UDanyeli 11
1 Lami-ke, ngomnyaka wokuqala kaDariyusi umMede, ngema ukumqinisa lokumvikela.
“And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, stood up to strengthen and protect him.
2 Khathesi sengizakutshela iqiniso. Khangela, kusezakuma amakhosi amathathu ePerisiya; njalo eyesine izanotha ngenotho enkulu okwedlula wonke. Kuthi isiqinile ngenotho yayo ibavuse bonke bamelane lombuso weGirisi.
Now then, I will tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. By the power of his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
3 Kuzasukuma-ke inkosi elamandla, ezabusa ngokubusa okukhulu, yenze ngokwentando yayo.
Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases.
4 Lalapho isukuma, umbuso wayo uzaqanyulwa, wehlukaniswe ngasemimoyeni emine yamazulu; kodwa ungabi ngowenzalo yayo, ungabi njengombuso ebiwubusa; ngoba umbuso wayo uzasitshunwa, ube ngowabanye ngaphandle kwalaba.
But as soon as he is established, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the authority with which he ruled, because his kingdom will be uprooted and given to others.
5 Lenkosi yeningizimu izakuba lamandla, lomunye weziphathamandla zayo; yena-ke uzakuba lamandla kulayo, abuse; umbuso wakhe uzakuba ngumbuso omkhulu.
The king of the South will grow strong, but one of his commanders will grow even stronger and will rule his own kingdom with great authority.
6 Lekupheleni kweminyaka bazahlangana, ngoba indodakazi yombusi weningizimu izakuza kumbusi wenyakatho ukuzakwenza isivumelwano esilinganayo, kodwa kayiyikugcina amandla engalo; futhi kayiyikuma, layo ingalo yakhe; kodwa izanikelwa, labayilethileyo, loyizeleyo, loyiqinisileyo ngalezizikhathi.
After some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to seal the agreement. But his daughter will not retain her position of power, nor will his strength endure. At that time she will be given up, along with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her.
7 Kodwa kuzasukuma ogatsheni lwempande zayo esikhundleni sakhe, ozabuya lebutho, angene enqabeni yenkosi yenyakatho, enze emelene labo, ehlule.
But one from her family line will rise up in his place, come against the army of the king of the North, and enter his fortress, fighting and prevailing.
8 Labonkulunkulu babo kanye leziphathamandla zabo kanye lezitsha zabo eziloyisekayo ezesiliva legolide uzakuletha eGibhithe ekuthunjweni; yena-ke uzakuma okweminyaka kulenkosi yenyakatho.
He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold. For some years he will stay away from the king of the North,
9 Ngokunjalo inkosi yeningizimu izangena embusweni, ibuyele elizweni layo.
who will invade the realm of the king of the South and then return to his own land.
10 Kodwa amadodana ayo azadungeka, ahlanganise ixuku lamabutho amakhulu; ngeqiniso kufike omunye, agabhe, adabule; abuyele, adungeke, kuze kube senqabeni yakhe.
But his sons will stir up strife and assemble a great army, which will advance forcefully, sweeping through like a flood, and will again carry the battle as far as his fortress.
11 Lenkosi yeningizimu izathukuthela kakhulu, iphume ilwe layo, lenkosi yenyakatho; yona izavusa ixuku elikhulu, kodwa lelixuku lizanikelwa esandleni sayo.
In a rage, the king of the South will march out to fight the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be delivered into the hand of his enemy.
12 Selisusiwe lelixuku, inhliziyo yayo izaziphakamisa, iwisele phansi izinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amanengi, kodwa kayiyikuba lamandla.
When the army is carried off, the king of the South will be proud in heart and will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not triumph.
13 Ngoba inkosi yenyakatho izaphenduka, ivuse ixuku elikhulu kulelokuqala; njalo ekupheleni kwezikhathi zeminyaka izafika isibili ilebutho elikhulu lempahla ezinengi.
For the king of the North will raise another army, larger than the first, and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.
14 Langalezozikhathi abanengi bazasukuma bemelane lenkosi yeningizimu. Labalesihluku babantu bakho bazaziphakamisa ukuze bawuqinise umbono, kodwa bazakhubeka.
In those times many will rise up against the king of the South. Violent ones among your own people will exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision, but they will fail.
