UDanyeli 8:1-27
8 Ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kweNkosi uBhelishazari,+ mina Danyeli ngabona omunye umbono ngemva kwalowo engangiwubone kuqala.+
2 Umbono lo wafika ngisesigodlweni seShushani,*+ esabelweni se-Elami+ njalo embonweni lo ngangiseceleni komgelo* wamanzi ose-Ulayi.
3 Ngathi ngiphakamisa amehlo ami ngabona inqama+ imi eduze komgelo* wamanzi futhi yayilempondo ezimbili.+ Zombili impondo lezi zazizinde kodwa olunye lwalulude kulolunye njalo olude lwakhona yilo olwamila ekucineni.+
4 Ngabona inqama igijimela entshonalanga lasenyakatho laseningizimu isiyahlasela njalo azikho izilo zeganga ezazingama phambi kwayo. Akulamuntu owayengakhulula loba yini emandleni ayo.*+ Yayizenzela umathanda futhi iziphakamisa.
5 Ngathi ngilokhu ngikhangele ngabona impongo+ ithutsha ivelela entshonalanga idabula phakathi komhlaba wonke ingathintanga phansi. Yayilophondo olukhulu phakathi laphakathi kwamehlo ayo.+
6 Yaqonda lapho okwakulenqama elempondo ezimbili engangiyibone imi eduze komgelo* wamanzi futhi yagijimela kuyo isidla amahabula.
7 Ngabona impongo iyisondelela inqama njalo yayizonde kakhulu. Yayingqikila yephula impondo zayo ezimbili njalo inqama yaswela amandla okumisana layo. Impongo le yayiwisela phansi inqama yayigxobagxoba njalo kakho owayengayilamulela emandleni ayo.*
8 Ngemva kwalokho impongo yaziphakamisa kakhulu kodwa yathi isanda kuba lamandla, uphondo lwayo olukhulu lwephuka. Kwasekumila impondo ezinkulu ezine esikhundleni salo futhi zazikhangele kuyo yonke imimoya emine yamazulu.+
9 Kolunye lwazo kwaphuma olunye uphondo oluncane olwakhula lwaba yinkalakatha lukhangele eningizimu lasempumalanga kanye laseLizweni Elicecisiweyo.*+
10 Uphondo lolu lwakhula kakhulu lwaze lwayathinta ibutho elisemazulwini, lwabangela ukuthi amanye amabutho lezinye izinkanyezi kuwele phansi emhlabeni, lwakugxobagxoba konke.
11 Lwaziphakamisa lwaze lwamelana loMkhokheli webutho njalo umhlatshelo wezikhathi zonke owenzelwa uMkhokheli wamiswa futhi lendawo yakhe engcwele eyayimiswe yaqina yadilizelwa phansi.+
12 Ibutho kanye lomhlatshelo wezikhathi zonke kwanikelwa esandleni sophondo ngenxa yesiphambeko. Lwaqhubeka luphosela iqiniso phansi, lwenza santando lwaphumelela.
13 Ngasengisizwa ongcwele ekhuluma futhi omunye ongcwele wasesithi kulowo okhulumayo: “Kuzaze kube nini umbono womhlatshelo wezikhathi zonke, lowesiphambeko esibangela ukutshabalala ulokhu usenza+ ukuthi indawo engcwele lebutho kugxotshwagxotshwe?”
14 Wasesithi kimi: “Kuze kudlule amalanga angu-2 300* futhi loba sekutheni indawo engcwele izabuyiselwa esimeni sayo esifaneleyo.”
15 Mina Danyeli ngathi ngilokhu ngikhangele umbono ngizama ukuwuzwisisa, ngasengibona othile owayekhanya angathi ngumuntu emi phambi kwami.
16 Ngasengisizwa ilizwi lomuntu phakathi komgelo we-Ulayi+ ememeza esithi: “Gabriyeli+ mncedise azwisise akubonileyo.”+
17 Wasondela eduze lalapho engangimi khona, wathi efika kimi ngesaba kakhulu ngasengiguqa ngathi mbo phansi. Wasesithi kimi: “Zwisisa ndodana yomuntu ukuthi umbono lo ngowesikhathi sokucina.”+
18 Kodwa wathi esakhuluma lami, ngajunywa yibuthongo ubuso bami bulokhu buthe mbo phansi. Wasengithinta wangisukumisa ngama lapho engangimi khona kuqala.+
19 Wathi: “Khathesi sengikwazisa okuzakwenzakala engxenyeni yokucina yesikhathi solaka lukaNkulunkulu ngoba lokhu ngokwesikhathi sokucina esibekiweyo.+
20 “Inqama elempondo ezimbili oyibonileyo imela amakhosi amabili eMede lePhesiya.+
21 Impongo eloboya obukhulu imela inkosi yaseGrisi+ njalo uphondo olukhulu obeluphakathi laphakathi kwamehlo ayo lumela inkosi yokuqala.+
22 Uphondo olwephukileyo kwasekumila ezine esikhundleni salo+ ngamakhosi amane azavela esizweni sayo kodwa kawasoze abe lamandla njengayo.
23 “Engxenyeni yokucina yombuso wamakhosi la, abenza okubi sebexhwale baze bafika ekucineni, kuzakuba lenkosi eyesabekayo, ezwisisa izinto eziyimpicabadala.*
24 Amandla ayo azakuba makhulu kodwa ayabe engaveli kuyo. Izabangela umonakalo omkhulu kakhulu futhi izaphumelela kukho konke ekwenzayo. Izatshabalalisa abalamandla kanye labantu abangcwele.+
25 Izayenga abantu ngobuqili bayo ukuze iphumelele njalo izazikhukhumeza enhliziyweni yayo iphinde itshabalalise abanengi ngesikhathi abantu behlalisekile.* Izamelana loMkhokheli wabakhokheli kodwa izahlifizwa, hatshi ngezandla zomuntu.
26 “Okukhulunywe embonweni ngokuhlwa langokusa kuliqiniso kodwa umbono lo kumele uwugcine uyimfihlo ngoba okukuwo kuzakwenzakala esikhathini esikhatshana esizayo kusukela khathesi.”+
27 Ngakho mina Danyeli ngazizwa ngidiniwe futhi ngagula okwamalanga athile.+ Ngasengivuka ngenza umsebenzi wenkosi+ kodwa ngangilokhu ngimdambiyana ngenxa yalokho engangikubonile futhi akulamuntu owayengakuzwisisa.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “enqabeni yeSusa.”
^ Kumbe, “komsele.”
^ Kumbe, “komsele.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “esandleni sayo.”
^ Kumbe, “komsele.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “esandleni sayo.”
^ Kumbe, “Elihle.”
^ Kumbe, “ukuhlwa lokusa okungu-2 300.”
^ Kumbe, “eyingcitshi yokubumba amacebo obuqili.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “besalibele.”
