Dan 4 | Ndebele | STEP | UNebhukadinezari inkosi, kubo bonke abantu, izizwe, lezindimi , ezihlala emhlabeni wonke : Ukuthula kwenu kakwande !

1 UNebhukadinezari inkosi, kubo bonke abantu, izizwe, lezindimi ^{a
,} ^b, ezihlala emhlabeni wonke ^{c
,} ^d: Ukuthula kwenu kakwande ^{e
,} ^f! 2 Bekukuhle kimi ukuthi ngikwazise izibonakaliso lezimangaliso ^g uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke azenze kimi ^h. 3 Yeka ubukhulu bezibonakaliso zakhe ⁱ, njalo yeka amandla ezimangaliso zakhe ^j! Umbuso wakhe ungumbuso ongulaphakade ^k, lokubusa kwakhe kungokwesizukulwana lesizukulwana ^l.

4 Mina, uNebhukadinezari, ngangonwabile endlini yami ^m, ngahluma esigodlweni sami ⁿ, 5 ngabona iphupho elangesabisayo; lemicabango phezu kombheda wami ^o, lemibono yekhanda lami kwangethusa ^{p
,} ^q. 6 Ngakho umlayo wenziwa yimi ^r wokuthi kungeniswe phambi kwami ^s bonke abahlakaniphileyo beBhabhiloni ^t, ukuze bangazise ingcazelo yephupho. 7 Kwasekungena izanuse, izangoma, amaKhaladiya ^u, labalumbi ^v; ngasengikhuluma iphupho phambi kwabo, kodwa kabangazisanga ingcazelo yalo ^w.

8 Kodwa ngasekucineni uDaniyeli wangena phambi kwami, obizo lakhe lalinguBeliteshazari ^x, ngokwebizo likankulunkulu wami, lokukuye umoya wabonkulunkulu abangcwele ^y; ngasengikhuluma iphupho phambi kwakhe, ngisithi ^z: 9 Wena Beliteshazari ^aa, nduna yezanuse ^ab, ngoba mina ngiyazi ukuthi umoya wabonkulunkulu abangcwele ukuwe ^ac, lokuthi kakulamfihlakalo leyodwa ekuhluphayo ^ad, ngitshela imibono yephupho lami engilibonileyo ^ae, lengcazelo yalo. 10 Yayinjalo imibono yekhanda lami embhedeni wami ^af: Ngabona, khangela-ke ^ag, isihlahla phakathi komhlaba, lobude baso babubukhulu. 11 Isihlahla sakhula saba sikhulu, saqina, lobude baso bafinyelela emazulwini, lokubonakala kwaso kwaze kwaba sekucineni komhlaba wonke. 12 Amahlamvu aso ayemahle ^ah, lesithelo saso sasisinengi ^ai, kwakukhona kiso ^aj ukudla kwabo bonke ^ak; inyamazana zeganga zaba lomthunzi ngaphansi kwaso ^{al
,} ^am, lenyoni zamazulu zahlala ezingatsheni zaso ^an, layo yonke inyama yondliwa kiso. 13 Ngabona emibonweni yekhanda lami embhedeni wami ^ao, khangela-ke, umlindi ^ap, ngitsho ongcwele, wehla evela emazulwini ^aq. 14 Wamemeza ngamandla watsho njalo: Sigamuleni isihlahla ^ar, liqume izingatsha zaso ^as, liphulule amahlamvu aso, lichithachithe izithelo zaso; izinyamazana kazisuke ngaphansi kwaso ^at, lezinyoni ngasezingatsheni zaso. 15 Lanxa kunjalo tshiyani isidindi sempande zakhe emhlabathini, langebhanti lensimbi lethusi ohlazeni lwasendle; njalo kakumanziswe ngamazolo amazulu, lesabelo sakhe kasibe kanye lezinyamazana etshanini bomhlaba. 16 Inhliziyo yakhe kayiphenduke ingabi ngeyomuntu, kayiphiwe inhliziyo yenyamazana; futhi kakwedlule phezu kwakhe izikhathi eziyisikhombisa ^au. 17 Loludaba lungesimemezelo ^av sabalindi ^aw, lesilayezelo ngelizwi labangcwele ^ax; ukuze ^ay abaphilayo bazi ^az ukuthi ^ba oPhezukonke ^bb uyabusa embusweni wabantu ^bc, njalo ^bd awunike loba kukubani amthandayo ^be, amise phezu kwawo ophansi ebantwini ^bf. 18 Leliphupho ngilibonile mina nkosi uNebhukadinezari. Wena-ke, Beliteshazari ^bg, yitsho ingcazelo yalo; ngoba ^bh bonke abahlakaniphileyo bombuso wami bengelakho ukungitshela ingcazelo ^bi; kodwa wena ulakho; ngoba umoya wabonkulunkulu abangcwele ukuwe ^bj.

