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9 Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaDariyu+ indodana ka-Ahasuweru, owayedabuka kwabosendo lwamaMede njalo ekhethwe ukuthi abe yinkosi embusweni wamaKhaledi,+ 2 ngomnyaka wokuqala wokubusa kwakhe, mina Danyeli ngazwisisa emabhukwini* inani leminyaka elaliqanjwe elizwini likaJehova elalisiya kumphrofethi uJeremiya mayelana lokuthi iJerusalema yayizahlala ilunxiwa okweminyaka emingaki.+ Iminyaka le yayingu-70.+ 3 Yikho ngakhangelisa ubuso bami kuJehova uNkulunkulu weqiniso ngathandaza ngimncenga. Ngazila ukudla+ ngagqoka isembatho sesaka njalo ngazithela ngomlotha. 4 Ngathandaza kuJehova uNkulunkulu wami ngivuma izono zethu. Ngathi:
“Awu Jehova Nkulunkulu weqiniso, Nkulunkulu omkhulu lowesabekayo, ogcina isivumelwano sakhe, olothando oluqotho+ kulabo abamthandayo labagcina imithetho yakhe,+ 5 sonile, saphambanisa, senza okubi njalo sahlamuka.+ Siphambukile satshiya imilayo yakho kanye lemithetho yakho. 6 Asizange sizilalele izinceku zakho, abaphrofethi,+ ezazikhuluma ebizweni lakho emakhosini ethu, lakuziphathamandla zethu, lakubokhokho bethu kanye lakubo bonke abantu ababeselizweni. 7 Awu Jehova, wena ulungile. Kodwa thina inhloni zisiphethe njengoba nje kunjalo lamuhla ebantwini bakoJuda lasezakhamizini zeJerusalema, lakubo bonke abako-Israyeli abaseduze labakhatshana, kuwo wonke amazwe obahlakazele kuwo ngoba abazange bathembeke kuwe.+
8 “Awu Jehova silenhloni thina lamakhosi ethu leziphathamandla zethu kanye labokhokho bethu ngoba sonile kuwe. 9 Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu ulesihawu futhi uyathethelela+ kodwa thina sikuhlamukele.+ 10 Kasililalelanga ilizwi lakho Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu, ngoba kasiyilandelanga imithetho owasinika yona usebenzisa izinceku zakho abaphrofethi.+ 11 Bonke abako-Israyeli bawephulile uMthetho wakho njalo baphambukile, abalilalelanga ilizwi lakho. Yikho uthululele phezu kwethu isiqalekiso kanye lesifungo okubhalwe eMthethweni kaMosi inceku kaNkulunkulu weqiniso+ ngoba sonile kuwe. 12 Usukwenzile lokho owawuthe uzakwenza kithi+ lakubabusi bethu* ngoba usehlisele umonakalo omkhulu. Lokho okwehlele iJerusalema+ akukaze kwenzakale loba nini ngaphansi kwamazulu. 13 Umonakalo wonke lo wehlele phezu kwethu+ njengoba nje kubhaliwe eMthethweni kaMosi, kodwa asizange sicele umusa kuwe Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu ngoba asikutshiyanga okubi ebesikwenza+ njalo asizange sitshengise ukuthi siyalizwisisa iqiniso lakho.
