UDaniyeli 4 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

Daniyeli 4

¹ Inkosi uNebukadinesari kubo bonke abantu, nezizwe, nezilimi ezihlezi emhlabeni wonke; Ukuthula kwandiselwa kini.

² Ngabona kukuhle ukwenza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke azenza kimi.

³ Yeka ukuthi zinkulu kangakanani izibonakaliso zakhe! zinamandla kangakanani izimangaliso zakhe! umbuso wakhe ungumbuso waphakade, nokubusa kwakhe kungokwezizukulwane ngezizukulwane.

⁴ Mina, Nebhukhadinezari, ngahlala endlini yami, ngaphumelela esigodlweni sami.

⁵ Ngabona iphupho langethusa, nemicabango ngisembhedeni wami nobuso bekhanda lami bangethusa.

⁶ Ngase ngikhipha umyalo wokuba kulethwe phambi kwami bonke abahlakaniphileyo baseBabele ukuba bangazise ingcazelo yephupho.

⁷ Zase zingena izanusi, nabahlola izinkanyezi, namaKaledi, nabahlola imihlola, ngabatshela iphupho; kepha abangazisanga incazelo yako.

⁸ Kepha ekugcineni wangena phambi kwami uDaniyeli ogama lakhe lalinguBelitshasari njengegama likankulunkulu wami, okukuye umoya wawonkulunkulu abangcwele; ngalandisa iphupho phambi kwakhe, ngathi:

⁹ Belitshazari, nkosi yezanusi, ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi umoya wawonkulunkulu abangcwele ukuwe, nokuthi akukho mfihlakalo ekukhathazayo, ngitshele imibono yephupho lami engalibonayo kanye nencazelo yalo.

¹⁰ Babunjalo ubuso bekhanda lami embhedeni wami; Ngabheka, bheka, nanso isihlahla enkabeni yomhlaba, ukuphakama kwaso kwakukukhulu.

¹¹ Umuthi wakhula waba namandla, ukuphakama kwawo kwafinyelela ezulwini, nobuso bawo emikhawulweni yomhlaba wonke.

¹² Amaqabunga awo ayemahle, nezithelo zawo zaziziningi, futhi kuwo kwakukhona ukudla kwabo bonke: izilwane zasendle zazinomthunzi ngaphansi kwawo, nezinyoni zezulu zahlala emagatsheni awo, nayo yonke inyama yondliwa kuwo.

¹³ Ngabona emibonweni yekhanda lami embhedeni wami, bheka, umlindi nongcwele wehla ezulwini;

¹⁴ Wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Gawulani umuthi, ninqume amagatsha awo, niwasuse amaqabunga, nihlakaze izithelo zawo; izilwane maziphume ngaphansi kwawo, nezinyoni emagatsheni awo.

¹⁵ Kodwa shiyani isiphunzi sezimpande zawo emhlabathini, nebhande lensimbi nelethusi, otshanini obuthambile basendle; futhi mayimanziswe ngamazolo ezulu, ibe ingxenye yezilwane etshanini bomhlaba.

¹⁶ Inhliziyo yakhe mayiguqulwe ingabi ngeyomuntu, anikwe inhliziyo yesilwane; nidlule phezu kwakhe kasikhombisa.

¹⁷ Le ndaba injengomyalo wabalindi nokufunwa yizwi labangcwele ukuba abaphilayo bazi ukuthi oPhezukonke ubusa embusweni wabantu, awunike lowo athanda ukummisa, ammise. Phezu kwawo amadoda aphansi.

¹⁸ Mina, nkosi uNebukadinesari, ngalibona leli phupho. Manje wena Belitshasari, yazisa incazelo yalo, ngokuba bonke abahlakaniphileyo bombuso wami bangenakungazisa incazelo; kodwa niyakwazi; ngoba umoya wawonkulunkulu abangcwele ukuwe.

¹⁹ Khona uDaniyeli, ogama lakhe lalinguBeliteshasari, wamangala ihora elilodwa, nemicabango yakhe yamethusa. Inkosi yasikhuluma yathi: Belitshazari, iphupho kakungakhathazi. UBeliteshasari waphendula wathi: “Nkosi yami, iphupho lingelabakuzondayo, nencazelo yalo ngezitha zakho;

²⁰ Umuthi owubonileyo, owamila, waqina, okuphakama kwawo kwafinyelela ezulwini, nobuso bawo bufika emhlabeni wonke;

²¹ amaqabunga awo ayemahle, nezithelo zawo zaziziningi, futhi kwakukhona kuwo ukudla kwabo bonke; okwahlala ngaphansi kwawo izilwane zasendle, nezinyoni zezulu zahlala emagatsheni awo.

