Danyela
9 Ngomnyaka wokuthoma kaDariyasi+ indodana ka-Arhatjhiverotjhi, isizukulwana samaMede, owaba yikosi embusweni wamaKhaledi,*+ 2 emnyakeni wokuthoma wokubusa kwakhe, mina Danyela, ngalemuka ngeencwadi* ngokuya ngelizwi lakaJehova kuJoromiya umphorofidi bona isibalo seminyaka yokuzaliseka kokutjhatjalaliswa kweJerusalema+ sizokuba minyaka ema-70.+ 3 Ngaqala kuJehova uZimu weqiniso, ngambawa ngomthandazo, ngazila+ ngokumbatha umgodla nangokuzithela ngomlotha. 4 Ngathandaza kuJehova uZimami, ngavuma izono, ngathi:
“Jehova Zimu weqiniso, Zimu omkhulu nosabekako, ophetha isivumelwano sakhe, othanda labo abamthandako,+ balalele nemiyalwakhe,+ 5 sizizoni, senze okumbi, senza ngokukhohlakala begodu savukela,+ sitjhiye imiyalwakho nezahlulelo zakho. 6 Akhenge silalele iinceku zakho okubaphorofidi,+ abakhuluma egameni lakho emakhosinethu, emakhosanenethu, kibokhokho bethu nakibo boke abantu benarha. 7 Ukulunga ngekwakho Jehova kodwana thina sembeswe ziinhloni njengombana kunjalo namhlanjesi ebantwini bakwaJuda, ezakhamuzini zeJerusalema nakiwo woke ama-Israyeli aseduze nakude, kizo zoke iinarha owahlakazele kizo ngombana akhenge athembeke kuwe.+
8 “Maye! Jehova, amakhosethu, amakhosanethu nabokhokho bethu sembeswe ziinhloni, ngombana sonile kuwe. 9 Jehova Zimethu uyalibalela, unesirhawu+ kodwana sikuvukele.+ 10 Akhenge silalele ilizwi lakho Jehova Zimethu, sibhalelwe kulandela imithetho osibekele yona ngeenceku zakho okubaphorofidi.+ 11 Woke ama-Israyeli eqe umThethwakho, aphambuka ekulaleleni ilizwi lakho, nje-ke uthululele kithi isiqalekiso nesifungo ekutlolwe ngaso emThethweni kaMosi inceku kaZimu weqiniso,+ ngombana sonile kuwe. 12 Wenze ngokwamezwakho owakhulume malungana nathi+ namalungana nababusi bethu,* ngokusilethela ihlekelele ekulu; ephasini loke akhenge khekwenzeke into efana neyenzeke eJerusalema.+ 13 Njengombana kutloliwe emThethweni kaMosi, yoke ihlekelele yehlele phezu kwethu+ kodwana akhenge sibawe umusakho Jehova Zimethu ngokuphenduka emtjhaphwenethu,+ nangokutjengisa ukuthi siyakuzwisisa ukuthembeka kwakho.
14 “Nje-ke Jehova bewusolo uqalile begodu wasilethela ihlekelele, ngombana Jehova Zimethu ulungile kiyo yoke imisebenzi oyenzileko, nanyana kunjalo akhenge silalele ilizwi lakho.+
15 “Nje-ke Jehova Zimethu, wena owakhupha abantu bakho enarheni yeGibhide ngesandla sakho esinamandla,+ wazenzela negama bekwaba kunamhlanjesi,+ sonile begodu senze ngokukhohlakala. 16 Maye! Jehova, ngokuvumelana nazo zoke izenzo zakho zokulunga,+ siyabawa, kwanga ukusilingeka nelaka lakho kungasuka edorobheni leJerusalema, entabenakho ecwengileko; ngebanga lezono zethu nemitjhapho yabokhokho bethu, iJerusalema nabantu bakho bayinto yokuhlaziswa kibo boke abantu abababhodileko.+ 17 Nje-ke Zimethu, sibawa ulalele umthandazo nesibawo sencekwakho begodu ngebanga legama lakho Jehova, sibawa ubangele nobuso bakho buphazimule phezu kwendawakho ecwengileko+ etjhatjalalisiweko.+ 18 Vula iindlebe zakho Zimami, ulalele! Vula amehlwakho ubone ubujamo bethu obutlhuwisako nedorobho lethu elibizwa ngegama lakho ngombana asikubawi ngebanga lezenzo zethu zokulunga kodwana sikubawa ngesirhawu sakho esikhulu.+ 19 Maye! Jehova, sibawa ulalele. Maye! Jehova, sibawa ulibalele.+ Maye! Jehova, sibawa utjheje bewuthathe igadango. Sibawa ungariyadi ngebanga lakho Zimami ngombana igama lakho libizwe edorobheni lakho nebantwini bakho.”+
20 Nangisakhulumako, ngithandaza, ngivuma izono zami nezabantu bekhethu ama-Israyeli, ngenza isibawo sami somusa phambi kwakaJehova uZimami malungana nentaba ecwengileko kaZimami,+ 21 iye, nangisakhulumako emthandazweni, uGabhariyeli,+ indoda leya engiyibone ekuthomeni embonweni,+ yafika kimi ngidinwe khulu pheze ngesikhathi somnikelo wezipho wantambama. 22 Wangihlathululela, wathi:
“Danyela, ngize bona ngizokunikela ilemuko nokuzwisisa. 23 Nawuthoma ukwenza isibawo sakho, kuphume ilizwi begodu ngize kuwe bona ngizokubikela ngalo ngombana umumuntu oligugu.+ Nje-ke cabangela indaba le begodu uzwisise umbono lo.
24 “Kuneemveke ezima-70* ezibekelwe abantu bekhenu nedorobho lenu elicwengileko,+ bona kususwe ukweqiwa komthetho, kuqedwe isono,+ kuhlawulelwe umtjhapho,+ kulethwe ukulunga okungapheliko,+ kuqinisekiswe umbono nesiphorofido+ begodu kuzeswe oCwengileko wabaCwengileko.* 25 Kufuze wazi begodu uzwisise ukuthi kusukela ekukhutjhweni kwelizwi lokuvuselela nokwakha kabutjha iJerusalema+ bekufike uMesiya*+ oMdosiphambili,+ kuzokuba ziimveke ezili-7 neemveke ezima-62.+ Lizokuvuselelwa begodu lakhiwe kabutjha, libe netatawu lokuthengisela nomsele kodwana kuzokuba ziinkhathi ezibudisi.
26 “Ngemva kweemveke ezima-62, uMesiya uzokuquntwa,*+ angabi nomelamako.+
“Bese abantu bomdosiphambili ozako bazokutjhabalalisa idorobho nendawo ecwengileko.+ Ukuphela kwalo kuzokuba ngasuthi lipheliswe ngeenkhukhula. Kuzokuba nepi bekube sekupheleni, uZimu uqunte bona litjhatjalaliswe.+
27 “Uzokwenza isivumelwano sisebenze ebantwini abanengi iveke yinye; kuthi engcenyeni yeveke leyo, uzokubangela bona kuqedwe umhlatjelo nesipho somnikelo.+
“Ephikweni lezinto ezinyenyisako kuzokuba nobangela ukutjhabalala,+ bekufike isikhathi sokubhubhisa, kuzakuthi lokho uZimu akuquntileko kuthululelwe nakiloyo otjhabalalisako.”