14 “Waqhubeka ukhangele Jehova, waze wasehlisela umonakalo. Yonke imisebenzi oyenzileyo ilungile Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu kodwa thina kasililalelanga ilizwi lakho.+
15 “Awu Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu, wena owakhipha abantu bakho elizweni laseGibhithe ngesandla sakho esilamandla,+ wenza ukuthi ibizo lakho laziwe kuze kube lamuhla,+ sonile senza okubi. 16 Awu Jehova, wena uhlala usenza okulungileyo,+ ngicela ususe ulaka lwakho lokuthukuthela kwakho edolobheni lakho iJerusalema, intaba yakho engcwele. Phela bonke abakhelane lathi+ bayayichothoza iJerusalema kanye labantu bakho ngenxa yezono zethu kanye lamacala abakhokho bethu. 17 Khathesi Nkulunkulu wethu, lalela umthandazo wenceku yakho, uzwe izikhalazo zayo, yenza ubuso bakho bukhazimule endaweni yakho engcwele+ esilunxiwa.+ Kwenze lokhu ngenxa yebizo lakho Jehova. 18 Awu Nkulunkulu wami, lalelisisa uzwe! Vula amehlo ubone ukuchitheka kwethu lokwedolobho elalibizwa ngebizo lakho. Ayisikho ukuthi sithandaza kuwe ngenxa yemisebenzi yethu elungileyo, kodwa isihawu sakho esikhulu+ yiso esenza sikhuleke kuwe sikuncenga. 19 Awu Jehova ngicela uzwe. Awu Jehova ngicela usithethelele.+ Awu Jehova ngicela ulalelisise, usincede. Ungaphuzi ngoba lokhu ukwenzela wena Nkulunkulu wami, idolobho lakho labantu bakho kubizwa ngebizo lakho.”+
20 Ngathi ngilokhu ngisakhuluma, ngithandaza ngivuma izono zami lezabantu bakithi abako-Israyeli, ngicela lokuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wami asenzele umusa ahawukele intaba yakhe engcwele,+ 21 ngaso kanye lesosikhathi ngilokhu ngithandaza, kwafika uGabriyeli+ indoda engangiyibone embonweni.+ Wangifica ngidinwe ngifile futhi kwasekuyizikhathi zomnikelo owawusenziwa ntambama. 22 Wangisiza ukuthi ngiyizwisise kuhle indaba wathi:
“Danyeli, khathesi ngilande ukuzokuncedisa ukuthi uzwisise njalo uqedisise. 23 Uthe uqalisa ukutsho isikhalazo sakho uncenga, kwafika umbiko ovela kuNkulunkulu kimi, futhi ngilapha nje ngizokutshela wona ngoba wena uligugu kakhulu.*+ Ngakho cabangisisa ngendaba le njalo uwuzwisise umbono.
24 “Kulamaviki angu-70* amiselwe abantu bakini kanye ledolobho lakini elingcwele+ ukuze kususwe isiphambeko, kuqedwe isono,+ kuhlawulelwe icala,+ kulethwe ukulunga okungapheliyo,+ kufakwe isidindo embonweni lasesiphrofethweni*+ kanye lokuthi kugcotshwe indawo eNgcwele Kakhulu.* 25 Kumele ukwazi njalo uzwisise ukuthi kusukela ekukhitshweni kwelizwi lokuthi kuvuselelwe njalo kwakhiwe kutsha iJerusalema+ kuze kuyefika kuMesiya*+ uMkhokheli,+ kuzakuba lamaviki ayisikhombisa, lamaviki angu-62.+ Izavuselelwa njalo yakhiwe kutsha, ibe legceke ledolobho kanye lomgelo kodwa kuyabe kuyizikhathi ezinzima.
26 “Ngemva kwamaviki angu-62 uMesiya uzabulawa*+ asale engelalutho.+
“Abantu bomkhokheli ozayo bazatshabalalisa idolobho leli kanye lendawo engcwele.+ Isiphetho sakhona sizakuza angathi yisikhukhula. Kuzakuba lempi kuze kube sekucineni njalo sekuhlelwe ukuthi kube lomonakalo.+
27 “Kanti njalo yena uzagcina isivumelwano sisebenza okweviki eyodwa esenzela abanengi. Kodwa iviki izakuthi isiphakathi laphakathi, enze ukuthi imihlatshelo leminikelo kuphele.+
“Phezu kophiko lwezinto ezenyanyekayo kuzabe kulalowo obangela umonakalo+ futhi lokho okumisiweyo kuzathululelwa lakulowo ochithiweyo kuze kufike ukutshabalala.”