Daniel 1

Zulu 2020 (IsiZulu 2020)

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1Ngonyaka wesithathu wokubusa kukaJehoyakimi, inkosi yakwaJuda, kwafika uNebukhadinezari, inkosi yaseBhabhele, eJerusalema, walivimbezela.

2INkosi uNkulunkulu yanikela esandleni sakhe uJehoyakimi, inkosi yakwaJuda, nengxenye yezitsha zasendlini kaNkulunkulu, waziyisa eShineyari endlini kankulunkulu wakhe; izitsha wazibeka endlini yengcebo kankulunkulu wakhe.

3Inkosi yakhuluma ku-Ashiphenazi, induna yabathenwa bayo, ukuba athathe kubantu bakwa-Israyeli abozalo lwenkosi nezikhulu, abalethe kuyo.

4Aqoke abafana abangenasici, ababukeka kahle, abanengqondo ekuhlakanipheni konke, abanolwazi ekwazini, abanokuqonda ekwazini, abanamandla okukhonza endlini yenkosi; abafundise izincwadi nolimi lwamaKhaledi.

5Inkosi yabamisela isabelo semihla ngemihla sokudla kwenkosi nesewayini eliphuzayo, ukuba bondliwe iminyaka emithathu; kuyakuthi ngasekugcineni kwayo, bame phambi kwenkosi.

6Kulabo kwakukhona abantu bakwaJuda: uDaniyeli, uHananiya, uMishayeli, no-Azariya.

7Induna yabathenwa yabaqamba amagama; uDaniyeli yamqamba ngokuthi uBhelitheshazari, uHananiya waba nguShadiraki, uMishayeli waba nguMeshakhi, no-Azariya waba ngu-Abhedi Nego.

8Kepha uDaniyeli wazimisela enhliziyweni yakhe ukuba angazingcolisi ngesabelo sokudla kwenkosi nangewayini eliphuzayo; wayesecela enduneni yabathenwa ukuba angazingcolisi.

9UNkulunkulu wenza ukuba uDaniyeli athole umusa nobumnene emehlweni enduna yabathenwa.

10Induna yabathenwa yathi kuDaniyeli: “Mina ngiyesaba ukuthi inkosi yami, inkosi, emisile ukudla kwenu nokuphuza kwenu, iyakubona ubuso benu ukuthi buxhozekile kunobabafana abangontanga yenu, bese nibeka impilo yami engcupheni enkosini.”

11Wayesethi uDaniyeli encekwini, induna yabathenwa eyayibekwe phezu koDaniyeli, uHananiya, uMishayeli, no-Azariya:

12“Ake ulinge izinceku zakho izinsuku ezilishumi, basiphe imifino yokudla namanzi okuphuza.

13Bese kuvezwa ubuso bethu phambi kwakho nobuso babafana abadla isabelo sokudla kwenkosi, wenze ezincekwini zakho njengokubona kwakho.”

14Yabalalela kulokho, yabalinga izinsuku ezilishumi.

15Ngasekupheleni kwezinsuku ezilishumi, ubuso babo babonakala bubuhle, babekhuluphele emzimbeni kunabo bonke abafana ababedla isabelo sokudla kwenkosi.

16Inceku yayisisusa isabelo sokudla newayini lokuphuza, yabapha imifino.

17Laba bafana abane uNkulunkulu wabanika ukwazi nokuqonda encwadini nasekuhlakanipheni; uDaniyeli wayenengqondo kuyo yonke imibono namaphupho.

18Ngasekugcineni kwezinsuku inkosi eyayishilo ukuthi bazakungeniswa ngazo, induna yabathenwa yabangenisa phambi kukaNebukhadinezari.

19Inkosi yakhuluma nabo; phakathi kwabo bonke akufunyaniswanga muntu onjengoDaniyeli, uHananiya, uMishayeli, no-Azariya, ngenkathi sebemi phambi kwenkosi.

20Ezintweni zonke zokuhlakanipha nezokuqonda inkosi eyayibabuza ngazo, yabafumanisa bedlula kalishumi zonke izanusi nabathwebulayo ababesembusweni wayo wonke.

21UDaniyeli wayekhona, kwaze kwaba ngunyaka wokuqala kaKhoresi, inkosi.

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