UDaniyeli ukhulekela abantu bakibo

9Ngomnyaka wokuqalaa kaDariyusib indodana kaAhasuwerusi, owenzaloc yamaMeded, owenziwa waba yinkosi phezu kombuso wamaKhaladiyae, 2 ngomnyaka wokuqala wokubusa kwakhe, mina Daniyeli ngaqedisisa ngezincwadi inani leminyaka, ilizwi leNkosi eleza ngayo kuJeremiya umprofethif, ukugcwalisa iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa encithakalweni zeJerusalemag.

3 Ngasengikhangelisa ubuso bami kuyo iNkosi uNkulunkulu, ukudinga ngomkhulekoh, lokuncengai, ngokuzila ukudlajk, lesakal, lomlotham. 4 Ngasengikhulekan eNkosini uNkulunkulu wamio, ngenza uvumopq, ngathi: Hawu Nkosir, uNkulunkulu omkhulu lowesabekayost, ogcina isivumelwano lomusa kwabamthandayo lakulabo abagcina imilayo yakheu. 5 Sonilev, senza okubiw, senza ngenkohlakalox, senza umvukelay, ngokuphambuka emilayweni yakho lezahlulelweni zakho. 6 Futhi kasilalelangaz izinceku zakho abaprofethi, ezikhulume ebizweni lakhoa emakhosini ethu, iziphathamandla zethu, labobaba, lakibo bonke abantu belizwebc. 7 Nkosi, kukhona ukulungad kuwe, kodwa kithi ukusanganiseka kobusoef, njengalolusuku; ebantwini bakoJuda, lakubahlali beJerusalema, lakuIsrayeli wonke, abaseduzeg labakhatshana, kuwo wonke amazwe lapho obaxotshele khonah, ngenxa yesiphambeko abaphambeka ngaso bemelene lawei. 8 Nkosi, kukhona kithi ukusanganiseka kobusojk, emakhosini ethu, eziphathamandleni zethu, lakubobabalm, ngoba sonile simelene lawen. 9 ENkosini uNkulunkulu wethu kukhona izisao lezintethelelop; lanxa siyivukele. 10 Futhi kasilalelanga ilizwi leNkosi uNkulunkulu wethuq, ukuthi sihambe emilayweni yakhe, ayibeka phambi kwethu ngesandla sezinceku zakhe abaprofethir. 11 Yebo, uIsrayeli wonke weqile umlayo wakhos, ngokuphambuka, ukuze bangalaleli ilizwi lakhot; ngakho isiqalekisou sithululelwe phezu kwethuv, lesifungo esibhalwe emlayweni kaMozisiw inceku kaNkulunkulu, ngoba sonile kuyexy. 12 Futhi uwaqinisile amazwi akhe, awakhuluma emelene lathi, njalo emelene labehluleli bethu abasehlulelayoz, ngokusehlisela ububi obukhulua, ngoba ngaphansi kwamazulu wonke kakuzanga kwenziwe okunjengokwenziwe eJerusalemab. 13 Njengoba kubhaliwe emlayweni kaMozisic, bonke lobububi busehleled. Kanti kasincenganga ubuso beNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, ukuze siphenduke eziphambekweni zethue, siqedisise iqiniso lakhof. 14 Ngakho iNkosi yalinda phezu kobubi, yabehlisela phezu kwethug; ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ilungile emisebenzini yayo yonke eyenzayoh, ngoba singalalelanga ilizwi layoi. 15 Khathesi-ke, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wethu, owakhupha abantu bakho elizweni leGibhithej ngesandla esilamandlak, wazenzela ibizol, njengalamuhla; sonile, senze okubim.

16 Nkosi, njengakho konke ukulunga kwakhon, ngiyakuncenga, kakuthi ulaka lwakho lentukuthelo yakho kuphendulwe emzini wakho iJerusalema, intaba yakho engcweleo. Ngoba ngenxa yezono zethup, langeziphambeko zabobabaq, iJerusalema labantu bakhor sebelihlazos kubo bonke abasihanqileyotu. 17 Khathesi-ke, Nkulunkulu wethu, zwana umkhuleko wenceku yakho, lokuncenga kwayo, wenze ubuso bakho bukhanye endaweni yakho engcwelev esilunxiwaw, ngenxa yeNkosix. 18 Nkulunkulu wami, beka indlebe yakho, uzwey; vula amehlo akho, ubone ukuchitheka kwethu, lomuzi obizwa ngebizo lakhoz; ngoba kasiwisi ukuncenga kwethu phambi kwakho ngenxa yokulunga kwethua, kodwa ngenxa yezihawu zakho ezinkulu. 19 Nkosi, zwana! Nkosi, thethelela! Nkosi, lalela wenze, ungalibalib; ngenxa yakho, Nkulunkulu wamicd; ngoba umuzi wakho labantu bakho kubizwa ngebizo lakho.

Ingcazelo mayelana lamaviki angamatshumi ayisikhombisa

20 Kwathi ngisakhulumae, ngikhulekaf, ngivuma isono sami lesono sabantu bakithi uIsrayeli, ngiwisa ukuncenga kwami phambi kweNkosi uNkulunkulug wami ngenxa yentaba engcwele kaNkulunkulu wamih; 21 yebo, ngisakhuluma ngomkhulekoi, ngitsho lowomuntu uGabriyelij, engangimbone embonweni ekuqalenik, esenziwe waphapha masinyane, wangithintal ngesikhathi somnikelo wakusihlwam. 22 Wangazisan, wakhuluma lami, wathi: Daniyeli, khathesi ngiphumele ukuzakupha inhlakanipho lokuqedisisa. 23 Ekuqalisenio kokuncengap kwakho ilizwi laphuma, mina-ke ngize ukukutshela lonaq; ngoba uthandiwe kakhulur. Ngakho qedisisa loludaba, unakane ngalumbonos. 24 Amaviki angamatshumi ayisikhombisa amiswe phezu kwabantu bakhot laphezu komuzi wakho ongcweleu, ukuqeda isiphambekov, lokuphelelisa izonow, lokwenzela isiphambeko inhlawulo yokuthulax, lokungenisa ukulunga okulaphakadey, lokuphawula umbono lesiprofethoz, lokugcobaa ingcwele yezingcweleb. 25 Yazi-ke uqedisisec: Kusukela ekuphumeni kwelizwi lokubuyisela lokwakha iJerusalemad kuze kube kuMesiyae iNkosanaf, kungamaviki ayisikhombisa, lamaviki angamatshumi ayisithupha lambili. Kuzabuya kwakhiwe izitalada lemifolo, kodwa ngokuhlupheka kwezikhathig. 26 Langemva kwamaviki angamatshumi ayisithupha lambili uMesiya uzaqunywahi, kodwa kungenzelwa yenaj; lesizwe sesiphathamandla esizakuzak sizachitha umuzil lendawo engcwelem; lokuphela kwawo kuzakuban ngozamcoloo; njalo kuze kube sekupheleni kuzakuba khona impi, kumiswe izincithakalop. 27 Njalo uzaqinisa isivumelwanoq labanengi okweviki eyodwa; laphakathi kweviki uzakwenza kukhawule umhlatshelo lomnikelor; laphezu kophikos lwezinengiso kuzakuba lomchithit, ngitsho kuze kube sekupheleniu, lokumisiweyov kuzathululelwaw phezu konxiwax.