Bible Reading Plan – Day 243

₁UBelishasari inkosi wenzela izinduna zakhe eziyinkulungwane idili, waphuza iwayini ngaphambi kwaleyo nkulungwane. ₂UBelishasari esalinambitha iwayini wayaleza ukuba kulethwe izitsha zegolide nezesiliva, uNebukadinesari uyise ayezikhiphe ethempelini laseJerusalema, ukuba inkosi nezikhulu zayo, nawomkayo, nezancinza zayo baphuze ngazo. ₃Base beletha izitsha zegolide ezazikhishwe ethempelini lendlu kaNkulunkulu yaseJerusalema, inkosi, nezikhulu zayo, nawomkayo, nezancinza zayo baphuza ngazo. ₄Baphuza iwayini, batusa onkulunkulu begolide, nabesiliva, nabethusi, nabensimbi, nabomuthi, nabetshe.

₅Ngasona leso sikhathi kwavela iminwe yesandla somuntu, yaloba maqondana nothi lwezibani kokunamekiweyo kodonga lwendlu yenkosi; inkosi yabona inxenye yesandla esalobayo. ₆Kwase kuguquka ukucwebezela kwayo, nemicabango yayo yayesabisa, zaxhega izinyonga zokhalo lwayo, namadolo ayo ashayana.

₇Inkosi yamemeza ngamandla ukuba kulethwe abathwebulayo, namaKaledi, nabahlola imihlola. Yayisikhuluma inkosi, yathi kwabahlakaniphileyo baseBabele: “Ongafunda lo mbhalo, angitshele incazelo yawo uyakwembathiswa okububende, abe nomgexo wegolide entanyeni yakhe, abuse engowesithathu embusweni.”

₈Base bengena bonke abahlakaniphileyo benkosi, kepha behluleka ukuwufunda umbhalo nokwazisa inkosi incazelo. ₉Khona inkosi uBelishasari yesaba kakhulu, nokucwebezela kwayo kwaguquka kuyo, nezinduna zayo zamangala.

₁₀Ngenxa yamazwi enkosi nawezinduna zayo kwase kungena inkosikazi endlini yedili; inkosikazi yakhuluma yathi: “Mana njalo, nkosi; imicabango yakho mayingakwesabisi, kungaguquki ukucwebezela kwakho. ₁₁Kukhona embusweni wakho umuntu okukuye umoya wawonkulunkulu abangcwele; ezinsukwini zikayihlo kwafunyanwa kuye ukukhanya nokuqonda nokuhlakanipha njengokuhlakanipha kwawonkulunkulu; inkosi uNebukadinesari, uyihlo yambeka induna yezanusi, neyabathwebulayo, neyamaKaledi, neyabahlola imihlola, yebo, nkosi, uyihlo, ₁₂ngokuba kwafunyanwa umoya odluleleyo, nokwazi, nokuqonda ukuchaza amaphupho, nokubonakalisa izimfumbe, nokuthukulula amafindo kuye uDaniyeli lowo inkosi eyambiza ngokuthi uBeliteshasari; kalokhu makabizwe uDaniyeli, uyakubonakalisa incazelo.”

₁₃Khona uDaniyeli wangeniswa phambi kwenkosi. Inkosi yakhuluma, yathi kuDaniyeli: “Wena unguDaniyeli lowo ongowabathunjwa bakwaJuda, abalethwa yinkosi ubaba, bevela kwaJuda na? ₁₄Ngizwile ngawe ukuthi umoya wawonkulunkulu ukuwe nokuthi kufunyenwe kuwe ukukhanya nokuqonda nokuhlakanipha okudluleleyo. ₁₅Manje-ke kungeniswe phambi kwami abahlakaniphileyo nabathwebulayo ukuba bafunde lo mbhalo, bangazise incazelo yawo, kepha behluleka ukubonakalisa incazelo yale ndaba. ₁₆Kepha ngizwe ngawe ukuthi ungaveza izincazelo, uthukulule amafindo; manje-ke uma ungafunda lo mbhalo, ungazise incazelo yawo, uyakwembathiswa okububende, ube nomgexo wegolide entanyeni yakho, ubuse ube ngowesithathu embusweni.”

₁₇Wayesephendula uDaniyeli, wathi phambi kwenkosi: “Izipho zakho mazibe kuwe, umuphe omunye imivuzo yakho; nokho ngiyakufundela inkosi umbhalo, ngiyazise incazelo.