15 Ngakho inkosi yenyakatho izafika, ibuthelele idundulu, ithumbe imizi ebiyelweyo. Futhi izingalo zeningizimu kaziyikuma, kanye labakhethiweyo bakhe, futhi kakuyikuba lamandla okuma.
Then the king of the North will come, build up a siege ramp, and capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their best troops will not be able to resist.
16 Kodwa eza ukuzamelana layo izakwenza ngokwentando yayo, engekho ongema phambi kwayo. Izakuma lelizweni elihle, lokutshabalaliswa kuzakuba sesandleni sayo.
The invader will do as he pleases, and no one will stand against him. He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land, with destruction in his hand.
17 Njalo izamisa ubuso bayo ukungena ngamandla ombuso wayo wonke, labaqotho belayo, ngokunjalo izakwenza; futhi izayinika indodakazi yabafazi, ukuwuchitha; kodwa kayiyikuma, kayiyikuba ngeyayo.
He will resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and will reach an agreement with the king of the South. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plan will not succeed or help him.
18 Emva kwalokho izaphendulela ubuso bayo ezihlengeni, ithumbe ezinengi; kodwa isiphathamandla sizakwenza ihlazo layo limphelele; ngaphandle kokuthi izabuyisela ihlazo layo kuyo.
Then he will turn his face to the coastlands and capture many of them. But a commander will put an end to his reproach and will turn it back upon him.
19 Ibisiphendulela ubuso bayo ngasezinqabeni zelizwe lakibo, kodwa izakhubeka iwe, njalo ingatholwa.
After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be no more.
20 Lapho kuzasukuma esikhundleni sayo odlulisa umthelisi kudumo lombuso; kodwa phakathi kwezinsuku ezinlutshwana uzabhujiswa, kungabi ngezintukuthelo, kungabi ngezimpi.
In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or in battle.
21 Lapho kuzasukuma esikhundleni sakhe odelelekileyo, abangayikumnika udumo lombuso, kodwa ezangena ngokuthula, awubambe umbuso ngamazwi abutshelezi.
In his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.
22 Lezingalo zikazamcolo zizakhukhulwa phambi kobuso bakhe, zifohlozwe; yebo, laso isiphathamandla sesivumelwano.
Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant.
23 Langemva kokuhlangana laye uzasebenza ngenkohliso; ngoba ezakwenyuka, abe lamandla elesizwe esincane.
After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully; for he will rise to power with only a few people.
24 Uzangena ngokuthula laphezu kwezindawo ezivunde kakhulu zesabelo; enze lokho oyise loba oyise baboyise abangakwenzanga; uzahlakaza phakathi kwabo impango lokuthunjiweyo lempahla; acebe amacebo akhe emelene lezinqaba, kodwa kuze kube yisikhathi.
In a time of peace, he will invade the richest provinces and do what his fathers and forefathers never did. He will lavish plunder, loot, and wealth on his followers, and he will plot against the strongholds—but only for a time.
25 Futhi uzavusa amandla akhe lenhliziyo yakhe emelene lenkosi yeningizimu elebutho elikhulu; njalo inkosi yeningizimu izadungeka ilebutho elikhulu elilamandla amakhulu; kodwa kayiyikuma, ngoba bazaceba amacebo bemelene layo.
And with a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South, who will mobilize a very large and powerful army but will not withstand the plots devised against him.
26 Yebo, labo abadla isabelo sokudla sayo bazayibhubhisa, lebutho layo lizakhukhula, labanengi bazakuwa bebulewe.
Those who eat from his provisions will seek to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall slain.
27 Njalo inhliziyo zalamakhosi amabili zikukho okubi, njalo azakhuluma amanga etafuleni elilodwa; kodwa kakuyikuphumelela, ngoba isiphetho sisezakuba khona ngesikhathi esimisiweyo.
And the two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for still the end will come at the appointed time.
28 Lapho ezabuyela elizweni lakhe elempahla ezinengi; kodwa inhliziyo yakhe izamelana lesivumelwano esingcwele; njalo uzakwenza, abesebuyela elizweni lakhe.
The king of the North will return to his land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant; so he will do damage and return to his own land.
29 Ngesikhathi esimisiweyo uzaphenduka, eze ngaseningizimu; kodwa kakuyikuba njengokwakuqala loba njengokokucina.
At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time will not be like the first.
