UDaniyeli 4

Daniyeli 4

1Inkosi uNebukadinesari kubo bonke abantu, nezizwe, nezilimi ezihlezi emhlabeni wonke; Ukuthula kwandiselwa kini.

2Ngabona kukuhle ukwenza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke azenza kimi.

3Yeka ukuthi zinkulu kangakanani izibonakaliso zakhe! zinamandla kangakanani izimangaliso zakhe! umbuso wakhe ungumbuso waphakade, nokubusa kwakhe kungokwezizukulwane ngezizukulwane.

4Mina, Nebhukhadinezari, ngahlala endlini yami, ngaphumelela esigodlweni sami.

5Ngabona iphupho langethusa, nemicabango ngisembhedeni wami nobuso bekhanda lami bangethusa.

6Ngase ngikhipha umyalo wokuba kulethwe phambi kwami bonke abahlakaniphileyo baseBabele ukuba bangazise ingcazelo yephupho.

7Zase zingena izanusi, nabahlola izinkanyezi, namaKaledi, nabahlola imihlola, ngabatshela iphupho; kepha abangazisanga incazelo yako.

8Kepha ekugcineni wangena phambi kwami uDaniyeli ogama lakhe lalinguBelitshasari njengegama likankulunkulu wami, okukuye umoya wawonkulunkulu abangcwele; ngalandisa iphupho phambi kwakhe, ngathi:

9Belitshazari, nkosi yezanusi, ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi umoya wawonkulunkulu abangcwele ukuwe, nokuthi akukho mfihlakalo ekukhathazayo, ngitshele imibono yephupho lami engalibonayo kanye nencazelo yalo.

10Babunjalo ubuso bekhanda lami embhedeni wami; Ngabheka, bheka, nanso isihlahla enkabeni yomhlaba, ukuphakama kwaso kwakukukhulu.

11Umuthi wakhula waba namandla, ukuphakama kwawo kwafinyelela ezulwini, nobuso bawo emikhawulweni yomhlaba wonke.

12Amaqabunga awo ayemahle, nezithelo zawo zaziziningi, futhi kuwo kwakukhona ukudla kwabo bonke: izilwane zasendle zazinomthunzi ngaphansi kwawo, nezinyoni zezulu zahlala emagatsheni awo, nayo yonke inyama yondliwa kuwo.

13Ngabona emibonweni yekhanda lami embhedeni wami, bheka, umlindi nongcwele wehla ezulwini;

14Wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Gawulani umuthi, ninqume amagatsha awo, niwasuse amaqabunga, nihlakaze izithelo zawo; izilwane maziphume ngaphansi kwawo, nezinyoni emagatsheni awo.

15Kodwa shiyani isiphunzi sezimpande zawo emhlabathini, nebhande lensimbi nelethusi, otshanini obuthambile basendle; futhi mayimanziswe ngamazolo ezulu, ibe ingxenye yezilwane etshanini bomhlaba.

16Inhliziyo yakhe mayiguqulwe ingabi ngeyomuntu, anikwe inhliziyo yesilwane; nidlule phezu kwakhe kasikhombisa.

17Le ndaba injengomyalo wabalindi nokufunwa yizwi labangcwele ukuba abaphilayo bazi ukuthi oPhezukonke ubusa embusweni wabantu, awunike lowo athanda ukummisa, ammise. Phezu kwawo amadoda aphansi.

18Mina, nkosi uNebukadinesari, ngalibona leli phupho. Manje wena Belitshasari, yazisa incazelo yalo, ngokuba bonke abahlakaniphileyo bombuso wami bangenakungazisa incazelo; kodwa niyakwazi; ngoba umoya wawonkulunkulu abangcwele ukuwe.

19Khona uDaniyeli, ogama lakhe lalinguBeliteshasari, wamangala ihora elilodwa, nemicabango yakhe yamethusa. Inkosi yasikhuluma yathi: Belitshazari, iphupho kakungakhathazi. UBeliteshasari waphendula wathi: “Nkosi yami, iphupho lingelabakuzondayo, nencazelo yalo ngezitha zakho;

20Umuthi owubonileyo, owamila, waqina, okuphakama kwawo kwafinyelela ezulwini, nobuso bawo bufika emhlabeni wonke;

21amaqabunga awo ayemahle, nezithelo zawo zaziziningi, futhi kwakukhona kuwo ukudla kwabo bonke; okwahlala ngaphansi kwawo izilwane zasendle, nezinyoni zezulu zahlala emagatsheni awo.

