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Gebriel Zara Daniel

Otu agadi nwoke nọ n'ala ọzọ na Babilọn gụrụ nkwa Jeremaịa, kwupụta mmehie ndị ya, kpeekwa ekpere. Tupu o kpechaa, mmụọ ozi Gebriel bịara, bute ozi banyere Onye E Tere Mmanụ ga-abịa.

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Otu agadi nwoke nọ ọdụ, akwụkwọ mpịakọta mepere emepe n'elu ikpere ya, na-eji mkpịsị aka ya na-agbaso otu ahịrị ugboro ugboro. Afọ iri asaa. Ọ na-eji mkpịsị aka ya agụ ọnụ. Mgbe ahụ o debere akwụkwọ mpịakọta ahụ, malite ikpe ekpere.

Aha ya bụ Daniel. E si na Jerusalem kpọrọ ya mgbe ọ ka bụ nwa okorobịa, buru ya gaa Babilọn, ọtụtụ narị kilomita, o bikwala ndụ ya niile dị ka okenye n'ebe dị anya site n'ụlọ. Ọ jeerela ndị eze ozi. Ọ nwụghị n'ọgba ọdụm. Ugbu a, Babilọn n'onwe ya adaala, Daniel aghọọkwala agadi. Ọ bụ afọ mbụ nke Daraiọs, onye ọchịchị ọhụrụ nke ndị Kaldia. Daniel na-agụ okwu onye amụma Jeremaịa, nke e dere ogologo oge gara aga. Jeremaịa kwuru na Jerusalem ga-anọ na mkpọmkpọ ebe ruo afọ iri asaa. Daniel welitere anya ya site n'akwụkwọ ahụ. Afọ iri asaa ahụ fọrọ nke nta ka ha gwụ.

Ya mere Daniel chigharịkwuru Chineke. Ọ na-ebu ọnụ. O yiri ákwà mkpe, fesaa ntụ n'isi ya, akara ochie nke iru újú. Mgbe ahụ o kpere otu n'ime ekpere kachasị eziokwu na Baịbụl niile. Ọ sịghị, lee ka anyị si dị mma. O kwuru nke dị iche. Anyị emehiela. Anyị emeela ihe ọjọọ. Anyị egeghị ndị ohu gị bụ ndị amụma ntị. Rịba ama okwu bụ anyị. Daniel ekwesịla ntụkwasị obi ruo ọtụtụ afọ iri, ma o guzoro n'akụkụ ndị ya, kwupụta mmehie ha dị ka nke ya. Ma ọ makwaara onye Chineke bụ. Gị onwe gị bụ onye ezi omume, Onyenwe anyị, ka o kwuru, ị na-emekwa ebere, na-agbaghakwa mmehie. O jiri arịrịọ fọrọ nke nta ka ọ gbapụta n'ọnụ ya kwụsị. Onyenwe anyị, nụrụ; Onyenwe anyị, gbaghara; Onyenwe anyị, gee ntị, mee ihe; egbula oge, n'ihi aha gị, Chineke m. Ọ rịọghị n'ihi na Izrel kwesịrị ya. Ọ rịọrọ n'ihi oké ebere Chineke.

Mgbe Daniel ka na-ekwu okwu, ka na-ekwupụta mmehie, ka na-ekpe ekpere, mmadụ nọ n'ebe ahụ. Ọ bụ Gebriel, otu onye ozi ahụ Daniel hụrụ n'ọhụ gara aga. Ọ bịara ngwa ngwa, ihe dị ka n'oge àjà mgbede, oge àjà na-esite n'ụlọ nsọ dị na Jerusalem arị elu na mbụ. Ụlọ nsọ ahụ aghọọla mkpọmkpọ ebe ruo ọtụtụ afọ iri, ma Daniel ka na-edebe oge ya. Gebriel ji nwayọọ kwuo okwu. Daniel, abịala m inye gị nghọta. Na mmalite nke ekpere gị, okwu ahụ pụrụ, abịakwala m ịgwa gị. Gịnị kpatara ya? N'ihi na, ka Gebriel kwuru, a hụrụ gị n'anya nke ukwuu. Chee echiche ịnụ nke ahụ. Tupu ị rịọchaa, eluigwe azaalarị.

