Bible Reading Plan – Day 241

₁Kwathi xa ukumkani uJoyakim akunyaka wesithathu elawula kwelakwaJuda, ukumkani uNebhukadenezare waseBhabheli weza eJerusalem, wayingqinga. ₂Ke iNkosi yamnikela esandleni sakhe uJoyakim ukumkani wakwaJuda, yathinjwa inxalenye yempahla yendlu kaThixo. Ezi zinto uNebhukadenezare waya nazo ezweni laseShinare, waya kuzifaka endlwini yothixo wakhe kwigumbi elinguvimba wobutyebi.

₃Ukumkani uNebhukadenezare wathi kuAshpenazi, intloko yamaphakathi akomkhulu, makakhethe abafana begazi nabomnombo wezikhulu apho kuloo maSirayeli wayewathimbile. ₄Wathi makakhethe iinzwana ezingenasiphako, ezikrelekrele ngengqondo, eziqeqeshekileyo, nezinengqiqo – abafana abakufaneleyo ukugosiswa komkhulu. UAshpenazi wayalelwa ukuba abafundise ukusithetha nokusifunda isiKaledi. ₅Ngaphezu koko ukumkani wayalela ukuba yonke imihla mabaphakelwe kwimbiza kakumkani, ngokunjalo basele nakwiwayini yakhe. Olu qeqesho ke lwaluza kuthatha iminyaka emithathu, emva koko bagosiswe komkhulu. ₆Phakathi kwâbo bakhethiweyo ke kwabakho nabafana bendlu kaJuda: uDaniyeli, uHananiya, uMishayeli, noAzariya. ₇Ke kaloku intloko yamaphakathi akomkhulu yabathiya amagama amatsha; uDaniyeli wabizwa ngokuba nguBhelteshazare, uHananiya ngokuba nguShadraki, uMishayeli ngokuba nguMeshaki, uAzariya ngokuba nguAbhednigo.

₈Kambe ke yena uDaniyeli wenza isigqibo sokuba angazixabheli ngokutya nangeziselo zalapho ebhotwe. Ngoko ke wacela kwintloko yamaphakathi akomkhulu ukuba avunyelwe ukungazixabheli ngoku kutya. ₉Ngenene ke uThixo wayenza intloko yamaphakathi akomkhulu ukuba ivelane noDaniyeli, ibe nenceba kuye, ₁₀yona yathi kuye: “Ndiyayoyika inkosi yam ukumkani othe ngokwakhe wayalela ngento emaniyitye nemaniyisele. Ngoko ke, xa enokunifumana imbonakalo yenu ingekho kumgangatho omnye nabafana abaziintanga zenu, mna angandibulala.”

₁₁Ngoko ke uDaniyeli waya kuthetha negosa elalibekwe phezu koDaniyeli noHananiya noMishayeli noAzariya yintloko yamaphakathi leyo, wathi: ₁₂“Khawusilinge iintsuku zibe lishumi, usityisa kuphela imifino, sisela amanzi, ₁₃emva kwazo ke uthelekise imbonakalo yethu neyoogxa bethu abatya kwimbiza kakumkani, ubone ke ukuba thina bakhonzi bakho masithiweni.”

₁₄Nalo ke lavuma ukulwenza olo vavanyo lweentsuku ezilishumi. ₁₅Zakuphela ezo ntsuku uDaniyeli nabalingane bakhe abathathu bafumaniseka bephilile bondlekile ngaphezu kweentanga zabo ezazisitya kwimbiza kakumkani. ₁₆Ukususela ngoko ke igosa elo labanika imifino endaweni yokutya newayini yasebhotwe.

₁₇Aba bafana bane ke uThixo wabathi jize ngolwazi nobuchule kwizinto ezinjengoluncwadi nobulumko. Ewe, uDaniyeli wamenza wayincutshe ekuqondeni zonke iindidi zemibono namaphupha.

