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1 CAKA cacitatu ca Yehoyakimu mfumu ya Yuda, Nebukadinezara mfumu ya ku Babulo adadza ku Yerusalemu, naumangira misasa ya nkhondo.

2 Ndipo Yehova anapereka Yehoyakimu mfumu ya Yuda, m'dzanja lace, pamodzi ndi zipangizo zina za m'nyumba ya Mulungu, namuka nazo iye ku dziko la Sinara, ku nyumba ya mulungu wace, nalonga zipangizozo m'nyumba ya cuma ca mulungu wace.

3 Ndipo mfumu inauza Asipenazi mkuru wa adindo kuti abwere nao ena a ana a Israyeli, a mbeu ya mafumu, ndi ya akalonga;

4 anyamata opanda cirema, a maonekedwe okoma, a luso la nzeru zonse, ocenjera m'kudziwa, a luntha lakuganizira, okhoza kuimirira m'cinyumba ca mfumu; ndi kuti awaphunzitse m'mabuku, ndi manenedwe a Akasidi.

5 Ndipo mfumu inawaikira gawo la cakudya ca mfumu tsiku ndi tsiku, ndi la vinyo wakumwa iye, ndi kuti awalere zaka zitatu, kuti potsiriza pace aimirire pamaso pa mfumu.

6 Mwa awa tsono munali a ana a Yuda, Danieli, Hananiya, Misayeli, ndi Azariya.

7 Ndi mkuru wa adindo anawapatsa maina ena; Danieli anamucha Belitsazara; ndi Hananiya, Sadrake; ndi Misaeli, Mesaki; ndi Azariya, Abedinego.

8 Koma Danieli anatsimikiza mtimti kuti asadzidetse ndi cakudya ca mfumu, kapena ndi vinyo amamwa; cifukwa cace anapempha mkuru wa adindo amlole asadzidetse.

9 Ndipo Mulungu anamkometsera Danieli mtima wa mkuru wa adindo, amcitire cifundo.

10 Nati mkuru wa adindo kwa Danieli. Ine ndiopa mbuyanga mfumu, amene anakuikirani cakudya canu ndi cakumwa canu; pakuti aonerenji nkhope zanu zacisoni zoposa za anyamata olingana ndi inu? momwemo mudzaparamulitsa mutu wanga kwa mfumu.

11 Nati Danieli kwa kapitao, amene mkuru wa adindo adamuikayo ayang'anire Danieli, Hananiya, Misaeli, ndi Azariya,

12 Muyesetu anyamata anu masiku khumi; atipatse zomera m'nthaka tidye, ndi madzi timwe.

13 Pamenepo mupenye maonekedwe athu ndi maonekedwe a anyamata akudya cakudya ca mfumu; ndi monga umo muonera, mucitire anyamata anu.

14 Ndipo anawamvera mau awa, nawayesa masiku khumi.

15 Atatha masiku khumiwo tsono, anaona kuti maonekedwe ao ndi kunenepa kwao anaposa anyamata onse adadyawo zakudya za mfumu.

16 Pamenepo kapitaoyo anacotsa cakudya cao ndi vinyo akadamwa, nawapatsa zomera m'nthaka.

17 Koma anyamata amene anai, Mulungu anawapatsa cidziwitso ndi luntha la m'mabuku ali onse, ndi nzeru; koma Danieli anali nalo luntha la m'masomphenya ndi maloto onse.

18 Atatha masiku inanenawo mfumu kuti alowe nao, mkulu wa adindo analowa nao pamaso pa Nebukadinezara.

19 Ndipo mfumu inalankhula nao, koma mwa iwo onse sanapezeka monga Danieli, Hananiya, Misaeli, ndi Azariya; naimirira iwo pamaso pa mfumu.

20 Ndipo m'mau ali onse anzeru ndi aluntha, amene mfumu inawafunsira, inawapeza akuposa alembi ndi openda onse m'ufumu wace wonse.

21 Nakhala moyo Danieli mpaka caka coyamba ca Koresi.

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1 Caka caciwiri ca Nebukadinezara mfumu, Nebukadinezarayo analota maloto, ndi mzimu wace unabvutika, ndi tulo tace tidamwazikira.

2 Pamenepo mfumu inauza munthu aitane alembi, ndi openduza, ndi aula, ndi Akasidi, amuululire mfumu maloto ace. Nalowa iwo, naimirira pamaso pa mfumu.

3 Niti nao mfumu, Ndalota loto, nubvutika mzimu wanga kudziwa lotolo.

4 Pamenepo Akasidi anati kwa mfumu m'Ciaramu, Mfumu, mukhale ndi moyo cikhalire: mufotokozere anyamata anu lotoli, ndipo tidzakuuzani kumasulira kwace.

5 Niyankha mfumu, niti kwa Akasidi, Candicokera cinthuci; mukapanda kundidziwitsa lotoli ndi tanthauzo lace, mudzadulidwa nthuli nthuli, ndi nyumba zanu zidzayesedwa dzala.

6 Koma mukandidziwitsa lotoli, ndi kumasulira kwace, mudzalandira kwa ine mphatso, ndi mphotho, ndi ulemu waukuru; cifukwa cace mundidziwitse lotoli ndi kumasulira kwace.

7 Nabwerezanso iwo kuyankha, nati, Mfumu ifotokozere anyamata ace lotoli, ndipo tidzaidziwitsa kumasulira kwace.

8 Mfumu inayankha, niti, Ndidziwatu kuti mukunkhuniza dala, pakuona inu kuti cinthuci candicokera.

9 Koma mukapanda kundidziwitsa lotoli, mlandu wanu ndi umodzi; popeza mwapanganiranatu mau onama ndi oipa, kuwanena pamaso panga, mpaka idzasanduka nyengo; cifukwa cace mundifotokozere lotoli, momwemo ndidzadziwa kuti mudzandidziwitsa kumasulira kwace komwe.

10 Akasidi anayankha pamaso pa mfumu, nati, Palibe munthu pa dziko lapansi wokhoza kuulula mlandu wa mfumu; cifukwa cace palibe mfumu, mkuru, kapena wolamulira, wafunsira cinthu cotere kwa mlembi, kapena wopenduza, kapena Akasidi ali onse.

11 Pakuti cinthu acifuna mfumu ncapatali; ndipo palibe wina wokhoza kuciulula pamaso pa mfumu, koma milungu imene kwao sikuli pamodzi ndi anthu.

12 Cifukwa cace mfumu inakwiya, nizaza kwambiri, nilamulira kuti awaphe anzeru onse m'Babulo.

13 M'mwemo cilamuliroco cidamveka, ndi eni nzeru adati aphedwe; anafuna-funanso Danieli ndi anzace aphedwe.

14 Pamenepo Danieli anabweza mau a uphungu wanzeru kwa Arioki mkuru wa olindirira a mfumu, adaturukawo kukapha eni nzeru a ku Babulo;

15 anayankha nati kwa Arioki mkuru wa olindirira a mfumu, Cilamuliro ca mfumu cifulumiriranji? Pamenepo Arioki anadziwitsa Danieli cinthuci.

