Danyela 6:1-28
6 Dariyusi wancuma kubeka bantfu labangu-120 lebebatawuba bameleli bakhe kuwo wonkhe umbuso wakhe.+
2 Bebabukwe tikhulu letintsatfu, futsi Danyela abengulesinye sato.+ Laba labamelele inkhosi+ bebahlale baletsa umbiko kuletikhulu kuze tintfo tenkhosi tihlale tivikelekile.
3 Danyela wakhombisa kutsi unelikhono kakhulu kwengca leletinye tikhulu nebameleli benkhosi, ngobe yena abenengcondvo lekhaliphile.+ Inkhosi beseyifuna kumniketa sikhundla lesisetulu embusweni wayo.
4 Ngaleso sikhatsi, letindvuna nalabo labamelele inkhosi bebafuna kutfola sizatfu lebebangamangalela ngaso Danyela endleleni lebekenta ngayo umsebenti wembuso. Kodvwa abazange batfole ngisho nasinye, futsi kute lokukhohlakele lebebangatsi ukwentile, ngobe beketsembekile, acotfo, nemsebenti wakhe awunakisisa.
5 Lamadvodza abese atsi: “Kute ngisho nasinye sizatfu lesitasitfola sekumangalela Danyela, ngaphandle nasingatfola lokutsite lokutsintsana nemtsetfo waNkulunkulu wakhe.”+
6 Ngako letikhulu nalabo labamelele inkhosi bahlangana baba licembu futsi baya enkhosini, bafike batsi kuyo: “Lunwele loludze Nkhosi Dariyusi.
7 Tonkhe tikhulu tembuso, tiphatsimandla, labamelele inkhosi, beluleki bembuso kanye nebabusi bavumelene ngekutsi inkhosi ikhiphe umyalo futsi kube nemtsetfo lovimbelako lotsi umuntfu lotawutfolakala kulamalanga langu-30 ancusa kulomunye nkulunkulu nobe kulomunye umuntfu ngaphandle kwakho nkhosi, kufanele ajikijelwe emgodzini wemabhubesi.+
8 Awu nkhosi, sicela ukhiphe lomyalo futsi uwusayine+ kuze ungashintjwa, ngobe umtsetfo wemaMediya nemaPheresiya awushintjwa.”+
9 Ngako iNkhosi Dariyusi yawusayina lomtsetfo lovimbelako.
10 Kodvwa watsi Danyela kube eve ngalomtsetfo lobewusayiniwe, waya endlini yakhe futsi bekuvulwe emafasitelo asekamelweni lelisetulu lebekabuke eJerusalema.+ Bekaguca, athantaza futsi advumisa Nkulunkulu wakhe katsatfu ngelilanga, njengobe nje bekahlale enta usengakakhishwa lomtsetfo.
11 Kwatsi kusenjalo, lamadvodza atseleka endlini yaDanyela, futsi amkhandza athantaza kuNkulunkulu wakhe, acela nekutsi amentele umusa.
12 Ngako lamadvodza aya enkhosini, afike ayikhumbuta ngalomtsetfo, atsi: “Angitsi wena nkhosi uwusayinile umtsetfo lotsi umuntfu lotawutfolakala kulamalanga langu-30 ancusa kulomunye nkulunkulu nobe kulomunye umuntfu ngaphandle kwakho nkhosi, kufanele ajikijelwe emgodzini wemabhubesi?” Inkhosi yaphendvula yatsi: “Yebo, futsi lomtsetfo angeke ushintje, ngobe umtsetfo wemaMediya nemaPheresiya awushintji.”+
13 Ngekushesha atsi enkhosini: “Danyela, longulomunye wemaJuda latfunjiwe,+ akakulaleli nkhosi futsi akawulaleli nalomtsetfo lowusayinile, ngobe uthantaza kuNkulunkulu wakhe katsatfu ngelilanga.”+
14 Inkhosi yatsi nje nayiva loku, yakhatsateka kakhulu futsi yacabanga ngekutsi ingamvikela njani Danyela. Kwaze kwashona lilanga solo yetama tindlela tekumsindzisa.