₁₈“E nkosi, uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke wanika uNebukadinesari uyihlo umbuso, nobukhulu, nodumo, nobukhosi; ₁₉ngenxa yobukhulu owamnika bona, bonke abantu, nezizwe, nezilimi bathuthumela, besaba phambi kwakhe; athanda ukumbulala wambulala, athanda ukumyeka wamyeka; athanda ukumphakamisa wamphakamisa, athanda ukumthobisa wamthobisa. ₂₀Kepha lapho inhliziyo yakhe yaziphakamisa, nomoya wakhe waba lukhuni waze wazidla, wehliswa esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, balususa udumo lwakhe kuye; ₂₁waxoshwa kubantwana babantu; inhliziyo yakhe yaba njengeyezilwane, nenhlalo yakhe yayinezimbongolo zasendle; wadliswa utshani njengezinkabi, nomzimba wakhe wamanziswa ngamazolo ezulu, waze wazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke ubusa imibuso yabantu, ubeka phezu kwayo amthandayo.

₂₂“Nawe ndodana yakhe, Belishasari, awuthobanga inhliziyo yakho, noma wazi konke lokho, ₂₃kepha uziphakamisile eNkosini yasezulwini; balethe izitsha zendlu yakhe phambi kwakho; wena nezinduna zakho, nawomkakho, nezancinza zakho niphuzile iwayini ngazo, utusile wena onkulunkulu besiliva, nabegolide, nabethusi, nabensimbi, nabomuthi, nabetshe abangaboni, abangezwa, abangazi; kodwa uNkulunkulu omphefumulo wakho usesandleni sakhe, nokungezakhe zonke izindlela zakho awumdumisanga. ₂₄Yayisithunywa le nxenye yesandla ivela kuye, walotshwa lo mbhalo.

₂₅“Yilo umbhalo owalotshwa: MENE, MENE TEKEL, UFARSIN.

₂₆“Nansi incazelo yale nto: MENE: uNkulunkulu ubalile umbuso wakho, uwuqedile. ₂₇TEKEL: ulinganisiwe esilinganisweni, ufunyenwe ulula. ₂₈PERES: umbuso wakho wahlukene, unikelwe kumaMede namaPheresiya.”

₂₉Khona uBelishasari wayaleza, bamembathisa uDaniyeli okububende, bafaka umgexo wegolide entanyeni yakhe, benza isimemezelo ngaye ukuthi ubeyakubusa engowesithathu embusweni.

₃₀Ngalobo busuku uBelishasari inkosi yamaKaledi wabulawa. ₃₁UDariyu umMede wamukela umbuso eneminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha nambili.

₁Kwaba kuhle kuDariyu ukubeka phezu kombuso izikhulu eziyikhulu namashumi amabili ebeziyakuba sembusweni wonke. ₂Phezu kwazo wamisa abongameli abathathu, uDaniyeli engomunye wabo, ukuba izikhulu zibike kubo, ukuze inkosi ingalimali ngalutho. ₃Khona uDaniyeli lo wabadlula abongameli nezikhulu, ngokuba umoya ophakemeyo wawukuye; inkosi yayicabanga ukummisa phezu kombuso wonke. ₄Khona abongameli nezikhulu base befuna ukuthola utho ngoDaniyeli oluqondene nombuso, kepha abatholanga lutho nacala kuye, ngokuba wayethembekile; akutholwanga siphosiso nacala kuye. ₅Ayesethi lawa madoda: “Asiyikuthola lutho ngoDaniyeli, uma singalutholi kokuqondene nomthetho kaNkulunkulu wakhe.”

₆Base bebuthana labo bongameli nezikhulu enkosini, basho kanje kuyo, bathi: “Mana njalo, nkosi Dariyu. ₇Bonke abongameli bombuso, nababusi, nezikhulu, nabomkhandlu, nezinduna balulekene kanyekanye ukuba kumiswe isimiso senkosi, kumenyezelwe isiyalezo esiqinileyo sokuthi yilowo nalowo ocela isicelo nakumuphi unkulunkulu noma kumuntu ngezinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, kuphela kuwe nkosi, uyakuphonswa emphandwini wezingonyama. ₈Kalokhu, nkosi, simemezele isiyalezo, ulobe umbhalo ukuba ungaguqulwa ngokomthetho wamaMede namaPheresiya ongenakuguquka.” ₉Ngokunjalo inkosi uDariyu yayisiloba umbhalo nesiyalezo.

