UDANIYELI 2

₁Ngomnyaka wesibili wokubusa kukaNebukadinesari uNebukadinesari waphupha amaphupho; umoya wakhe wakhathazeka, nobuthongo bakhe bambalekela.

₂Yayisiyaleza inkosi ukuba kubizwe izanusi, nabathwebulayo, nabalumbi, namaKaledi ukuba bachazele inkosi amaphupho ayo. Bangena, bema phambi kwenkosi.

₃Inkosi yayisithi kubo: Ngiphuphé iphupho, umoya wami ukhathazekile ukulazi iphupho.

₄Ayesekhuluma amaKaledi enkosini ngesiAramu, athi: Mana njalo, nkosi; yisho ezincekwini zakho iphupho, thina sibonise incazo.

₅Inkosi yaphendula, yathi kumaKaledi: Izwi liphumile kimi lokuthi uma ningazisi iphupho nencazo yalo, niyakuhlahlelwa, izindlu zenu zibe-yiquba.

₆Kepha uma nibonisa iphupho nencazo yalo, niyakwamukela kimi izipho nemivuzo nodumo olukhulu; ngalokho ngiboniseni iphupho nencazo yalo.

₇Abuye aphendula, athi: Inkosi mayisho iphupho ezincekwini zayo, thina sibonise incazo.

₈Inkosi-ke yaphendula yathi: Ngiyazi impela ukuthi niyazenzela isikhathi, ngokuba nibona ukuthi izwi liphumile kimi

₉lokuthi uma ningangazisi iphupho, umthetho munye nje ngani, ngokuba nilungisile amazwi amanga nawonakeleyo okukhuluma phambi kwami, kuze kuguquke isikhathi; ngalokho ngitsheleni iphupho, ngize ngazi ukuthi ningangibonisa incazo yalo.

₁₀AmaKaledi aphendula phambi kwenkosi, athi: Akukho-muntu emhlabeni ongabonisa indaba yenkosi, ngokuba akukho-nkosi, nanduna, nambusi owake wabuza indaba enjalo nakwesisodwa isanusi, nathwebulayo, naKaledi.

₁₁Futhi kuyinto elukhuni eyifunayo inkosi, kakho omunye ongayibonisa phambi kwenkosi ngaphandle kwawonkulunkulu abangahlali nabasenyameni.

₁₂Ngalokho inkosi yathukuthela, yafutheka kakhulu, yayaleza ukuba kubhujiswe bonke abahlakaniphileyo baseBabele.

₁₃Isimemezelo saphuma sokuthi abahlakaniphileyo babeyakubulawa; bamfuna uDaniyeli nabangane bakhe ukuba babulawe.

₁₄Khona uDaniyeli wabuyisela impendulo ngokuhlakanipha nangokuqonda kuAriyoki induna yemilindankosi owayephumile ukubulala abahlakaniphileyo baseBabele;

₁₅wathatha wathi kuAriyoki induna yenkosi: Siphumeleni enkosini lesisimemezelo esicindezelayo na? UAriyoki wayesemazisa uDaniyeli indaba.

₁₆UDaniyeli wayesengena, wacela enkosini ukuba imnike isikhathi ukuze abonise inkosi incazo.

₁₇UDaniyeli wayeseya endlini yakhe, wazisa oHananiya, noMishayeli, noAzariya, abangane bakhe, lendaba

₁₈ukuba bacele umusa kuNkulunkulu wasezulwini ngalemfihlakalo, ukuze uDaniyeli nabangane bakhe bangabhubhi kanye nabanye abahlakaniphileyo baseBabele.

₁₉Khona yabonakaliswa imfihlakalo kuDaniyeli ngombono ebusuku. UDaniyeli wambonga uNkulunkulu wasezulwini.

₂₀UDaniyeli wathatha wathi:

₂₄Ngalokho uDaniyeli wangena kuAriyoki obemiswé yinkosi ukuba abhubhise abahlakaniphileyo baseBabele. Wahamba, washo kanje kuye, wathi: Ungababhubhisi abahlakaniphileyo baseBabele; ngingenise phambi kwenkosi, ngibonise inkosi incazo.

₂₅UAriyoki wayeseshesha ukumngenisa uDaniyeli phambi kwenkosi, washo kanje kuyo, wathi: Ngifumene umuntu wabathunjwa bakwaJuda oyakwazisa inkosi incazo.

₂₆Inkosi yaphendula, yathi kuDaniyeli ogama lakhe lalinguBeliteshasari: Ungangazisa iphupho engilibonileyo nencazo yalo na?

₂₇UDaniyeli waphendula phambi kwenkosi, wathi: Imfihlakalo eyibuzayo inkosi, abahlakaniphileyo, nabathwebulayo, nezanusi, nabahlola imihlola, bangebonise yona inkosi.

