Daniel (8/12)  

1. Ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kwenkosi uBelishazari kwabonakala umbono kimi mina Daniyeli, emva kwalowo owabonakala kimi kuqala.
2. Ngabona embonweni kungathi ngiseSusa emzini omkhulu welizwe iElamu; ngabonake embonweni kungathi ngisemfuleni iUlayi.
3. Nga phakamisa amehlo ami, khangela, inqama imi ekhunjini lomfula. Yayilempondo ezimbili, impondo zombili, zazinde, olwesibili lulude okwedlula olunye.
4. Ngayibona inqama igqikilela ngentshonalanga langenyakatho langeningizimu; kwakungelanyamazana eyayingema phambi kwayo kwakungekho muntu ongaphephisa lutho emandleni ayo; yayizenzela santando, yazikhukhumeza.
5. Kwathi ngisacabanga, khangela, kwaqhamuka impongo ivela ngentshonalanga idabula umhlaba wonke, inganyatheii phansi. Yayilophondo oluqaphileyo phakathi kwamehlo ayo.
6. Yafika enqameni elempondo ezimbili engangiyibone imi ekhunjini lomfula, yayisukela ekuthukutheleni kwayo okukhulu.
7. Ngayibona isondela enqameni, yayithukuthelela kakhulu, yayitshaya, yephula impondo zayo zombili. Inqama yayingelamandla okuyimela; impongo yayiwisela phansi, yayihlifiza; kwakungekho owayengayephula inqama emandleni ayo.
8. Impongo yazikhukhumeza kakhulu; kodwa kwathi isilamandla, uphondo lwayo olukhulu lwephuka, endaweni yalo kwaphuma impondo ezine eziqaphileyo zikhangele emagumbini amane amazulu.
9. Kolunye lwazo kwaphuma uphondo oluncinyane, lwakhula kakhulu, lwatshengisa amandla ayo enginizimu lempumalanga laselizweni elihle.
10. Lwakhula lwaba lukhulu lwaze lwafinyelela ebuthweni lamazulu; lwazidilizela phansi ezinye inkanyezi, lwazinyathela.
11. Lwazikhukhumeza lwaze lwalingana lenkosi yezinkanyezi. Lwamisa iminikelo yayo etshiswa insuku zonke, lwadiliza indlu yayo engcwele,
12. lwanikela lezinkanyezi; lwafaka okubi esikhundleni somnikelo, lwaphosela phansi iqiniso, luphumelela kukho konke.
13. Ngasengisizwa ongcwele okhuluma, lomunye owathi kulowo okhulumayo: Koze kube nini lumbono usiba khona owomnikelo otshiswa insuku zonke? Koze kube nini isono esichithayo sisenziwa? Koze kube nini kuyekelwa indawo engcwele lezinkanyezi ukuthi zinyathelwe phansi?
14. Wathi kuye: Kuzaze kube yizikhathi zokuhlwa lezokusa eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili lamakhulu amathathu zokunikelwa kweminikelo; besekulungiswa indawo engcwele.
15. Kwathi sengiwubonile umbono, mina Daniyeli, ngazama ukuwuqedisisa. Khangela, kwasekusima phambi kwami othile olesimo somuntu.
16. Ngezwa ilizwi lomuntu phakathi komfula iUlayi, limemeza lisithi: Gabriyeli, yenza lumuntu ukuthi awuqedisise umbono.
17. UGabriyeli wasesondela lapho engimi khona. Esefikile ngatshaywa luvalo, ngathi mbo ngobuso phansi. Kodwa yena wathi kimi: Ndodana yomuntu, qedisisa ukuthi umbono ungowesikhathi sokucina.
18. Kwathi esakhuluma lami, ngaqaleka ngawela phansi; kodwa wangithinta, wasengiphakamisa engimisa ngenyawo.
19. Wathi: Khangela, ngizakutshela okuzakwenzeka ekupheleni kwentukuthelo, ngoba ukucina kuzakuba ngesikhathi esimisiweyo.
20. Mayelana lenqama oyibonileyo ilempondo ezimbili, zona zingamakhosi aseMede lamaPerisiya.
21. Impongo iyinkosi yamaGriki, lophondo olukhulu phakathi kwamehlo ayo luyinkosi yokuqala.
22. Uphondo olwephukayo, okwakhula impondo ezine endaweni yalo, lokhu kuyimibuso emine ezavela esizweni sayo, kodwa ingabi lamandla ayo.
23. Ensukwini zokucina zaleyomibuso, lapho izono zayo sezizinkulu, kuzavela inkosi elolunya elukhuni lekhohlisayo.
24. Izakuba lamandla amakhulu, ilethe ukuchitheka okwesabekayo, iphumelele kulokho ekwenzayo, ichithe amaqhawe labantu babangcwele.
25. Ngobuqili bayo izakwenza inkohliso iphumelele, izikhukhumeze engqondweni yayo, ichithe abanengi ngokubajuma, ize imelane leNkosi yamakhosi, kodwa izaphohlozwa kungeyisikho ngezandla zomuntu.
26. Umbono wezikhathi zokuhlwa lezokusa osulandisiwe uliqiniso. Kodwa kawube yimfihlo, ngoba ungowensuku ezinengi ezizayo.
27. Mina Daniyeli, ngasengiphela amandla, ngagula insuku ezithile; ngavuka ngenza umsebenzi wenkosi, kodwa ngamangaliswa yilowombono, kangaze ngawuqedisisa.

  Daniel (8/12)