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5 INkosi uBhelishazari+ yenzela abahlonitshwa bayo abayinkulungwane idili elikhulu njalo yayinatha iwayini iphambi kwabo.+
2 UBhelishazari wathi esedakiwe wasesithi akulethwe izitsha zegolide lezesiliva ezazithethwe nguyise uNebhukhadinezari ethempelini eJerusalema.+ Wayefuna ukuthi yena labahlonitshwa bakhe lamakhosikazi akhe labanye abafazi ayelabo banathe ngazo.
3 Zalethwa-ke izitsha zegolide ezazithethwe ethempelini, endlini kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema. Inkosi labahlonitshwa bayo, lamakhosikazi ayo labanye abafazi bayo banatha ngazo.
4 Balinatha iwayini badumisa onkulunkulu begolide, labesiliva, labekhopha, labensimbi, labezigodo kanye labamatshe.
5 Khonokho nje kwavela isandla somuntu saqalisa ukubhala emdulini wesigodlo senkosi owawuqondane loluthi lwesibane futhi inkosi yayisikhangele isandla leso sibhala.
6 Ubuso benkosi bahloba,* yafikelwa yimicabango eyethusayo, ukhalo lwayo lwaxega,+ amadolo atshayana.
7 Inkosi yasimemeza yathi kubizwe izinyanga lamaKhaledi* lezazi zezinkanyezi.+ Yathi emadodeni la ahlakaniphileyo aseBhabhiloni: “Loba ngubani ozabala umbhalo lo, angichasisele ukuthi utshoni uzagqokiswa izigqoko ezilombala oyibubende,* leketane yegolide entanyeni yakhe+ futhi uzakuba ngumbusi wesithathu embusweni.”+
8 Asesondela-ke wonke amadoda ahlakaniphileyo ayesebenzela inkosi kodwa ehluleka ukuwubala umbhalo lokuchasisela inkosi ukuthi utshoni.+
9 Ngakho iNkosi uBhelishazari yatshaywa luvalo ubuso bayo bahloba, labahlonitshwa bayo basebeswele lokuthi babambe ngaphi.+
10 Indlovukazi yathi isiwazwile amazwi enkosi labahlonitshwa bayo yangena lapho okwakusenzelwa khona idili yafika yathi: “Nkosi yami, phila kuze kube nini lanini. Ungavumi ukuthi imicabango yakho ikwethuse lokuthi ubuso bakho buhlobe.
11 Embusweni wakho kulendoda elomoya wabonkulunkulu abangcwele. Ngensuku zikayihlo kwatholakala ukuthi indoda le yayilolwazi, lokuzwisisa kanye lokuhlakanipha okunjengokwabonkulunkulu.+ Uyihlo iNkosi uNebhukhadinezari wayibeka ukuthi ibe yinduna yabaphristi abenza amasalamusi, lezinyanga, lamaKhaledi* lezazi zezinkanyezi.+ Yikho okwenziwa nguyihlo, nkosi yami.
12 Phela uDanyeli, lowo inkosi eyamnika ibizo elithi Bhelitheshazari+ wayesenelisa ukuchasisa amaphupho lamalibho lokuxazulula izindaba eziyimpicabadala*+ ngoba wayelokuzwisisa lolwazi kanye lengqondo ekhaliphileyo. Kabizwe uDanyeli, akutshele ukuthi umbhalo lo utshoni.”
13 Ngakho uDanyeli walethwa phambi kwenkosi. Inkosi yathi kuye: “Nguwe yini uDanyeli omunye wabathunjiweyo bakoJuda,+ abathunjwa koJuda+ ngubaba, inkosi?