16 Nalowa Danieli, nafunsa mfumu amuikire nthawi, kuti aululire mfumu kumasulira kwace.

17 Pamenepo Danieli anapita ku nyumba kwace, nadziwitsa anzace Hananiya, Misaeli, ndi Azariya, cinthuci;

18 kuti apemphe zacifundo kwa Mulungu wa Kumwamba pa cinsinsi ici; kuti Danieli ndi anzace asaonongeke pamodzi ndi eni nzeru ena a ku Babulo.

19 Pamenepo cinsinsico cinabvumbulutsidwa kwa Danieli m'masomphenya a usiku. Ndipo Danieli analemekeza Mulungu wa Kumwamba.

20 Danieli anayankha, nati, Lilemekezedwe dzina la Mulungu ku nthawi za nthawi, a pakuti nzeru ndi mphamvu ziri zace;

21 pakuti amasanduliza nthawi ndi nyengo, acotsa mafumu, nalonga mafumu, apatsa anzeru nzeru, ndi cidziwitso kwa iwo okhoza kuzindikira.

22 Iye abvumbulutsa zinthu zakuya ndi zinsinsi; adziwa zokhala mumdima, ndi kuunika kumakhala kwa Iye.

23 Ndikuyamikani ndi kukulemekezani Inu, Mulungu wa makolo anga, pakuti mwandipatsa nzeru ndi mphamvu; ndipo mwandidziwitsa tsopano ici tacifuna kwa Inu; pakuti mwatidziwitsa mlandu wa mfumu.

24 Potero Danieli analowa kwa Arioki amene mfumu idamuika aononge eni nzeru a ku Babulo; anamuka, natero naye, Usaononga eni nzeru a ku Babulo, undilowetse kwa mfumu, ndipo ndidzaululira mfumu kumasulirako.

25 Pamenepo Arioki analowa naye Danieli kwa mfumu mofulumira; natero nayo, Ndapeza munthu wa ana a ndende a Yuda, ndiye adzadziwitsa mfumu kumasulira kuja.

26 Mfumu inayankha, niti kwa Danieli, amene dzina lace ndiye Belitsazara, Ukhoza kodi kundidziwitsa lotolo ndidalilota, ndi kumasulira kwace?

27 Nayankha Danieli pamaso pa mfumu, nati, Cinsinsi inacitira liuma mfumu, angakhale anzeru, openduza, alembi, kapena alauli, sakhoza kuciululira mfumu;

28 koma kuli Mulungu Kumwamba wakubvumbulutsa zinsinsi; Iye ndiye wadziwitsa mfumu Nebukadinezara cimene cidzacitika masiku otsiriza. Loto lanu, ndi masomphenya a m'mtima mwanu pakama panu, ndi awa:

29 Inu mfumu, maganizo anu analowa m'mtima mwanu muli pakama panu, akunena za ico cidzacitika m'tsogolomo; ndipo Iye amene abvumbulutsa zinsinsi wakudziwitsani codzacitikaco.

30 Koma ine, cinsinsi ici sicinabvumbulutsidwa kwa ine cifukwa ca nzeru ndiri nayo yakuposa wina ali yense wamoyo, koma kuti kumasuliraku kudziwike kwa mfumu, ndi kuti mudziwe maganizo a mtima wanu.

31 Inu mfumu munapenya ndi kuona fano lalikuru. Fanoli linali lalikuru, ndi kunyezimira kwace kunaposa; linali kuima popenyana ndi inu, ndi maonekedwe ace anali oopsa,

32 Pano ili tsono, mutu wace unali wagolidi wabwino, cifuwa cace ndi manja ace zasiliva, mimba yace ndi cuuno cace zamkuwa,

33 miyendo yace yacitsulo, mapazi ace mwina citsulo mwina dongo.

34 Munali cipenyere kufikira mwala unasemedwa popanda manja, umene unagunda fanoli pa mapazi ace okhala citsulo ndi dongo, nuwaphwanya.

35 Pamenepo citsulo, dongo, mkuwa, siliva, ndi golidi, zinapereka pamodzi, nizinasanduka ngati mungu wa pa madwale a malimwe; ndi mphepo inaziuluza, osapezekanso malo ao; ndi mwala udagunda fanowo unasanduka phiri lalikuru, nudzaza dziko lonse lapansi.

36 Ili ndi loto; kumasulira kwace tsono tikufotokozerani mfumu.

37 Inu mfumu ndinu mfumu ya mafumu, pakuti Mulungu wa Kumwamba anakupatsani ufumu, ndi mphamvu yaikuru, ndi ulemu;

38 ndipo pali ponse pokhala ana a anthu Iye anapereka nyama za kuthengo, ndi mbalame za m'mlengalenga, m'dzanja lanu; nakucititsani ufumu pa izi zonse; inu ndinu mutuwo wagolidi.

39 Ndi pambuyo pa inu padzauka ufumu wina wocepa ndi wanu, ndi ufumu wina wacitatu wamkuwa wakucita ufumu pa dziko lonse lapansi.

40 Ndi ufumu wacinai udzakhala wolimba ngati citsulo, popeza citsulo ciphwanya ndi kufoketsa zonse; ndipo monga citsulo ciswa zonsezi, uwu udzaphwanya ndi kuswa.

41 Ndipo umo mudaonera mapazi ndi zala zace, mwina dongo la woumba, mwina citsulo; ufumuwo udzakhala wogawanika, koma momwemo mudzakhala mphamvu ya citsulo; popeza mudaona citsulo cosanganizika ndi dongo.

42 Ndi zala za mapazi, mwina citsulo ndi mwina dongo, momwemo ufumuwo, mwina wolimba mwina wogamphuka.

43 Ndi umo mudaonera citsulo cosanganizika ndi dongo, iwo adzadzisokoneza ndi ana a anthu wamba; koma sadzapharikizana, monga umo citsulo sicimasanganizikana ndi dongo.

44 Ndipo masiku a mafumu aja Mulungu wa Kumwamba adzaika ufumu woti sudzao nongeka ku nthawi zonse, ndi ulamuliro wace sudzasiyidwira mtundu wina wa anthu, koma udzaphwanya ndi kutha maufumu ao onse nudzakhala cikhalire.

45 Umo mudaonera kuti mwala unasemedwa m'phiri popanda manja, ndi kuti udapera citsulo, mkuwa, dongo, siliva, ndi golidi; Mulungu wamkuru wadziwitsa mfumu cidzacitika m'tsogolomo; lotoli nloona, ndi kumasulira kwace kwakhazikika.

46 Pamenepo mfumu Nebukadinezara anagwa nkhope yace pansi, nalambira Danieli, nati amthirire nsembe yaufa ndi ya zonunkhira zokoma.