²² Nguwe, nkosi, owakhula waba namandla, ngokuba ubukhulu bakho bukhulile, bafinyelela emazulwini, nombuso wakho kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba.

²³ Futhi inkosi yabona umlindi kanye nongcwele ehla evela ezulwini futhi yathi: Gawulani isihlahla futhi nisibhubhise; shiyani isiphunzi sezimpande zawo emhlabathini, ngebhande lensimbi nelethusi, otshanini obuthambileyo basendle; malimanziswe ngamazolo ezulu, libe phakathi kwezilwane zasendle, kudlule phezu kwalo izikhathi eziyisikhombisa;

²⁴ Nansi incazelo, nkosi, futhi nansi umyalo woPhezukonke ofike phezu kwenkosi yami, inkosi.

²⁵ Bayakukuxosha kubantu, indawo yakho yokuhlala ibe nezilwane zasendle, bakudlise utshani njengezinkomo, bakuphuzise ngamazolo ezulu, kudlule izikhathi eziyisikhombisa. Wena. Nize nazi ukuthi oPhezukonke uyabusa embusweni wabantu futhi uyinika athanda ukumnika yona.

²⁶ Futhi ngenxa yokuthi balaya ukuthi isiphunzi sezimpande zomuthi simiswe; umbuso wakho uyakuqiniswa kuwe, lapho usukwazi ukuthi izulu liyabusa.

²⁷ Ngakho-ke, nkosi, makwamukeleke iseluleko sami kuwe, wephule izono zakho ngokwahlulela nobubi bakho ngokuhawukela abampofu; uma kungase kube ukunwetshwa kokuthula kwakho.

²⁸ Konke lokhu kwenzeka eNkosini uNebukadinesari.

²⁹ Ekupheleni kwezinyanga eziyishumi nambili wayehambahamba esigodlweni sombuso waseBhabhiloni.

³⁰ Inkosi yasikhuluma yathi: Leli akusilo iBhabhiloni elikhulu engilakhele indlu yombuso ngamandla ami lodumo lobukhosi bami yini?

³¹ Kwathi leli zwi lisesemlonyeni wenkosi, kwawa izwi ezulwini, lathi: “Kukhulunyiwe kuwe, nkosi Nebukadinesari; Umbuso umukile kuwe.

³² Bayokuxosha kubantu, indawo yakho yokuhlala ibe kanye nezilwane zasendle; bayakukudlisa utshani njengezinkomo, kudlule kuwe izikhathi eziyisikhombisa, uze wazi ukuthi oPhezukonke ubusa embusweni wabantu, uwunike lowo athanda ukumnika wona.

³³ Ngalelo hora kwenzeka indaba ngoNebukadinesari, waxoshwa kubantu, wadla utshani njengezinkabi, nomzimba wakhe waba manzi ngamazolo ezulu, zaze zakhula izinwele zakhe njengezimpaphe zokhozi, nezinzipho zakhe njengezinyoni ’izidladla.

³⁴ Ngasekugcineni kwezinsuku mina, Nebukadinesari, ngaphakamisela amehlo ami ezulwini, nokuqonda kwami kwabuyela kimi, ngambonga oPhezukonke, ngamdumisa, ngamdumisa yena ophila kuze kube phakade, ombuso wakhe ungumbuso ophakade, nokubusa kwakhe kungokwesizukulwane ngezizukulwane;

³⁵ Futhi bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni babhekwa njengento engelutho; futhi wenza njengentando yakhe ebandleni lasezulwini naphakathi kwabakhileyo emhlabeni; akakho ongabamba isandla sakhe, athi kuye: ‘Wenzani na?’

³⁶ Ngaso leso sikhathi ingqondo yami yabuyela kimi; udumo lobukhosi bami kwabuyela kimi eludumo lombuso wami; abeluleki bami namakhosi ami bangifuna; ngase ngiqiniswa embusweni wami, ngenezelwa nobukhosi obuhle kakhulu.

³⁷ Futhi mina, Nebukhadinezari, ngidumisa futhi ngidumisa futhi ngidumisa iNkosi yezulu, yonke emisebenzi yayo iyiqiniso nezindlela zayo ziyahlulela; futhi Angathobisa labo abahamba ngokuzidla.