Bible Reading Plan – Day 243

₁Ukumkani uBhelshazare wenzela iwaka lezikhulu zakhe ingxikela yombhiyozo, wasela iwayini kunye nazo. ₂Ithe ke isakuvakala intselo apho kukumkani wathi makulandwe izitya zegolide nezesiliva ezazithinjwe nguyise uNebhukadenezare endlwini kaThixo eJerusalem. Xa bebonke ke, ukumkani nezikhulu zakhe, nabafazi bakhe, ngokunjalo namaqadi akhe, babeza kutyela kuzo. ₃Ngenene ke zeziswa ezo zitya zegolide ezazithinjwe endlwini kaThixo eJerusalem, wasela ngazo ukumkani nezikhulu zakhe, ndawonye namakhosikazi akhe kunye namaqadi akhe. ₄Basela iwayini, basuka badumisa oothixo abenziwe ngegolide, nabesiliva, abobhedu, abentsimbi, abomthi, nabelitye.

₅Kuthe kusenjalo ke kwasuka kwathi gqi iminwe yesandla somntu, yabhala eludongeni malunga nendawo eyayihlala isibane apho ebhotwe. Ke ukumkani wasibukela eso sandla sibhalayo. ₆Le nto ke ukumkani yamothusa watsho wee rhubaxa, yadideka ingqondo yakhe, wangenwa yingevane, watyhwatyhwa, namadolo abetha-bethana. ₇Ukumkani ke wakhwaza ngamandla ukuba kubizwe oosiyazi, iingcali zeenkwenkwezi, kunye nezanuse, waza wathi kwezi zilumko zaseBhabheli: “Umntu othe wanako ukuwufunda lo mbhalo, wawuchaza nento oyithethayo, uya kuvathiswa umnweba omsobo, athiwe gatya umxokelelwana wegolide entanyeni, aze enziwe owesithathu kubalawuli beli lizwe.” ₈Zafika ke izilumko zikakumkani, kodwa zonke zaxakwa kukuwufunda loo mbhalo, yayinqaba nokuchaza intsingiselo yawo. ₉Hayi ke, woyika ngokugqithisileyo ukumkani uBhelshazare, nobuso bakhe bathi rhubaxa ngakumbi, zaye nezikhulu zakhe zididekile.

₁₀Akuyiva ingxokozelo eyayisenziwa ngukumkani nezikhulu zakhe ukumkanikazi wangena apho kuloo ndlu yombhiyozo, wabhekisa kukumkani, wathi: “Phil' ud' ukhokhobe, kumkani! Hayi, musa ukoyikiswa kangaka ziingcinga zakho, ujike nebala lobuso bakho. ₁₁Kaloku kwalapha kulo mbuso wakho ukho umfo onomoya woothixo abangcwele. Ngexesha lokulawula kukayihlo lo mfo wazibonakalisa ukuba unengqiqo, nolwazi oluphangaleleyo, nobulumko obufana noboothixo. Ke yena uyihlo uNebhukadenezare wammisela wayingqonyela yabenzi bemilingo, oosiyazi, iingcali zeenkwenkwezi, kunye nezanuse. ₁₂Lo mfo ubalasele ngobulumko nolwazi nokuqiqa, enobuchule ekutyhileni amaphupha, ekusombululeni amaqhina, nasekuqwabululeni iintsonkotha. Igama lakhe nguDaniyeli, kodwa ke yena ukumkani wathi nguBhelteshazare. Biza yena; uya kukuchazela intsingiselo yalo mbhalo.”

₁₃Walandwa, kweziwa naye ke uDaniyeli apho kukumkani, owathetha naye wenjenje: “Ngaba unguDaniyeli, omnye wabathinjwa belakwaJuda abeza nobawo ukumkani? ₁₄Ndivile ke ukuba ungumfo owambathiswe ngomoya woothixo, onengqiqo, nolwazi oluphangaleleyo, nobulumko obubodwa. ₁₅Izilumko noosiyazi ndibabizile ukuba beze kufunda lo mbhalo, bandichazele nentsingiselo yawo, kodwa boyisiwe. ₁₆Ndivile ukuba unako ukuchaza intsingiselo yezinto, ukhulule namaqhina. Ukuba ngoku unokundifundela lo mbhalo, undichazele nentsingiselo yawo, ndingakuthi wambu ngomnweba omsobo, uthiwe gatya nomxokelelwana wegolide, umiselwe ube ngowesithathu kubalawuli beli lizwe.”