47 Mfumu inamyankha Danieli, niti, Zoona Mulungu wako ndiye Mulungu wa milungu, ndi Mbuye wa mafumu, ndi wobvumbulutsa zinsinsi; popeza wakhoza kubvumbulutsa cinsinsi ici.

48 Pamenepo mfumu inasandutsa Danieli wamkuru, nimpatsa mphatso zazikuru zambiri, namlamuliritsa dera lonse la ku Babulo; nakhala iye kazembe wamkuru wa anzeru onse a ku Babulo.

49 Pamenepo Danieli anapempha mfumu, ndipo anaika Sadrake, Mesake, ndi Abedinego, ayang'anire nchito za dera la ku Babulo. Koma Danieli anakhala m'bwalo la mfumu.

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1 Mfumu Nebukadinezara anapanga fano lagolidi, msinkhu wace mikono makumi asanu ndi limodzi, ndi thunthu lace mikono isanu ndi umodzi; analiimika pa cidikha ca Dura, m'dera la ku Babulo.

2 Ndipo mfumu Nebukadinezara inatumiza kukasonkhanitsa akalonga, akazembe, ndi ziwanga, oweruza, akulu osunga cuma, mandoda, ankhoswe, ndi olamulira onse a madera, abwere kuzurula fanoli adaliimika mfumu Nebukadinezara.

3 Pamenepo akalonga, akazembe, ndi ziwanga, oweruza, akulu osunga cuma, mandoda, ankhoswe, ndi olamulira onse a madera, anasonkhanira kupereka fano adaliimika mfumu Nebukadinezara, naimirira pamaso pa fano adaliimika Nebukadinezara.

4 Ndipo wolalikira anapfuulitsa, kuti, Akulamulirani inu anthu, mitundu ya anthu a manenedwe osiyana,

5 kuti pakumva inu mau a lipenga, citoliro, zeze, sansi, cisakasa, ngoli, ndi zoyimbitsa ziri zonse, mugwadire ndi kulambira fano lagolidi adaliimika mfumu Nebukadinezara;

6 ndipo ali yense wosagwadira ndi kulambira, adzaponyedwa nthawi yomweyo m'kati mwa ng'anjo yotentha yamoto.

7 Potero nthawi yomweyo pakumva anthu onse mau a lipenga, citoliro, zeze, sansi, cisakasa, ndi zoyimbitsa ziri zonse, anthu onse, mitundu ya anthu a manenedwe osiyana, anagwadira, nalambira fano lagolidi adaliimika mfumu Nebukadinezara.

8 Cifukwa cace anayandikira Akasidi ena nthawi yomweyi, naneneza Ayuda.

9 Anayankha, nati kwa mfumu Nebukadinezara, Mfumu, mukhale ndi moyo cikhalire.

10 Inu mfumu mwalamulira kuti munthu ali yense amene adzamva mau a lipenga, citoliro, zeze, sansi, cisakasa, ngoli, ndi zoyimbitsa ziri zonse, agwadire, nalambire fanolo lagolidi;

11 ndi yense wosagwadira ndi kulambiraadzaponyedwa m'kati mwa ng'anjo yotentha yamoto.

12 Alipo Ayuda amene munawaika ayang'anire nchito ya dera la ku Babulo, Sadrake, Mesake, ndi Abedinego, amuna awa, mfumu, sanasamalira inu, satumikira milungu yanu, kapena kulambira fano lagolidi mudaliimikalo.

13 Pamenepo Nebukadinezara, mumkwiyo ndi m'ukali wace, anawauza abwere nao Sadrake, Mesake, ndi Abedinego. Ndipo anabwera nao amunawa kwa mfumu.

14 Nebukadinezara anayankha, nati kwa iwo, Kodi mutero dala, Sadrake, Mesake, ndi Abedinego, kusatumikira milungu yanga, ndi kusalambira fano lagolidi ndinaliimikalo?

15 Mukabvomereza tsono, pakumva mau a lipenga, citoliro, zeze, sansi, cisakasa, ndi ngoli, ndi zoyimbitsa ziri zonse, kugwadira ndi kulambira fano ndinalipanga, cabwino; koma mukapanda kulambira, mudzaponyedwa nthawi yomweyi m'kati mwa ng'anjo yotentha yamoto; ndipo mulungu amene adzakulanditsani m'manja mwanga ndani?

16 Sadrake, Mesake, ndi Abedinego, anayankha, nati kwa mfumu Nebukadinezara, Sikufunika kuti tikuyankheni pa mlandu uwu.

17 Taonani, Mulungu wathu amene timtumikira akhoza kutilanditsa m'ng'anjo yotentha yamoto, nadzatilanditsa m'dzanja lanu, mfumu.

18 Koma akapanda kutero, dziwani, mfumu, kuti sitidzatumikira milungu yanu, kapena kulambira fano lagolidi mudaliimikalo.

19 Pamenepo Nebukadinezara anadzazidwa ndi ukali, ndi maonekedwe a nkhope yace anasandulikira Sadrake, Mesake, ndi Abedinego; anayankha, nati asonkheze ng'anjo kasanu ndi kawiri koposa umo amasonkhezera.

20 Nauza amuna ena amphamvu a m'khamu lace la nkhondo amange Sadrake, Mesake, ndi Abedinego, ndi kuwaponya m'ng'anjo yotentha yamoto.

21 Pamenepo amuna awa anamangidwa ali cibvalire zopfunda zao, maraya ao, ndi nduwira zao, ndi zobvala zao zina; naponyedwa m'kati mwa ng'anjo yotentha yamoto.

22 Motero, popeza mau a mfumu anafulumiza, ndi ng'anjo inatentha koposa, lawi la moto linapha iwo aja ananyamula Sadrake, Mesake, ndi Abedinego.

23 Ndipo amuna atatu awa, Sadrake, Mesake, ndi Abedinego, anagwa pansi omangidwa m'kati mwa ng'anjo yotentha yamoto.

24 Pamenepo mfumu Nebukadinezara anadabwa, nauka msanga, nanena nati kwa mandoda ace, Kodi sitinaponya amuna atatu omangidwa m'kati mwa moto? Anayankha nati kwa mfumu, Inde mfumu.

25 Anayankha, nati, Taonani, ndirikuona amuna anai omasuka, alikuyenda m'kati mwa moto; ndipo alibe kuphwetekwa, ndi maonekedwe a wacinai akunga mwana wa milungu.

26 Pamenepo Nebukadinezara anayandikira pa khomo la ng'anjo yotentha yamoto, analankhula, nati, Sadrake, Mesake, ndi Abedinego, inu atumiki a Mulungu Wam'mwambamwamba, turukani, idzani kuno. Pamenepo Sadrake, Mesake, ndi Abedinego, anaturuka m'kati mwa moto.

