Danyela
7 Ngomnyaka wokuthoma weKosi yeBhabhiloni uBhelitjhatsari,+ uDanyela wafikelwa libhudango nemibono asalele embhedenakhe.+ Nje-ke walitlola phasi ibhudangwelo,+ watlola ngokuzeleko ngeendabezi. 2 UDanyela wathi:
“Bengibukele emibonwenami ebusuku, ngabona imimoya emine yezulwini iphehla ilwandle elikhulu.+ 3 Kwaphuma iimbandana ezine ezikulu+ ngelwandle, ngasinye sihlukile kwezinye.
4 “Sokuthoma besinjengebhubezi,+ sinamaphiko wekhozi.+ Ngabukela bekwaba kulapho kutsonyulwa amaphikwaso, saphakanyiswa ephasini, sajanyiswa ngeenyawo ezimbili njengomuntu begodu sanikelwa ihliziyo yomuntu.
5 “Ngisaqale njalo kwavela esinye isibandana sesibili, esinjengebhere.+ Saphakanyiswa ihlangothi linye, besiphethe iimbambo ezintathu ngamazinywaso; kwathiwa kiso, ‘Sikima, idla inyama enengi.’+
6 “Ngemva kwalokho ngasolo ngibukele, ngabona esinye isibandana esinjengengwe,+ kodwana ngemuva sinamaphiko amane afana newenyoni. Isibandanesi besineenhloko ezine+ begodu sanikelwa amandla wokubusa.
7 “Ngemva kwalokho ngaraga nokubukela emibonweni yebusuku, ngabona isibandana sesine, esisabisako, esithusako nesinamandla ngokurarako begodu besinamazinyo amakhulu wesimbi. Besirhiribidela, siphihlize begodu sigadange okuseleko ngeenyawo zaso.+ Besihlukile kizo zoke iimbandana ezivele ngaphambi kwaso begodu besineempondo ezilitjhumi. 8 Ngisacabangisisa ngeempondwezi, kwavela iphondo elincani+ hlangana nazo, kwathi iimpondo ezintathu kilezo zokuthoma zatsonyulwa phambi kwalo. Godu bekunamehlo afana newomuntu ephondweneli begodu bekunomlomo okhuluma ngokuzikhakhazisa.*+
9 “Ngasolo ngibukele bekwabekwa iinhlalo zobukhosi endawenazo begodu oMdala wamaLanga+ wahlala phasi.+ Isambatho sakhe besimhlophe njengegabhogo,+ iinhluthu zakhe bezinjengewulu ehlanzekileko. Isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi besimalangabi womlilo; amavili waso bekamlilo ovuthako.+ 10 Umlambo womlilo wageleza uphuma uvela kuye.+ Iinkulungwana eziyikulungwana zeengilozi bezimlotjha begodu iinkulungwana ezilitjhumi ezibuyelelwe ngeenkulungwana ezilitjhumi zeengilozi bezijame phambi kwakhe.+ IKhotho*+ yahlala phasi, kwavulwa neencwadi.
11 “Ngasolo ngibukele ngesikhatheso ngebanga letjhada lamezwi wokuzikhakhazisa* ebewakhulunywa liphondwelo,+ ngabukela bekwaba kulapho kubulawa isibandaneso begodu umzimbaso watjhatjalaliswa, wanikelwa bona utjhiswe ngomlilo. 12 Kodwana malungana nalezi ezinye iimbandana,+ zathathelwa ubukhosi bazo begodu zavunyelwa bona zirage nokuphila isikhathi esithileko.
13 “Ngasolo ngibukele emibonwenami yebusuku, ngabona othileko onjengendodana yomuntu eza ngamafu wezulwini,+ wavunyelwa ukungena koMdala wamaLanga,+ walethwa phambi kwakhe. 14 Wanikelwa ubukhosi,+ idumo+ nombuso, bona boke abantu, iintjhaba namalimi bamlotjhe.+ Ubukhosi bakhe bukhosi obuzokuhlala ngokungapheliko, obungekhe budlule nombuswakhe angekhe utjhatjalaliswe.+
15 “Malungana nami, Danyela, ummoyami watshwenyeka ngaphakathi ngombana imibono engayibonako yangithusa.+ 16 Ngaya komunye walabo ebebajame lapho ngayombawa bona angihlathululele ukuthi lokhu kuhlekuhle kutjho ukuthini. Wangiphendula, wangazisa ihlathululo yezintwezi.
17 “‘Iimbandana ezikulwezi, ezine,+ makhosi amane azokuvela ephasini.+ 18 Kodwana abacwengileko bakaZimu oPhakemeko,+ bazokwamukela umbuso,+ umbuso uzokuba ngewabo ngokungapheliko,+ kwamambala, nini nanini.’
19 “Nje-ke bengifuna ukwazi okungeziweko ngesibandana sesine ebesihluke kunazo zoke ezinye; ebesithusa ngokurarako, sinamazinyo wesimbi namazipho wekhopha begodu sirhiribidela, siphihliza begodu sigadanga okuseleko ngeenyawo zaso,+ 20 bengifuna ukwazi nangeempondo ezilitjhumi+ ezisehlokwenaso nangephondo elavelako okwawa amathathu phambi kwalo,+ iphondo ebelinamehlo nomlomo okhuluma ngokuzikhakhazisa* nebelibonakala lilikhulu kunamanye.
21 “Ngasolo ngibukele njengombana iphondwelo lilwa nabacwengileko, begodu belibahlula,+ 22 bekwafika oMdala wamaLanga,+ wakhupha isahlulelo esijamele abacwengileko bakaZimu oPhakemeko,+ kwafika nesikhathi esibekiweko sokobana abacwengileko banikelwe umbuso.+
23 “Nakhu akutjho: ‘Malungana nesibandana sesine, kunombuso wesine ozokuvela ephasini. Uzokuhluka kiyo yoke imibuso, uzokurhiribidela loke iphasi, uligadange begodu uliphihlize.+ 24 Malungana neempondo ezilitjhumi, kuzokuvela amakhosi alitjhumi embusweni loyo; kuthi kusesenjalo kuvele enye ngemva kwawo, izokuhluka kewokuthoma begodu izokuthobisa amakhosi amathathu.+ 25 Izokukhuluma amezwi aphikisa oPhezukoke,+ izokuragela phambili nokutlhorisa abacwengileko bakaZimu oPhakemeko. Izokufuna ukutjhugulula iinkhathi nomthetho, begodu bazokunikelwa esandleni sayo isikhathi, iinkhathi nengcenye yesikhathi.*+ 26 Kodwana iKhotho yahlala phasi, yayithathela ubukhosi, bona iyirhayile begodu iyitjhabalalise ngokupheleleko.+
27 “‘Umbuso, ubukhosi nobukhulu bemibuso engaphasi kwalo loke izulu, yanikelwa abantu abacwengileko bakaZimu oPhakemeko.+ Umbuswabo, mbuso ongapheliko,+ woke amakhosi azobalotjha begodu abalalele.’
28 “Indaba le iphelela la. Malungana nami, Danyela, imicabangwami ingithuse khulu, yeke ngatjhuguluka ngaba tshetlha; kodwana indaba le ngasolo ngiyibeke ehliziywenami.”