19 Lapho uDaniyeli, obizo lakhe lalinguBeliteshazari ^bk, wamangala kakhulu okwesikhatshana ^bl, lemicabango yakhe yamkhathaza ^bm. Inkosi yaphendula, yathi: Beliteshazari, iphupho lengcazelo yalo kakungakukhathazi. UBeliteshazari waphendula wathi: Nkosi yami, iphupho kalibe kwabakuzondayo, lengcazelo yalo kuzo izitha zakho ^bn. 20 Isihlahla osibonileyo ^bo, esakhula saba sikhulu saqina, lobude baso bafinyelela emazulwini, lokubonakala kwaso kwaze kwaba semhlabeni wonke, 21 esimahlamvu aso ayemahle ^bp, lesithelo saso sisinengi, njalo kiso kulokudla kwabo bonke, lezinyamazana zeganga zahlala phansi kwaso ^{bq
,} ^br, lenyoni zamazulu zahlala ezingatsheni zaso; 22 singuwe, wena nkosi, osukhulile waba mkhulu waqina ^bs; ngoba ubukhulu bakho bukhulile, bafinyelela emazulwini, lombuso wakho ^bt ekucineni komhlaba ^bu. 23 Njengalokho inkosi yabona umlindi ^bv, ngitsho ongcwele, esehla evela emazulwini owathi: Gamulani isihlahla lisichithe ^bw; kodwa litshiye isidindi sezimpande emhlabathini ^bx sibotshwe ngebhanti lensimbi lethusi ohlazeni lwasendle; kakumanziswe ngamazolo amazulu, lesabelo sakhe kasibe kanye lezinyamazana zeganga, kuze kwedlule izikhathi eziyisikhombisa phezu kwakhe ^by. 24 Nansi ingcazelo, nkosi, njalo nansi isimemezelo ^bz soPhezukonke ^ca, esiza phezu kwenkosi yami, inkosi: 25 Ukuthi bazakuxotsha ebantwini ^cb, lenhlalo yakho izakuba kanye lezinyamazana zeganga, bazakudlisa ^cc utshani ^cd njengezinkabi, bazakumanzisa ngamazolo amazulu, lezikhathi eziyisikhombisa zizadlula phezu kwakho ^ce, uze wazi ^{cf
,} ^cg ukuthi ^ch oPhezukonke uyabusa emibusweni yabantu ^ci, ayinike loba kukubani amthandayo ^cj. 26 Njengalokho bathi kutshiywe isidindi sempande zesihlahla ^ck, umbuso wakho uzakuma kuwe, emva kokuthi ususazi ukuthi amazulu ayabusa ^cl. 27 Ngakho, nkosi, kasemukeleke kuwe iseluleko sami ^cm; wephule izono zakho ngokulunga ^cn, lobubi bakho ^co ngokutshengisa isihawu kwabangabayanga ^cp, aluba ^cq kungaba lokwelulwa ^cr kokuthula kwakho ^cs.

28 Konke lokhu kwamehlela uNebhukadinezari inkosi. 29 Ekupheleni kwenyanga ezilitshumi lambili wayehambahamba phezu kwesigodlo sombuso weBhabhiloni. 30 Inkosi yaphendula yathi ^ct: Kayisiyo yini le iBhabhiloni enkulu mina engiyakhe ukuba yindlu yombuso ^cu, ngamandla ^cv engalo yami ^cw, njalo ibe ludumo ^{cx
,} ^cy lobukhosi bami ^cz? 31 Ilizwi lisesemlonyeni wenkosi ^da, kwawa ilizwi livela emazulwini lisithi ^db: Wena nkosi Nebhukadinezari, kuyatshiwo kuwe ukuthi: Umbuso usukile kuwe ^dc. 32 Bazakuxotsha usuke ebantwini, lenhlalo yakho izakuba kanye lenyamazana zeganga ^dd, bazakudlisa utshani njengezinkabi ^de, lezikhathi eziyisikhombisa zizadlula phezu kwakho ^df, uze wazi ukuthi oPhezukonke uyabusa emibusweni yabantu ^dg, ayinike loba kukubani amthandayo ^dh. 33 Ngalesosikhathi lolulutho lwagcwaliseka phezu kukaNebhukadinezari ^di; wasexotshwa ebantwini, wadla utshani njengezinkabi, lomzimba wakhe wamanziswa ngamazolo amazulu ^dj, zaze inwele zakhe zakhula njengensiba zelinqe, lenzipho zakhe njengezenyoni.

34 Njalo ekupheleni kwezinsuku, mina Nebhukadinezari ^dk ngaphakamisela amehlo ami emazulwini ^dl, ngoba ukuqedisisa kwami kwabuyela kimi; ngasengibusisa oPhezukonke, ngamdumisa, ngamhlonipha yena ^dm ophila phakade ^dn, ngoba ukubusa kwakhe kuyikubusa okulaphakade ^do, lombuso wakhe ungowesizukulwana lesizukulwana ^{dp
,} ^dq; 35 futhi bonke abahlali bomhlaba ^dr babalwa njengokungelutho ^ds, njalo wenza njengentando yakhe ebuthweni lamazulu ^dt lakubahlali bomhlaba ^du; njalo kakho ongavimbela isandla sakhe ^dv, loba athi kuye ^dw: Wenzani ^dx? 36 Ngasona lesosikhathi ingqondo yami yabuyela kimi ^dy, futhi ngenxa yenkazimulo yombuso wami ^{dz
,} ^ea udumo lwami ^eb lokucwebezela kwami kwabuyela kimi ^ec; njalo abeluleki bami ^ed lezikhulu zami zangidinga ^ee; ngasengimiswa futhi embusweni wami ^ef; lobukhulu obudluleleyo bengezelelwa kimi ^eg. 37 Khathesi, mina, Nebhukadinezari, ngiyayidumisa ngiyiphakamise ^eh ngiyihloniphe ^ei iNkosi yamazulu ^ej, ngoba imisebenzi yayo yonke iliqiniso ^ek, lezindlela zayo ziyisahlulelo ^el; lalabo abahamba ngokuzigqaja ilakho ukubathobisa ^em.