Danyela 3:1-30
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Sitfombe seligolide seNkhosi Nebukhadnezari (1-7)
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Inkhosi ifuna kutsi kukhontwe lesitfombe (4-6)
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EmaHebheru lamatsatfu asolwa ngekungalaleli (8-18)
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“Angeke sibakhonte bonkulunkulu bakho” (18)
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Bajikijelwa emlilweni lowesabekako nalohhumako (19-23)
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Kusindziswa ngalokusimangaliso kulomlilo (24-27)
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Inkhosi idvumisa Nkulunkulu wemaHebheru (28-30)
3 INkhosi Nebukhadnezari yakha sitfombe seligolide lesingaba ngemamitha langu-27* kuphakama, nebubanti baso bebungaba ngemamitha lamatsatfu.* Yasibeka etsafeni leliseDura, esifundzeni saseBhabhulona.
2 Ngemuva kwaloko iNkhosi Nebukhadnezari yatfumela umlayeto wekutsi kuyobitwa labamelele inkhosi, tiphatsimandla, babusi, beluleki, labaphetse timali, emajaji, bomantji, nabo bonkhe lababuke tindzaba tetifundza kutsi babe khona emkhosini wekunikela lesitfombe lebesimiswe ngiyo.
3 Ngako labo labamelele inkhosi, tiphatsimandla, babusi, beluleki, labaphetse timali, emajaji, bomantji, nabo bonkhe lababuke tindzaba tetifundza beta kulomkhosi wekunikela lesitfombe lebesimiswe yiNkhosi Nebukhadnezari, futsi bafike bema embikwalesitfombe lebeyisimisile.
4 Sitfunywa senkhosi samemeta kakhulu satsi: “Naku lokufanele nikwente nine bantfu, nine tive, nani nonkhe nine lenikhuluma tilwimi letahlukahlukene:
5 Nibotsi naniva umsindvo weluphondvo, wemntjingo, welihabhu lelincane, wetinsimbi temculo letinetintsambo, wemntjingo lomkhulu kanye newato tonkhe letinye tinsimbi temculo, niguce futsi nikhonte lesitfombe seligolide lesimiswe yiNkhosi Nebukhadnezari.
6 Umuntfu longeke aguce futsi akhonte lesitfombe, utawujikwa emlilweni lowesabekako futsi lohhumako ngaso leso sikhatsi!”+
7 Ngako ngesikhatsi bonkhe labantfu beva umsindvo weluphondvo, wemntjingo, welihabhu lelincane, wetinsimbi temculo letinetintsambo, wemntjingo lomkhulu kanye newato tonkhe letinye tinsimbi temculo, bonkhe labantfu, tive, nabo bonkhe labakhuluma tilwimi letahlukahlukene, baguca futsi bakhonta lesitfombe seligolide lebesimiswe yiNkhosi Nebukhadnezari.
8 Kwatsi kusenjalo, lamanye emaKhaledi aya enkhosini afike amangalela* emaJuda.
9 Akhuluma neNkhosi Nebukhadnezari atsi: “Lunwele loludze nkhosi.
10 Wena nkhosi ukhiphe umyalo wekutsi wonkhe umuntfu abotsi nakeva umsindvo weluphondvo, wemntjingo, welihabhu lelincane, wetinsimbi temculo letinetintsambo, wemntjingo lomkhulu kanye newato tonkhe letinye tinsimbi temculo, aguce futsi akhonte lesitfombe seligolide;
11 nekutsi umuntfu longeke aguce futsi akhonte lesitfombe, utawujikwa emlilweni lowesabekako nalohhumako.+
12 Kodvwa kunemaJuda lowabeke kutsi engamele tindzaba taseBhabhulona, lokuboShadraki, Meshaki na-Abednego,+ futsi labangakuhloniphi wena nkhosi. Ababakhonti bonkulunkulu bakho futsi abafuni kusikhonta lesitfombe seligolide losimisile.”
13 Nebukhadnezari watfukutsela wagana lunwabu futsi watsi abalandvwe boShadraki, Meshaki, na-Abednego. Ngako balandvwa, baletfwa enkhosini.
14 Nebukhadnezari watsi kubo: “Wena Shadraki, Meshaki, nawe Abednego, kuliciniso yini kutsi anibakhonti bonkulunkulu bami,+ nekutsi anifuni kukhonta lesitfombe seligolide lengisimisile?
