Danyela 1:1-21
1 Ngemnyaka wesitsatfu wekubusa kwaJehoyakimu inkhosi+ yakaJuda, Nebukhadnezari inkhosi yaseBhabhulona wefika eJerusalema futsi wavimbetela lelidolobha.+
2 Ngemuva kwesikhatsi, Jehova wanikela Jehoyakimu inkhosi yakaJuda esandleni saNebukhadnezari,+ wanikela kuye naletinye tintfo tasendlini* yaNkulunkulu weliciniso. Nebukhadnezari watitsatsa letintfo watiyisa eShinari,*+ ethempelini* lankulunkulu wakhe, wafike watibeka lapho kugcinwa khona umcebo wankulunkulu wakhe.+
3 Inkhosi yabese itfuma Ashpenazi indvuna yetiphatsimandla tayo tasesigodlweni kutsi aletse lamanye ema-Israyeli,* lokufaka ekhatsi lawo asebukhosini nalawo lavela emindenini lehloniphekile.+
4 Bekufanele kube ngemajaha* lete sici, labukeka kahle, lahlakaniphile, lanelwati kanye nekucondza+ nalangakhona kusebenta esigodlweni senkhosi. Lendvuna bekufanele iwafundzise kubhala lulwimi lwemaKhaledi kanye nekulukhuluma.
5 Ngetulu kwaloko, inkhosi beyitsite onkhe malanga kufanele anikwe tibiliboco tayo kanye neliwayini lebeyilinatsa. Lamajaha bekufanele aceceshwe* iminyaka lemitsatfu, futsi ekupheleni kwaleyo minyaka bekufanele asebentele inkhosi.
6 Emkhatsini wawo bekunalamanye emajaha labekaphuma esiveni* sakaJuda: BekunaDanyela,*+ Hananiya,* Mishayeli* na-Azariya.*+
7 Lendvuna yabetsa emabito.* Danyela yametsa yatsi nguBhelteshasari,+ Hananiya yatsi nguShadraki, Mishayeli yatsi nguMeshaki kantsi Azariya yatsi ngu-Abednego.+
8 Kodvwa Danyela wancuma enhlitiyweni yakhe kutsi angeke atingcolise ngetibiliboco tenkhosi nobe ngeliwayini layo. Ngako wacela imvume kulendvuna yetiphatsimandla tasesigodlweni kutsi angatidli letintfo lebetitamngcolisa.
9 Ngako Nkulunkulu weliciniso wabangela kutsi lendvuna yentele Danyela umusa futsi ibe nesihawu kuye.+
10 Kodvwa lendvuna yatsi kuDanyela: “Ngiyayesaba inkhosi yami, ngobe ikhiphe umyalo wekutsi niniketwe kudla nekwekunatsa. Ngitawenta njani naseyinibona nondzile kunalalamanye emajaha* labontsanga yenu? Ngingaba* nelicala enkhosini ngenca yenu.”
11 Bekunagadzi lobekabekwe ngulendvuna yetiphatsimandla tasesigodlweni kutsi anake Danyela, Hananiya, Mishayeli na-Azariya. Danyela watsi kuye:
12 “Sicela uvivinye tinceku takho emalanga langu-10. Sicela usinikete tibhidvo* nemanti ekunatsa kuphela;
13 bese uyabuka kutsi sinjani nasicatsaniswa nalamajaha* ladla tibiliboco tenkhosi, utawubese uyancuma kutsi wenta njani ngatsi nasewubone indlela lesitawube sibukeka ngayo.”
14 Logadzi wakuvuma loko futsi wabavivinya emalanga langu-10.
15 Ekupheleni kwalamalanga langu-10, bebabukeka babahle futsi bondleke kahle* kunawo onkhe lalamanye emajaha* lebekadla tibiliboco tenkhosi.
16 Ngako logadzi wachubeka wabanika tibhidvo esikhundleni seliwayini netibiliboco tenkhosi.
17 Nkulunkulu weliciniso wanika lamajaha* lamane kuhlakanipha, nelwati kanye nelikhono lekucondza yonkhe intfo lebhaliwe. Danyela wanikwa nelikhono lekucondza yonkhe imibono nemaphupho.+
18 Kwatsi nasesiphelile lesikhatsi lebesibekwe yinkhosi, futsi sekusikhatsi sekutsi lamajaha aletfwe enkhosini,+ lendvuna yawangenisa embikwaNebukhadnezari.
19 Ngesikhatsi inkhosi ikhuluma nalamajaha, kute ngisho namunye kuwo lebekafana naDanyela, Hananiya, Mishayeli kanye na-Azariya;+ futsi bachubeka basebentela inkhosi.
20 Bekutsi nje inkhosi nayibabuta lokutsite lobekudzinga kuhlakanipha nekucondza, ibakhandze bancono ngalokuphindvwe kalishumi nakucatsaniswa nabo bonkhe baphristi labenta imilingo+ kanye netangoma lebetisembusweni wayo.
21 Danyela wachubeka alapho kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wekucala wekubusa kweNkhosi Khuresi.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “tasethempelini.”
^ Lokusho, iBhabhulona.
^ Nobe “endlini.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “emadvodzana aka-Israyeli.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “bantfwana.”
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “ondliwe.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Jehova Ungisitile.”
^ Kungenteka kusho kutsi “Ngubani LonjengaNkulunkulu?”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Jehova Ungentele Umusa.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “emadvodzaneni.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “UMehluleli Wami NguNkulunkulu.”
^ Lokusho, emabito aseBhabhulona.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “bantfwana.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Inhloko yami ingaba.”
^ Ligama lesiHebheru lelisetjentiswe lana lingasho tinhlavu, kanye nanobe yini lelinywa ngekutsi kuhlanyelwe tinhlavu.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “bantfwana.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “bebakhuluphele.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “bantfwana.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “bantfwana.”
