UDanyeli 12:1-13
12 “Ngalesosikhathi uMikhayeli,*+ umkhokheli ophakemeyo+ omela abantu bakini uzasukuma njalo kuzakuba lesikhathi sokuhlupheka esingakaze sibe khona selokhu kwadabuka izizwe kuze kube yilesosikhathi. Ngalesosikhathi abantu bakini bazaphunyuka,+ bonke abantu abazatholakala bebhaliwe ebhukwini.+
2 Kanti njalo abanengi abaleleyo emhlabathini bazavuka, abanye bazavuka bathole ukuphila okungapheliyo kodwa abanye bazavuka basolwe futhi bathole ihlazo elingapheliyo.
3 “Abalokuqedisisa bazakhazimula kakhulu njengokukhanya kwesibhakabhaka njalo abancedisa abanengi ukuthi babe ngabalungileyo bazakhanya njengezinkanyezi kuze kube nini lanini.
4 “Kodwa wena Danyeli gcina amazwi la eyimfihlo njalo ulivale ngci ibhuku lelo kuze kube yisikhathi sokucina.+ Abanengi bazachwayisisa bajule ebhukwini* futhi ulwazi lweqiniso luzakuba lunengi.”+
5 Ngemva kwalokho mina Danyeli ngakhangela ngabona abanye ababili bemi khonapho. Omunye wayemi kuleli icele ekhunjini lomfula, omunye emi kwelinye icele ekhunjini lomfula.+
6 Omunye wabo wasekhuluma lendoda eyayiphezu kwamanzi esifula eyayigqoke ilineni+ wathi: “Kuzathatha isikhathi esinganani ukuthi ukuphela kwezenzakalo lezi ezimangalisayo kufike?”
7 Ngemva kwalokho indoda eyayiphezu kwamanzi esifula igqoke ilineni, yaphakamisela isandla sayo sokudla lesandla sayo senxele emazulwini. Ngasengiyizwa ifunga ngalowo ophila kuze kube nini lanini+ isithi: “Kuzakuba ngokwesikhathi esimisiweyo, lezikhathi ezimisiweyo kanye lengxenye yesikhathi.* Nxa ukuphahlazwa kwamandla abantu abangcwele kuphela nje,+ lezinto zonke lezi zizaphela.”
8 Lanxa ngakuzwa okwakutshiwo, angikuzwisisanga,+ ngasengisithi: “Nkosi yami, izinto lezi zizaphetha ngani?”
9 Wasengiphendula wathi: “Zihambele Danyeli ngoba amazwi la kumele agcinwe eyimfihlo futhi evalwe ngci kuze kube yisikhathi sokucina.+
10 Abanengi bazazihlambulula bazenze babe msulwa njalo bazacengwa.+ Abaxhwalileyo bazakwenza okubi futhi kakho loyedwa omubi ozazwisisa, kodwa abaqedisisayo bazazwisisa.+
11 “Kusukela esikhathini sokukhitshwa komhlatshelo wezikhathi zonke+ kanye lokufakwa kwamanyala abangela umonakalo+ kuzakuba lezinsuku ezingu-1 290.
12 “Uyathokoza lowo oqhubeka elinde ngabomvu kuze kufike ukucina kwensuku ezingu-1 335!
13 “Wena qhubeka ubambelele uze uyefika ekucineni. Uzaphumula, kodwa ekucineni kwezinsuku uzasukuma uthole isabelo sakho.”*+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Ngubani onjengoNkulunkulu?”
^ Kumbe, “bazakuya le lale.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo izikhathi ezintathu lengxenye.
^ Kumbe, “ume endaweni yakho oyabelweyo.”
