UDaniyeli 1:1-21
1 Ngonyaka wesithathu wokubusa kukaJehoyakimi + inkosi yakwaJuda, uNebukhadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni weza eJerusalema walivimbezela. +
2 Ngemva kwesikhathi uJehova wanikela esandleni sakhe uJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda + kanye nezinye zezitsha zendlu* kaNkulunkulu weqiniso, waziletha ezweni laseShinari *+ endlini* kankulunkulu wakhe. Wazibeka endlini yokugcina ingcebo kankulunkulu wakhe. +
3 Khona-ke inkosi yatshela u-Ashipenazi, isikhulu sayo segceke esiyinhloko, ukuba alethe abathile bakwa-Israyeli,* ngokukhethekile labo basebukhosini nabazalwa yizicukuthwane. +
4 Kwakufanele kube yintsha* engenasici, ebukeka kahle, ehlakaniphile, enolwazi, enokuqonda + nezokwazi ukukhonza esigodlweni senkosi. Wayezoyifundisa ulimi lwamaKhaledi nendlela yokulubhala.
5 Ngaphezu kwalokho, inkosi yabela le ntsha isabelo sansuku zonke sezibiliboco zayo newayini layo. Yayizoqeqeshwa* iminyaka emithathu, ekupheleni kwayo yayizoqala ukukhonza inkosi.
6 Manje phakathi kwayo kwakunabathile besizwe sakwaJuda:* uDaniyeli, *+ uHananiya,* uMishayeli* no-Azariya. *+
7 Isikhulu segceke esiyinhloko sabaqamba amagama;* uDaniyeli samqamba igama elithi uBheliteshazari, + uHananiya samqamba ngokuthi uShadiraki, uMishayeli sathi uMeshaki, kwathi u-Azariya sathi u-Abhedinego. +
8 Kodwa uDaniyeli wanquma enhliziyweni yakhe ukuthi wayengeke azingcolise ngezibiliboco zenkosi nangewayini layo. Ngakho wacela imvume esikhulwini segceke esiyinhloko ukuba angazingcolisi ngalezi zinto.
9 UNkulunkulu weqiniso wenza ukuba isikhulu segceke esiyinhloko simbonise umusa nesihe uDaniyeli. +
10 Kodwa isikhulu segceke esiyinhloko sathi kuDaniyeli: “Ngiyayesaba inkosi yami enabele ukudla neziphuzo. Ngizokwenzenjani uma inibona nibukeka nizacile uma niqhathaniswa nenye intsha* engontanga yenu? Nizongenza ngibe* necala enkosini.”
11 Kodwa uDaniyeli wakhuluma nomqaphi owayebekwe yisikhulu segceke esiyinhloko phezu kukaDaniyeli, uHananiya, uMishayeli no-Azariya wathi:
12 “Sicela uvivinye izinceku zakho izinsuku eziyishumi, masinikwe imifino ukuba sidle namanzi ukuba siphuze;
13 bese uqhathanisa ukubukeka kwethu nokubukeka kwentsha* edla izibiliboco zenkosi, bese wenza lokho okubonayo ezincekwini zakho.”
14 Ngakho wavumelana nalokho ababekucela, wabavivinya izinsuku eziyishumi.
15 Ekupheleni kwezinsuku eziyishumi babebukeka kangcono futhi bebukeka benempilo* kunayo yonke enye intsha* eyayidla izibiliboco zenkosi.
16 Ngakho umqaphi wayezithatha izibiliboco zabo newayini labo abanike imifino.
17 UNkulunkulu weqiniso wanika laba bafana abane* ulwazi nokuqonda zonke izindlela zokubhala nokuhlakanipha; uDaniyeli wenziwa ukuba aqonde zonke izinhlobo zemibono namaphupho. +
18 Ekupheleni kwaleso sikhathi inkosi eyayithe mabangeniswe ngaso, + isikhulu segceke esiyinhloko sabaletha kuNebukhadinezari.
19 Lapho inkosi ikhuluma nabo, akekho kulo lonke lelo qembu owatholakala efana noDaniyeli, uHananiya, uMishayeli no-Azariya; + baqhubeka bekhonza inkosi.
20 Kuzo zonke izindaba ezazidinga ukuhlakanipha nokuqonda inkosi eyayibabuza ngazo, yabathola behlakaniphe ngokuphindwe kayishumi kunabo bonke abapristi abenza imilingo nabalumbi + ababekuwo wonke umbuso wayo.
21 UDaniyeli waqhubeka ehlala lapho kwaze kwaba unyaka wokuqala weNkosi uKoresi. +
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Noma, “zethempeli.”
^ Okuwukuthi, eBhabhiloni.
^ Noma, “ethempelini.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “emadodaneni akwa-Israyeli.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “yizingane.”
^ Noma kungaba, “Yayizonakekelwa.”
^ Incazelo: “UJehova Usizile.”
^ Cishe okusho ukuthi “Ubani OnjengoNkulunkulu?”
^ Incazelo: “UJehova Ubonise Umusa.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “emadodaneni akwaJuda.”
^ Incazelo: “UMahluleli Wami NguNkulunkulu.”
^ Okuwukuthi, amagama aseBhabhiloni.
^ NgesiHebheru, “Nizokwenza ikhanda lami libe.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “nezinye izingane.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “kwezingane.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “futhi bondlekile.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ezinye izingane.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “lezi zingane ezine.”