15 Ekugcineni lamadvodza abuya enkhosini alicembu futsi atsi: “Khumbula nkhosi kutsi umtsetfo wemaMediya nemaPheresiya utsi nobe ngumuphi umyalo nobe umtsetfo loshaywa yinkhosi awushintji.”+
16 Ngako inkhosi yatfumela livi, futsi Danyela walandvwa wabese ujikijelwa emgodzini wemabhubesi.+ Inkhosi yatsi kuDanyela: “Nkulunkulu wakho lohlale umkhonta utakusindzisa.”
17 Ngako kwalandvwa litje futsi labekwa emlonyeni walomgodzi, inkhosi yabeka luphawu kulelitje ngendandatho yayo yesicinisekiso nangendandatho yetindvuna tayo, kuze loko lokuncunyiwe ngaDanyela kungashintjwa.
18 Inkhosi yabese iya esigodlweni sayo. Yazila kudla ngalobo busuku, yala nekutsi kuletfwe kwekuyijabulisa* futsi ayikhonanga ngisho nekulala.*
19 Kwatsi lokwa entsatsakusa, inkhosi yavuka futsi yaphutfuma yaya emgodzini wemabhubesi.
20 Yatsi nje nayisondzela kulomgodzi, yamemeta Danyela ngelivi lelibuhlungu yatsi: “Awu Danyela, nceku yaNkulunkulu lophilako. Nkulunkulu wakho lohlale umkhonta ukuvikele yini emabhubesini?”
21 Ngaso leso sikhatsi Danyela waphendvula inkhosi watsi: “Lunwele loludze nkhosi.
22 Nkulunkulu wami utfumele ingilosi yakhe futsi ifike yavala imilomo yalamabhubesi.+ Awakangilimati,+ ngobe Nkulunkulu ubonile kutsi ngite licala futsi kute ngisho nakunye lokubi lengikwentile kuwe nkhosi.”
23 Inkhosi yajabula kakhulu futsi yatsi Danyela akakhishwe kulomgodzi. Ngesikhatsi akhishwa kuwo, bekangakalimali ndzawo ngobe beketsembele kuNkulunkulu wakhe.+
24 Inkhosi yabese ikhipha umyalo, yatsi lamadvodza lebekamangalele* Danyela awaletfwe, ajikijelwe kulomgodzi wemabhubesi. Ajikijelwa nemadvodzana awo kanye nebafati bawo. Batsi basengakefiki ngisho naphansi kulomgodzi, emabhubesi avele abahlasela futsi abhasha onkhe ematsambo abo.+
25 INkhosi Dariyusi yabese ibhalela bonkhe bantfu, tive, nabo bonkhe bantfu labakhuluma tilwimi letehlukahlukene emhlabeni, yatsi:+ “Shengatsi ningaba nekuthula lokukhulu!
26 Ngikhipha umtsetfo wekutsi kuto tonkhe tindzawo letingephansi kwembuso wami, bantfu kufanele besabe Nkulunkulu waDanyela+ futsi bamhloniphe, ngobe unguNkulunkulu lophilako futsi utawuhlala akhona kuze kube phakadze. Umbuso wakhe awuyuze ubhujiswe, futsi yena utawuchubeka abusa* kuze kube phakadze.+
27 Uyabavikela bantfu bakhe,+ futsi abasindzise, ente netibonakaliso kanye netimangaliso emazulwini nasemhlabeni,+ ngobe umsindzisile Danyela etidladleni temabhubesi.”
28 Ngako tintfo tamhambela kahle Danyela embusweni waDariyusi+ nasembusweni waKhuresi umPheresiya.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “kute labaletfwa kutsi batoyihlabelela.”
^ Ngesi-Aramu kutsi, “yaphelelwa butfongo.”
^ Nobe “lebekanyundzela.”
^ Nobe “bukhosi bakhe butawukuma.”
