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Daniel 6

UDanyeli emgodini Wezilwane

1 UDariyu wathanda ukubeka ababusi bezigaba abalikhulu lamatshumi amabili ukuba babuse kulo lonke ilizwe, 2 wabeka abongameli abathathu phezu kwabo, omunye wabo enguDanyeli. Ababusi bezigaba babesethula kubo konke ukuze inkosi ingalahlekelwa lutho. 3 Kwathi uDanyeli waba yisilomo wedlula abanye abongameli lababusi bezigaba ngokwenza kwakhe inkosi yaze yafisa ukumbeka phezu kwelizwe lonke. 4 Ngenxa yalokho abongameli lababusi bezigaba badinga amabhada okumangalela uDanyeli ngendlela ayeqhuba ngayo kwezombuso, kodwa behluleka. Kabafumananga kungcola kuye ngokuba wayethembekile futhi engasihaga lemali njalo engayekethisi lutho. 5 Ekucineni amadoda la athi, “Kasisoze safa salizuza izaba lokwethesa indoda le uDanyeli icala ngaphandle kwalokho okuphathelene lomthetho kaNkulunkulu wakhe.”

6 Ngakho abongameli lababusi bezigaba baya enkosini belixuku bafika bathi: “O nkosi Dariyu, mana njalo! 7 Abongameli besikhosini, labalisa, lababusi bezigaba, labeluleki lababusi bemikhono yelizwe bonke sebevumelene ukuthi inkosi kayikhuphe isimemezelo iwugcizelele umlayo othi noma ngubani othandaza kuwuphi unkulunkulu noma umuntu phakathi kwalezi izinsuku ezingamatshumi amathathu, ngaphandle kokukhuleka kuwe wena, O nkosi, uzaphoselwa emgodini wezilwane. 8 Manje, O nkosi, sikhuphe lesosimemezelo sibhalwe phansi ukuze singaguqulwa – njengoba kunjalo ngemithetho yamaMede lamaPhesiya, engaguqulwayo.”

9 Ngakho inkosi uDariyu yawubhala phansi lowomthetho.

10 Kwathi uDanyeli esezwile ukuthi umthetho wawusukhutshiwe, waya ekhaya endlini yakhe ephezulu esitezi eyayilamawindi avulwe akhangela eJerusalema. Kathathu ngelanga wayezilahla phansi ngamadolo akhuleke, ebonga uNkulunkulu wakhe, njengalokho ayevele ekwenza mandulo.

11 Kwase kusithi amadoda la aqhubana elixuku afica uDanyeli ekhuleka ecela usizo kuNkulunkulu. 12 Asesiya enkosini ayakhuluma layo ngomthetho owaphuma esigodlweni, athi: “Kawukhuphanga isimemezelo yini sokuthi ngezinsuku ezilandelayo ezingamatshumi amathathu noma ngubani othandaza komunye unkulunkulu noma umuntu ngaphandle kokuthandaza kuwe, O nkosi, uzaphoselwa emgodini wezilwane?” Inkosi yaphendula yathi, “Lowomthetho umi – njengemithetho yamaMede lamaPhesiya, engeke iguqulwe.”

13 Asesithi enkosini, “UDanyeli, ongomunye wabathunjwa bakoJuda, kakunanzi, wena nkosi, kanye lomthetho owawubhala phansi. Ulokhu ekhuleka kathathu ngelanga.” 14 Kwathi inkosi isikuzwile lokho yakhathazeka kakhulu; yayizimisele ukukhulula uDanyeli yenza yonke imizamo yokumsiza ilanga laze layatshona.

15 Amadoda lawo asehamba elixuku aya enkosini athi kuyo, “Khumbula, O nkosi, ukuthi ngomthetho wamaMede lamaPhesiya kakulasimemezelo loba isimiso esikhutshwe yinkosi esingaguqulwa.”

16 Ngakho inkosi yasikhupha umlayo, basebemletha uDanyeli bamphosela emphandwini wezilwane. Inkosi yathi kuDanyeli, “Sengathi uNkulunkulu wakho omkhonzayo njalonjalo angakuhlenga!”

17 Kwalethwa ilitshe lathiwa khinsi emnyango womgodi, inkosi yase ilinameka ngendandatho yayo yobukhosi langezindandatho zezikhulu zayo, ukuze umumo kaDanyeli ungaguqulwa. 18 Yikho inkosi yase ibuyela esigodlweni sayo yazila ukudla lokunatha ubusuku bonke. Yehluleka ukulala.

19 Kwathi kudabuka ukusa inkosi yathi khwatshu yahaluzela isiya emgodini wezilwane.

20 Ithe isifikile emgodini, yamemeza uDanyeli ngelizwi losizi yathi, “Danyeli, nceku kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, uNkulunkulu wakho omkhonza njalonjalo ukuphephisile yini ezilwaneni?”

21 UDanyeli waphendula wathi, “O nkosi, mana njalo! 22 UNkulunkulu wami uthume ingilosi yakhe yayivala imilomo yezilwane. Kazingilimazanga ngokuba ngifunyanwe ngingelacala phambi kwakhe. Njalo kangikaze ngenze okubi kuwe, O nkosi.”

23 Inkosi yathaba yafa yakhupha umlayo wokuba uDanyeli akhutshulwe emgodini lowo. UDanyeli esekhutshiwe emgodini, kakubonakalanga nxeba kuye, ngokuba wathemba kuNkulunkulu wakhe.

24 Inkosi yalaya ukuthi balethwe labo ababemangalele uDanyeli ngamanga baphoselwa emgodini wezilwane kanye labafazi babo labantwababo. Bathi bengakathinti phansi emgodini izilwane zabaqaga zabafohloza wonke amathambo abo.

25 Inkosi uDariyu yasilobela bonke abantu, lezizwe zonke lenhlanga zendimi zonke kulo lonke ilizwe yathi: “Sengathi impilo enhle inganda kini!

26 “Ngikhupha isimemezelo sokuthi kuzo zonke izindawo zombuso wami abantu kabesabe, bakhonze uNkulunkulu kaDanyeli. “Ngokuba unguNkulunkulu ophilayo omiyo kuze kube phakade; umbuso wakhe kawuyikubhidlizwa, lobukhosi bakhe kabuyikufa baphela.

27 Uyakhulula, asindise; wenza izibonakaliso lemimangaliso emazulwini lasemhlabeni. Umhlangulile uDanyeli emandleni ezilwane.”

28 Ngakho uDanyeli waphumelela ngesikhathi sokubusa kukaDariyu lesokubusa kukaKhurosi umPhesiya.