Danyela emgodzini wemabhubesi
1Kwaba kuhle kuDariyusi kutsi abeke tikhulu letili-120 kutsi tengamele wonkhe umbuso wakhe; 2ngetulu kwato tonkhe letikhulu kwakunebengameli labatsatfu, lomunye wabo kwakunguDanyela. Letikhulu tatingaphansi kwabo labengameli, kuze inkhosi ingetiwulahlekelwa lutfo. 3Danyela wakhombisa likhono lebuholi lelaliphakeme emkhatsini wabo bonkhe labengameli naletikhulu, kangangekutsi inkhosi yadzimate yafuna kumbeka kutsi engamele wonkhe lombuso wayo. 4Ngenca yaloko labengameli kanye naletikhulu, betama kutfola tizatfu tekutsi Danyela atfolakale anemacala macondzana nekuphatsa kwakhe tindzaba tembuso, kodvwa behluleka kukwenta loko. Abazange bayitfole inkhohlakalo kuye, ngobe abetsembekile, abengakakhohlakali, futsi anakekela kahle konkhe. 5Ekugcineni lamadvodza atsi: “Singeke sisitfole sizatfu lesingambeka ngaso emacala Danyela ngaphandle kwentfo letsintsana nemtsetfo waNkulunkulu wakhe.”
6Ngako labengameli naletikhulu babutsana baba sicumbi baya enkhosini, bafike batsi: “Bayethe, nkhosi Dariyusi, lunwele loludze! Nkhosi! 7Bengameli bembuso, netindvuna, netikhulu, nebeluleki kanye nebabusi bonkhe bavumelene ngekutsi inkhosi kufanele ikhiphe umtsetfosimemetelo bese icinisa lesimemetelo ngekutsi nome ngubani lothandaza kulomunye nkulunkulu nome umuntfu ngaphandle kwakho, nkhosi, kulamalanga langema-30 letako uyawujikijelwa emgodzini wemabhubesi. 8Manje-ke, nkhosi, khipha lesimemetelo usibhale phansi, kuze singetiwuguculwa ngumuntfu, njengekwemitsetfo yemaMede nemaPheresiya lengeke iguculwe ngumuntfu.” 9Ngako inkhosi Dariyusi, yase iwubhala phansi lomtsetfosimemetelo.
10Watsi kube Danyela eve kutsi sekubhalwe lomtsetfosimemetelo, wahamba waya ekhaya lakhe ekamelweni lelisetulu, lapho emafasitelo akhona abevulekela ngaseJerusalema. Abeguca ngemadvolo katsatfu ngelilanga, athandaze, abonga Nkulunkulu wakhe, njengobe abevame kwenta ngaphambili. 11Lamadvodza ase ayahamba asicumbi aya kuDanyela, afike amkhandza athandaza kuNkulunkulu acela lusito. 12Ngako ahamba aya enkhosini, afike akhuluma kuyo ngalesimemetelo sayo sebukhosi, atsi: “Awuzange yini ukhiphe umtsetfosimemetelo kutsi kulamalanga langema-30 letako umuntfu lothandaza kunome ngumuphi nkulunkulu nome umuntfu ngaphandle kwakho, nkhosi, utawujikijelwa emgodzini wemabhubesi?”
Inkhosi yaphendvula, yatsi: “Lesimemetelo simile njengekwemitsetfo yemaMede nemaPheresiya, lengeke iguculwe ngumuntfu.”
13Base bakhuluma enkhosini, batsi: “Danyela, longulomunye webatfunjwa bakaJuda, akakunaki wena, nkhosi, nalesimemetelo sakho lowasibhala phansi akasishayi mkhuba. Usathandaza katsatfu ngelilanga.”
14Inkhosi yatsi kube ikuve loko, yakhatsateka kakhulu, yetama konkhe lokwakusemandleni ayo kutsi imsindzise Danyela kwadzimate kwashona lilanga.
15Lamadvodza abutsana aba sicumbi aya enkhosini, afike atsi: “Khumbula, Silosikhulu, kutsi ngekwemtsetfo wemaMede nemaPheresiya kute simemetelo nome umtsetfo lokhishwa yinkhosi longabuye uguculwe ngumuntfu.”
16Ngako inkhosi yatfumela livi, kwalandvwa Danyela, wajikijelwa emgodzini wemabhubesi. Inkhosi yakhuluma kuDanyela, yatsi: “Shangatsi Nkulunkulu wakho, lomkhonta njalonjalo, angakulamlela!”
17Kwaletfwa litje, labekwa emnyango walomgodzi wemabhubesi, inkhosi yalivalisisa ngekubeka luphawu ngendandatho yayo kanye nangetindandatho tetiphatsimandla tayo, kuze kutsi loko lokuncunyiwe ngaDanyela kungaguculwa.
18Inkhosi yase iyancandzeka ibuyela esigodlweni sayo, busuku bonkhe yayihleti ingadli lutfo, akuzange kuletfwe ngisho nentfo yekuyijabulisa embikwayo. Ayizange ilale.
19Kwatsi nakudzabuka kusa, inkhosi yavuka yaphutfuma emgodzini wemabhubesi. 20Yatsi kube ifike edvute nemgodzi wemabhubesi, yamemeta Danyela ngeliphimbo lelidzabukile, yatsi: “Danyela, nceku yaNkulukulu lophilako, loNkulunkulu wakho, lomkhonta njalonjalo, ukhonile yini kukulamlela emabhubesini?”
21Danyela waphendvula watsi: “Lunwele loludze, nkhosi! 22Nkulunkulu wami utfumele ingilosi yakhe, lefike yavala imilomo yemabhubesi. Akangilimati, ngobe ngitfolakele ngite licala emehlweni akhe, kantsi nakuwe, nkhosi, kute lengikonile.”
23Inkhosi yajabula kakhulu, yatfumela kutsi kuyewukhishwa Danyela emgodzini wemabhubesi. Danyela watsi nasakhishwe emgodzini wemabhubesi, kwangete kwatfolakala ngisho nemyocu emtimbeni wakhe, ngobe abemetsembile Nkulunkulu wakhe.
24Inkhosi yakhipha umyalo, kwaletfwa kuyo onkhe lamadvodza labebeke Danyela licala ngekumcalela emanga, ajikijelwa emgodzini wemabhubesi, wona, nabomkawo, kanye nebantfwabawo. Emabhubesi atseleka etikwabo, abadzabudzabula abacedza bangakefiki ngisho nasesiyilweni salomgodzi wemabhubesi, ababhasha ngisho nematsambo abo.
25Inkhosi Dariyusi yabhalela bonkhe bantfu, netive, nebantfu bato tonkhe tilwimi emhlabeni wonkhe jikelele, yatsi:
“Nginifisela inchubekela embili!
26“Ngikhipha umtsetfosimemetelo kutsi kuyo yonkhe indzawo lelapha embusweni wami bantfu kufanele bamesabe babuye bamhloniphe Nkulunkulu waDanyela.
“Ngobe unguNkulunkulu lophilako,
futsi uyawuhlala akhona phakadze naphakadze;
umbuso wakhe ungeke ubhujiswe,
yebo, umbuso wakhe ungeke uphele.
27Uyalamulelana abuye asindzise;
wenta tibonakaliso netimangaliso
emazulwini kanye nasemhlabeni.
Ulamulele Danyela emandleni emabhubesi.”
28Ngako Danyela waphumelela ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwaDariyusi nangesikhatsi sekubusa kwaKhuresi, umPheresiya.