₁₀UDaniyeli esekwazi ukuthi umbhalo ulotshiwe, wangena endlini yakhe amafasitele ekamelo lakhe ayevulekile ebhekisa eJerusalema waguqa ngamadolo kathathu ngosuku, wakhuleka, wabonga uNkulunkulu wakhe, njengalokho enzile kuqala. ₁₁Ayesebuthana lawo madoda, amfumana uDaniyeli ekhuleka, enxusa kuNkulunkulu wakhe. ₁₂Asondela, akhuluma phambi kwenkosi ngesiyalezo senkosi, athi: “Asithi ulobile isiyalezo sokuthi yilowo nalowo ocela nakumuphi unkulunkulu noma kumuntu ngezinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, kuphela kuwe nkosi, uyakuphonswa emphandwini wezingonyama na?”

Inkosi yaphendula yathi: “Iqinisile leyo nto ngokomthetho wamaMede namaPheresiya ongenakuguquka.”

₁₃Ayesephendula ethi phambi kwenkosi: “UDaniyeli lowo ongowabathunjwa bakwaJuda akakunaki wena nkosi, nesiyalezo osilobileyo, kepha uyacela isicelo sakhe kathathu ngosuku.” ₁₄Lapho inkosi isizwile lawa mazwi, yadabuka kakhulu, yayibeka inhliziyo yayo kuDaniyeli ukuba imkhulule, yazama ukumophula kwaze kwaba sekushoneni kwelanga.

₁₅Ayesebuthana lawo madoda enkosini, athi enkosini: “Yazi, nkosi, ukuthi kungumthetho wamaMede namaPheresiya ukuba kungaguqulwa isiyalezo nesimiso esimiswa yinkosi.”

₁₆Yayisiyaleza inkosi, walethwa uDaniyeli, waphonswa emphandwini wezingonyama. Inkosi yakhuluma, yathi kuDaniyeli: “UNkulunkulu wakho omkhonza njalo uyakukukhulula.”

₁₇Kwase kulethwa itshe, labekwa emlonyeni womphandu, inkosi yalinamathelisa ngendandatho yayo nangendandatho yizikhulu zayo, ukuze kungaguqulwa lutho maqondana noDaniyeli. ₁₈Inkosi yase iya endlini yayo yobukhosi, yadlulisa ubusuku izila; izinkenezo zokubethwa azilethwanga kuyo, nobuthongo bayibalekela.

₁₉Inkosi yavuka ekuseni kakhulu, yashesha yaya emphandwini wezingonyama. ₂₀Kwathi isisondele emphandwini kuDaniyeli, yamemeza ngezwi elikhalayo; inkosi yakhuluma, yathi kuDaniyeli: “Daniyeli, wena nceku kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, uNkulunkulu wakho omkhonza njalo angakukhulula kuzo izingonyama na?”

₂₁UDaniyeli wathi enkosini: “Mana njalo, nkosi. ₂₂UNkulunkulu uthumile ingelosi yakhe, wavimba imilomo yezingonyama, azingilimazanga, ngokuba kwafunyanwa kimi ukungabi nacala phambi kwakhe; naphambi kwakho, nkosi, angenzanga okubi.”

₂₃Yayisijabula kakhulu inkosi, yayaleza ukuba uDaniyeli akhushulwe emphandwini. UDaniyeli wayesekhushulwa emphandwini, akufunyanwanga mcothu kuye, ngokuba wayemethembile uNkulunkulu wakhe.

₂₄Inkosi yayaleza, alethwa lawo madoda ayemangalele uDaniyeli, aphonswa emphandwini wezingonyama, wona nabantwana bawo, nawomkawo; izingonyama zatheleka phezu kwabo, zachoboza amathambo abo, bengakafinyeleli phansi emphandwini.

₂₅UDariyu inkosi wayeselobela bonke abantu, nezizwe, nezilimi ezikhona emhlabeni wonke ukuthi: “Ukuthula makwande kinina.

₂₆“Ngenza isiyalezo ukuba ekubuseni konke kombuso wami abantu bathuthumele, besabe phambi kukaNkulunkulu kaDaniyeli, ngokuba

₂₈UDaniyeli wayeseqhubeka ngesineke ekubuseni kukaDariyu, nasekubuseni kukaKoresi umPheresiya.

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.

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.”