Umthandazo waDanyela ngesive sakubo
1Ngemnyaka wekucala waDariyusi, umsa wa-Ahashiveroshi, umMede ngekutalwa, lowabekwa waba yinkhosi etikwembuso waseBhabhulona, 2ngemnyaka wakhe wekucala abekiwe, mine Danyela ngafundza ngeva kahle emiBhalweni njengekwelivi laSimakadze kuJeremiya, umphrofethi, kutsi kubhidlitwa kweJerusalema kuyawutsatsa iminyaka lengema-70, lapho iyawusala khona ikhala libhungane. 3Ngako ngagucukela kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu ngamncenga ngemthandazo nangekuncusa ngizila kudla, ngembatse emasaka, ngatitsela ngemlotsa.
4Ngathandaza kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wami ngivuma tono ngitsi: “Awu Simakadze, wena unguNkulunkulu lomkhulu nalowesabekako, logcina sivumelwane sakhe nelutsandvo kubo bonkhe labamtsandzako bente imiyalo yakhe, 5sonile kuwe senta lokubi. Besibabi kakhulu, futsi sakuvukela; siphambukile sashiya imiyalo yakho nemitsetfo yakho. 6Asikatilaleli tinceku takho baphrofethi, lababekhuluma egameni lakho, kuwo emakhosi etfu, nakubabusi betfu, nakubobabemkhulu, nakubo bonkhe bantfu belive.
7“Simakadze, wena ulungile, kodvwa lamuhla nje sesitseleke ngelihlazo, bantfu bakaJuda netakhamiti taseJerusalema, nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli, yebo, labasedvute nalabakhashane kuwo onkhe emave, lapho usisakatele khona ngenca yekungetsembeki kwetfu kuwe. 8Awu Simakadze, tsine nemakhosi etfu, nebabusi betfu, nabobabemkhulu, sitseleke ngelihlazo nendlisamahloni, ngobe sonile kuwe. 9Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu unemusa nekutsetselela, nome nje sihlubukile kuye; 10asikalilaleli livi laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, futsi asikayigcini imitsetfo lasinika yona ngetinceku takhe baphrofethi. 11Wonkhe Israyeli uwephulile umtsetfo wakho, weduka wala kulalela livi lakho.
“Ngako-ke ticalekiso letibhalwe emtsetfweni waMosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, setitfululelwe etikwetfu ngenca yekona kwetfu kuwe. 12Uwagcwalisile emavi akho lowawakhuluma ngatsi nangebabusi betfu, uwagcwalise ngekwehlisela inhlekelele lenkhulu etikwetfu. Kute nakunye lokwake kwenteka ngaphansi kwelizulu lokunjengaloku lokwenteke kuyo iJerusalema. 13Njengobe kubhaliwe emtsetfweni waMosi, yonkhe lenhlekelele yehlele etikwetfu, kodvwa tsine sisengakabufunisisi buso baSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, ngekutsi siphendvuke etonweni tetfu, sinakekele ngekucophelela liciniso lakho. 14Simakadze akazange angabate kwehlisela lenhlekelele etikwetfu, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu ulungile kuko konkhe lakwentako; noko tsine asikalilaleli livi lakhe.
15“Manje-ke, awu Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, wena lowakhipha sive sakho eveni laseGibhithe, ngesandla sakho lesinemandla, wena watakhela Libito lelihle, lelema kwadzimate kwaba ngulamuhla, sonile sente lokubi. 16Awu Simakadze, ngako konkhe kulunga kwakho mane ugucule intfukutselo yakho nelulaka lwakho kuyo iJerusalema, lidolobha lakho, leliyintsaba yakho lengcwele. Tono tetfu nekona kwabobabe sekwente iJerusalema nesive sakho kwaba lihlazo kubo bonkhe labakhelene natsi.
17“Manje-ke Nkulunkulu wetfu, vani umthandazo nekuncusa kwenceku yakho. Ngenca yakho nje, Simakadze, mane ubuke ngesihawu lithempeli lakho lese libhidlitiwe. 18Awu Nkulunkulu wami, mane ubeke indlebe, uve, vula emehlo akho ubone kubhidlitwa kwetfu nekwelidolobha lelibitwa ngeLibito lakho. Asiletsi kuncusa kwetfu kuwe, ngobe tsine silungile, kodvwa kungenca yemusa wakho lomkhulu. 19Awu Simakadze, lalela! Awu Simakadze, tsetselela! Awu Simakadze, vani, wente! Awu, Nkulunkulu wami, ngenca yakho mane ungete wabina, ngobe lidolobha lakho nesive sakho kubitwa ngeLibito lakho.”
Gabriyeli uchaza umbono
20Ngatsi ngisakhuluma ngithandaza, ngivuma tono tami netono tesive sema-Israyeli akitsi, ngiletsa kuncusa kwami kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wami ngentsaba yakhe lengcwele, 21ngatsi ngisesemthandazweni, kwefika Gabriyeli, leyo ndvodza lengangiyibone embonweni wakucala, wefika kimi njengembane, ngesikhatsi semnikelo wakusihlwa. 22Wangitjela watsi: “Danyela, nyalo sengitele kutekukhutsata kutsi ubone futsi ucondzisise. 23Watsi nje ucala kuthandaza, wanikwa imphendvulo, lengitekutjela yona, ngobe utsandzekile. Ngako visisa lelivi, uwucondzisise lombono:
24“Tikhatsi letingema-70 timiselwe bantfu bakini, nelidolobha lakini kutsi bayekele kona nekwephula imitsetfo, bacedze tono, bahlawulele bubi, bangenise kulunga kwaphakadze, kuciniselwe umbono netiphrofetho, kugcotjwe lowo Longcwelengcwele.
25“Yati loku ukucondzisise: Kusukela ekumisweni kwesimiso sekutsi kubuye kuvuswe kabusha iJerusalema yakhiwe, kuze kufike umbusi Logcotjiwe, kuyawuba netikhatsi letisikhombisa netikhatsi letingema-62. Iyakwakhiwa kabusha netitaladi tayo, kumbiwe nemsele wayo, kodvwa kuyawube sekutikhatsi tenhlupheko. 26Emvakwetikhatsi letingema-62, Logcotjiwe uyawuncanyulwa, akayiwuba nalutfo. Bantfu bembusi lomunye loyawufika, bayawulibhubhisa lelidolobha kanye nelithempeli. Siphetfo siyawufika njengesihhuhhula semvula. Kuyawuchubeka kulwa kuze kube ngusekugcineni, kuyawube kwehle incitsakalo. 27Lombusi uyawuvumela sivumelwane nalabanyenti ngesikhatsi sinye, kodvwa ekhatsi naleso sikhatsi uyawucedza umhlatjelo nemnikelo. Uyawubeka sinengisoncitsakalo esicongweni selithempeli, kuze sitfululelwe kuye siphetfo lesimisiwe.”