₁₈Ke kaloku yakuphela iminyaka emithathu leyo yayimiswe ngukumkani, intloko yamaphakathi akomkhulu yabathatha bonke abo bafana, yabasa kukumkani uNebhukadenezare. ₁₉Ke ukumkani wathi akuthetha nabo wafumana ukuba akukho namnye okumgangatho omnye noDaniyeli noHananiya noMishayeli noAzariya. Ngoko ke bona bangeniswa emsebenzini wakomkhulu. ₂₀Kwimicimbi ephathelele kwezobulumko nengqiqo aba bafana bane baqaqamba kukumkani, kuba babemanelisa kuwo nawuphi na umbuzo, bebadlula kalishumi bonke abenzi bemilingo noosiyazi ababekhona kwelo zwe. ₂₁UDaniyeli lo ke wahlala apho komkhulu yada yangunyaka wokuqala kakumkani uSirasi.

₁Kunyaka wakhe wesibini elawula ukumkani uNebhukadenezare waba namaphupha awamtsho wakhathazeka, waphuthelwa, akabi nakulala. ₂Ke ngoko wathumela ukuba kubizwe bonke abenzi bemilingo, oosiyazi, izanuse, neengcali zeenkwenkwezi, ukuze beze kumchazela iphupha lakhe. Bakuba befikile ke, ₃ukumkani wenjenje ukuthetha nabo: “Ndikhathazeke gqitha, kuba ndiphuphe iphupha endingalaziyo intsingiselo yalo.”

₄Iingcali zeenkwenkwezi zamphendula ukumkani ngesiAram, zathi: “Bayethe, kumkani! Phila ngonaphakade! Khawuzilawulele iphupha elo izicaka zakho, khon' ukuze zibe nako ukukuchazela into eliyithethayo.”

₅Ke yena ukumkani waziphendula iingcali zeenkwenkwezi wathi: “Nasi isigqibo endifikelele kuso: ukuba ke nina aninako ukundixelela iphupha elo, ngaphezu koko nindichazele nentsingiselo yalo, ndiya kuninqunqa nibe ziziqwenga, nemizi yenu idilizwe ibe yindawo ekuyiwa kuyo ngasese. ₆Kodwa ke ukuba niyandichazela iphupha elo kunye nentsingiselo yalo, ndiya kuninika umvuzo kunye nezipho, ndinithi jize ngewonga elikhulu. Ngoko ke ndichazeleni eli phupha kunye nento eliyithethayo.”

₇La madoda ke aphinda aphendula athi: “Ukumkani makabaxelele abakonzi bakhe iphupha lakhe, ukuze babe nako ukumtyhilela intsingiselo yalo.”

₈Waphendula ukumkani wathi: “Ngenene ngoku ndazi ngokumhlophe ukuba into eniphezu kwayo kukuhambisa ixesha, kuba nisazi ukuba sendifikelele kwisigqibo. ₉Xa ningalichazi eli phupha niya kufumana isohlwayo esinye xa ninonke. Kaloku nidibene ngeqhinga lokundixokisa, ngenjongo yokuba mhlawumbi ngokuhamba kwexesha izinto zingaguquka. Ukuze ndiqonde ukuba ninako ukulilawula iphupha eli, qalani ngokulichaza.”

₁₀Iingcali zeenkwenkwezi ke zamphendula ukumkani zathi: “Kulo lonke elimiweyo, mhlekazi, akukho mntu unako ukuyenza le nto ayifunayo ukumkani. Kananjalo, mhlekazi, akukho kumkani, nokuba seleyingangalala engatshonelwa langa, wakha wathi abenzi bemilingo, oosiyazi, okanye iingcali zakhe zeenkwenkwezi, mabenze into enje. ₁₁Le nto ukumkani ayifunayo kuthi inzima gqitha. Akukho mntu unako ukuyenza, *ngoothixo bodwa abangayenzayo – kambe ke nabo abahlali apha phakathi koluntu.”

₁₂Hayi ke, ukumkani wakhathazeka, wavutha ngumsindo, wayalela ukuba zibulawe izilumko zaseBhabheli. ₁₃Ngoko ke wagunyazisa isohlwayo sokuba mazibulawe zonke izilumko. Bafunwa ke noDaniyeli nabalingane bakhe ukuba babulawe.