₁₇UDaniyeli ke waphendula wathi kukumkani: “Ungazidubi ngokundinika izipho; okanye ke zinike mntu wumbi! Ke wona umbhalo lo, ndiza kumfundela ukumkani, ndimchazele nento oyithethayo. ₁₈Mhlekazi! Uyihlo uNebhukadenezare wanikwa intonga yobukhosi nguThixo uPhezukonke, wamenza mkhulu, wamthi jize ngobungangamsha nobuhandiba. ₁₉Ngangobukhulu awayebunikiwe abantu bezizwe zonke, iintlanga, neelwimi ngeelwimi, xa bebonke, babekhahlela kuye bengcangcazela besoyika. Athanda ukumbulala wayembulala, amsindise athanda ukumsindisa. Wayemnyusela athanda ukumphakamisa, aze amkhiqe athanda ukumthoba. ₂₀Kodwa ke wathi akuthiwa lwale likratshi, yaqaqadeka intliziyo yakhe kukuzidla, suka wakhiqwa wahlukana nesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi, bahluthwa nobungangamsha bakhe. ₂₁Ewe kaloku, wagxothwa eluntwini, watsho wabulwanyanarha. Wahamba waya kuhlala neembongolo zasendle, watya ingca njengeenkomo, elalelwa ngumbethe wezulu. Wada ke wavuma ukuba nguThixo uPhezukonke ozilawulayo izirhulumente zabantu, ikwanguye omisela kuzo loo mntu athanda ukummisela.

₂₂“Kambe ke wena, Bhelshazare, nyana wakhe, uthe uyazi yonke le ngcombolo akwazithoba. ₂₃Ndaweni yaloo nto usuke wayidela iNkosi yezulu. Uthe makulandwe izitya zendlu yayo, waza ngokunjalo wasela iwayini ngazo, wena nezikhulu zakho, abafazi bakho, namaqadi akho, waza wabadumisa oothixo abenziwe ngegolide, abesiliva, abobhedu, abentsimbi, abomthi, nabelitye; nangona bengaboni, bengeva, futhi bengaqiqi nokuqiqa. Kuyo yonke le nto uThixo okusesandleni sakhe ukuphefumla kwakho nolawula yonke imeko yobomi bakho, zange umhlonele. ₂₄Eso ke sisizathu esibangele ukuba uThixo athumele eso sandla sibhale lo mbhalo.

₂₅“Nantsi ke into ebibhaliwe: ‘Inani, inani; ubunzima; ukwahlula-hlula.’ ₂₆Nantsi ke intsingiselo yala magama: ‘Inani’: uThixo ulibalile inani lemihla yolawulo lwakho, yaye ke uyinqamle. ₂₇‘Ubunzima’: wena ubekwe esikalini, baza ubunzima bakho bafumaneka bunganeno. ₂₈‘Ukwahlula-hlula’: urhulumente wakho wahlula-hlulwe wanikwa amaMedi namaPeshiya.”

₂₉Ngoko nangoko ke ukumkani uBhelshazare wayalela ukuba uDaniyeli anxitywe umnweba omsobo, athiwe gatya umxokelelwana wegolide entanyeni. Waza ke wammisela wangowesithathu kubalawuli bobukumkani.

₃₀Kanye ngobo busuku uBhelshazare ukumkani wamaKaledi lowo wabulawa, ₃₁waza ke umbuso wathathwa nguDariyo umMedi owayemashumi mathandathu anambini eminyaka ubudala.

₁Ke kaloku kwakholeka kuDariyo ukumisela iirhuluneli ezilikhulu elinamashumi amabini, ukuze zongamele kwiindawo ngeendawo zombuso lowo. ₂Phezu kwazo ke watyumba abongameli abathathu, waza ke uDaniyeli wangomnye wabo. Abongameli aba ke babesenzelwa ingxelo zezi rhuluneli, khon' ukuze ukumkani angalahlekelwa. ₃UDaniyeli ke wazibalula koogxa bakhe ababini kunye neerhuluneli ngesimo sakhe esihle, kangangokuba ukumkani wazimisela ukumnyusela ukuba ongamele bonke ubukumkani. ₄Oogxa bakhe abongameli kunye neerhuluneli bazama ukufumana isizathu sokumbeka ibala uDaniyeli mayela nomsebenzi wakhe wokulawula. Kambe ke zange baphumelele, kuba wayenyanisekile, engumfo okhutheleyo ongenabuqhetseba. ₅Athethana ke ngoku la madoda athi: “Hayi, bafondini, soze sizuze mhlaba wakummangalela lo Daniyeli ngaphandle kokuba kube malunga nokumthobela kwakhe uThixo wakhe.”

