Danyela
10 Ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kweKosi yePheresiya uKoretjhi,+ uDanyela obekabizwa ngokuthi nguBhelithetjhatsari+ wafumana umlayezo omalungana nepi ekulu, umlayezo loyo bewuliqiniso. Wawuzwisisa begodu walemuka nalokho akubonileko.
2 Emalangeni lawo, mina Danyela, ngalila+ iimveke ezintathu zoke. 3 Akhange ngidle litho elimnandi, akhange ngifake inyama namkha iwayini emlonyenami begodu akhange ngizizese ngamafutha iimveke ezintathu zoke. 4 Ngelanga lama-24 lenyanga yokuthoma, nangiseqadi komlambo omkhulu, iThigrisi,*+ 5 ngaphakamisa amehlo ngabona indoda imbethe ilineni,+ ibophe ibhande elenziwe ngegolide le-Ufazi edinini. 6 Umzimbayo bewufana nekhrisolithe,+ ubuso bayo buphazima njengombani, amehlwayo anjengeembani ezivutha umlilo, imikhono neenyawo zayo zifana nekhopha emanyazelako,+ itjhada lelizwi layo belizwakala njengelabantu abanengi. 7 Mina Danyela, ngawubona ngedwa umbono lo; abantu ebenginabo akhange bawubone.+ Nanyana kunjalo, behlelwa kusaba okukhulu, babaleka bayozifihla.
8 Bangitjhiya ngedwa begodu ngathi nangibona umbono omkhulu lo, ngaphelelwa mamandla ubuso bami bathunya khulu akhenge ngikghone ukwenza litho.+ 9 Kwathi kusesenjalo ngezwa ilizwi layo kodwana nayisakhulumako, ngahloma ihloko phasi ngalala ubuthongo obukhulu.+ 10 Ngezwa isandla singikghwatha,+ sangisikinya bona ngibambelele ngezandla ngiguqe ngamadolo. 11 Yathi kimi:
“Maye! Danyela muntu oligugu.+ Lalelisisa amezwi engizokutjela wona. Sikima ujame ngeenyawo, ngombana ngithunyelwe kuwe.”
Nangizwa amezwi la ngasikima, ngahlengezela.
12 Yaraga yathi kimi: “Ungasabi+ Danyela. Amezwakho azwakele ngelanga lokuthoma owazimisela ngalo ukufumana ilemuko begodu wazithoba phambi kwakaZimakho, ngizile ngebanga lamezwakho.+ 13 Kodwana ikosana+ yombuso wePheresiya yajamelana nami amalanga ama-21. Kodwana uMikhayeli,*+ ongomunye wamakhosana amakhulu, weza wazongisiza, ngasala lapho eqadi kwamakhosi wePheresiya. 14 Ngizele ukuzokuhlathululela bona khuyini ezokwehlela abantu bekhenu engcenyeni yokugcina yamalanga+ ngombana umbono lo ngewamalanga asezako.”+
15 Ngemva kokungitjela amezwi la, ngahloma ihloko phasi ngaphelelwa mamezwi. 16 Kwathi othileko ofana nomuntu wakghwatha umlomami,+ ngakghona ukukhuluma ngathi emuntwini ojame phambi kwami: “Kosami, ngiyahlengezela ngebanga lombono begodu ngiphelelwe mamandla.+ 17 Mina ncekwakho ngizokukhuluma njani nawe kosami?+ Ngombana anginamandla begodu angikghoni ukwenza litho.”+
18 Ofana nomuntu wangikghwathwa godu wangiqinisa.+ 19 Bese wathi: “Ungasabi,+ muntu oligugu.+ Koke kuzokukhambela kuhle.+ Qina, iye, qina.” Njengombana akhuluma nami ngaqina idolo, ngathi: “Khuluma kosami, ngombana sele ungiqinisile.”
20 Wathi: “Uyazi ukuthi kubayini ngize kuwe? Ngizokubuyela emva ngiyokulwa nekosana yePheresiya.+ Nangikhambako, kuzokufika ikosana yeGirisi. 21 Nanyana kunjalo, ngizokutjela izinto ezitlolwe encwadini yeqiniso. Akekho ongisekela ngokupheleleko kilokhu, ngaphandle kwakaMikhayeli,+ ikosanakho.+