Daniel 1

ODaniyeli labangane bakhe esigodlweni sikaNebhukadinezari

1Ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kukaJehoyakhimi inkosi yakoJuda, kwafika uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni eJerusalema, wayivimbezela a. 2INkosi yasinikela uJehoyakhimi inkosi yakoJuda esandleni sakhe, lengxenye yezitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu b; wasezisa elizweni leShinari, endlini kankulunkulu wakhe c; waletha izitsha endlini yenotho kankulunkulu wakhe d.

3Inkosi yasikhuluma kuAshipenazi induna yabathenwa bayo e, ukuthi alethe abanye kubantwana bakoIsrayeli, lakunzalo yesikhosini, lakuziphathamandla f; 4amajaha okungelalasici kuwo, amahle ngesimo g, azingcwethi kuyo yonke inhlakanipho h , i, alolwazi ngolwazi j, alokuqedisisa ekwazini k , l, lokwakulamandla kuwo okuma esigodlweni senkosi, lokuthi bawafundise m izincwadi lolimi n , o lwamaKhaladiya p. 5Inkosi yasiwamisela into yosuku ngosuku q , r lwayo esabelweni sokudla kwenkosi s, lewayinini lokunatha kwayo, lokuthi bawakhulise iminyaka emithathu t, ukuze ekupheleni kwayo azekuma phambi kwenkosi u. 6Njalo kwakukhona phakathi kwabo kubantwana bakoJuda: ODaniyeli, uHananiya, uMishayeli, loAzariya v. 7Njalo induna yabathenwa yabatha amabizo w; ngoba yamutha uDaniyeli ngokuthi nguBeliteshazari x; loHananiya ngokuthi nguShadraki; loMishayeli ngokuthi nguMeshaki; loAzariya y ngokuthi nguAbedinego z.

8Kodwa uDaniyeli wazimisela enhliziyweni yakhe ukuthi angazingcolisi aa ngesabelo ab sokudla ac kwenkosi ad, langewayini ae , af yokunatha kwayo; ngakho wacela enduneni yabathenwa ukuthi angazingcolisi. 9UNkulunkulu wasemnika uDaniyeli umusa ag , ah lesihawu ai phambi kwenduna yabathenwa. 10Induna yabathenwa yasisithi kuDaniyeli: Ngiyayesaba inkosi yami, inkosi, emise ukudla kwenu lokunathwayo kwenu; ngoba kungani izabona ubuso benu budanile kulamajaha ayintanga yenu? Ngokunjalo lizafaka ikhanda lami engozini enkosini. 11UDaniyeli wasesithi kumphathi, induna yabathenwa eyayimmise waba phezu kwaboDaniyeli, uHananiya, uMishayeli, loAzariya: 12Ake ulinge inceku zakho insuku ezilitshumi aj; njalo basinike okwemibhida eyimidumba ak ukuthi sidle, lamanzi ukuthi sinathe. 13Kakuthi-ke izimo zethu zibonakale phambi kwakho, lezimo zamajaha adla isabelo sokudla kwenkosi al; wenze-ke ezincekwini zakho njengokubona kwakho. 14Wasebalalela kuloludaba, wabalinga insuku ezilitshumi. 15Kwathi ekupheleni kwezinsuku ezilitshumi izimo zabo zabonakala zizinhle njalo zizimukile enyameni kulawo wonke amajaha am ayesidla isabelo sokudla kwenkosi an. 16Ngakho-ke umphathi wasusa isabelo sokudla kwabo ao, lewayini lokunatha kwabo ap, wabanika imibhida aq.

17Mayelana lala amajaha amane, uNkulunkulu wawanika ar ulwazi as lokuqedisisa at kuzo zonke izincwadi, lenhlakanipho au. Njalo uDaniyeli waqedisisa av ngayo yonke imibono lamaphupho aw. 18Kwathi ekupheleni kwezinsuku inkosi eyayitshilo ukuthi bazawangenisa ngazo ax, induna yabathenwa yawangenisa phambi kukaNebhukadinezari. 19Inkosi yasikhuluma lawo; njalo phakathi kwawo wonke kakutholwanga onjengoDaniyeli, uHananiya, uMishayeli, loAzariya; ngakho ema phambi kwenkosi. 20Mayelana lazo zonke izindaba zenhlakanipho lokuqedisisa, inkosi eyayiwabuza ngazo ay, yawathola esedlula ngokuphindwe katshumi bonke abalumbi az , ba lezangoma bb , bc abasembusweni wayo wonke. 21Njalo uDaniyeli waba khona kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wokuqala wenkosi uKoresi.

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