Incwadi eyathunyelwa nguNebukadinetsari ezizweni
1Incwadi le ibuya ekosini uNebukadinetsari iya ebantwini boke, ezizweni nemalimini woke wephasi.
Ukuthula akwande kini.
2Kubonakele kukuhle kimi ukunivezela iimbonakaliso neemangaliso uZimu ongoPhezulu azenze kimi.
3Maye zikulu kangangani iimbonakaliso zakhe!
Iye, zinamandla iimangaliso zakhe!
Umbuswakhe, mbuso wanini nanini
nokubusa kwakhe kungokweenzukulwana
ngeenzukulwana.
4Mina Nebukadinetsari, bengizigedlile ngakwami begodu nginepumelelo esigodlweni sami. 5Kodwana ngobusuku obunye ngaba nebhudango elangenza ngoma. Iye, ngisemkghadinami ngabona imibono ebhudangweni neenthunzi engqondweni, zangethusa. 6Yeke, ngenza isimemezelo kobana kubizelwe phambi kwami iinhlakaniphi zeBhabheli ukuze zizongazisa ihlathululo yebhudango. 7Kwathi lokha abosomlingo, ababhuli, izazi zamaKasidi nezanusi nazifika kimi, ngazibikela ibhudango, kodwana zahluleka ukungihlathululela lona. 8Ekugcineni kweza uDanyela, ngitjho loyo othiyelelwe ngoBhelithetjhatsari uzimami nokuhlezi kuye ummoya wabozimu abacwengileko, ngamtjela ibhudango, 9ngathi: “Wena Bhelithetjhatsari, mphathi wabosomlingo, ngiyazi bonyana ummoya wabozimu abacwengileko ungaphakathi kwakho nokobana akunafihlakalo elikhuni kuwe. Yeke, yewungembulele ibhudango engalibonako, okutjho ihlathululwalo. 10Imibono engayibonako ngisalele emkghadinami ngile: Qala, ngabona umuthi ujame ekabeni yephasi, ukuphakama kwawo bekukukhulu. 11Umuthi lowo wakhula waba mkhulu wadzimelela, nesitlhori sawo safika emkayini begodu bewubonakala emaphethelweni wephasi loke. 12Amakarawo bekamahle, iinthelo zawo zandile begodu unokudla okwaneleko. Iimbandana zoke zommango zafunyana umthunzi kiwo, iinyoni zezulu zakhela eengaleni zawo, iye, iindalwa zoke zondleka kiwo.
13“Eenthunzini engazibona ngilele emkghadinami, qala, bekunesithunywa esicwengileko sehla sivela ezulwini. 14Sarhuwelela sathi, ‘Quntula umuthi lowo bese uqoba iingala zawo, uhlube amakarawo, uhlakaze neenthelo zawo. Iimbandana azisuke emthunzinawo neenyoni zitlhwareke eengaleni zawo. 15Kodwana isiphunzi esinemirabho esisehlabathini kanye nesimbi nekoporo kulise hlangana notjani bommango. Akwehlelwe mbethe womkayi, kuphile neenlwana etjanini bephasi.’ 16Isithunywa godu sathi, ‘Umkhumbulwakhe awutjhuguluke kewomuntu bese uphiwa wesilwana; bekudlule phezu kwakhe iinkhathi ezibuyelelwe kalikhomba. 17Isigwebo lesi siliqunto leenthunywa; iye, umlayezo lo ubuya eendalweni zezulu ukuze woke ophilako azi bonyana ongoPhezulu unamandla phezu kwemibuso yababhubhako: Unikela ukubusa kinanyana ngubani amthandako; angabeka ngitjho nophasi phezu kwemibuso.’
18“Nanto-ke ibhudango mina Nebukadinetsari engaba nalo; nje-ke wena Bhelithetjhatsari, yewungiphe ihlathululo ngombana zoke iinhlakaniphi zombuswami ziyahluleka ukungipha ihlathululo. Kodwana wena uyakghona ngombana ummoya wabozimu abacwengileko ukuwe.”