22Nguwe, nkosi, owakhula waba namandla, ngokuba ubukhulu bakho bukhulile, bafinyelela emazulwini, nombuso wakho kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba.

23Futhi inkosi yabona umlindi kanye nongcwele ehla evela ezulwini futhi yathi: Gawulani isihlahla futhi nisibhubhise; shiyani isiphunzi sezimpande zawo emhlabathini, ngebhande lensimbi nelethusi, otshanini obuthambileyo basendle; malimanziswe ngamazolo ezulu, libe phakathi kwezilwane zasendle, kudlule phezu kwalo izikhathi eziyisikhombisa;

24Nansi incazelo, nkosi, futhi nansi umyalo woPhezukonke ofike phezu kwenkosi yami, inkosi.

25Bayakukuxosha kubantu, indawo yakho yokuhlala ibe nezilwane zasendle, bakudlise utshani njengezinkomo, bakuphuzise ngamazolo ezulu, kudlule izikhathi eziyisikhombisa. Wena. Nize nazi ukuthi oPhezukonke uyabusa embusweni wabantu futhi uyinika athanda ukumnika yona.

26Futhi ngenxa yokuthi balaya ukuthi isiphunzi sezimpande zomuthi simiswe; umbuso wakho uyakuqiniswa kuwe, lapho usukwazi ukuthi izulu liyabusa.

27Ngakho-ke, nkosi, makwamukeleke iseluleko sami kuwe, wephule izono zakho ngokwahlulela nobubi bakho ngokuhawukela abampofu; uma kungase kube ukunwetshwa kokuthula kwakho.

28Konke lokhu kwenzeka eNkosini uNebukadinesari.

29Ekupheleni kwezinyanga eziyishumi nambili wayehambahamba esigodlweni sombuso waseBhabhiloni.

30Inkosi yasikhuluma yathi: Leli akusilo iBhabhiloni elikhulu engilakhele indlu yombuso ngamandla ami lodumo lobukhosi bami yini?

31Kwathi leli zwi lisesemlonyeni wenkosi, kwawa izwi ezulwini, lathi: “Kukhulunyiwe kuwe, nkosi Nebukadinesari; Umbuso umukile kuwe.

32Bayokuxosha kubantu, indawo yakho yokuhlala ibe kanye nezilwane zasendle; bayakukudlisa utshani njengezinkomo, kudlule kuwe izikhathi eziyisikhombisa, uze wazi ukuthi oPhezukonke ubusa embusweni wabantu, uwunike lowo athanda ukumnika wona.

33Ngalelo hora kwenzeka indaba ngoNebukadinesari, waxoshwa kubantu, wadla utshani njengezinkabi, nomzimba wakhe waba manzi ngamazolo ezulu, zaze zakhula izinwele zakhe njengezimpaphe zokhozi, nezinzipho zakhe njengezinyoni ’izidladla.

34Ngasekugcineni kwezinsuku mina, Nebukadinesari, ngaphakamisela amehlo ami ezulwini, nokuqonda kwami kwabuyela kimi, ngambonga oPhezukonke, ngamdumisa, ngamdumisa yena ophila kuze kube phakade, ombuso wakhe ungumbuso ophakade, nokubusa kwakhe kungokwesizukulwane ngezizukulwane;

35Futhi bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni babhekwa njengento engelutho; futhi wenza njengentando yakhe ebandleni lasezulwini naphakathi kwabakhileyo emhlabeni; akakho ongabamba isandla sakhe, athi kuye: ‘Wenzani na?’

36Ngaso leso sikhathi ingqondo yami yabuyela kimi; udumo lobukhosi bami kwabuyela kimi eludumo lombuso wami; abeluleki bami namakhosi ami bangifuna; ngase ngiqiniswa embusweni wami, ngenezelwa nobukhosi obuhle kakhulu.

37Futhi mina, Nebukhadinezari, ngidumisa futhi ngidumisa futhi ngidumisa iNkosi yezulu, yonke emisebenzi yayo iyiqiniso nezindlela zayo ziyahlulela; futhi Angathobisa labo abahamba ngokuzidla.

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