¹ Emnyakeni wekucala waDarius umuMede, Mine ngekwami ngitawusekela phindze ngivikele Michael. ² Nyalo ngitakutjela liciniso. Emakhosi lamatsaftu atawuphakama ePersia, bese yesine itawunjinga kengca onkhe lalamanye. Nasekaftole emandla ngebujinga bakhe, utawulwisa wonkhe munfu eveni lase Greece. ³ Inkhosi lenkhulu itawu itawuphakama letawubusa umbuso lomkhulu kakhulu, phindze utawukwenta ngekufisa kwakhe. ⁴ Nasaphakeme, umbuso wakhe utawuhlephuka uhlukane kane, kepha hhayi ebanftwini baseveni lakhe, phindze hhayi ngemandla akhe asabusa.Ngoba umbuso wakhe utawuhlukaniswa unikwe labanye ngaphandle kwebanftu bakhe. ⁵ Inkhosi yaseningizimu itawuba nemandla, kepha munye webaphatsi bemasotja emanya kunayo phindze abuse lelive ngemandla lamakhulu. ⁶ Emvakweminyaka lemibalwa, sikhatsi nasesilungile, batawukwenta sivumelwano. Indvodzana yenkhosi yaseningizimu utawuta enkhosini yasenyakatfo to cinisela lesivumelwano. Kepha angeke igcine emandla esandla sayo, ngeke ime, noma umkhono. Lndvodzakati itawulahlwa-yena nalabamletsile, neyise, kanye nalabo labemsekele ngaleto tihkatsi. ⁷ Kepha ligala lemphandze yakhe liyawuphakama endzaweni yakhe.Utawuhlasela libufto angene esigodleni senkhosi yase nyakatfo.Utawubalwisa, aphindze abancobe. ⁸ Batawutfwala boNkuklunkulu netithico kanye netindziwo letinhle tegolide nesiliva baye nato eGibhithe. Utawuhlala khashane neNkhosi yasenyakafto iminyaka lmibalwa. ⁹ Bese iNhosi yasenyakatfo itawungenela live leNkhosi yaseningizimu, kepha utawutihlenga eveni lakhe. ¹⁰ Emadvodzana akhe atawulungele phindze bahlangne nelibufto elikhulu. Kutawuchubeka kute kuphindze kukhukhuleyonkhe intfo; kutawendlulakonkhe kuye esigodlweni. ¹¹ Bese inkhosi yasenyakatfo itawutfukutsela; itokuya kuyokulwa nayo, Inkhosi yase ningizimu.Inkhsi yaseningizimi itawuphakamela etulu kwelibutfo lelikhulu, kepha lelibufto litawuletfwa esandleni sakhe. ¹² Inkhosi yaseningizimi itawuba neligcabho ngoba emabutfo ayo atawuncoba emasitja lamanengi abulale netitsa tayo, kepha angeke iphumelele. ¹³ Bese inkhosi yase nyakafto iawuphakamisa lelinye libutfo, lelinemandla kwengca lekucala. Nasekwengce iminyaka lembalwa,inkhosi yasenyakatfo nomakanjni itawufika nelibutfo lelinemandla netikhali letanele. ¹⁴ Ngaleto tikhatsi labanyenti bayakuvukela inkhosi yaseningizimu. Emadvodzana laneludlame emkhatsini webantfu bakho batawutihlela kugcwalisa liphupho, kepha angeke baphumelele. ¹⁵ Inkhosi yasenyakatfo itawufika,icitse emabufto kutsi alwe nalelive lelivikelekile, atewudzilita emabondza adle lelive. Emasotja aseningizimi angeke akhone kuma, ngisho nemasotja abo letsembekile. Kutawuba bete emandla ekutimela. ¹⁶ Esikhundleni, loyo loyawuchamuka enta intsandvo yakhe hhayi yenkhosi; kute loyokumelana nayo. Utawukuma eveni leligcwele buhle, inmbubhiso itawuba setandleni takhe. ¹⁷ Inkhosi yasenyakafto itoncuma kune engemandla awo wonkhe umbuso wayo, phindze kutawuba nesivumelwano letosenta kanye nenkhosi yaseningizimu.Utawuyiniketa indvidzana yemfati kutsi ibhubhise lombuso waseningizimu. kepha lelicebo angeke liphumelele nome limsite. ¹⁸ Emvakwaloku, Inkhosi yasenyakatfo itawunaka eceleni kwelwandle iphindze itfumbe labanyenti.Kepha umphatsi wemasotje utawucedza ludlame aphindze abange lodlame kuye. ¹⁹ Bese utawunaka lesigodlo selive lakhe, kepha utokona awe; angeke atfolwe. ²⁰ Lowo loyawuphakama esikhundleni sakhe lotawentawenta umtselisi engce ngenca yekutsi kugcineke lomcebo webukhosi.Kepha emalangeni lalandzelako utawphuka, kepha hhayi engotini nobe emphini. ²¹ Esikhundleni sakhe kutawuphakama Inkosi lenebusatsane letowenyanywa ngobe kungesiyo indvodzana yenkhosi lephumile, phize abe bete imvume yekubusa live; utawufika angakagadvwa atsatse lombuso ngekulutsa banftu. ²² Libutfo liyawukhweshiswa njenge sikhukhula embikwakhe. Emabutfo nebaholi batawubhubhiswa. ²³ Ngesikhatsi sesivumelwano sentiwa naye, utawukwente ngekukhohlakala;ngebantfu labambalwa