Inqama nempongo
1Ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kwenkosi uBelishasari kwabonakala kimi mina-Daniyeli umbono emva kwalokho okwabonakala kimi kuqala.
2Ngabona embonweni; kwase kuthi ekuboneni kwami ngangiseShushani endlini yenkosi esifundeni sase-Elamu; ngabona-ke embonweni, ngangisemfuleni iUlayi.
3Ngase ngiphakamisa amehlo ami, ngabona; bheka, kwakumi phambi komfula inqama inezimpondo ezimbili; lezozimpondo ezimbili zazithaphile, kepha olunye lwaluthaphé kunolunye, oluthaphileyo lwavela muva.
4Ngabona inqama iqhubukusha ngasentshonalanga, nangasenyakatho, nangaseningizimu; kwakungekho-silo ebesinokuma phambi kwayo, kwakungekho ongophula esandleni sayo, kepha yenza njengentando yayo, yazikhulisa.
5Ngisacabanga, bheka, kwavela impongo ngasentshonalanga ebusweni bawo wonke umhlaba, ingawuthinti umhlaba kodwa; impongo yayinophondo oluqhamileyo emkhathini wamehlo ayo.
6Yafika enqameni eyayinezimpondo ezimbili, engayibona imi phambi komfula, yatheleka kuyo ngokufutheka kwayo okunamandla.
7Ngayibona isondela kakhulu enqameni, yababa ngayo, yayishaya inqama, yazaphula izimpondo zayo ezimbili; kwakungekho-mandla enqameni okuma phambi kwayo, kepha yayiphonsa phansi, yayinyathela, kwakungekho ongayophula inqama esandleni sayo.
8Impongo yayisizikhulisa kakhulu; kwathi lapho isinamandla, uphondo olukhulu lwaphuka; esikhundleni salo kwamila ezine ziqhamela ngasemimoyeni yomine yezulu.
9Kolunye lwazo kwamila uphondo oluncane olwakhula kakhulu ngaseningizimu, nangasempumalanga, nangasezweni elihle.
10Lwakhula kwaze kwaba-nasebandleni lasezulwini, lwaphonsa phansi okunye kwebandla, okwezinkanyezi, lwakunyathela.
11Yebo, lwazikhulisa kwaze kwabanasesikhulwini sebandla, lwasaphuca umnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke, nendawo yendlu yaso engcwele yaphonswa phansi.
12Kwabekwa impi yokulwa kanye nomnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke ngesiphambeko: lwaphonsa phansi iqiniso, lwenza njengentando yalo, lwaba-nempumelelo.
13Ngase ngizwa ongcwele ekhuluma, nomunye ongcwele wathi kulowo owakhuluma: Uyakuba-khona kuze kube-nini lombono womnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke, nesiphambeko esichithayo sokuba kukhashelwe indlu engcwele nempi, kunyathelwe phansi, na?
14Wathi kimi: Koze kube-yizikhathi zokuhlwa nezokusa eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amathathu; beseyihlanjululwa indlu engcwele.
15Kwathi sengiwubonile umbono mina-Daniyeli, ngafuna ukuwuqonda; bheka, kwase kumi phambi kwami kungathi isimo somuntu.
16Ngezwa izwi lomuntu phakathi kweUlayi elalimemeza lathi: Gabriyeli, menze lo ukuba aqonde umbono.
17Wayesesondela lapho ngimi khona; lapho esefika, ngashaywa luvalo, ngawa ngobuso bami; kepha wathi kimi: Qonda, ndodana yomuntu, ngokuba umbono ungowesikhathi sokuphela.
18Esakhuluma nami, ngalala ubuthongo obukhulu, ubuso bami bubheké phansi; kepha wangithinta, wangimisa lapho kade ngimi khona.
19Wathi: Bheka, ngiyakukwazisa okuyakwenzeka ngasekupheleni kwentukuthelo, ngokuba kungokwesikhathi sokuphela.
20Inqama oyibonileyo inezimpondo ezimbili, zingamakhosi aseMediya nasePheresiya.
21Impongo iyinkosi yaseJavani; uphondo olukhulu olusemkhathini wamehlo ayo luyinkosi yokuqala.
22Kepha olwaphukileyo, esikhundleni salo okwavela ezine, kuyakuvela imibuso emine esizweni salo, ingenamandla alo kodwa.
23Ekugcineni kokubusa kwayo, lapho izihlubuki seziphelele, inkosi elukhuni ngobuso, eqonda izimfumbe, iyakuvela.
24Iyakuba-namandla amakhulu, ingenamandla eyokuqala kodwa; iyakuchitha ngokumangalisayo, iphumelele ukukwenza; iyakuchitha abanamandla nabantu abangcwele.
25Ngokuhlakanipha kwayo iyakuphumelelisa inkohliso esandleni sayo, izikhulise enhliziyweni yayo, ichithe abaningi ekuthuleni; iyakumelana nesikhulu sezikhulu, ichotshozwe kungengasandla.
26Imibono yakusihlwa neyasekuseni esilandiwe iqinisile, kepha gcina wena umbono, ngokuba ungowezinsuku eziningi.
27Mina-Daniyeli ngase ngiphela amandla, ngagula izinsuku ezithile; ngavuka, ngenza umsebenzi wenkosi; ngamangala ngombono, kwakungekho owuqondayo.