27 Ndipo akalonga, akazembe, ndi ziwanga, ndi mandoda a mfumu, atasonkhana, anaona amuna awa, kuti moto unalibe mphamvu pa matupi ao, losawauka tsitsi la pamutu pao, ndi zopfunda zao zosasandulika, pfungo lomwe lamoto losawaomba.

28 Nebukadinezara ananena, nati, Alemekezedwe Mulungu wa Sadrake, Mesake, ndi Abedinego, amene anatuma mthenga wace, napulumutsa atumiki ace omkhulupirira Iye, nasanduliza mau a ine mfumu, napereka matupi ao kuti asatumikire kapena kulambira mulungu wina yense, koma Mulungu wao wao.

29 Cifukwa cace ndilamulira kuti anthu ali onse, mtundu uli wonse, ndi a manenedwe ali onse, akunenera molakwira Mulungu wa Sadrake, Mesake, ndi Abedinego, adzadulidwa nthuli nthuli, ndi nyumba zao zidzasanduka dzala; popeza palibe mulungu wina akhoza kulanditsa motero.

30 Pamenepo mfumu inakuza Sadrake, Mesake, ndi Abedinego, m'dera la ku Babulo.

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1 Mfumu Nebukadinezara, kwa anthu, mitundu ya anthu, ndi a manenedwe okhala pa dziko lonse lapansi: Mtendere ucurukire inu.

2 Candikomera kuonetsa zizindikilo ndi zozizwa, zimene anandicitira Mulungu Wam'mwambamwamba.

3 Ha! zizindikilo zace nzazikuru, ndi zozizwa zace nza mphamvu, ufumu wace ndiwo ufumu wosatha, ndi kulamulira kwace ku mibadwo mibadwo.

4 Ine Nebukadinezara ndinalimkupumula m'nyumba mwanga, ndi kukhala mwaufulu m'cinyumba canga,

5 Ndinaona loto lakundiopsa, ndi zolingilira za pakama panga, ndi masomphenya a m'mtima mwanga, zinandibvuta ine.

6 Cifukwa cace ndinalamulira kuti adze kwa ine anzeru onse a ku Babulo, kuti andidziwitse kumasulira kwace kwa lotoli.

7 Pamenepo anafika alembi, openda, Akasidi, ndi alauli; ndipo ndinawafotokozera lotoli, koma sanandidziwitsa kumasulira kwace.

8 Koma potsiriza pace analowa pamaso panga Danieli, dzina lace ndiye Belitsazara, monga mwa dzina la mulungu wanga, amenenso muli mzimu wa milungu yoyera m'mtima mwace; ndipo ndinamfotokozera lotoli pamaso pace, ndi kuti,

9 Belitsazara iwe, mkuru wa alembi, popeza ndidziwa kuti mwa iwe muli mzimu wa milungu yoyera, ndi kuti palibe cinsinsi cikusautsa, undifotokozere masomphenya a loto langa ndalotali, ndi kumasulira kwace.

10 Masomphenya a m'mtima mwanga pakama panga ndi awa: Ndinapenya ndi kuona mtengo pakati pa dziko lapansi, msinkhu wace ndi waukuru.

11 Mtengowo unakula, nulimba, ndi msinkhu wace unafikira kumwamba, nuonekera mpaka cilekezero ca dziko lonse lapansi.

12 Masamba ace anali okoma, ndi zipatso zace zinacuruka, ndi m'menemo munali zakudya zofikira onse, nyama za kuthengo zinatsata mthunzi wace, ndi mbalame za m'mlengalenga zinafatsa m'thambi zace, ndi nyama zonse zinadyako.

13 Ndinaona m'masomphenya a m'mtima mwanga pakama panga, taonani, mthenga woyera anatsika kumwamba.

14 Anapfuulitsa, natero, Likhani mtengowo, sadzani nthambi zace, yoyolani masamba ace, mwazani zipatso zace, nyama zicoke pansi pace, ndi mbalame pa nthambi zace.

15 Koma siyani citsa ndi mizu yace m'nthaka, comangidwa ndi mkombero wa citsulo ndi mkuwa, mu msipu wa kuthengo; ncokhathamira ndi mame a kumwamba, ndi gawo lace likhale pamodzi ndi nyama ziri m'macire a m'dziko.

16 Mtima wace usandulike, usakhalenso mtima wa munthu, apatsidwe mtima wonga wa nyama, nizimpitire nthawi zisanu ndi ziwiri.

17 Citsutso ici adacilamulira amithenga oyerawo, anacifunsa, nacinena, kuti amoyo adziwe kuti Wam'mwambamwamba alamulira m'ufumu wa anthu, naupereka kwa ali yense Iye afuna, nauutsira wolubukira anthu.

18 Loto ili ndinaliona ine mfumu Nebukadinezara; ndipo iwe, Belitsazara, undifotokozere kumasulira kwace, popeza anzeru onse a m'ufumu wanga sakhoza kundidziwitsa kumasulira kwace; koma iwe ukhoza, popeza mwa iwe muli mzimu wa milungu yoyera.

19 Pamenepo Danieli, dzina lace ndiye Belitsazara anadabwa nthawi, namsautsa maganizo ace. Mfumu inayankha, niti, Belitsazara, lisakusautse lotoli, kapena kumasulira kwace. Belitsazara anayankha, nati, Mbuye wanga, lotoli likadakhala la iwo akudana nanu, ndi kumasulira kwace kwa iwo akuutsana nanu.

20 Mtengo mudauona umene unakula, nukhala wolimba, nufikira kumwamba msinkhu wace, nuonekera pa dziko lonse lapansi,

21 umene masamba ace anali okoma, ndi zipatso zace zocuruka, ndi m'menemo munali cakudya cofikira onse, umene nyama za kuthengo zinakhala pansi pace, ndi mbalame za m'mlengalenga zinapeza pokhala pao pa nthambi yace;

22 ndinu, mfumu; mwakula, mwalimba, pakuti ukulu wanu wakula, nufikira kumwamba, ndi ufumu wanu ku cilekezero ca dziko lapansi.

23 Tsono, kuti mfumu inaona mthenga woyera wotsika kumwamba, ndi kuti, Likhani mtengowo ndi kuuononga, koma siyani citsa cace ndi mizu m'nthaka, comangidwa ndi mkombero wa citsulo ndi mkuwa, mu msipu wa kuthengo, nicikhale cokhathamira ndi mame a kumwamba, ndi gawo lace likhale pamodzi ndi nyama za kuthengo, mpaka zitampitira nthawi zisanu ndi ziwiri;

24 kumasulira kwace ndi uku, mfumu; ndipo cilamuliro ca Wam'mwambamwamba cadzera mbuye wanga mfumu:

25 kuti adzakuingitsani kukucotsani kwa anthu, ndi pokhala panu padzakhala pamodzi ndi nyama za kuthengo; ndipo mudzadya udzu ngati ng'ombe, nimudzakhala wokhathamira ndi mame a kumwamba, nizidzakupitirani nthawi zisanu ndi ziwiri, mpaka mudzadziwa kuti Wam'mwambamwamba alamulira m'ufumu wa anthu, naupereka kwa ali yense Iye afuna mwini.