Mgbe ahụ Gebriel nyere Daniel ozi ka ukwuu karịa nke ahụ ọ na-ekpe ekpere banyere ya. Daniel jụrụ banyere afọ iri asaa. Gebriel kwuru banyere asaa iri asaa, izu iri asaa nke afọ. N'oge ahụ, ka o kwuru, Chineke ga-emecha ihe banyere mmebi iwu, mee ka mmehie kwụsị, weta ezi omume ebighị ebi, tee ebe kachasị nsọ mmanụ. A ga-ewughachi Jerusalem, n'oge nsogbu. Mgbe ahụ o kwuru banyere otu onye. Onye E Tere Mmanụ, onyeisi, ga-abịa. Ma a ga-ebipụ Onye E Tere Mmanụ a, ọ bụghịkwa maka onwe ya. Ozi ahụ jupụtara n'ihe omimi, Gebriel akọwaghịkwa ihe niile. Daniel jidere nkwa ka ukwuu karịa ogologo ndụ ya n'onwe ya. Ọsịsa Chineke abụghị naanị, ndị gị ga-ala n'ụlọ. Ọ bụ, ana m eziga otu onye.

Akụkọ ihe mere eme na-akwado ụwa Daniel bi na ya. Taa, n'Ụlọ Ngosi Ihe Ochie nke Britain, e nwere otu ihe ụrọ dị ka gbọmgbọm, nke e dere obere mkpụrụ edemede yiri ntu n'ahụ ya niile, a na-akpọ ya Cyrus Cylinder, Ihe Ụrọ Saịrọs. N'ahụ ya, Saịrọs, eze Peshia weere Babilọn, kọwara otú o si weghachi ndị mmadụ na chi ha n'ebe e si dọta ha. Ọ kpọghị ndị Juu aha, ma ọ kwekọrọ n'usoro ọchịchị a kọwara n'akwụkwọ Ezra, ebe Saịrọs hapụrụ ndị nọ n'ala ọzọ ka ha laa n'ụlọ wughachi Jerusalem.

Ekpere Daniel na ọsịsa Gebriel dị na Daniel isi itoolu. Ọtụtụ narị afọ mgbe e mesịrị, otu mmụọ ozi ahụ, Gebriel, ga-eleta otu onye nchụàjà n'ụlọ nsọ na otu nwa agbọghọ na Nazaret, ya na ozi na onye ahụ e kwere ná nkwa na-abịa n'ikpeazụ. Ya mere, lee ajụjụ ị ga-eburu gaa. Mgbe ị na-ekpe ekpere, ọ bụ naanị banyere taa ka ị na-ekpe, ka ị dị njikere ka Chineke were ihe ka ukwuu karịa ihe ị rịọrọ zaa gị?

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Mgbe ị na-ekpe ekpere, ọ bụ naanị banyere taa ka ị na-ekpe, ka ị dị njikere ka Chineke were ihe ka ukwuu karịa ihe ị rịọrọ zaa gị?

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Sources for the history

  • Jeremiah 25:11–12; 29:10 — Amụma Jeremaịa banyere afọ iri asaa, nke Daniel gụrụ na Daniel 9:2.
  • James B. Pritchard, ed., Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament (3rd ed., 1969) — Nsụgharị Ihe Ụrọ Saịrọs, ebe Saịrọs kọwara otú o si weghachi ndị a chụpụrụ n'ụlọ ha na chi ha.
  • Ezra 1:1–4 — Iwu Saịrọs nyere ndị nọ n'ala ọzọ ohere ịlọghachi wughachi ụlọ nsọ dị na Jerusalem.

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