₁₄Ke kaloku uDaniyeli wamngena ngengqondo nangobulumko uAriyoki injengele yabalindi bakomkhulu, owayesiya kubulala zonke izilumko zaseBhabheli, ₁₅wathi kuye: “Ngani ukuba ukumkani agunyazise isohlwayo esiqatha kangaka?”

Akuba uAriyoki echazele uDaniyeli konke okwenzekileyo, ₁₆uDaniyeli waya kukumkani, wamcela ukuba akhe ammele, khon' ukuze abe nako ukumtyhilela iphupha elo lakhe. ₁₇Egodukile ke uDaniyeli wabachazela ngale ngxaki abalingane bakhe uHananiya noMishayeli noAzariya, ₁₈waza wabanxusa ukuba bathandaze kuThixo osezulwini abenzele inceba malunga nale mfihlakalo, ukuze yena nabalingane bakhe bangabulawa kunye nezilumko zaseBhabheli. ₁₉Kanye ngobo busuku uDaniyeli wayityhilelwa ngombono le mfihlakako, waza ke wambonga uThixo wezulu ₂₀wathi:

₂₄Ngoko ke uDaniyeli waya kuAriyoki, umfo owayegunyaziswe ngukumkani ukuba abulale zonke izilumko zaseBhabheli. Kuye ke wafika wathi: “Ungabi sazibulala izilumko zaseBhabheli, koko ndithathe undise kukumkani, ukuze ndimlawulele iphupha lakhe.”

₂₅Ngoko nangoko ke uAriyoki waya noDaniyeli kukumkani, wafika wathi: “Kubathinjwa bamaJuda ndifumene umntu onako ukukulawulela iphupha lakho, mhlekazi.”

₂₆Ukumkani wabhekisa kuDaniyeli owayebizwa ngegama elinguBhelteshazare, wathi: “Uza kuba nako ukundixelela iphupha lam, utyhile nentsingiselo yalo?”

₂₇UDaniyeli uphendule wathi: “Hayi, mhlekazi, akukho zilumko, nditsho oosiyazi, nabenzi bemilingo, nezanuse, ezinako ukukuchazela le mfihlakalo uyibuzayo. ₂₈Kambe ke ukho uThixo osezulwini ozityhilayo iimfihlakalo. Ke, mhlekazi, kumkani uNebhukadenezare, yena ukwazisa izinto eziya kwenzeka kwimihla ezayo. Nali iphupha lakho, nditsho umbono ofike engqondweni yakho usalele esililini sakho:

₂₉“Kaloku uthe usalele, mhlekazi, suka iingcamango zakho zaya kutsho kumaxesha azayo; ke uThixo ongumtyhili weemfihlakalo ukubonise izinto eziza kwenzeka kwixesha elizayo. ₃₀Ke mna le mfihlakalo andiyityhilelwanga kuba ndilumkile kunabo bonke abanye abantu, koko ndiyiboniswe khon' ukuze wena kumkani uyazi intsingiselo yephupha lakho, kananjalo uziqonde iingcamango ezifike engqondweni yakho.

₃₁“Mhlekazi, uphuphe ubona umfanekiso oqingqiweyo othe bhunxe phambi kwakho. Ewe, ibiluhalakahla oloyikekayo, into ebengezela ngobumenyemenye obungathethekiyo. ₃₂Intloko yawo yayenziwe ngegolide ecwengileyo, isifuba neengalo zenziwe ngesiliva. Ke sona isisu ukuya kuthi xhaxhe ngamathanga yalubhedu. ₃₃Kanti ke imilenze yona yintsimbi, zaza ke zona iinyawo zenziwa ngentsimbi exutywe nodongwe. ₃₄Kuthe usabukele njalo, mhlekazi, suka kwaqhephuka ilitye, lingachukunyiswanga sandla samntu. Liqengqeleke laya kuthi folokohlo kwezo nyawo zenziwe ngentsimbi nodongwe, lazintlekeza zaziingceba. ₃₅Hayi ke, kutsho yabubusaza – intsimbi, udongwe, ubhedu, isiliva, negolide, xa zizonke zacoleka zanjengomququ esandeni ngexesha lasehlotyeni. Kufike umoya wazitshayela akwasala nomkhondo lo wazo. Ke lona elo litye liwubethileyo loo mfanekiso lasuka lakhula layintaba enkulu ezalise ihlabathi lonke jikelele.

