Thanksgiving Day (U.S.A), Ukufunda

UDaniyeli 6: 12-28

6:12 Base besondela, bakhuluma enkosini ngalowo mthetho. “O nkosi, Awunqumanga yini ukuthi wonke umuntu ocela isicelo kunoma yimuphi unkulunkulu noma abantu izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu, ngaphandle kwakho, O nkosi, yayiyophonswa emphandwini wezingonyama?” Yaphendula inkosi, ethi, “Isigwebo siyiqiniso, nangomthetho wamaMede namaPheresiya, akuvumelekile ukwephula.” 6:13 Base bephendula, bathi phambi kwenkosi, “Daniel, wabantwana bokuthunjwa bakoJuda, akanandaba nomthetho wakho, noma ngomthetho owumisile, kepha ukhuleka ukunxusa kwakhe kathathu ngosuku.” 6:14 Manje lapho inkosi isizwile lawa mazwi, wadabuka kakhulu, futhi, esikhundleni sikaDaniyeli, wabeka inhliziyo yakhe ukumkhulula, wasebenza kwaze kwashona ilanga ukumkhulula. 6:15 Kodwa lamadoda, eyazi inkosi, wathi kuye, "Uyazi, O nkosi, ukuze umthetho wamaMede namaPheresiya ungowokuba sonke isimemezelo esimisiwe yinkosi singaguqulwa.” 6:16 Yabe isiyala inkosi, bamletha uDaniyeli, bamphonsa emphandwini wezingonyama. Inkosi yathi kuDaniyeli, “UNkulunkulu wakho, enimkhonza njalo, yena uzakukhulula. 6:17 Kwalethwa itshe, labekwa phezu komlomo womgodi, inkosi eyanamathisela ngendandatho yayo, kanye nendandatho yezikhulu zakhe, ukuze kungabikho muntu omelene noDaniyeli. 6:18 Inkosi yasuka yaya endlini yayo, walala engadlile, nokudla kwakungabekwa phambi kwakhe, ngaphezu kwalokho, nobuthongo bambalekela. 6:19 Khona-ke inkosi, evuka ekukhanyeni kuqala, washesha waya emphandwini wezingonyama. 6:20 Futhi esondela emgodini, wamemeza ngezwi eligcwele izinyembezi kuDaniyeli, wakhuluma kuye. “Daniel, inceku kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, uNkulunkulu wakho, omkhonza njalo, uyakholwa ukuthi unqobile ukukukhulula emabhubesini?” 6:21 Futhi uDaniel, kuphendula inkosi, kusho, “O nkosi, phila phakade. 6:22 UNkulunkulu wami uthume ingelosi yakhe, futhi uye wayivala imilomo yamabhubesi, futhi abangilimazanga, ngoba phambi kwakhe ubulungisa butholakele kimi, futhi, naphambi kwakho, O nkosi, Angenzanga cala.” 6:23 Khona-ke inkosi yamjabulela kakhulu, wayala ukuba uDaniyeli akhishwe emphandwini. UDaniyeli wakhishwa emphandwini, akufunyanwanga nxeba kuye, ngoba wayekholwa kuNkulunkulu wakhe. 6:24 Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngomyalo wenkosi, balethwa lawo madoda ayemangalele uDaniyeli, baphonswa emphandwini wezingonyama, bona, namadodana abo, nabafazi babo, futhi abafikanga phansi emphandwini ngaphambi kokuba izingonyama zibabambe, zachoboza wonke amathambo abo. 6:25 Inkosi uDariyu yayisilobela zonke izizwe, izizwe, nezilimi ezihlala ezweni lonke. “Ukuthula makube kinina. 6:26 Kusungulwa ngomthetho wami ukuthi, embusweni wami wonke nasembusweni wami, bayakuqala ukuthuthumela nokwesaba uNkulunkulu kaDaniyeli. Ngokuba unguNkulunkulu ophilayo nongunaphakade kuze kube phakade, nombuso wakhe awuyikuchithwa, futhi amandla akhe ayoba phakade. 6:27 Ungumkhululi nomsindisi, enza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso ezulwini nasemhlabeni, okhululile uDaniyeli emphandwini wezingonyama.” 6:28 Ngemva kwalokho, UDaniyeli waqhubeka ekubuseni kukaDariyu kwaze kwaba sekubuseni kukaKoresi, umPheresiya.