Dan 8 - Ndebele Bible (iBhayibhili Elingcwele) 1978

Inqama lempongo

1Ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kwenkosi uBelishazari kwabonakala umbono kimi mina Daniyeli, emva kwalowo owabonakala kimi kuqala.

2Ngabona embonweni kungathi ngiseSusa emzini omkhulu welizwe laseElamu; ngabonake embonweni kungathi ngisemfuleni iUlayi.

3Ngaphakamisa amehlo ami, ngabona inqama imi okhunjini lomfula. Yayilempondo ezimbili, impondo zombili zazinde, olwesibili lulude ukwedlula olunye.

4Ngayibona inqama igqikilela ngasentshonalanga langasenyakatho langaseningizimu; kwakungelanyamazana eyayingema phambi kwayo, kwakungekho muntu ongaphephisa lutho emandleni ayo; yayizenzela santando, yazikhukhumeza.

5Kwathi ngisacabanga, kwaqhamuka impongo ivela ngasentshonalanga idabula wonke umhlaba, inganyatheli phansi. Yayilophondo oluqaphileyo phakathi kwamehlo ayo.

6Yafika enqameni elempondo ezimbili engangiyibone imi okhunjini lomfula, yayisukela ekuthukutheleni kwayo okukhulu.

7Ngayibona isondela enqameni, yayithukuthelela kakhulu, yayidumela, yaphula impondo zayo zombili. Inqama yayingelamandla okuyimela; impongo yayiwisela phansi, yayihlifiza; kwakungekho owayengayophula inqama emandleni ayo.

8Impongo yazikhukhumeza kakhulu; kodwa kwathi isilamandla, uphondo lwayo olukhulu lwephuka, endaweni yalo kwaphuma impondo ezine eziqaphileyo zikhangele ngasemagumbini amane ephezulu.

9Kolunye lwazo kwaphuma uphondo oluncinyane, lwakhula kakhulu, lwatshengisa amandla ayo ngasenginizimu langasempumalanga langaselizweni elihle.

10Lwakhula lwaba lukhulu lwaze lwafinyelela ezinkanyezini zaphezulu; lwazidilizela phansi ezinye inkanyezi, lwazinyathela.Isam 12:4

11Lwazikhukhumeza lwaze lwalingana leNkosi yezinkanyezi. Lwamisa iminikelo yayo etshiswa insuku zonke, lwadiliza indlu yayo engcwele,

12lwanikela lezinkanyezi; lwafaka okubi esikhundleni somnikelo, lwaphosela phansi iqiniso, luphumelela kukho konke.

13Ngasengisizwa isithunywa sikhuluma, lesinye esathi kuleso esikhulumayo: Koze kube nini lumbono usiba khona owomnikelo otshiswa insuku zonke na? Koze kube nini isono esichithayo sisenziwa na? Koze kube nini kuyekelwa indawo engcwele lezinkanyezi ukuba zinyathelwe phansi na?

14Sathi kuso: Kuzaze kube yizikhathi zokuhlwa lezokusa eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili lamakhulu amathathu zokunikelwa kweminikelo; besekulungiswa indawo engcwele.

15Kwathi sengiwubonile umbono, mina Daniyeli, ngazama ukuwuqedisisa. Kwasekusima phambi kwami othile olesimo somuntu.

16Ngezwa ilizwi lomuntu phakathi komfula iUlayi, limemeza lisithi: Gabriyeli, yenza lumuntu ukuba awuqedisise umbono.Luka 1:19, 26

17UGabriyeli wasesondela lapho ngimi khona. Esefikile ngatshaywa luvalo, ngathi mbo ngobuso phansi. Kodwa yena wathi kimi: Ndoda, qedisisa ukuba umbono ungowesikhathi sokucina.

18Kwathi esakhuluma lami, ngaqaleka ngawela phansi; kodwa wangithinta, wasengiphakamisa engimisa ngenyawo.

19Wathi: Ngizakukutshela okuzakwenzakala ekupheleni kwentukuthelo, ngoba lokho kungokwesikhathi sokucina.

20Mayelana lenqama oyibonileyo ilempondo ezimbili, zona zingamakhosi aseMede lamaPerisiya.

21Impongo iyinkosi yamaGriki, lophondo olukhulu phakathi kwamehlo ayo luyinkosi yokuqala.

22Uphondo olwephukayo, okwakhula impondo ezine endaweni yalo, lokhu kuyimibuso emine ezavela esizweni sayo, kodwa ingabi lamandla ayo.

23Ensukwini zokucina zaleyomibuso,

lapho izono zayo sezizinkulu,

kuzavela inkosi elolunya elukhuni lekhohlisayo.

24Izakuba lamandla amakhulu,

ilethe ukuchitheka okwesabekayo,

iphumelele kulokho ekwenzayo,

ichithe amaqhawe labantu babangcwele.

25Ngobuqili bayo izakwenza inkohliso iphumelele,

izikhukhumeze engqondweni yayo,

ichithe abanengi ngokubajuma,

ize imelane leNkosi yamakhosi,

kodwa izaphohlozwa kungesikho ngezandla zomuntu.

26Umbono wezikhathi zokuhlwa lezokusa osulandisiwe uliqiniso.

Kodwa kawube yimfihlo,

ngoba ungowensuku ezinengi ezizayo.

27Mina Daniyeli, ngasengiphela amandla, ngagula insuku ezithile; ngavuka ngenza umsebenzi wenkosi, kodwa ngamangaliswa yilowombono, kangaze ngawuqedisisa.