utawuba nemandla. ²⁴ Ngaphandle kwekucwayiswa utawukuya endzaweni lecebile kakhulu, utawubese wenta lokungazange sekwentiwe nguyise ngino naboyisemkhulu.Utawundlala emkhatsini webalandzeli bakhe imphi, kubhubhisa, kanye nekuceba. Utawuphindze ahlele kuhlasela sigodlo, kwesikhashane lesincane. ²⁵ Utawuvusa emandla akhe nenhlitiyo yakhe ivukele inkhosi yasenyakatfo nelibutfo lelikhulu. Inkhosi yasenyakatfo itawukulwa ngemphi lenkhulu, lenemandla, kepha angeke ikhone kuma ngobe labanye matawumakhela emacebo ekumehlulekisa. ²⁶ Nalabo labatokudla kudla kwakhe batawuzama kumubhubhisa. Libutfo lakhe litawukhukhulwa njengesikhukhula, labanyenti babo batawubulwalwa. ²⁷ Lamakhosi lamabili, kanye netinhlitiyo tabo letimbi letilwako, atawuhlala etafuleni kanyekanyenbacambelane emanga, kepha angeke kube namsebenti. Ngobe siphetfo sitokuta ngesikhatsi lesibekiwe. ²⁸ Bese inkhsi yasenyakatfo itawubuyela emuva eveni lakhe lelinebunginga lobukhulu, nenhlitiwo yakhe imelane nelibandla lelingcwene.Utatauwubusa abuyele eveni lakhe. ²⁹ Ngesikhatsi lesikhetsekile utawubuyea emuva phindze amilane nenyakatfo. Kepha ngalesikhatsi angeke kufane nakucala. ³⁰ Ngoba imikhumbi emabutfo aseKittim atawusaba abuyele emuva. Utawutfukutselela indlu lengcwele, phindze utawukombisa bubele kulabo labangayilahli inldu lengcwele. ³¹ Emabutfo atawukwenta tintfo letitohlazisa indlu yekukhontela.Batawukhweshisa umhlatjelo wekushiswa, phindze batawenta lokungakavumeleki lokubangela kutsi kwenyanyeke. ³² Labo labenta ngekukhohlakala endlini yekukhonta, utawubakhohisa aphindze abonise. Kepha labantfu labamatiko Nkulunkulu wabo batawuba nemandla baphindze batsatse tinyatselo. ³³ Labahlakaniphile ekhatsi nalabantfu batawukwenta labanyeni bacondzisise. Kepha batawucishe bawiswe tikhali phindze nangelilangabi; batawucishe bawele ukutfunjweni nasekwebelweni ngalawo malanga, ekuweni kwabo batawusitwa ngelusito loluncane. ³⁴ Ekutentiseni labanyenti batawuhlanganyelana nabo. ³⁵ Labanye labahlakaniphile batawucishe bawe kuze kuphendvuka kwenteke kubo, phindze basulwe tono, phindze bahlantwe, kuze kube sikhatsi sekugcina. Ngoba sikhatsi lesabekwa siyeta. ³⁶ Inkhosi itawukwenta ngekwentsandvo yayo. Itawutiphakamisa itente yona lenkhulu etikwabo bonkhe boNkulunkulu. kumelana naNkulunkulu wabonkulunkulu utawusho tintfo letimangalisako, ngoba utawuphumelela kuze lentfukutselo yaSimakadze iphele. Ngoba lakushoto kutawenteka. ³⁷ Angeke abanikete sikhatsi boNkulunkulu babokhokhomkhulu nobe kuboNkulunkulu labatsandvwa ngulabsikati. Ngeke anake nome ngabe ngumuphi Nkulunkulu. Ngobe etikwabobonkhe bantfu utawutenta abemkhulu. ³⁸ Utawuhlonipha iNkhosi yesigoglo esikhundleni salabo. Nguknkhulunkulu loboyise bangaka memukeli kutsi bamtewumuhlonipha ngemagolide nesiliva, ematje lashisiwe knye netipho letiphatsekako. ³⁹ Utawuhlasela sigodlo lesinemandla kakhulu ngekusitwa boNkulunkulu bekuhamba. Kuwo wonkhe lomemukele, utawumuhlonipha. Utawubenta babusi ebantfwini, phindze ahlukanise live njengemhlomelo. ⁴⁰ Esikhatsini sekugcina, inkhosi yasenyakatfo itawuhlasela. Inkhosi yasenyakatfo itawumhlse, ngetinkalishi nemadvodza emahhashi kanye nemikhumbi leminyenti. utawumelna nalelive, alikhukhule, bese wengca kulo. ⁴¹ Utawukuya eveli lebuhle, phindze tigidzi letilishumi bantfu bakaIsrael batakufa. Kepha labo batawubaleka esandleni sakhe: Edom, Moab, kanye nesikhumbuto sebantfu baseAmmon. ⁴² Utawelula sandla sakhe kulelive; live laseGibhithe angeke lisindziswe. ⁴³ Utawulawula igolide nesiliva legciniwe, nobo bonkhe bunjinga baseGibhithe; emaLibyans nema Cushites kutawuba tinyatselo takhe. ⁴⁴ Tindzaba tasemphumalanga nase nyakatfo titawumusabisa, phindze aphume ngentfukutselo lenkhulu kubhubhisa phindze kuhliphita banftu labanyentu. ⁴⁵ Utawulungisa lithende lebatfu bakhe basebukhosini emkhatsini welwandle netintsaba tebuhle bebungcwele.Kepha kukhona lotawumubulala, phindze kube bete umsiti wakhe.