Daniel 1

Xhosa 2024 (ITestamente Entsha)

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1Ngomnyaka wesithathu wobukumkani bukaYehoyakim ukumkani wakwaYuda, kweza uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli eYerusalem, wayingqinga.

2uYehova wamnikela esandleni sakhe uYehoyakim ukumkani wakwaYuda, nenxalenye yempahla yendlu kaTHIXO oyinyaniso, leyo wazizisa kwilizwe laseShinare endlwini yothixo wakhe; yaye ezo zinto wazizisa kwindawo yokugcina ubuncwane bothixo wakhe.

3Wathi ukumkani kuAspenazi, umthetheli wabalungiseleli bakhe, makazise koonyana bakaSirayeli, nakwimbewu yokumkani, nabathetheli;

4Abantwana abangenasiphako kubo, kodwa abathandekayo nabanobuchule kubo bonke ubulumko neexhalanga zolwazi nokuqonda kwenzululwazi, ababenokuma endlwini yokumkani nabo bathi xa ndibafundisa imfundo nolwimi yamaKaledi.

5Ukumkani ubebanika into yemini ngangemini yayo, ekudleni kokumkani nasewayinini yakhe; wabondla iminyaka emithathu, ukuze ekupheleni beme phambi kokumkani.

6Phakathi kwabo kwakukho oonyana bakaYuda, uDaniyeli, uHananiya, uMishayeli, noAzariya;

7Umphathiswa wamthiya igama, ngenxa yokuba wamthiya igama elinguDaniyeli ngokuba nguBheleshatsare; uHananiya njengoShadraki; noMishayeli kaMeshaki; uAzariya wathi nguAbhede-nego.

8uDaniyeli wagqiba entliziyweni yakhe, ukuba angazingcolisi ngokudla kokumkani nangewayini ayiselayo; ngoko ke wambongoza umantyi ukuba angamngcolisi.

9uYehova wamenzela inceba nemfesane uDaniyeli kumthetheli-waka wababusi.

10Umthetheli wenkundla wathi kuDaniyeli, Ndiyamoyika ukumkani, inkosi yam, omise eniya kukudla, nento eniya kuyisela; Uze uyifake intloko yam kukumkani.

11Wathi ke uDaniyeli kuMeltsare, owayemise umphathi-mkhosi ukuba avele uDaniyeli, uHananiya, uMishayeli noAzariya, wathi:

12Balinge abakhonzi bakho iintsuku ezilishumi; asinika imifuno ukuba sidle, namanzi ukuba asele.

13Ubuso bethu mabube bubuso bakho, nobuso babantwana abadla ukudla kokumkani, wenze kubakhonzi bakho ngokuthanda kwakho.

14Wabavumela kuloo nto, wabacikida iintsuku ezilishumi.

15Ekupheleni kweentsuku ezilishumi, yabonakala imbonakalo yabo intle, betyebile, ngaphezu kwabantwana bonke abadla ukudla kokumkani.

16Wathabatha ke uMeltsare inxalenye yenyama yabo newayini ababefanele ukuyisela; bawanikela amandla abo.

17Aba bantwana bane ke uThixo ubanike ukwazi, nokwazi, nobulumko; kwaye uDaniyeli wayeyiqonda yonke imibono namaphupha.

18Ekupheleni kweentsuku awayethe maziziswe ngazo ukumkani, inkosana yabalungiseleli yabazisa phambi koNebhukadenetsare.

19Wathetha ukumkani kubo; kubo bonke kwafunyanwa abanjengoDaniyeli, noHananiya, noMishayeli, noAzariya; besakuma phambi kokumkani.

20Kuyo yonke imibandela yobulumko nengqiqo awababuza yona ukumkani, wafumanisa ukuba babebadlula ngokuphindwe kalishumi bonke abenzi bomlingo nabavumisi ngeenkwenkwezi ababesebukumkanini bakhe buphela.

21uDaniyeli wahlala kwada kwangumnyaka wokuqala kaKoreshi ukumkani.

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