Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaDariyu indodana ka-Ahashiveroshi wesizwe samaMede owabekwa inkosi embusweni wamaKaledi;
Ngomnyaka wokuqala wokubusa kwakhe, mina, Daniyeli, ngaqonda ezincwadini inani leminyaka izwi likaJehova elafika ngayo kuJeremiya umprofethi, ukuthi yayiyoqeda iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa ekubhujisweni kweJerusalema.
Ngabhekisa ubuso bami eNkosini uNkulunkulu ukuba ngifune ngomkhuleko nangokunxusa, ngokuzila ukudla, nangendwangu yamasaka, nangomlotha.
Ngakhuleka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wami, ngenza isivumo sami, ngathi: “Jehova, Nkulunkulu omkhulu nowesabekayo, gcina isivumelwano nesihawu kwabamthandayo nabagcina imiyalo yakhe;
Sonile, senza ububi, senza okubi, sahlubuka ngokuphambuka emiyalweni yakho nasezimisweni zakho zokwahlulela.
Futhi asilalelanga izinceku zakho, abaprofethi, ababekhuluma egameni lakho emakhosini ethu, izikhulu zethu, nawobaba, nakubo bonke abantu bezwe.
Jehova, ukulunga kungokwakho, kepha ubuso bethu buyihlazo njenganamuhla; kumadoda akwaJuda nakwabakhileyo eJerusalema nakuye wonke u-Israyeli oseduze nakude, emazweni onke lapho obaxoshele khona ngenxa yesiphambeko sabo abasenze kuwe.
Nkosi, ukujabha kobuso kukithi, nakumakhosi ethu, nezikhulu zethu, nakobaba, ngokuba sonile kuwe.
Kuyo iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu kukhona umusa nentethelelo, nakuba simhlubukile;
Futhi asilalelanga izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ukuba sihambe ngemithetho yakhe asinika yona ngenkonzo yezinceku zakhe, abaprofethi.
Yebo, wonke u-Israyeli weqile umthetho wakho, yebo, ngokuhamba, ukuze angalilaleli izwi lakho; ngalokho isiqalekiso sithululelwe phezu kwethu nesifungo esilotshwe emthethweni kaMose inceku kaNkulunkulu, ngokuba sonile kuye.
Futhi wawaqinisa amazwi akhe awakhuluma ngokumelene nathi nabahluleli bethu ababesiqondisa ngokuletha inhlekelele enkulu phezu kwethu, ngoba ngaphansi kwalo lonke izulu akuzange kwenzeke njengaseJerusalema.
Njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni kaMose konke lokhu okubi kwasehlela, kepha asikhulekanga phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ukuba sibuye ebubini bethu, siqonde iqiniso lakho.
Kungakho uJehova wabuqaphela ububi wabesehlisela phezu kwethu, ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ulungile emisebenzini yakhe yonke ayenzayo, ngoba asililalelanga izwi lakhe.
Manje, Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu, owakhipha abantu bakho ezweni laseGibhithe ngesandla esinamandla futhi wazenzela igama njenganamuhla; sonile, senzile okubi.
O Jehova, ngokuvumelana nakho konke ukulunga kwakho, makususwe intukuthelo yakho nolaka lwakho emzini wakho iJerusalema, intaba yakho engcwele, ngenxa yezono zethu nangenxa yobubi bawokhokho bethu iJerusalema nabantu bakho. Ihlazo kubo bonke abaphezu kwethu.
Manje yizwa, Nkulunkulu wethu, umkhuleko wenceku yakho nokunxusa kwayo, futhi mawukhanyise ubuso bakho phezu kwendlu yakho engcwele echithekile ngenxa yeNkosi.
O Nkulunkulu wami, beka indlebe yakho ulalele; vula amehlo akho, ubone ukuchithwa kwethu nomuzi igama lakho elibizwe ngawo, ngokuba asilethi ukunxusa kwethu phambi kwakho ngenxa yokulunga kwethu, kepha ngenxa yomusa wakho omkhulu.
O Nkosi, yizwa; O Nkosi, thethelela; Jehova, yizwa, wenze; ungalibali ngenxa yakho, Nkulunkulu wami, ngokuba igama lakho libizwe phezu komuzi wakho naphezu kwabantu bakho.
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