14 Sengizwile ukuthi umoya wabonkulunkulu uphezu kwakho,+ lokuthi wena ulolwazi, lokuzwisisa kanye lokuhlakanipha okumangalisayo.+
15 Ngithe kulethwe amadoda ahlakaniphileyo lezinyanga phambi kwami ukuze azobala umbhalo lo, angichasisele lokuthi utshoni. Kodwa ayehlulekile ukungitshela ukuthi umbiko lo utshoni.+
16 Manje ngizwe kuthiwa wena uyenelisa ukuchasisa izinto ezinje+ lokuxazulula izindaba eziyimpicabadala.* Nxa ungenelisa ukubala umbhalo lo lokungichasisela ukuthi utshoni, uzagqokiswa izigqoko ezilombala oyibubende, leketane yegolide entanyeni futhi uzakuba ngumbusi wesithathu embusweni.”+
17 UDanyeli waphendula inkosi wathi: “Ungazigcinela izipho zakho nkosi njalo unike abanye umvuzo wakho. Kodwa mina ngizayibalela inkosi umbhalo lo besengiyichasisela ukuthi utshoni.
18 Nkosi, uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke wanika uyihlo uNebhukhadinezari umbuso lobukhulu lodumo kanye lenkazimulo.+
19 Abantu bezizwe ezitshiyeneyo lezindimi ezitshiyeneyo babemqhuqha uyihlo+ ngenxa yesikhundla esiphezulu ayesinikwe nguNkulunkulu. Ayefuna ukumbulala wayembulala, ayefuna ukumtshiya ephila amtshiye ephila, afuna ukumphakamisa wayemphakamisa futhi ayefuna ukumyangisa wayemyangisa.+
20 Kodwa wathi esezikhukhumeza njalo eseyisiqholo waqalisa ukuba liqhalaqhala,+ wasesehliswa esihlalweni sombuso wakhe wakhitshwa lesithunzi ayelaso.
21 Waxotshwa ebantwini, inhliziyo yakhe yatshintshwa yaba njengeyenyamazana, wayahlala labobabhemi beganga. Wadla utshani njengenkomo, umzimba wakhe wamanziswa ngamazolo avela phezulu waze wakwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke ulamandla phezu kwemibuso yabantu lokuthi umbuso uyawunika loba ngubani afuna ukumnika.+
22 “Kodwa wena Bhelishazari, ndodana yakhe, kawuzange uzithobe lanxa ubukwazi konke lokhu.
23 Uziphakamisile wamelana leNkosi yamazulu,+ wasuthumela ukuthi kulethwe kuwe izitsha zendlu yayo.+ Wena labahlonitshwa bakho lamakhosikazi akho labanye abafazi bakho linathele kuzo iwayini, ladumisa onkulunkulu besiliva labegolide, labekhopha, labensimbi, labezigodo, labamatshe, onkulunkulu abangaboni lutho labangezwa lutho futhi abangazi lutho+. Awuzange umkhazimulise uNkulunkulu ophethe impilo yakho+ lezindlela zakho zonke.
24 Yikho nguye othumele isandla esifike sabhala emdulini.+
25 Umbhalo obhalwe yisandla yilo: MENE, MENE, THEKHELI, PHASINI.
26 “Nanku okutshiwo ngamazwi la: Elithi MENE, litsho ukuthi uNkulunkulu usezibalile insuku zombuso wakho njalo usewufikise ekucineni.+
27 “Elithi THEKHELI, litsho ukuthi wena ulinganisiwe esikalini watholakala ulula.
28 “Elithi PHERESI, litsho ukuthi umbuso wakho usudatshulwe phakathi waphiwa amaMede lamaPhesiya.”+
29 Ngemva kwalokho uBhelishazari wafaka umlayo, uDanyeli wasegqokiswa izigqoko ezilombala oyibubende, leketane yegolide entanyeni njalo kwamenyezelwa ukuthi uzakuba ngumbusi wesithathu embusweni.+
30 Ngalobobusuku uBhelishazari inkosi yamaKhaledi wabulawa.+
31 Umbuso wasuphiwa uDariyu+ umMede owayeleminyaka engaba ngu-62.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “batshintsha.”
^ AmaKhaledi kwakuliqembu labantu ababezingcitshi zokuhlahlula futhi beyizazi zezinkanyezi.
^ NgesiNgisi umbala oyibubende yi-purple.
^ AmaKhaledi kwakuliqembu labantu ababezingcitshi zokuhlahlula futhi beyizazi zezinkanyezi.
^ Ngesi-Aramu, “lokuthukulula amafindo.”
^ Ngesi-Aramu, “lokuthukulula amafindo.”