19Nje-ke uDanyela, ibizo lakhe ebekunguBhelithetjhatsari, wakhungatheka kwesikhatjhana, imicabangwakhe yamenza waba nevalo. Mina ngathi: “Bhelithetjhatsari, ungavumeli ibhudango nehlathululo zikwethuse!” UBhelithetjhatsari waphendula wathi: “Kosami, inga ibhudango lingaba ngelalabo abazonde ikosi, ihlathululo ibe ngeyezitha zayo! 20Manje, mayelana nomuthi owawubona ukhula uba mkhulu udzimelela bekuthi isitlhori sawo sifike emkayini, nowabonakala emaphethelweni wephasi loke, 21amakarawo amahle, iinthelo zawo zandile, unokudla okwaneleko begodu neembandana zoke zommango zafunyana umthunzi kiwo, iinyoni zezulu zakhela eengaleni zawo: 22Nguwe lowo kosi okhule bewaba namandla. Ubukhulu bakho bukhule bebafika emkayini nombuswakho emaphethelweni wephasi. 23Nje-ke kosi, mayelana nesithunywa osibonileko, esingocwengileko sehla sivela ezulwini sathi uquntule umuthi lowo bese uyawuqoba, kodwana isiphunzi esinemirabho esisehlabathini kanye nesimbi nekoporo kulise hlangana notjani bommango; kwehlelwe mbethe womkayi bese ifumbe yakhe ibe hlangana neembandana zommango kuze kudlule iinkhathi ezilikhomba: 24Nasi ihlathululo kosi begodu kuliqunto longoPhezulu elehlela phezu kwengwenyama ikosami: 25Ikosi izakuqotjhwa emphakathini, izakuhlala neembandana zommango. Ikosi izakwenziwa bonyana idle utjani njengekomo yehlelwe mbethe womkayi bekudlule iinkhathi ezilikhomba, bekube kulokha nawazi kobana ongoPhezulu unamandla phezu kwemibuso yababhubhako begodu uyinikele kinanyana ngubani amthandako. 26Njengombana kwaba nomyalo wokobana akutjhiywe isiphunzi nemirabhaso, lokho kutjho bona umbuswakho uzakubuyiselwa kuwe kusukela lokha nawuvumako bona uZimu nguye obusako. 27Ngalokho kosi, kwanga iseluleko sami singamukeleka kuwe. Nje-ke tjhiya izono zakho ngokwenza ukulunga nobukhohlakali bakho ngokuba nesirhawu kwabagandelelekileko. Mhlamunye kungenzeka bonyana ukuphumelela kwakho kungaragela phambili.”
28Koke lokho kwehlela mina Nebukadinetsari. 29Ekupheleni kwenyanga yetjhumi nambili lokha nagade ngikhambakhamba ephahleni lesigodlo seBhabheli, 30ngathi: “Angitjho ngiyo iBhabheli ekulu le engiyakhe ngamandlami amakhulu njengehloko yesigodlo bona ibe ngeyedumo nobukhosi bami na?” 31Kwathi ilizwelo lingakaphumi emlonyenami, kwehla ilizwi ezulwini lathi: “Kosi Nebukadinetsari, uyaziswa bonyana umbuso ususiwe kuwe. 32Uzokuqotjhwa emphakathini, indawakho yokuhlala izakuba hlangana neembandana zommango; uzakukateleleka ukudla utjani njengekomo bekudlule kuwe iinkhathi ezilikhomba ukufikela lapha uvuma khona bonyana ongoPhezulu unamandla phezu kwemibuso yababhubhako begodu uyinikela kinanyana ngubani amthandako.” 33Masinyana ilizwelo lagcwaliseka kimi, mina Nebukadinetsari. Ngaqotjhwa emphakathini, ngadla utjani njengekomo nomzimbami waba manzi ngombethe womkayi ukufikela lapha uboya bami bukhula khona njengeensiba zekhozi neenzipho zami njengezenyoni.
34Ekupheleni kwesikhathi, mina Nebukadinetsari ngaphakamisela amehlwami ezulwini, ngacaculuka.
Ngamdumisa ongoPhezulu,
ngamphakamisa ngambabaza ophila isiphelani
ngombana ubukhosi bakhe kubukhosi banini nanini
nombuswakhe ujame iinzukulwana ngeenzukulwana.
35Zoke izizwe zephasi zithathwa njengelize,
wenza akuthandako eendalweni zezulu,
iye, ngokunjalo nebantwini bephasi.
Akakho noyedwa ongaphaya isandla sakhe,
namkha athi kuye: “Wenzani na?”
36Nangicaculukako idumo lobukhosi bami, iye, isithunzi nobuphaziphazi bami kwabuyela kimi: Lokha abeluleki neenkhulu zami nabangifunako, ngabuyiselwa ebukhosini bami, phezu kwalokho kwangezelelwa ubukhulu obukhulu kimi. 37Nje-ke mina Nebukadinetsari, ngiyadumisa ngiphakamisa begodu ngithobela iKosi yezulwini. Imisebenzayo iliqiniso neendlela zayo zilungile. Mbala, iyakwazi ukubathobisa labo abakhamba ngokuzigqaja.
