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| 1. | Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaBelishazari, inkosi yeBhabhiloni, uDaniyeli waphupha iphupho, wabona lemibono ngengqondo yakhe esalele embhedeni wakhe. Waselibhala iphupho, waqalisa |
| 2. | wathi: Ngabona embonweni wami ebusuku imimoya evela inhlangothi zonke, iqubula ulwandle olukhulu. |
| 3. | Kwaphuma olwandle izilo ezine ezinkulu ezingafananiyo. |
| 4. | Esokuqala sasifanana lesilwane, silempiko zenkozi. Kwathi lapho ngisakhangele, impiko zaso zephulwa, saphakanyiswa omhlabathini, samiswa ngenyawo ezimbili njengomuntu, sanikwa ingqondo yomuntu. |
| 5. | Isilo sesibili sasifanana lebhere. Sasiquthile silembambo ezintathu emlonyeni waso phakathi kwamazinyo aso. Kwathiwa kuso: Vuka, udle inyama enengi. |
| 6. | Emva kwalokho ngakhangela, ngabona esinye esifanana lengwe, silempiko ezine zenyoni emhlana waso, silamakhanda amane, sanikwa amandla okubusa. |
| 7. | Emva kwalokho ngabona emibonweni ebusuku isilo sesine, esesabekayo kakhulu, silamandla amakhulu, silamazinyo amakhulu ensimbi, sadla safohloza, lokuseleyo sakuhlifiza ngenyawo. Sasehlukile kuzo zonke izilo ezazingaphambi kwaso, silempondo ezilitshumi. |
| 8. | Ngisazikhangele impondo, kwaphuma olunye phakathi kwazo, oluncinyane; kwasekusitshunwa ezintathu ezokuqala ukulucentela indawo. Lwalulamehlo afanana lawomuntu, lomlomo okhuluma amazwi okuzincoma. |
| 9. | Ngisakhangele, kwabekwa izihlalo zobukhosi, kwahlala oyisimakade; izembatho zakhe zazimhlophe njengeliqhwa elikhithikayo, lenwele zekhanda lakhe zinjengoboya bezimvu obuhlambulukileyo; isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi singamalangabi omlilo, lamavili aso enjengomlilo ovuthayo, |
| 10. | Kwavela umkhonjwana womlilo, waphumela ngaphambi kwakhe. Inkulungwane zezinkulungwane zamkhonza, lezinkulungwane ezilitshumi zezinkulungwane ezilitshumi zema phambi kwakhe. Isahlulelo sazimisa, lezincwadi zavulwa. |
| 11. | Ngasengikhangela ngenxa yomsindo wamazwi okuzincoma ayekhulunywa luphondo. Ngisakhangele, isilo sabulawa, lomzimba waso wachithwa, wanikelwa ukutshiswa ngomlilo. |
| 12. | Kodwa ezinye izilo ukubusa kwazo kwathathwa, kodwa impilo yazo yelulwa okwesikhathi esithile. |
| 13. | Ngabona emibonweni ebusuku kufika lamayezi aphezulu ofanana lendodana yomuntu, wafika koyisimakade, wasondezwa phambi kwakhe. |
| 14. | Wanikwa amandla okubusa, lodumo, lombuso, ukuze bonke abantu bezizwe lezindimi bamkhonze. Ukubusa kwakhe kakulakuphela, kakuyikudlula, lombuso wakhe uyilowo ongayikuchithwa. |
| 15. | Mina Daniyeli, umoya wami wakhathazeka, lemibono yengqondo yami yangethusa. |
| 16. | Ngasondela komunye walabo abemi lapho, ngambuza iqiniso ngakho konke lokhu. Wasengitshela, wangibonisa ingcazelo yalezozinto. |
| 17. | Wathi: Lezizilo ezine ezinkulu zingamakhosi amane azavela emhlabeni. |
| 18. | Kodwa abangcwele boPhezukonke bazakwemukeliswa umbuso, ube ngowabo kuze kube nininini. |
| 19. | Ngasengithanda ukwazi iqiniso mayelana lesilo sesine esasehlukile kwezinye zonke, sisesabeka kakhulu, silamazinyo ensimbi lenzipho zethusi, esadla safohloza, sahlifiza okuseleyo ngenyawo zaso. |
| 20. | Futhi ngathanda ukwazi langempondo ezilitshumi ezazisemhlokweni yaso, langolunye uphondo okwathi ekuphumeni kwalo zawa ezintathu, uphondo olwalulamehlo lomlomo owakhuluma amazwi okuzincoma, olwakhanya lulukhulu kulezinye. |
| 21. | Ngisakhangele, loluphondo lwalwa labangcwele, lwabanqoba, |
| 22. | kwaze kwafika oyisimakade, lesahlulelo saphiwa abangcwele boPhezukonke; kwafika isikhathi sokuthi abangcwele bemukeliswe umbuso. |
| 23. | Wangiphendula wathi: Isilo sesine sizakuba ngumbuso wesine emhlabeni, ozakwehluka kuyo yonke imibuso; uzachitha umhlaba wonke, uwuhlifize, uwufohloze. |
| 24. | Impondo ezilitshumi zingamakhosi alitshumi azavela kulowombuso. Kuzavela enye emva kwawo, yona izakwehluka kwawokuqala, izachitha amakhosi amathathu. |
| 25. | Izakhuluma kubi ngoPhezukonke, ihluphe abangcwele boPhezukonke. Izanakana ukuguqula izikhathi zemikhosi lomlayo. Abangcwele bazanikelwa esandleni sayo, iminyaka emithathu lengxenye. |
| 26. | Ukulunga kuzahlala, kususwe ukubusa kwayo, kuqedwe kuchithwe nya. |
| 27. | Amandla lobukhulu bemibuso yonke engaphansi komthunzi welanga kuzanikwa abantu abangcwele boPhezukonke. Ukubusa kwabo kakuyikuphela, layo yonke imibuso izabakhonza ibalalele. |
| 28. | Luphelela lapha udaba. Mina Daniyeli, imicabango yami yangethusa kakhulu, kwaphenduka lebala lami. Ngakugcina kwaba yimfihlo. |
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