₃₆“Nâlo ke iphupha lakho, mhlekazi. Ngoku ke masikuchazele intsingiselo yalo. ₃₇Mhlekazi, wena ungukumkani wookumkani. UThixo osezulwini wakuthi jize ngobukhosi, amandla, amagunya, nobungangamsha. ₃₈Lonke elimiweyo walinikela esandleni sakho, ukuze ulawule abantu, iintaka, namarhamncwa. Ngoko ke le ntloko yegolide nguwe, mhlekazi. ₃₉Emva kwakho kuza kulandela omnye umbuso onganeno kulo wakho. Kananjalo emva kwawo kolandela owesithathu, owobhedu. Wona uya kulawula ihlabathi lonke jikelele. ₄₀Kwakhona ke kolandela umbuso wesine ongwanyalala okwentsimbi ukomelela, oya kufohloza ukroboze yonke into. Nawo ke uya kuyityoboza okwentsimbi uyicole yonke imibuso engaphambi kwawo. ₄₁Njengoko uzibonile iinyawo neenzwane ukuba zenziwe ngodongwe oluxutywe nentsimbi: le nto ke ithetha ukuba loo mbuso uya kuba ziintlaba-zahlukene. Njengoko kwakuxutywe intsimbi nodongwe nawo ke uya kuba nokomelela kwentsimbi. ₄₂Iinzwane ezinxalenye iyintsimbi ngokunjalo nodongwe zalatha ukuba umbuso lowo uya komelela ngenxenye, ngenxenye ube krobo-krobo. ₄₃Kananjalo ubonile ukuba intsimbi yayixutywe nodongwe. Le ndawo ke ikwathetha ukuba baya kuzama ukumanyana ngokwendiselana, kodwa ke loo nto iya kufadalala kwanjengokuba intsimbi ingaxubeki nodongwe. ₄₄Kanye ke ngexesha lâbo kumkani uThixo wezulu uya kumisela ulawulo olungasoze lutshitshe. Obo iya kuba bubukumkani obungenakoyiswa, koko obuya kutyumza buphelise yonke eminye imibuso, buze bona bume kude kube ngunaphakade. ₄₅Yile nto uyibonileyo xa ububona ilitye liqhephuka entabeni lingachukunyiswanga sandla samntu, laza laya kuntlitha laa mfanekiso wenziwe ngentsimbi, ubhedu, udongwe, isiliva, negolide. Ngoko ke uThixo omkhulu uyakwazisa, mhlekazi, mayela nezinto eziya kwenzeka kwimihla ezayo. Eli phupha liyinyaniso, yaye ingcaciso yalo ithembekile.”

₄₆Kwesi sithuba ke ukumkani uNebhukadenezare wazikhahlela emhlabeni phambi koDaniyeli emhlonela, wathi makwenziwe umnikelo weenkozo kunye neziqhumiso kuye. ₄₇Wabhekisa kuDaniyeli wathi: “Ngenene uThixo wakho nguThixo woothixo, iNkosi yezikumkani, umtyhili weemfihlakalo, kuba wena ube nako ukuyityhila le mfihlakalo.”

₄₈Ke kaloku uDaniyeli wathiwa jize ngewonga elingayiwayo, ukumkani wamnika intaphane yezipho ezihle kunene. Wamiswa waba ngumlawuli wesithili saseBhabheli, futhi waba yingqonyela yazo zonke izilumko zalapho. ₄₉Ngesicelo sikaDaniyeli ke ukumkani wabamisela ooShedreki noMeshaki noAbhednigo baba ziziphathamandla esithilini saseBhabheli; kambe ke yena uDaniyeli waba yingqonyela yakomkhulu.