26 Ndipo kuti anauza asiye citsa ndi mizu ya mtengo, ufumu wanu udzakhazikikira inu, mukakatha kudziwa kuti Kumwamba kumalamulira.

27 Cifukwa cace, mfumu, kupangira kwanga kukomere inu, dulani macimo anu ndi kucita cilungamo, ndi mphulupulu zanu mwa kucitira aumphawi cifundo; kuti kapena nthawi ya mtendere wanu italike.

28 Conseci cinagwera mfumu Nebukadinezara.

29 Itatha miyezi khumi ndi iwiri, analikuyenda m'cinyumba cacifumu ca ku Babulo.

30 Mfumu inanena, niti, Suyu Babulo wamkuru ndinammanga, akhale pokhala pacifumu, ndi mphamvu yanga yaikuru uoneke ulemerero wa cifumu canga?

31 Akali m'kamwa mwa mfumu mau awa, anamgwera mau ocokera kumwamba, ndi kuti, Mfumu Nebukadinezara, anena kwa iwe: ufumu wakucokera.

32 Nadzakuinga kukucotsa kwa anthu, ndi pokhala pako udzakhala pamodzi ndi nyama za kuthengo; adzakudyetsa udzu ngati ng'ombe; nizidzakupitira nthawi zisanu ndi ziwiri, mpaka udzadziwa kuti Wam'mwambamwamba alamulira m'ufumu wa anthu, naupereka kwa ali yense Iye afuna mwini.

33 Nthawi yomweyo anacitika mau awa kwa Nebukadinezara; anamuinga kumcotsa kwa anthu; nadya udzu ngati ng'ombe iye, ndi thupi lace linakhathamira ndi mame a kumwamba, mpaka tsitsi lace lidamera ngati nthenga za ciombankhanga ndi makadabo ace ngati makadabo a mbalame.

34 Atatha masiku awa tsono, ine Nebukadinezara ndinakweza maso anga kumwamba, ndi nzeru zanga zinandibwerera; ndipo ndinalemekeza Wam'mwambamwamba, ndi kumyamika ndi kumcitira ulemu Iye wokhala cikhalire; pakuti kulamulira kwace ndiko kulamulira kosatha, ndi ufumu wace ku mibadwo mibadwo;

35 ndi okhala pa dziko lapansi onse ayesedwa acabe; ndipo Iye acita mwa cifunito cace m'khamu la kumwamba ndi mwa okhala pa dziko lapansi; ndipo palibe woletsa dzanja lace, kapena wakunena naye, Mucitanji?

36 Nthawi yomweyi nzeru zanga zinandibwerera, ndi cifumu canga ndi kunyezimira kwanga zinandibwerera, kuti uonekenso ulemerero wa ufumu wanga; ndi mandoda anga ndi akuru anga anandifuna; ndipo ndinakhazikika m'ufumu wanga, Iye nandioniezeranso ukulu wocuruka.

37 Tsono ine Nebukadinezara ndiyamika, ndi kukuza, ndi kulemekeza Mfumu ya Kumwamba, pakuti nchito zace zonse nzoona, ndi njira zace ciweruzo; ndi oyenda m'kudzikuza kwao, Iye akhoza kuwacepetsa.

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1 Mfumu Belisazara anakonzera anthu ace akulu cikwi cimodzi madyerero akuru, namwa vinyo pamaso pa cikwico.

2 Belisazara, pakulawa vinyo, anati abwere nazo zotengera za golidi ndi siliva adazicotsa Nebukadinezara atate wace ku Kacisi ali ku Yerusalemu, kuti mfumu ndi akuru ace, akazi ace ndi akazi ace ang'ono, amweremo.

3 Nabwera nazo zotengera zagolidi adazicotsa ku Kacisi wa nyumba ya Mulungu ya ku Yerusalemu, ndipo mfumu ndi akuru ace, akazi ace ndi akazi ace ang'ono, anamweramo.

4 Anamwa vinyo, nalemekeza milungu yagolidi, ndi yasiliva, yamkuwa, yacitsulo, yamtengo, ndi yamwala.

5 Nthawi yomweyo zinabuka zala za dzanja la munthu, nizinalemba pandunji pa coikapo nyali, pomata pa khoma la cinyumba ca mfumu; ndipo mfumu inaona nsonga yace ya dzanja lidalembalo.

6 Pamenepo padasandulika pa nkhope pace pa mfumu, ndi maganizo ace anamsautsa, ndi mfundo za m'cuuno mwace zinaguruka, ndi maondo ace anaombana.

7 Nipfuulitsa mfumu abwere nao openda, Akasidi, ndi alauli, Mfumu inalankhula, niti kwa anzeru a ku Babulo, Ali yense amene adzawerenga lemba ili, nadzandifotokozera kumasulira kwace, adzabvekedwa cibakuwa, ndi unyolo wagolidi m'khosi mwace, nadzakhala wolamulira wacitatu m'ufumuwu.

8 Pamenepo analowa anzeru onse a mfumu, koma sanakhoza kuwerenga lembalo, kapena kudziwitsa mfumu kumasulira kwace.

9 Ndipo mfumu Belisazara anabvutika kwambiri, ndi nkhope yace inasandulika, ndi akuru ace anathedwa nzeru.

10 Cifukwa ca mau a mfumu ndi akuru ace mkazi wamkuru wa mfumu analowa m'nyumba ya madyerero; mkazi wa mfumu ananena, nati, Mfumu, mukhale ndi moyo kosatha; asakubvuteni maganizo anu, ndi nkhope yanu isasandulike;

11 pali munthu m'ufumu mwanu mwa iye muli mzimu wa milungu yoyera; ndipo masiku a atate wanu munapezeka mwa iye kuunika, ndi luntha, ndi nzeru, ngati nzeru ya milungu; ndipo mfumu Nebukadinezara atate wanu, inde mfumu atate wanu anamuika akhale mkuru wa alembi, openda, Akasidi, ndi alauli;

12 popeza m'Danieli yemweyo, amene mfumu adamucha Belitsazara, mudapezeka mzimu wopambana, ndi cidziwitso, ndi luntha, kumasulira maloto ndi kutanthauzira mau ophiphiritsa, ndi kumasula mfundo. Amuitane Danieli tsono, iye adzafotokozera kumasuliraku.

13 Pamenepo analowa naye Danieli kwa mfumu. Mfumu inayankha, niti kwa Danieli, Ndiwe kodi Danieli uja wa ana a ndende a Yuda, amene mfumu atate wanga anatenga ku Yuda?