₂₈Kepha kukhona uNkulunkulu ezulwini owambula izimfihlakalo; wazisile inkosi uNebukadinesari okuyakuba-khona ngezinsuku ezizayo. Iphupho lakho nemibono yekhanda lakho embhedeni wakho nakhu:

₂₉wena-ke, nkosi, imicabango yakho yokuyakuba-khona emva kwalokhu yafika kuwe usembhedeni wakho; owambula izimfihlakalo ukwazisile okuyakuba-khona.

₃₀Mina-ke, akungokuhlakanipha enginakho kunabanye abakhona ukuthi lemfihlakalo yambuliwe kimi, kepha kungukuba inkosi yaziswe incazo nokuba wazi imicabango yenhliziyo yakho.

₃₁Wena-nkosi wabona, bheka, isithombe esikhulu. Lesisithombe esasisikhulu nesikucwebezela kwaso kwakukuhle sema phambi kwakho, nesimo saso sasesabeka.

₃₂Lesisithombe-ke, ikhanda laso liyigolide elihle, isifuba saso nezingalo zaso kuyisiliva, isisu saso namathanga aso kuyithusi,

₃₃imilenze yaso iyinsimbi, izinyawo zaso inxenye yinsimbi, inxenye yibumba.

₃₄Wawusubona ukuthi kwaqheshulwa itshe kungengazandla, lashaya isithombe ezinyaweni zaso eziyinsimbi nebumba, lazichoboza.

₃₅Kwase kuchotshozwa kanyekanye insimbi, nebumba, nethusi, nesiliva, negolide, kwaba-njengamakhoba ezibuya zasehlobo, kwasuswa ngumoya, akutholwanga-ndawo; itshe elalisishaya isithombe laba-yintaba enkulu, lawugcwalisa umhlaba wonke.

₃₆Yilelo iphupho; nencazo siyakuyisho phambi kwenkosi.

₃₇Wena-nkosi uyinkosi yamakhosi onikwé umbuso, namandla, nodumo nguNkulunkulu wasezulwini.

₃₈Ezindaweni zonke lapho abantwana babantu behlezi khona, izilwane zasendle nezinyoni zezulu uzinikele esandleni sakho, wenzé ukuba ubuse phezu kwazo zonke. Wena uyikhanda legolide.

₃₉Emva kwakho kuyakuvuka omunye umbuso omncane kunawe, nomunye umbuso wesithathu wethusi oyakubusa emhlabeni wonke.

₄₀Umbuso wesine uyakuqina njengensimbi, ngokuba insimbi ichoboza, igxobe konke; nanjengensimbi ekwaphula konke lokhu, uyakugxoba, waphule.

₄₁Njengalokho wabona izinyawo nezinzwani, inxenye iyibumba lombumbi, inxenye insimbi, uyakuba-ngumbuso owahlukeneyo; kepha kuyakuba-kuwo amandla ensimbi, njengokuba wabona insimbi ixubene nebumba lodaka.

₄₂Njengalokho izinzwani zezinyawo zaziyinsimbi inxenye, nenxenye ibumba, umbuso uyakuba-namandla ngokwenxenye, nangokwenxenye ube-buthakathaka.

₄₃Njengalokho wabona insimbi ixubene nebumba lodaka, bayakuzixubanisa nenzalo yabantu, kepha abayikunamathelana omunye nomunye, njengokuba insimbi ingahlangani nebumba.

₄₄Ezinsukwini zalawomakhosi uNkulunkulu wasezulwini uyakumisa umbuso ongasoze wachithwa nobukhosi bawo bungayikushiyelwa kwabanye abantu, kepha uyakuchoboza, uqede yonke lemibuso, wona uqobo ume phakade.

₄₅Njengalokho wabona itshe ukuthi laqheshulwa entabeni kungengazandla, nokuthi lachoboza insimbi, nethusi, nebumba, nesiliva, negolide, uNkulunkulu omkhulu uyazisile inkosi okuyakuba-khona emva kwalokhu; iphupho liqinisile, nencazo yalo iyiqiniso.

₄₆Inkosi uNebukadinesari yayisiwa ngobuso, yakhuleka kuDaniyeli, yayaleza ukuba banikele ngomnikelo nangempepho kuye.

₄₇Inkosi yamphendula uDaniyeli, yathi: Ngempela uNkulunkulu wakho unguNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu, neNkosi yamakhosi, umambuli wezimfihlakalo, lokhu ubunamandla okubonakalisa lemfihlakalo.

₄₈Inkosi yamkhulisa uDaniyeli, yamupha izipho eziningi ezinkulu, yamenza ukuba abuse sonke isifunda saseBabele, abe-ngumholi wababusi babahlakaniphileyo baseBabele.

₄₉UDaniyeli wacela enkosini, yabeka oShadiraki, noMeshaki, noAbedi-Nego phezu kwezindaba zesifunda saseBabele, kepha uDaniyeli wayesesangweni lenkosi.