Ibhudango lakaDanyela
1Ngomnyaka wokuthoma wokubusa kwakaBhelitjhatsari ikosi yeBhabheli, kwafika engqondweni kaDanyela ibhudango nombono alele emkghadinakhe. Nje-ke watlola ibhudangwelo phasi, wakhuluma iinhloko zalo kwaphela. 2Nje-ke uDanyela wathi: “Qala ngabona embonwenami ebusuku imimoya emine yezulwini iphehla ilwandle elikhulu. 3Kwabonakala iimbandana ezine ezikulu ziphuma ngelwandle, esinye sehlukile kesinye. 4Sokuthoma besifana nebhubezi kodwana sineempiko zekhozi. Kwathi ngisaqalile njalo, iimpiko zaso zahluthwa, sasikinyiswa ehlabathini sajanyiswa ngeenyawo ezimbili njengomuntu besaphiwa ingqondo yomuntu. 5Qala-ke, esinye isibandana sesibili, besinjengebhere. Sona saphakamisa iinyawo siphethe iimbambo ezintathu hlangana namazinywaso. Kwathiwa kiso, ‘Sikima, udle inyama enengi!’
6“Emva kwalokho ngathi ngiyaqala, ngabona esinye isibandana esinjengengwe, sineempiko ezine zenyoni emhlanaso. Isibandanesi besineenhloko ezine begodu saphiwa ukubusa.
7“Emva kwalapho, qala ngabona ngombono ebusuku isibandana sesine esethusako, sitjhibile begodu sinamandla khulu. Besineengevula zamazinyo wesimbi, sirhiribidele ngokuphohloza bese kuthi okuseleko sikufihlize ngeenyawo. Sona-ke besehlukile kunaleza zokuthoma begodu besineempondo ezilitjhumi. 8Ngithe ngisadlumbana ngeempondwezo, qala kwamila phakathi kwazo elinye godu iphondo elincani, lajamiselela zokuthoma ezintathu. Ephondwenapho bekunamehlo anjengowomuntu kanye nomlonyana okhuluma ukuzazi.
9“Ngathi ngisaqalile njalo,
“kwabekwa iinhlalo zobukhosi;
kwathi oMdala weminyaka
wahlala esihlalweni sakhe.
Izambatho zakhe bezimhlophe njengeliqhwa
neenhluthu zakhe zinjengoboya obucwebileko.
Isihlalo sakhe sirubha amalangabi,
amavili waso amlilo ovuthako.
10Kwehla amalangabi
avela phambi kwakhe;
bekaphahlwe ziinkulungwana ngeenkulungwana,
iye, amatjhumitjhumi weenkulungwana
bekajame phambi kwakhe.
Abagwebi bahlala ebandla,
kwavulwa iincwadi.
11“Ngaragela phambili ngaqala ngebanga letjhada lamezwi wokuzikhakhazisa kwephonjwanelo. Ngisaqalile njalo, isibandaneso sabulawa: Umzimbaso wabhujiswa bewaphoselwa emlilweni. 12Ezinye iimbandana zemukwa umbuswazo, kodwana ipilwazo yelulwa isikhathi phezu kwesikhathi.
13“Emibonweni yebusuku leyo ngabona:
“Qala, emafini wezulu
kwehla ofana nendodana yomuntu;
waya koMdala weminyaka
wafese wethulwa phambi kwakhe.
14Waphiwa ukubusa,
iphazimulo nombuso,
ukuze boke abantu,
amalimi nezizwe zimlotjhe.
Umbuswakhe ngewanini nanini
begodu angeze wadlula
nobukhosi bakhe bubukhosi
obungeze babhujiswa.
15“Nje-ke mina Danyela, ummoyami bewuwurubajekile nemibono emicabangwenami yangethusa. 16Ngaya komunye wabagade bajame lapho, ngambuza bona eqinisweni izintwezi zitjho ukuthini. Nje-ke wangitjela, wangazisa ihlathululo yalokho ezikutjhoko, wathi, 17‘Iimbandana ezine ezikulu zimakhosi amane azakuvela ephasini. 18Kodwana abacwengileko bongoPhezulu, bazakwamukeliswa umbuso bebawuthathe isiphelani kube nini nanini.’
19“Nje-ke ngathanda ukwazisisa kuhle mayelana nesibandana sesine ebegade sehlukile kunezinye; sethusa kokwethusa, sinamazinyo wesimbi neenzipho zekoporo; iye, leso ebesirhiribidele ngokuphohloza bese kuthi okuseleko sikufihlize ngeenyawo. 20Godu ngabuza nangeempondo ezilitjhumi ehloko yaso nangalelo elamilako kwase kuthi ezinye iimpondo ezintathu zasuswa phambi kwalo, okutjho iphondo ebelinamehlo nomlomo okhuluma ukuzazi begodu livelele kunezinye. 21Iye, lelo ekwathi ngisaliqalile, laphehla ipi kabacwengileko ladlondlobala ngehla kwabo, 22bekwaba kulapha kufika khona oMdala weminyaka, wamela abacwengileko bongoPhezulu, bekwafika isikhathi lapha abacwengileko bamukela khona umbuso.
23“Nje-ke yena wangiphendula wathi,
“ ‘Isibandana sesine sitjho bona kuzakuba nombuso wesine;
wona uzakwehluka kuneminye imibuso
begodu uzakurhiribidela loke iphasi,
ugadange phezu kwalo bewuliqobaqobe iinquqwana.
24Nakuziimpondo ezilitjhumi zona,
zitjho bona embusweni lowo,
kuzakuvela amakhosi alitjhumi.
Nje-ke enye izakuvela emva kwawo,
yona izakwehluka kunamanye wokuthoma
begodu izakumadlha phasi amakhosi amathathu.
25Izakukhuluma amezwi ajamelene nongoPhezulu,
ikhathaze abacwengileko bongoPhezulu
begodu izakucabanga ukutjhugulula iinkhathi nomthetho,
babe sesandleni sayo isikhathi,
iinkhathi ezimbili nesiquntu.
26Kodwana abagwebi bazakuhlala ebandla bagwebe:
Umbuswayo uzakususwa uthathwe,
uqothulwe bewubhujiswe bekube sekupheleni.
27Nje-ke umbuso nobukhosi,
ubukhulu bemibuso engaphasi kwezulu
buzakunikelwa abantu abacwengileko bongoPhezulu.
Umbuswabo uzakuba ngowesiphelani,
yoke imibuso izabalotjha beyibathobele.’
28“Nakhu-ke ukuphela kwendaba. Nakungimi mina Danyela, imicabangwami beyingethuse khulu nobuso bami buphaphathekile. Kodwana ngalonda indaba leyo ehliziywenami.”
