayo yahlengezela,+ amadolwayo athoma ukubethana.
7 Ikosi yarhuwelela bona kubizwe ababhuli, amaKhaledi* nabathukula ngeenkwekwezi.+ Ikosi yathi emadodeni ahlakaniphileko weBhabhiloni: “Nanyana ngubani ongafunda umtlolo lo angihlathululele wona uzokwembathiswa isambatho esisipiridzana, afakwe nomgejiso wegolide entanyenakhe+ begodu uzokuba mbusi wesithathu embusweni.”+
8 Yeke kwangena woke amadoda ahlakaniphileko wekosi, kodwana abhalelwa kufunda umtlolo namkha ukuhlathululela ikosi bona utjho ukuthini.+
9 IKosi uBhelitjhatsari yathukwa khulu nobuso bayo baba tshetlha; iinkhulu zayo zarareka.+
10 Indlovukazi nayizwa ngalokho ikosi neenkhulu zayo ebebakhuluma ngakho, yangena ngewolweni lomnyanya. Indlovukazi yathi: “Maye! Kosi, kwanga ungaphila ngokungapheliko. Ungayivumeli imicabangwakho ikuthuse namkha uvumele ubuso bakho bube tshetlha.
11 Kukhona indoda embuswenakho enommoya wabozimu abacwengileko. Emihleni kayihlo, beyiyindoda ekhanyiselweko, enelemuko nokuhlakanipha okufana nokuhlakanipha kwabozimu.+ Uyihlo, iKosi uNebukadinetsari yambeka bona abe yinduna yabaphristi ababosomlingo, ababhuli, amaKhaledi* nabathukula ngeenkwekwezi,+ uyihlo wakwenza lokho kosami.
12 Ngombana uDanyela, ikosi eyamthiya bona nguBhelithetjhatsari,+ bekanommoya ongakajayeleki, ilwazi nelemuko lokuhlathulula amabhudango, lokuhlathulula iinrarejo nelokurarulula imiraro ebudisi.*+ Nje-ke yala bona kubizwe uDanyela, uzokuhlathululela.”
13 Nje-ke uDanyela wangeniswa phambi kwekosi. Ikosi yambuza yathi: “UnguDanyela ovela ebantwini bakwaJuda abadingisiweko,+ loyo ubaba ikosi eyamkhupha kwaJuda?+
14 Ngizwile ngawe ukuthi unommoya wabozimu+ nokuthi ukhanyiselwe begodu unelemuko nokuhlakanipha okungakajayeleki.+
15 Nje-ke kulethwe kimi amadoda ahlakaniphileko nababhuli bona bazokufunda umtlolo lo begodu bangihlathululele wona, kodwana akhenge bakghone ukungihlathululela umlayezo lo.+
16 Ngizwile bona ukghona ukuhlathulula+ nokurarulula imiraro ebudisi.* Yeke nawungakghona ukufunda umtlolo lo nokungihlathululela wona, uzokwembathiswa isambatho esisipiridzana, ufakwe nomgejiso wegolide entanyenakho begodu uzokuba mbusi wesithathu embusweni.”+
17 UDanyela wathi ekosini: “Ngiyazithokoza izipho zakhwezo ungazipha abanye. Nanyana kunjalo, ngizokufundela umtlolo lo begodu ngikuhlathululele wona.
18 Malungana nawe kosi, uZimu oPhezukoke wanikela uyihlo uNebukadinetsari umbuso, ubukhulu, idumo nobukhosi.+
19 Ngebanga lobukhulu uZimu amnikela bona, boke abantu, iintjhaba namalimi bebathuthumela ngokusaba phambi kwakhe.+ Nanyana ngubani obekafuna ukumbulala bekambulala namkha amlise aphila nanyana ngubani obekafuna ukumphakamisa bekamphakamisa namkha amhlazise.+
20 Kodwana kuthe lokha ihliziywakhe nayithoma ukuzikhakhazisa wathoma ukuba nekani kangangobana waziphakamisa,+ wehliswa esihlalweni sobukhosi embuswenakhe, bewalahlekelwa sithunzi sakhe.
21 Waqothwa ebantwini, ihliziywakhe yenziwa yaba njengeyesibandana, wahlala nabodumbana bommango. Wanikelwa bona adle utjani njengeenkomo, umzimbakhe wathanjiswa mbethe wezulwini, bekwaba kulapho azi ukuthi uZimu oPhezukoke uMbusi embusweni wabantu nokuthi uwunikela nanyana ngubani afuna ukumnikela wona.+
22 “Kodwana wena Bhelitjhatsari ndodanakhe, akhenge uzithobe, ngitjho nanyana ukwazi koke lokhu.
23 Kunalokho, uziphakamisile waphikisana neKosi yezulwini,+ wayala bona ulethelwe izitja zendlwayo.+ Ngemva kwalokho wena neenkhulu zakho, amakhohlwakho nabanye abafazi bakho nasela ngazo iwayini nadumisa abozimu besiliva nebegolide, bekhopha, besimbi, bekhuni nebamatje, abozimu abangaboni litho, abangezwa litho nabangazi litho.+ Akhenge uphazimulise uZimu ophethe ukuphila kwakho+ neendlela zakho zoke.
24 Nje-ke nguye othumele isandlesi, kwatlolwa umtlolo lo.+
25 Nakhu umtlolo owatlolwako: MENE, MENE, TEKELE UFARSINI.
26 “Nasi ihlathululo yamezwi la: MENE, uZimu uwabalile amalanga wombuswakho begodu uwafikise ekupheleni.+
27 “TEKELE, ulinganisiwe esilinganisweni wafunyanwa ubulula.
28 “UFARSINI, umbuswakho uhlukaniswe phakathi, wanikelwa amaMede namaPheresiya.”+
29 Yeke uBhelitjhatsari wakhupha umyalo, kwambathiswa uDanyela isambatho esisipiridzana wafakwa umgejiso wegolide entanyeni; kwamenyezelwa ukuthi uzokuba mbusi wesithathu embusweni.+
30 Ngobusukobo uBhelitjhatsari ikosi yamaKhaledi* wabulawa.+
31 UDariyasi+ umMede wafumana umbuso; bekaneminyaka ema-62 ubudala.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “amaKasidi.” Kutjho isiqhema sabantu abanobukghwari kwezokubikezela nezokuthukula ngeenkwekwezi.
^ Namkha “amaKasidi.” Kutjho isiqhema sabantu abanobukghwari kwezokubikezela nezokuthukula ngeenkwekwezi.
^ Ngesi-Aramu, “lokutjhaphulula amafindo.”
^ Ngesi-Aramu, “lokutjhaphulula amafindo.”
^ Namkha “yamaKasidi.”
