Daniel 8

Inqama lempongo

1Ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kwenkosi uBelishazari kwabonakala umbono kimi a, mina Daniyeli, emva kwalowo owabonakala kimi kuqala b. 2Ngabona-ke embonweni; kwasekusithi, sengibonile, ngiseShushani c isigodlo d , e, esisesabelweni seElamu f; ngasengibona embonweni g, mina ngangingasemfuleni h iUlayi i. 3Ngasengiphakamisa amehlo ami, ngabona, khangela-ke, kwema phambi komfula j inqama elempondo ezimbili k. Impondo zombili zaziphakeme, kodwa olunye lwaluphakeme okwedlula olunye, njalo oluphakemeyo lwenyuka muva. 4Ngabona inqama ihlaba ikhangele ngentshonalanga langenyakatho langeningizimu l; ukuze kungabi lezinyamazana m ezingema phambi kwayo n, njalo kungekho ongophula esandleni sayo o; kodwa yenza njengentando yayo, yazikhulisa p. 5Kwathi mina ngisacabanga, khangela-ke, kweza impongo yembuzi ivela ngentshonalanga phezu kobuso bomhlaba wonke q, njalo kayiwuthintanga umhlabathi r. Njalo limpongo yayilophondo olunanzelelekayo phakathi laphakathi kwamehlo ayo s. 6Yasisiza enqameni eyayilempondo ezimbili, engangiyibone imi phambi komfula t, yagijimela kuyo ngolaka lwamandla ayo u. 7Ngasengiyibona isondela ngasenqameni, yathukuthela kakhulu imelene layo v, yayitshaya inqama, yephula impondo zayo zombili. Kwakungaselamandla enqameni okuma phambi kwayo w; kodwa impongo yayiwisela emhlabathini x, yayinyathelela phansi y; njalo kwakungekho owayengayophula inqama esandleni sayo z. 8Ngakho impongo yembuzi yazikhulisa kakhulukazi aa; yathi isilamandla, uphondo olukhulu lwephuka; njalo endaweni yalo kwenyuka ezine ezinanzelelekayo ab ngasemimoyeni emine yamazulu ac. 9Njalo kolunye lwazo kwaphuma uphondo oluncinyane, olwakhula kakhulukazi ad, ngaseningizimu ae langasempumalanga langaselizweni elihle af. 10Lwaselukhula ag kwaze kwaba sebuthweni lamazulu ah; lwaseluwisela emhlabathini ai okwebutho lokwezinkanyezi aj, lwakunyathelela phansi ak. 11Yebo, lwazikhulisa al kwaze kwaba sesiphathamandleni sebutho am, langalo umhlatshelo oqhubekayo an , ao wasuswa ap, lendawo yendlu yaso engcwele yadilizelwa phansi aq. 12Kwasekunikelwa ibutho limelene lomhlatshelo oqhubekayo ngenxa yesiphambeko ar, laphosela emhlabathini as , at iqiniso au, lenza av, laphumelela aw.

13Ngasengisizwa ongcwele oyedwa ekhuluma ax, njalo omunye ongcwele wathi kulowo othile owakhulumayo ay: Koze kube nini uzakuba khona lumbono az mayelana lomhlatshelo oqhubekayo ba, lesiphambeko sencithakalo bb, ukunikela indawo engcwele kanye lebutho bc ukuthi kunyathelelwe phansi bd? 14Wasesithi kimi: Kuze kube zintambama lekuseni okuzinkulungwane ezimbili lamakhulu amathathu; kube sekuhlanjululwa indawo engcwele.

15Kwasekusithi mina Daniyeli sengiwubonile umbono ngadinga ukuqedisisa be, khangela-ke, kwema phambi kwami okunjengesimo somuntu bf. 16Ngasengisizwa ilizwi lomuntu phakathi kwezinkumbi bgzeUlayi bh, elamemeza lathi: Gabriyeli, yenza lo aqedisise umbono bi. 17Wasesiza eceleni kwalapho engangimi khona. Esefikile, ngethuka bj, ngathi mbo ngobuso bami bk. Kodwa wathi kimi: Qedisisa, ndodana yomuntu bl, ngoba umbono ungowesikhathi sokucina bm. 18Kwathi esakhuluma lami, ngangilele ubuthongo obukhulu bn ngobuso bami emhlabathini bo , bp; kodwa wangithinta bq, wangimisa endaweni yami yokuma br. 19Wasesithi: Khangela, ngizakwenza wazi okuzakuba sekupheleni kwentukuthelo bs, ngoba ukucina kuzakuba ngesikhathi esimisiweyo bt. 20Inqama oyibonileyo elempondo ezimbili bu ngamakhosi bv eMede lePerisiya bw. 21Njalo bx impongo eyisiyephu by iyinkosi yeGirisi bz, lophondo olukhulu oluphakathi laphakathi kwamehlo ayo ca luyinkosi yokuqala cb. 22Ngolwephukayo, njengoba kwema ezine endaweni yalo, kuzakuma imibuso emine kuso isizwe cc, kodwa hatshi ngamandla alo cd. 23Njalo ekucineni kwemibuso yazo, lapho abaphambeki sebephelele ce, izakuma inkosi elukhuni ngobuso cf, eqedisisa imizekeliso cg. 24Lamandla ayo azaqina, kodwa hatshi ngamandla ayo ch. Njalo izachitha ngokumangalisayo ci, iphumelele cj, yenze ck, ichithe abalamandla cl lesizwe sabangcwele cm. 25Langobuqili bayo izaphumelelisa inkohliso esandleni sayo cn, izikhulise enhliziyweni yayo co, ichithe abanengi ngokuthula cp , cq, futhi izamelana leNkosana yamakhosana, kodwa izakwephulwa kungelasandla cr. 26Njalo umbono wantambama lowekuseni olandisiweyo cs uliqiniso ct; wena-ke valela umbono cu, ngoba ungowensuku ezinengi cv. 27Mina-ke Daniyeli, ngaphela amandla ngagula cw okwensuku ezithile cx; emva kwalokho ngasukuma, ngenza umsebenzi wenkosi cy; njalo ngamangala kakhulu ngombono cz, kodwa kakho owaqedisisayo da.

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