Danyela

8 Ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kweKosi uBhelitjhatsari,+ mina Danyela, ngabona umbono ngemva kwalowo engawubona phambilini.+ 2 Embonweni loyo, njengombana ngiqalile, bengisesigodlweni seTjhutjhani,*+ esisesifundeni se-Elamu,+ embonweni loyo, bengijame eduze nomlanjana we-Ulayi. 3 Ngithe nangiphakamisa amehlwami, ngabona eduze nomlanjana kujame iramu+ elineempondo ezimbili.+ Iimpondo ezimbilezi bezizide kodwana elinye iphondo belilide ukudlula elinye begodu elideli lavela muva.+ 4 Ngabona iramu ligijima litjhinga etjingalanga, etlhagwini nesewula bona lisahlele, akunasibandana ebesikghona ukujama phambi kwalo begodu bekunganamuntu ongasindisa emandlenalo.+ Belizenzela umathanda begodu liziphakamisa.

5 Njengombana ngisaqalile, ngabona ipongo+ ivela etjingalanga irabhula ephasini loke kodwana ingathinti phasi. Ipongo le beyinephondo eliveleleko hlangana namehlwayo.+ 6 Beyitjhinga erameni elineempondo ezimbili, engalibona lijame eduze nomsele; beyigijimela kilo inelaka elikhulu.

7 Ngayibona itjhinga erameni, ngebelo elikhulu. Yaqhula iramu yaphula iimpondo zalo ezimbili, iramu akhenge libe namandla wokujama phambi kwayo. Yalidula phasi, yaligadanga begodu bekunganamuntu obekangalisindisa emandlenalo.

8 Nje-ke ipongo yaziphakamisa ngokudluleleko, kodwana kuthe lokha iba namandla, iphondo elikhulu laphuka; kwavela iimpondo ezine eziveleleko esikhundleni salo, ziqale ngemagumbini amane wephasi.*+

9 Kwelinye lazo kwavela elinye iphondo, elincani, lakhula khulu latomulukela nca ngesewula, ngepumalanga nangeNarheni Ehle.+ 10 Lakhula khulu belafika ebuthweni lezulwini, labangela amanye amabutho wezulwini nezinye iinkwekwezi bona ziwele ephasini, lazigadanga. 11 Laziphakamisa belaphikisana neKosana yebutho, yathathelwa umhlatjelo owenziwa qobe begodu indawo edzimeleleko yendlwayo ecwengileko yagirizwa.+ 12 Ngebanga lomtjhapho, ibutho nomhlatjelo owenziwa qobe kwanikelwa kilo; lasolo lilahlela iqiniso ephasini, lazenzela umathanda begodu laphumelela.

13 Ngezwa ocwengileko akhuluma, begodu omunye ocwengileko wathi kokhulumako: “Umbono womhlatjelo owenziwa qobe newomtjhapho obangela ukutjhabalalisa uzokuraga bekube kunini,+ bona wenze indawo ecwengileko nebutho kube zizinto zokugadangwa?” 14 Wathi kimi: “Bekudlule amalanga azii-2 300;* ngokuqinisekileko indawo ecwengileko izokubuyiselwa ebujamweni bayo obufaneleko.”

15 Nje-ke mina Danyela, ngithe ngisabukele umbono begodu ngifuna ukuwuzwisisa, kungakalindeleki ngabona othileko onjengomuntu ajame phambi kwami. 16 Ngemva kwalokho ngezwa ilizwi lomuntu hlangana ne-Ulayi,+ warhuwelela wathi: “Gabhariyeli,+ yenza umuntu loyo azwisise akubonileko.”+ 17 Nje-ke watjhidela lapho ebengijame khona, kodwana nakatjhidelako ngathukwa khulu kangangokuthi ngawa ngobuso. Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, zwisisa ukuthi umbono lo ungowesikhathi sokuphela.”+ 18 Kodwana kuthe asakhuluma nami, ngalala ubuthongo obukhulu, ubuso bami busehlabathini. Wangithinta, wangijamisa lapho ebengijame khona.+ 19 Wathi: “Ngikwenza bona wazi lokho okuzokwenzeka engcenyeni yamaswaphela yesahlulelo, ngombana umbono lo ungowesikhathi esibekiweko sokuphela.+

20 “Iramu elineempondo ezimbili owalibonako lijamele amakhosi weMediya nePheresiya.+ 21 Ipongo* ijamele ikosi yeGirisi,+ iphondo elikhulu ebelihlangana namehlwayo lijamele ikosi yokuthoma.+ 22 Malungana nephondo elaphukako, kwavela amane esikhundleni salo,+ kuzokuvela imibuso emine esitjhabeni sekosi leyo, kodwana angeze ibe namandla alingana newayo.

23 “Engcenyeni yamaswaphela yokubusa kwayo, njengombana izenzo zabeqa umthetho zizabe sezifike ekupheleni, kuzokuvela ikosi ebonakala inelaka ezwisisa amezwi akhohlisako. 24 Izokuba namandla amakhulu, kodwana ingasi ngamandlayo. Izokutjhabalalisa ngendlela erarako, begodu izokuphumelela ithathe namagadango aphumelelako. Izokutjhabalalisa abanamandla, kuhlanganise nabantu abacwengileko.+ 25 Ngamaqhingayo izokusebenzisa ukukhohlisa bona iphumelele; begodu izoziphakamisa ehliziywenayo; ngesikhathi sevikeleko* izokutjhabalalisa abanengi. Izokuphikisa ngitjho nesikhulu seenkhulu zamabutho kodwana izokuphulwa kungasetjenziswa isandla somuntu.

26 “Okwatjhiwo embonweni malungana namalanga kuliqiniso, kodwana wena ungawutjeli muntu* umbono lo, ngombana uqalisele emalangeni amanengi kusukela nje.”+

27 Mina Danyela, ngazizwa ngidiniwe begodu ngagula amalangana.+ Ngemva kwalokho ngasikima ngenza umsebenzi wekosi+ kodwana bengisaqobekile ngebanga lalokho engikubonileko begodu akunamuntu obekangakuzwisisa.+