15 Nyalo-ke naniva umsindvo weluphondvo, wemntjingo, welihabhu lelincane, wetinsimbi temculo letinetintsambo, wemntjingo lomkhulu kanye newato tonkhe letinye tinsimbi temculo, futsi niguce, nikhonte lesitfombe lengisimisile, tintfo titanihambela kahle. Kodvwa naningafuni kusikhonta, nitawujikwa emlilweni lowesabekako futsi lohhumako ngaso leso sikhatsi. Ngumuphi nje lonkulunkulu longanikhulula esandleni sami?”+
16 BoShadraki, Meshaki na-Abednego baphendvula inkhosi batsi: “Awu Nkhosi Nebukhadnezari, kute lokunye lesingakusho ngalendzaba.
17 Nangabe sitawujikijelwa kulomlilo lowesabekako nalohhumako, Nkulunkulu lesimkhontako angakhona kusisindzisa kuwo futsi angasikhulula esandleni sakho nkhosi.+
18 Kodvwa ngisho nome angasikhululi, sifuna wati nkhosi kutsi angeke sibakhonte bonkulunkulu bakho nobe sikhonte lesitfombe seligolide losimisile.”+
19 Nebukhadnezari wabatfukutselela kakhulu boShadraki, Meshaki na-Abednego, waze washintja nasebusweni.* Watsi lomlilo awubaselwe ushise ngelizinga leliphindvwe kangu-7.
20 Watfuma lamanye emachawe elibutfo lakhe kutsi abophe boShadraki, Meshaki na-Abednego abajikijele kulomlilo lowesabekako futsi lohhumako.
21 Ngako baboshwa solo bagcoke tingubo tabo tangaphansi netangetulu, imishuculo yabo kanye naletinye timphahla, futsi bajikijelwa kulomlilo lowesabekako nalohhumako.
22 Ngenca yekutsi lomyalo wenkhosi bewumatima kakhulu, nalomlilo ushisa kakhulu, lamadvodza lajikijela Shadraki, Meshaki na-Abednego emlilweni ngiwo lahashulwa ngulomlilo afa.
23 Kodvwa boShadraki, Meshaki na-Abednego bajikijelwa bobatsatfu kulomlilo baboshiwe.
24 INkhosi Nebukhadnezari yabese yesaba kakhulu futsi ngaso leso sikhatsi yasukuma, yakhuluma netikhulu yatsi: “Angitsi matsatfu emadvodza lesiwabophile sawajika emlilweni?” Letikhulu tayiphendvula tatsi: “Yebo nkhosi.”
25 Yona yatsi: “Ase ningibukiseni! Ngibona emadvodza lamane langakaboshwa ahambahamba emlilweni, awakalimali ndzawo futsi lena yesine ifana nendvodzana yabonkulunkulu.”
26 Nebukhadnezari wasondzela emnyango lapho bekunalomlilo lomkhulu khona futsi watsi: “Shadraki, Meshaki nawe Abednego, nine tinceku taNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe,+ phumani nite lapha!” BoShadraki, Meshaki na-Abednego baphuma kulomlilo.
27 Labo labamelele inkhosi, tiphatsimandla, tindvuna kanye nebabusi lebebahlangene lapho,+ babona kutsi lomlilo awukawalimati ndzawo* lamadvodza;+ bekute ngisho nalunye lunwele etinhloko tawo lebeluhashulwe ngulomlilo, netembatfo tawo betisolo tinjalo nje futsi tinganuki ngisho nentfutfu.
28 Nebukhadnezari wabese utsi: “Akadvunyiswe Nkulunkulu waboShadraki, Meshaki na-Abednego+ lotfume ingilosi yakhe, wakhulula tinceku takhe. Bebametsemba Nkulunkulu wabo futsi bangawulaleli umyalo wenkhosi, bebatimisele ngisho nekufa kunekutsi bakhonte lomunye nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwaNkulunkulu wabo.+
29 Ngako ngikhipha umyalo wekutsi bantfu, tive, nabo bonkhe labakhuluma tilwimi letahlukahlukene labatawutfolakala bakhuluma kabi ngaNkulunkulu waShadraki, Meshaki na-Abednego, kufanele bajutjwe babe ticucu netindlu tabo tiguculwe tibe yimithoyi yesive;* ngobe kute lomunye nkulunkulu longakhona kusindzisa ngalendlela.”+
30 Inkhosi yabese iniketa boShadraki, Meshaki na-Abednego tikhundla letiphakeme* esifundzeni saseBhabhulona.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Ngesi-Aramu kutsi, “lesingemakhyubhitha langu-60.” Fundza Sandzisanchazo B14.
^ Ngesi-Aramu kutsi, “bebungemakhyubhitha lasitfupha.” Fundza Sandzisanchazo B14.
^ Nobe “anyundzela.”
^ Nobe “wabashintjela kakhulu.”
^ Nobe “awukabi nemandla kuwo.”
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “kutawulahlwa khona tibi; titawuba yindvundvuma yemangcoliso.”
^ Ngesi-Aramu kutsi, “yenta kutsi tintfo tibahambele kahle.”
