Umthandazo kaDanyela
1Kwathi ngomnyaka wokuthoma wokubusa kwekosi uDariyasi umsa ka-Arhatjhiverotjhi osizukulwana samaMede, waba yikosi embusweni wamaKasidi; 2iye, ngomnyaka wokuthoma wokubusa kwakhe, mina Danyela, ngayelela eencwadini isibalo seminyaka yokubhujiswa kweJerusalema. Ukuya ngelizwi lakaSomnini kumphorofidi uJoromiya, kuzakuba minyaka ematjhumi alikhomba.
3Nje-ke ngaphendukela kuZimu uSomandla: Ngathandaza bengabawa ngokuzila ukudla, ukwembatha iinzilo nangokuzithela ngomlotha. 4Ngathandaza kuSomnini uZimami, ngavuma ngathi: “Awu Somandla, wena unguZimu omkhulu nowesabekako, ogcina isivumelwano nokwethembeka kilabo abakuthandako nabalonda imiyalwakho. 5Sonile, senza ubumbi besakhamba ngekohlakalo begodu sahlubuka; iye, sitjhidile emiyalwenakho nemithethwenakho. 6Akhange silalele iinceku zakho, abaphorofidi abakhulume ebizweni lakho emakhosinethu, eenkhulwini, kibobaba nebantwini boke enarheni. 7Kuwe Somandla kunokulunga, kodwana kithi kuneenhloni ebusweni njenganamhlanje; iye, thina bantu bakwaJuda nabahlali beJerusalema naku-Israyeli woke, okutjho labo abaseduze nabakude, kizo zoke iinarha obahlakazele kizo ngebanga lokungathembeki kwabo kuwe. 8Mbala Somnini, thina sineenhloni ebusweni, iye, amakhosethu, iinkhulu zethu nabobaba. Kwamambala, sonile kuwe. 9USomandla uZimethu unesirhawu nokucolela, ngitjho nanyana thina sihlubukile nje kuye, 10sangalalela ilizwi lakaSomnini uZimethu kobana sikhambe ngemithethwakhe ayibeka phambi kwethu ngesandla seenceku zakhe abaphorofidi. 11U-Israyeli woke uphambukile emthethwenakho waphendukela eqadi, wala ukulalela ilizwi lakho. Nje-ke, amanikelela nesifungo esitlolwe emthethweni kaMosi inceku kaZimu, kwehliselwe phezu kwethu ngebanga lokobana sonile kuwe. 12Wazalisa amezwi awakhulumako ngokujamelana nathi nababusi bethu abasibusako ngokusehlisela iinhlekelele ezesabekako. Mbala, ngaphasi komthunzi welanga azange khekwenzeke okunjengalokho okwenzakalele iJerusalema. 13Njengombana kutloliwe emthethweni kaMosi, zoke iinhlekelelezi zisehlele, nanyana kunjalo akhange sifune isisa sakaSomnini uZimethu ngokuphenduka ecaleni lethu kobana siyelele iqiniso lakho. 14Ngalokho uSomnini wabona mayelana nehlekelele wabe wayehlisela phezu kwethu. Mbala, uSomnini uZimethu ulungile kikho koke akwenzileko, khonapho thina akhange silalele ilizwi lakhe.
15“Manje-ke Somandla Zimethu, wena owakhupha abantu bakho enarheni yeGibhide ngesandla esinamandla, wazenzela ibizo njenganamhlanje, sonile kuwe senza okumbi. 16Nje-ke Somandla, ngokuya ngazo zoke izenzo zakho zokulunga, susa ilaka nobukhali bakho edorobheni lakho iJerusalema, intabakho ecwengileko. Ngebanga lezono zethu namacala wabobaba, iJerusalema nabantu bakho sebaphenduke isiphoqo hlangana nabo boke abasizombelezileko. 17Ngalokho-ke Zimethu, lalela umthandazo nesibawo sencekwakho. Ngebanga lebizo lakho, Somandla, khanyisa ubuso bakho phezu kwendawakho ecwengileko esele ilirubhi. 18Awu Zimami, beka indlebakho ulalele. Vula amehlwakho ubone iindawo zethu ezisele zoniwe kanye nedorobho elibizwa ngawe. Asenzi isibawesi kuwe ngebanga lokulunga kwethu, kodwana kungenca yesirhawu sakho esikhulu. 19Somandla, akhese ulalele hle! Somandla, colela hle! Awu Somandla, yelela wenze! Zimami ngebanga lebizo lakho ungariyadi ngombana idorobho nabantu bakho babizwa ngawe.”
20Ngathi ngisakhuluma ngithandaza, ngivuma izono zami nezabantu bekhethu u-Israyeli begodu ngethula iimbawo zami phambi kwakaSomnini uZimami ngebanga lentaba ecwengileko kaZimami; 21iye, ngisakhuluma njalo emthandazweni, indoda leyo uGabhariyeli ebegade ngiyibone embonweni ngaphambilini, yeza kimi ngeenkhathi zomnikelo ngamarhwaqela ngokuphapha okurhabekileko. 22Yahlathulula, yakhuluma nami yathi: “Danyela, ngizile bonyana ngizokupha ukuzwisisa okungeneleleko. 23Kwathi usathoma ukubawa, kwaphuma ilizwi. Nje-ke ngize kobana ngikulethele ilizwelo ngombana uthandwa khulu. Ngalokho yelela ilizwelo bewuzwisise umbono.
24“Iingcenye ezilikhomba zamatjhumi alikhomba weenkhathi zabekelwa abantu bekhenu nedorobho lakho elicwengileko, ukuqeda iimphambeko, okutjho ukuphelisa izono nokuthethelela icala, kobana ukulunga okungapheliko kuthome begodu kuzaliseke umbono namezwi womphorofidi kanye nokuzesa okucwenge khulu. 25Yazi bewuzwisise bonyana ekuphumeni kwelizwi lokuvuselela nokwakha iJerusalema kufikela lapha ozesiweko, okutjho umbusi azakufika khona, kuzakuba ziingcenye ezilikhomba zeenkhathi ezilikhomba. Iingcenye ezilikhomba zamatjhumi asithandathu nambili, idorobho elivuselelweko lizakujama libe neenrhodlo nemisele, kodwana kuzakuba ziinkhathi ezinzima. 26Emva kweengcenye ezilikhomba zamatjhumi asithandathu nambili zeenkhathi, ozesiweko uzakususwa, angabi nomelamako. Abantu bombusi omunye ozakufika bazakubhubhisa idorobho nendawo ecwengileko. Ukuphela kwakhe kuzakuza ngesikhukhula sehlekelele, iye, kuzakuba yipi bekube sekupheleni, okutjho ukubhujiswa okwahloswako. 27Engcenyeni yinye yeenkhathi ezilikhomba, umbusi loyo uzakwenza isivumelwano esiqinileko nabanengi. Kuthi ngesiquntu sesikhatheso enze bonyana kungasabakhona umhlabelo wetjhebiswano nomnikelo weenthoro. Uzakubeka isinyenyiso esibhubhisako ehlangothini le-aldari, kufikela lapha kupheleliswa khona iqunto, lithululelwe phezu kombhubhisi.”
