Izilo ezine nendodana yomuntu
1Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaBelishasari, inkosi yaseBabele, uDaniyeli wabona iphupho nemibono yekhanda lakhe embhedeni wakhe, waliloba iphupho, walanda inhloko yezindaba.
2UDaniyeli wathatha wathi: “Ngabona embonweni wami ebusuku; bheka, imimoya yomine yezulu yavumbuluka elwandle olukhulu. 3Izilo ezine ezinkulu zakhuphuka elwandle, zahlukile esinye kwesinye.
4“Esokuqala sasinjengengonyama, sinamaphiko okhozi; ngabheka aze ahluthwa amaphiko aso, saphakanyiswa emhlabeni, samiswa ngezinyawo ezimbili njengomuntu, sanikwa inhliziyo yomuntu.
5“Bheka, esinye isilo, esesibili, sinjengebhere,* samiswa ngolunye uhlangothi, izimbambo ezintathu zisemlonyeni waso phakathi kwamazinyo aso; kwathiwa kuso: ‘Vuka, udle inyama eningi.’
6“Emva kwalokho ngabona; bheka, esinye, sinjengengwe, sinamaphiko amane enyoni emhlane; isilo sasinamakhanda amane, sanikwa ukubusa.
7“Emva kwalokho ngabona emibonweni ebusuku; bheka, isilo sesine, esesabekayo, sinamandla, siqinile kakhulu; sasinamazinyo amakhulu ensimbi, sadla, saphula, sanyathela okuseleyo ngezinyawo zaso; sahlukile kuzo zonke izilo ezazingaphambi kwaso; sasinezimpondo eziyishumi.
8“Ngabuka izimpondo; bheka, kwavela phakathi kwazo olunye uphondo, oluncane, okungaphambi kwalo ezintathu zezimpondo zokuqala zasimbulwa; futhi bheka, kulolo phondo kwakukhona amehlo anjengamehlo omuntu, nomlomo okhuluma izinto ezinkulu.
9“Ngisabheka,
kwabekwa izihlalo zobukhosi,
kwahlala omdala wezinsuku;
izambatho zakhe zazimhlophe njengeqhwa,
izinwele zekhanda lakhe zinjengoboya bezimvu obuhlanzekileyo;
isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sasingamalangabi omlilo,
amasondo aso engumlilo ovuthayo.
10Umnonjana womlilo wavela,
waphuma phambi kwakhe;
izinkulungwane zenkulungwane zazimkhonza,
nezinkulungwane eziyishumi zezinkulungwane eziyishumi
zazimi ngaphambi kwakhe;
kwahlala abahluleli,
izincwadi zavulwa.
11“Ngabheka ngaleso sikhathi ngenxa yenhlokomo yamazwi amakhulu akhulunywa luphondo; ngabheka saze sahlatshwa isilo, wachithwa umzimba waso, sanikelwa ukuba sishiswe ngomlilo. 12Kepha ezinye izilo, ukubusa kwazo kwasuswa, kodwa ukuphila kwazo kwelulwa isikhathi nenkathi.
13“Ngabona emibonweni ebusuku; bheka, kwafika namafu ezulu onjengendodana yomuntu; yafika komdala wezinsuku, yasondezwa phambi kwakhe. 14Yanikwa ukubusa, nobukhosi, nombuso, ukuze bonke abantu, nezizwe, nezilimi bayikhonze; ukubusa kwayo kungukubusa okuphakade okungayikudlula, nombuso wayo yiwo ongayikuchithwa.
15“Mina Daniyeli, umoya wami wakhathazeka edokodweni lawo, nemibono yekhanda lami yangihlupha. 16Ngasondela komunye wababemi khona, ngabuza kuye iqiniso lakho konke lokhu. Wangitshela, wangazisa incazelo yezindaba. 17‘Lezo zilo ezinkulu ezine zingamakhosi amane ayakuvela emhlabeni. 18Kepha abangcwele boPhezukonke bayakwamukeliswa umbuso, umbuso ube ngowabo kuze kube phakade, yebo, kuze kube phakade naphakade.’
19“Ngase ngifuna ukwazi iqiniso ngesilo sesine esahlukile kuzo zonke zazo, esesabekayo kakhulu, esimazinyo aso ayeyinsimbi, nezinzipho zaso ziyithusi, esasidla, saphula, sanyathela okuseleyo ngezinyawo; 20nangezimpondo eziyishumi ezazisekhanda laso, nolunye olwavelayo, ezawa phambi kwalo ezintathu, lolo phondo olwalunamehlo nomlomo owawukhuluma izinto ezinkulu, olukubonakala kwalo kwakukukhulu kunezinye. 21Ngisabheka, lolo phondo lwalwa nabangcwele, lwabahlula, 22waze wafika omdala wezinsuku, abangcwele boPhezukonke banikwa ukwahlulelwa, kwafika isikhathi sokuba umbuso ube ngowabangcwele.
23“Wayesethi: ‘Isilo sesine siyakuba ngumbuso wesine emhlabeni, oyakwahluka kuyo yonke imibuso, udle wonke umhlaba, uwunyathele, uwaphule. 24Izimpondo eziyishumi-ke, kulowo mbuso kuyakuvela amakhosi ayishumi, kuvele enye emva kwawo; iyakwahluka kwawokuqala, ithobise amakhosi amathathu. 25Iyakukhuluma amazwi ngoPhezukonke, ikhathaze abangcwele boPhezukonke; iyakuhlosa ukuguqula izikhathi nomthetho; bayakukhashelwa esandleni sayo kuze kube yisikhathi nezikhathi nenxenye yesikhathi.
26“ ‘Kepha abahluleli bayakuhlala, basuse ukubusa kwayo kudliwe, kuchithwe kuze kube sekupheleni. 27Umbuso nokubusa nobukhulu bemibuso phansi kwalo lonke izulu kuyakunikwa isizwe sabangcwele boPhezukonke; umbuso wakhe ungumbuso ongunaphakade; yonke imibuso iyakumkhonza, imlalele.’
28“Nakhu ukuphela kwendaba. Mina Daniyeli, imicabango yami yangikhathaza kakhulu, nokucwebezela kwami kwaguquka kimi, kepha ngayigcina indaba enhliziyweni yami.”