₆Ngoko ke aba bongameli bekunye neerhuluneli bahlangana, baya kukumkani uDariyo, bafika bathi: “Bayethe, mhlekazi! Phil' ud' ukhokhobe! ₇Xa sisonke thina bongameli, nezikhulu, neerhuluneli, namaphakathi, nabaphathiswa, sivumelene ukuba sikucele, mhlekazi, ukuba uwise umthetho onyanzelisayo ukuba kwithuba leentsuku ezingamashumi amathathu kungabikho mntu uthandaza nawuphi na uthixo okanye umntu ngaphandle kokuba athandaze kuwe, mhlekazi. Lowo waphule lo mthetho makaphoswe emngxunyeni weengonyama. ₈Ngoko ke, mhlekazi, wisa lo mthetho, uwubhale ube ngumthetho ongenakujikwa wamaMedi namaPeshiya.”

₉Ngoko ke ukumkani uDariyo wawubhala loo mthetho. ₁₀Nakuba ke uDaniyeli wayeve ukuba lo mthetho ubhaliwe wapapashwa, usuke wagoduka, wafika wangena kwigumbi lendlu yakhe eliphezulu elalineefestile ezikhangele eJerusalem, waza ke waguqa ngamadolo wathandaza ebulela kuThixo wakhe kathathu ngemini njengoko wayeqhele ukwenjenjalo.

₁₁Ke kaloku laa madoda ahlangana ambhaqa uDaniyeli ethandaza etarhuzisa kuThixo wakhe. ₁₂Ngoko ke aya kukumkani, afika athetha naye malunga nomthetho awenzileyo, athi: “Kanene, mhlekazi, ubungapapashanga umthetho na othi kwiintsuku ezimashumi mathathu makungabikho mntu uthandaza nawuphi na uthixo okanye umntu ngaphandle kwakho, usithi othe wayenza loo nto uya kuphoswa emngxunyeni weengonyama?”

Ukumkani ke waphendula wathi: “Ewe, kunjalo, ndikwenzile oko, yaye lowo ngumthetho ongenakutshitshiswa wamaMedi namaPeshiya.”

₁₃Aza athi ke la madoda kukumkani: “UDaniyeli ongomnye wabathinjwa bakwaJuda akakuhoyanga, mhlekazi, akawuthobeli nalo mthetho uwuwisileyo. Usaphikele ukuthandaza kathathu ngemini.”

₁₄Akukuva oku ukumkani watsho wadideka mpela, waza wenza unako-nako wokucinga icebo lokuhlangula uDaniyeli. Ewe, kwaba yiloo nto lada latshona ilanga. ₁₅Aphinda ke la madoda eza egxalathelana kukumkani, athi: “Khumbula kaloku, mhlekazi, ukuba ngokwemithetho yamaMedi namaPeshiya umthetho nommiselo owenziwa ngukumkani awunakuguqulwa.”

₁₆Ngoko ke ukumkani wayalela ukuba alandwe uDaniyeli; waza ke waphoswa apho kuloo mngxuma weengonyama. Wathetha naye ke wathi: “Akwaba angakuhlangula uThixo wakho omnqula ngentembeko maxa onke.”

₁₇Ke kaloku umngxuma lowo wavalwa ngelitye, waza ukumkani walitywina ngomsesane wakhe nangaleyo yezikhulu zakhe, khon' ukuze imeko kaDaniyeli ingabi nakuguqulwa. ₁₈Emva koko ke ukumkani wagoduka waya ebhotwe, wachitha ubusuku engadli, engenalo nethuba lokuzonwabisa, koko wasuka waphuthelwa ubusuku bonke.

₁₉Ke kaloku ukumkani wavuka xa kuthi chapha ukusa, wakhawuleza waya kulaa mngxuma weengonyama. ₂₀Akusondela kuwo ke wakhwaza engxunguphele, wathi: “Daniyeli! Daniyeli! Sicaka soThixo ophilayo! Ube nako na ukukuhlangula kwezo ngonyama uThixo wakho omnqula ngentembeko maxa onke?”