14 Ndamva za iwe kuti muli mzimu wa milungu mwa iwe, ndi kuti mupezeka mwa iwe kuunika, ndi luntha, ndi nzeru zopambana.

15 Ndipo tsono anabwera nao kwa ine anzeru, openda, kuti awerenge lemba ilo, ndi kundidziwitsa kumasulira kwace; koma sanakhoza kufotokozera kumasulira kwa cinthuci.

16 Koma ndamva ine za iwe, kuti ukhoza kutanthauzira mau, ndi kumasula mfundo; tsono ukakhoza kuwerenga lembalo, ndi kundidziwitsa kumasulira kwace, udzabvekedwa cibakuwa, ndi unyolo wagolidi m'khosi mwako; nudzakhala wolamulira wacitatu m'ufumuwo.

17 Pamenepo anayankha Danieli, nati kwa mfumu, Mphatso zanu zikhale zanu, ndi mphotho zanu mupatse wina; koma ndidzawerengera mfumu lembalo, ndi kumdziwitsa kumasulira kwace.

18 Mfumu inu, Mulungu Wam'mwambamwamba anapatsa Nebukadinezara atate wanu ufumuwu, ndi ukulu, ndi ulemerero, ndi cifumu;

19 ndipo cifukwa ca ukulu adampatsawo anthu onse, mitundu yonse ya anthu, a manenedwe onse, ananjenjemera, naopa pamaso pace; amene anafuna kuwapha anawapha; amene anafuna kuwasunga anawasunga amoyo; amene anafuna kuwakweza anawakweza; amene anafuna kuwatsitsa anawatsitsa.

20 Koma pokwezeka mtima wace, nulimba mzimu wace kucita modzikuza, anamtsitsa pa mpando wa ufumu wace, namcotsera ulemerero wace;

21 ndipo anamuinga kumcotsa kwa ana a anthu, ndi mtima wace unasandulika ngati wa nyama za kuthengo, ndi pokhala pace mpa mbidzi, anamdyetsa udzu ngati ng'ombe, ndi thupi lace linakhathamira ndi mame a kumwamba; mpaka anadziwa kuti Wam'mwambamwamba alamulira m'ufumu wa anthu, nauikira ali yense Iye afuna mwini.

22 Ndipo inu mwana wace, Belisazara inu, simunadzicepetsa m'mtima mwanu, cinkana munazidziwa izi zonse;

23 koma munadzikweza kutsutsana naye Ambuye wa Kumwamba; ndipo anabwera nazo zotengera za nyumba yace kwa inu; ndi inu ndi akuru anu, akazi anu ndi akazi anu ang'ono, mwamweramo vinyo; mwalemekezanso milungu yasiliva, ndi yagolidi, yamkuwa, yacitsulo, yamtengo, ndi yamwala, imene siiona, kapena kumva, kapena kudziwa; ndi Mulungu amene m'dzanja mwace muli mpweya wanu, ndi njira zanu zonse, yemweyo simunamcitira ulemu.

24 Pamenepo nsonga ya dzanja inatumidwa kucokera pamaso pace, nililembedwa lembali.

25 Ndipolembalolembedwa ndi ili: MENE MENE TEKEL UF ARSIN.

26 Kumasulira kwace kwa mau awa ndi uku: MENE, Mulungu anawerenga ufumu wanu, nautha.

27 TEKEL, Mwayesedwa pamiyeso, nimupezeka mwaperewera.

28 PERES, ufumu wanu wagawika, nuperekedwa kwa Amedi ndi Aperisi.

29 Pamenepo Belisazara analamulira, ndipo anabveka Danieli cibakuwa, ndi unyolo wagolidi m'khosi mwace, nalalikira za iye kuti ndiye wolamulira wacitatu m'ufumumo.

30 Usiku womwewo Belisazara mfumu ya Akasidi anaphedwa.

31 Ndipo Dariyo Mmedi analandira ufumuwo ali wa zaka makumi asanu ndi limodzi mphambu ziwiri.

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1 Kudamkomera Dariyo kuikira ufumuwo akalonga zana limodzi mphambu makumi awiri akhale m'madera onse a ufumu;

2 ndi akuyang'anira iwo akulu atatu, woyamba wao ndi Danieli; kuti akalonga awa adziwerengere kwa iwo, ndi kuti za mfumu zisasoweke.

3 Pamenepo Danieli amene anaposa akuluwa ndi akalonga, popeza munali mzimu wopambana mwa iye, ndi mfumu inati imuike woyang'anira ufumu wonse.

4 Ndipo akuluwa ndi akalonga anayesa kumtola cifukwa Danieli, kunena za ufumuwo; koma sanakhoza kupeza cifukwa kapena colakwira, popeza anali wokhulupirika; ndipo sanaona cosasamala kapena colakwa ciri conse mwa iye.

5 Pamenepo anthu awa anati, Sitidzamtola cifukwa ciri conse Danieli amene, tikapanda kumtola ici pa cilamulo ca Mulungu wace.

6 Ndipo akuru awa ndi akalonga anasonkhana kwa mfumu mofulumira, natero nayo, Mfumu Dariyo, mukhale ndi moyo cikhalire.

7 Akuru onse a ufumuwo, ndi akazembe ndi akalonga, mandoda, ndi ziwanga, anapangana kukhazika lemba lacifumu, ndi kuikapo coletsa colimba, kuti ali yense akapempha kanthu kwa mulungu ali yense, kapena kwa munthu ali yense masiku makumi atatu, osati kwa inu nokha, mfumu, adzaponyedwa m'dzenje la mikango,

8 Tsopano, mfumu, mukhazikitse coletsaco, ndi kutsimikiza colembedwaco, kuti cisasinthike monga mwa malamulo a Amedi ndi Aperisi, amene sasinthika.

9 Momwemo mfumu Dariyo anatsimikiza colembedwa ndi coletsaco.

10 Ndipo podziwa Danieli kuti adatsimikiza colembedwaco, analowa m'nyumba mwace, m'cipinda mwace, cimene mazenera ace anatseguka oloza ku Yerusalemu; ndipo anagwadamaondo ace tsiku limodzi katatu, napemphera, nabvomereza pamaso pa Mulungu wace monga umo amacitira kale lonse.

11 Pamenepo anasonkhana anthu awa, napeza Danieli alikupemphera ndi kupembedza pamaso pa Mulungu wace.

12 Ndipo anayandikira, nanena pamaso pa mfumu za coletsaco ca mfumu, Kodi simunatsimikiza coletsaco, kuti ali yense akapempha kanthu kwa mulungu ali yense, kapena kwa munthu ali yense, masiku makumi atatu, osati kwa inu nokha, mfumu, adzaponyedwa m'dzenje la mikango? Mfumu niyankha, niti, Coona cinthuci, monga mwa malamulo a Amedi ndi Aperisi amene sasinthika.