30 Ngoba imikhumbi yeKitimi izakuza imelane laye; ngakho uzadabuka, abuyele emuva, athukuthelele isivumelwano esingcwele; njalo uzakwenza, abesebuyela, anakane labo abadele isivumelwano esingcwele.
Ships of Kittim will come against him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and rage against the holy covenant and do damage. So he will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.
31 Lezingalo zizakuma zivela kuye, zingcolise indawo engcwele eyinqaba, asuse umnikelo oqhubekayo, amise isinengiso esichithayo.
His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the daily sacrifice and set up the abomination of desolation.
32 Lalabo abenza inkohlakalo bemelene lesivumelwano uzabangcolisa ngamazwi abutshelezi; kodwa abantu abamaziyo uNkulunkulu wabo bazaqina, benze.
With flattery he will corrupt those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.
33 Njalo abaqedisisayo babantu bazafundisa abanengi; kanti bazakuwa ngenkemba, langelangabi, ngokuthunjwa, langokuphangwa, izinsuku ezinengi.
Those with insight will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by sword or flame, or be captured or plundered.
34 Kuzakuthi lapho besiwa, basizwe ngosizo oluncinyane, kodwa abanengi bazazihlanganisa labo ngamazwi abutshelezi.
Now when they fall, they will be granted a little help, but many will join them insincerely.
35 Kodwa abanye kwabaqedisisayo bazakuwa, ukubalinga, lokubahlambulula, lokubenza babe mhlophe, kuze kube yisikhathi sokuphela; ngoba kusezakuba ngokwesikhathi esimisiweyo.
Some of the wise will fall, so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
36 Njalo inkosi izakwenza njengokwentando yayo, iziphakamise, izikhulise ngaphezu kwabo bonke onkulunkulu, ikhulume izinto ezimangalisayo imelene loNkulunkulu wabonkulunkulu, iphumelele kuze kuphelele intukuthelo; ngoba lokho okumisiweyo kuzakwenziwa.
Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must be accomplished.
37 Futhi kayiyikunaka onkulunkulu baboyise, lesiloyiso sabesifazana, njalo kayiyikunaka loba nguwuphi unkulunkulu; ngoba izazikhulisa phezu kwabo bonke.
He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers, nor for the one desired by women, nor for any other god, because he will magnify himself above them all.
38 Kodwa esikhundleni sakhe uzadumisa unkulunkulu wezinqaba, ngitsho unkulunkulu oyise ababengamazi amdumise ngegolide langesiliva langamatshe aligugu langezinto eziloyisekayo.
And in their place, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches.
39 Njalo izakwenza ezinqabeni ezilamandla ikanye lonkulunkulu wezizweni; amnanzelelayo amandisele udumo. Izabenza babuse phezu kwabanengi, yehlukanise ilizwe ngentengo.
He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him, making them rulers over many and distributing the land for a price.
40 Langesikhathi sokuphela inkosi yeningizimu izamsunduza; kodwa inkosi yenyakatho izamelana layo njengesivunguzane, ilezinqola, labagadi bamabhiza, lemikhumbi eminengi; ingene emazweni, ikhukhule, idlule.
At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.
41 Njalo izangena elizweni elihle, njalo amazwe amanengi azakuwa; kodwa la azaphunyuka esandleni sakhe, iEdoma loMowabi lekhethelo labantwana bakoAmoni.
He will also invade the Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall. But these will be delivered from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the leaders of the Ammonites.
42 Njalo izakwelulela isandla sayo emazweni, lelizwe leGibhithe kaliyikuphepha.
He will extend his power over many countries, and not even the land of Egypt will escape.
43 Kodwa izabusa phezu kwamagugu afihliweyo egolide lawesiliva, laphezu kwazo zonke izinto eziligugu zeGibhithe. Njalo amaLibiya lamaEthiyophiya azakuba sezinyathelweni zakhe.
He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and over all the riches of Egypt, and the Libyans and Cushites will also submit to him.
44 Kodwa imibiko evela empumalanga levela enyakatho izamethusa, ngakho uzaphuma ngokuthukuthela okukhulu ukuyachitha lokutshabalalisa abanengi.
But news from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will go out with great fury to destroy many and devote them to destruction.
45 Njalo uzagxumeka amathente esigodlo sakhe phakathi laphakathi kwezinlwandle entabeni enhle engcwele; kanti uzafika ekupheleni kwakhe, angabi lomsizi.
He will pitch his royal tents between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain, but he will meet his end with no one to help him.