₂₁Waphendula ke uDaniyeli wathi: “Phil' ud' ukhokhobe, kumkani! ₂₂UThixo wam uthumele isithunywa sakhe, sayivala imilomo yeengonyama, azandenzakalisa. Ewe, azindenzakalisanga kuba ndifumaniseke ndimsulwa phambi kwakhe, kwanjengokuba ndingazange ndakona nganto nawe, mhlekazi!”

₂₃Wavuya gqitha ke ukumkani, waza wayalela ukuba uDaniyeli akhutshwe apho emngxunyeni. Akukhutshwa ke wafumaniseka engenawo nomkrwelo lo, kuba kaloku yena wayekholose ngoThixo wakhe. ₂₄Ukumkani ke wayalela ukuba abanjwe loo madoda ayemangalele uDaniyeli. Wathi makathathwe neentsapho zawo, abafazi nabantwana, baza ke bebonke baphoswa apho emngxunyeni weengonyama. Bathi ke, bengekafiki nasezantsi, zabaganga iingonyama, zawanqwamza amathambo abo.

₂₅Ngoko ke ukumkani uDariyo wabhalela zonke izizwe, iintlanga, nabantu beelwimi ngeelwimi ehlabathini jikelele, wathi: “Ngamana kunganda ngokugqithisileyo ukonwaba kuni nonke! ₂₆Ndigunyazisa kulo lonke kulo mbuso wam ukuba wonke umntu makamoyike amhlonele amthobele uThixo kaDaniyeli.

₂₈Ke kaloku uDaniyeli lo waba nempumelelo ngemihla yolawulo lukaDariyo, ngokunjalo nakwimihla yokulawula kukaKoreshi umPeshiya.

₁Ngonyaka wokuqala engukumkani eBhabheli uBhelshazare uDaniyeli waphupha iphupha wafikelwa ngumbono engqondweni yakhe elele emandlalweni. Walibhala iphupha, esalatha ingcombolo yalo, ₂wathi: “Embonweni wam ebusuku ndabona kubhudla imimoya, ivela macala omane, yaza ke yaluduba nolwandlekazi. ₃Suka ke kwathi gqi qhaphu amarhamncwa amane amakhulu, ephuma elwandle, elo nelo lahlukile kwelinye.

₄“Elokuqala lalifana nengonyama, koko linamaphiko njengokhozi. Ndithe ndisabukele suka amaphiko lawo ancothuka. Laza ke elo rhamncwa laphakanyiswa emhlabeni, lamiswa ngeenyawo ngokomntu. Kananjalo lasuka lanengqondo yomntu.

₅“Kwakhona kwathi gqi irhamncwa lesibini linjengebhere, limi liziphakamisile ngelinye icala. Emlonyeni laliphethe iimbambo ezintathu ngamazinyo alo. Kwathiwa kulo: ‘Phakama, utye inyama kangangoko!’

₆“Emva koko, ndisabukele njalo, kwathi gqi elinye elalifana nengwe. Kambe ke lalinamaphiko amane angathi ngawentaka, kananjalo lineentloko ezine. Lanikwa amagunya okulawula.

₇“Kwakhona ke kumbono wam wasebusuku ndakhangela, kwee gqi elesine irhamncwa. Lalisoyikeka, lirhwaqelisa, liyingwanyalala. Lalitsho ngeengxavula zamazinyo entsimbi. Amaxhoba alo laliwakroboza liwathi nqwam-nqwam ngaloo mazinyo, amasalela liwanyhashe ngeenyawo. Lalingafani namanye la, yaye lalineempondo ezilishumi. ₈Ndisazijongile ezi mpondo kwathi thaphu olunye uphondo oluncinci apho phakathi kwezinye, zatsho zancothuka ezintathu kwezo mpondo zazikho kakade. Olu phondwana ke lwalunamehlo njengomntu, kananjalo lunomlomo luthetha izinto ezinkulu kakhulu.”