13 Pamenepo anayankha, nati pamaso pa mfumu, Danieli uja wa ana a ndende a Yuda sasamalira inu, mfumu, kapena coletsa munacitsimikizaco; koma apempha pemphero lace katatu tsiku limodzi.

14 Ndipo mfumu m'mene atamva mau awa anaipidwa kwambiri, naika mtima wace pa Danieli kuti amlanditse, nayesetsa mpaka polowa dzuwa kumlanditsa.

15 Koma anthu awa anasonkhana kwa mfumu, nati kwa mfumu, Dziwani, mfumu, kuti lamulo la Amedi ndi Aperisi, ndilo kuti coletsa ciri conse ndi lemba liri lonse idazikhazikira mfumu, zisasinthike.

16 Pamenepo inalamula mfumu, ndipo anadza naye Danieli, namponya m'dzenje la mikango. Ndipo mfumu inalankhula, niti kwa Danieli, Mulungu wako amene umtumikira kosalekeza, Iyeyu adzakulanditsa.

17 Ndipo anatenga mwala, nauika pakamwa pa dzenje, niukomera mfumu ndi cosindikizira cace, ndi cosindikizira ca akuru ace, kuti kasasinthike kanthu ka Danieli.

18 Pamenepo mfumu inamuka ku cinyumba cace, nicezera kusala usikuwo, ngakhale zoyimbitsa sanabwera nazo pamaso pace, ndi m'maso mwace munamuumira.

19 Nilawira mamawa mfumu, nimuka mofulumira ku dzenje la mikango.

20 Ndipo poyandikira padzenje inapfuula ndi mau acisoni mfumu, ninena, niti kwa Danieli, Danieli, mnyamata wa Mulungu wamoyo, kodi Mulungu wako, amene umtumikira kosalekeza, wakhoza kukulanditsa kwamikango?

21 Pamenepo Danieli anati kwa mfumu, Mfumu, mukhale ndi moyo cikhalire.

22 Mulungu wanga watuma mthenga wace, natseka pakamwa pa mikango; ndipo siinandipweteka, cifukwa anandiona wosacimwa pamaso pace, pamaso panunso, mfumu, sindinalakwa.

23 Pamenepo mfumu inakondwera kwambiri, niwauza aturutse Danieli m'dzenje. Momwemo anamturutsa Danieli m'dzenje, ndi pathupi pace sipadaoneka bala, popeza anakhulupirira Mulungu wace.

24 Ndipo italamulira mfumu, anabwera nao amuna aja adamneneza Danieli, nawaponya m'dzenje la mikango, iwowa, ana ao, ndi akazi ao; ndipo asanafike pansi pa dzenje mikango inawaposa mphamvu, niphwanya mafupa ao onse.

25 Pamenepo mfumu Dariyo analembera kwa anthu, mitundu ya anthu, ndi a manenedwe onse okhala pa dziko lonse lapansi, Mtendere ucurukire inu.

26 Ndilamulira ine kuti m'maiko onse a ufumu wanga anthu anjenjemere, naope pamaso pa Mulungu wa Danieli; pakuti Iye ndiye Mulungu wamoyo wakukhala cikhalire, ndi ufumu wace ngwosaonongeka, ndi kulamulira kwace kudzakhala mpaka cimariziro.

27 Iye apulumutsa, nalanditsa, nacita zizindikilo ndi zozizwa m'mwamba ndi pa dziko lapansi, ndiye amene anapulumutsa Danieli ku mphamvu ya mikango.

28 Momwemo Danieli amene anakuzikabe pokhala Dariyo mfumu, ndi pokhala mfumu Koresi wa ku Perisiya.

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1 Caka coyamba ca Belisazara mfumu ya ku Babulo Danieli anaona loto, naona masomphenya a m'mtima mwace pakama pace; ndipo analemba lotolo, nalifotokozera, mwacidule.

2 Danieli ananena, nati, Ndinaona m'masomphenya anga usiku, taonani, mphepo zinai za mumlengalenga zinabuka pa nyanja yaikuru.

3 Ndipo zinaturuka m'nyanja zirombo zazikuru zinai zosiyana-siyana.

4 Coyamba cinanga mkango, cinali nao mapiko a ciombankhanga, ndinapenyera mpaka nthenga zace zinathothoka, nicinakwezeka kudziko, ndi kuimitsidwa ndi mapazi awiri ngati munthu, nicinapatsidwa mtima wa munthu.

5 Ndipo taonani, cirombo cina caciwiri cikunga cimbalangondo cinatundumuka mbali imodzi; ndi m'kamwa mwace munali nthiti zitatu pakati pa mano ace; ndipo anatero naco, Nyamuka, lusira nyama zambiri.

6 Pambuyo pace ndinapenya ndi kuona cina ngati nyalugwe, cinali nao mapiko anai a nkhuku pamsana pace, ciromboco cinali nayonso mitu inai, nicinapatsidwa ulamuliro.

7 Pambuyo pace ndinaona m'masomphenya a usiku, ndi kuona cirombo cacinai, coopsa ndi cocititsa mantha, ndi camphamvu coposa, cinali nao mano akuru acitsulo, cinalusa ndi kuphwanya ndi kupondereza cotsala ndi mapazi ace; cinasiyana ndi zirombo zonse zidacitsogolera; ndipo cinali ndi nyanga khumi.

8 Ndinali kulingirira za nyangazi, taonani, pakati pa izo panaphuka nyanga yina, ndiyo yaing'ono; patsogolo pace zitatu za nyanga zoyambazi zinazulidwa ndi mizu yomwe; ndipo taonani, m'nyanga m'menemo munali maso ngati maso a munthu, ndi pakamwa palikunena zazikuru.

9 Ndinapenyerera mpaka anaikapo mipando yacifumu, nikhalapo Nkhalamba ya kale lomwe, zobvala zace zinali za mbu ngati cipale cofewa, ndi tsitsi la pa mutu pace ngati ubweya woyera, mpando wacifumu unali malawi amoto, ndi njinga zace moto woyaka.

10 Mtsinje wamoto unayenda woturuka pamaso pace, zikwi zikwi anamtumikira, ndi unyinji wosawerengeka unaima pamaso pace, woweruza mlandu anakhalapo, ndi mabuku anatsegulidwa.

11 Pamenepo ndinapenyera cifukwa ca phokoso la mau akuru idanena nyangayi; ndinapenyera mpaka adacipha ciromboci, ndi kuononga mtembo wace, ndi kuupereka utenthedwe ndi moto.

12 Ndipo zirombo zotsalazo anazicotsera ulamuliro wao, koma anatalikitsa moyo wao, ukhalenso nyengo ndi nthawi.

13 Ndinaona m'masomphenya a usiku, taonani, anadza ndi mitambo ya kumwamba wina ngati mwana wa munthu, nafika kwa Nkhalamba ya kale lomwe; ndipo anamyandikizitsa pamaso pace.