₁₁“Ndasoloko ndibukele, kuba kaloku olo phondwana lwaluthetha izinto ezinkulu kakhulu. Ndisabukele njalo ke elo rhamncwa labulawa, isidumbu salo satshiswa ngomlilo. ₁₂Ke wona amanye amarhamncwa ahluthwa amagunya, noko ke olulelwa ukuphila okwethutyana elimisiweyo. ₁₃Ndisabukele njalo kuwo loo mbono wasebusuku ndabona kusiza ofana nonyana womntu, esiza ephahlwe ngamafu. Ke kaloku waya kufika kwelo Nyange elimihla ingapheliyo, wasondezwa phambi kwalo. ₁₄Waza ke wathiwa jize ngamagunya, amawonga, nobukumkani, zaza zonke izizwe, iintlanga, nabantu beelwimi ngeelwimi, zamkhonza. Ubukhosi bakhe ke babungunaphakade bungenasiphelo, nombuso wakhe ungenakudaka.”

₁₅“Mna Daniyeli ndakhathazeka emoyeni, waza lo mbono ofikele engqondweni yam wanditsho ndanxunguphala. ₁₆Ndasuka ke ndaya komnye wababemi apho, ndamcela ukuba andichazele inyaniso yayo yonke le ngcombolo. Ke yena wandityhilela intsingiselo yazo zonke ezi zinto, wathi: ₁₇‘La marhamncwa axela imibuso emine eya kuvela emhlabeni. ₁₈Abantu abangcwele bakaPhezukonke ke bona baya kuzuza ulawulo, lube lolwabo kude kube ngunaphakade kanaphakade.’

₁₉“Kananjalo ke ndafuna ukuqonda ngeli rhamncwa lesine, elo lalingafani namanye – laa ngwanyalala yoyikekayo, le yayitsho ngamazinyo entsimbi neenzipho zobhedu, eyayiwakroboza iwathi nqwam-nqwam amaxhoba, isuke iwanyhashe ngeenyawo amasalela. ₂₀Ndafuna nokuqonda mayela nezo mpondo zilishumi zazisentlokweni yalo, ngokunjalo nangolo phondo lwaphuma kamva, kwaza kwancothuka iimpondo ezintathu. Nditsho uphondo olwabonakala lulukhulu kunamanye, lunamehlo nomlomo, luthetha izinto ezinkulu kakhulu. ₂₁Ke kaloku, ndisabukele njalo, olo phondo lwabahlasela abantu abangcwele bakaThixo laboyisa, ₂₂kwada kwafika iNyange elimihla ingapheliyo, laza labagwebela abo bangabantu abangcwele bakaPhezukonke. Kananjalo ke lasuka lathwasa ixesha lokuba ulawulo lube lolwabantu bakaThixo.

₂₃“Waqhuba ke endichazela esithi: ‘Eli rhamncwa lesine ngumbuso wesine oya kubakho apha emhlabeni. Wona awuyi kufana neminye. Wona uya kulinqwamza ihlabathi liphela, ulinyhashe, ulikroboze. ₂₄Ezo mpondo zilishumi ke zithetha ookumkani abalishumi abaya kuvela kuloo mbuso. Kananjalo emva kwabo kuya kuvela omnye ukumkani owahlukileyo kwabo bamanduleleyo. Ke yena uya kuboyisa ookumkani abathathu. ₂₅Uya kuthetha amazwi achasene noPhezukonke, abatshutshise abantu abangcwele bakaPhezukonke. Uya kuzimisela ukuyijika imithetho yabo, ngokunjalo namaxesha amatheko abo. Abantu abangcwele bakaPhezukonke ke baya kunikelwa esandleni sakhe ithuba elimisiweyo elingamaxesha amathathu anesiqingatha.

₂₆“ ‘Kambe ke inkundla yaphezulu iya kuhlangana, imhluthe ulawulo lwakhe, lutshitshiswe, luphele ngonaphakade. ₂₇Ke kaloku ubukhosi namagunya nobuhandiba bazo zonke izikumkani zehlabathi buya kunikezelwa kubantu abangcwele abalusapho lukaPhezukonke. Ke kaloku ulawulo lwaloo mbuso aluyi kuba nasiphelo, zaye ke zonke izikumkani zehlabathi ziya kuwuthobela ziwululamele.’

₂₈“Iphela apha ke le ngcombolo. Mna Daniyeli ndothuke gqitha ndakucinga ngezi zinto, bada nobuso bam bathi rhubaxa. Kambe ke yonke le nyewe ndayigcina entliziyweni yam, ndayetyisa.”