14 Ndipo anampatsa ulamuliro, ndi ulemerero, ndi ufumu, kuti anthu onse, ndi mitundu yonse ya anthu, ndi a manenedwe onse, amtumikire; ulamuliro wace ndi ulamuliro wosatha wosapitirira, ndi ufumu wace sudzaonongeka.

15 Koma ine Danieli, mzimu wanga unalaswa m'kati mwa thupi langa, ndi masomphenya a m'mtima mwanga anandibvuta.

16 Ndinayandikira kwa wina wa iwo akuimako ndi kumfunsa za coonadi za ici conse. Ndipo ananena nane, nandidziwitsa kumasulira kwace kwa zinthuzi:

17 Zirombo zazikuru izi zinai ndizo mafumu anai amene adzauka pa dziko lapansi.

18 Koma opatulika la Wam'mwambamwamba adzalandira ufumuwo, ndi kukhala nao ufumu kosatha, ku nthawi zomka muyaya.

19 Pamenepo ndinafuna kudziwa coonadi ca cirombo cacinai cija cidasiyana nazo zonsezi, coopsa copambana, mano ace acitsulo, ndi makadabo ace amkuwa, cimene cidalusa, ndi kuphwanya, ndi kupondereza zotsala ndi mapazi ace;

20 ndi za nyanga khumi zinali pamutu pace, ndi nyanga yina Idaphukayi, imene zidagwa zitatu patsogolo pace; nyangayo idali ndi maso ndi pakamwa pakunena zazikuru, imene maonekedwe ace anaposa zinzace.

21 Ndinapenya, ndipo nyanga yomweyi inacita nkhondo ndi opatulikawo, niwalaka, mpaka inadza Nkhalamba ya kale lomwe;

22 ndi mlandu unakomera opatulika a Wam'mwambamwamba, nifika nthawi yakuti ufumu unali wao wa opatulikawo.

23 Anatero, cirombo cacinai ndico ufumu wacinai pa dziko lapansi, umene udzasiyana nao maufumu onse, nudzalusira dziko lonse lapansi, nudzalipondereza ndi kuliphwanya.

24 Kunena za nyanga khumi, m'ufumu uwu adzauka mafumu khumi, ndi pambuyo pao idzauka yina; iyo idzasiyana ndi oyamba aja, nidzacepetsa mafumu atatu.

25 Nidzanena mau akutsutsana ndi Wam'mwambainwamba, nidzalemetsa opatulika a Wam'mwambamwamba, nidzayesa kusintha nthawizo ndi cilamulo; ndipo adzaperekedwa m'dzanja lace mpaka nthawi imodzi, ndi nthawi zina, ndi nthawi yanusu.

26 Koma woweruza mlandu adzakhalako, ndipo adzacotsa ulamuliro wace, kuutha ndi kuuononga kufikira cimariziro.

27 Ndipo ufumu, ndi ulamuliro, ndi ukulu wa maufumu, pansi pa thambo lonse, zidzapatsidwa kwa anthu a opatulika a Wam'mwambamwamba; ufumu wace ndiwo ufumu wosatha, ndi maiko onse adzamtumikira ndi kummvera.

28 Kutha kwace kwa cinthuci nkuno. Ine Danieli, maganizo anga anandibvuta kwambiri, ndi nkhope yanga inasandulika; koma ndinasunga cinthuci m'mtima mwanga.

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1 Caka cacitatu ca Belisazara mfumu masomphenya anandionekera kwa ine Danieli, atatha kundionekera oyamba aja.

2 Ndipo ndinaona m'masomphenya; tsono kunali, pakuwaona ine ndinali m'Susani, m'nyumba ya mfumu, ndiwo m'dziko la Elamu; ndinaona m'masomphenya kuti ndinali kumtsinje Ulai.

3 Ndipo ndinakweza maso anga ndi kupenya; taonani, panaima pamtsinje nkhosa yamphongo yokhala nazo nyanga ziwiri, ndi nyanga ziwirizo zinali za msinkhu wautali, koma imodzi inaposa inzace; yoposayo inaphuka m'mbuyo.

4 Ndinaona nkhosa yamphongo irikugunda kumadzulo, ndi kumpoto, ndi kumwela; ndipo panalibe zamoyo zokhoza kuima pamaso pace; panalibenso wakulanditsa m'dzanja lace; koma inacita monga mwa cifuniro cace, nidzikulitsa.

5 Ndipo polingirfrapo ine, taonani, wadza tonde wocokera kumadzulo, pa nkhope ya dziko lonse lapansi, wosakhudza nthaka; ndi mbuziyo inali ndi nyanga yooneka bwino pakati pa maso ace.

6 Ndipo anadzera nkhosa yamphongoyo yokhala ndi nyanga ziwiri, imene ndidaiona irikuima kumtsinje, naithamangira ndi mphamvu yace yaukali.

7 Ndipo ndinamuona wayandikira pafupi pa nkhosa yamphongo, nawawidwa mtima nayo, naigunda nkhosa yamphongo, natyola nyanga zace ziwiri; ndipo mphongoyo inalibe mphamvu yakuima pamaso pace, koma anaigwetsa pansi, naipondereza; ndipo panalibe wakupulumutsa mphongoyo m'dzanja lace.

8 Ndipo tondeyo anadzikulitsa kwakukuru, koma atakhala wamphamvu, nyanga yace yaikuru inatyoka; ndi m'malo mwace munaphuka nyanga zinai zooneka bwino, zoloza ku mphepo zinai za mlengalenga.

9 Ndipo mu imodzi ra izi munaphuka nyanga yaing'ono, imene inakula kwakukuru ndithu, kuloza kumwela, ndi kum'mawa, ndi ku dziko lokometsetsa.

10 Nikula, kufikira khamu la kuthambo; ndi zina za khamulo ndi za nyenyezi inazigwetsa pansi, nizipondereza.

11 Inde inadzikulitsa kufikira kwa kalonga wa khamulo, nimcotsera nsembe yopsereza yacikhalire; ndi pokhala malo ace opatulika panagwetsedwa.

12 Ndipo khamulo linaperekedwa kwa iyo, pamodzi ndi nsembe yopsereza yacikhalire mwa kulakwa kwace, nigwetsa pansi coonadi, nicita cifuniro cace, nikuzika.

13 Pamenepo ndinamva wina woyera, alikunena; ndi wina woyera anati kwa iye uja wanenayo, Masomphenya a nsembe yopsereza yacikhalire, ndi colakwa cakupululutsa ca kupereka malo opatulika ndi khamulo ziponderezedwe, adzakhala mpaka liti?

14 Nati kwa ine, Mpaka masiku zikwi ziwiri mphambu mazana atatu usana ndi usiku; pamenepo malo opatulika adzayesedwa olungama.

15 Ndipo kunali, nditaona masomphenyawo, ine Danieli ndinafuna kuwazindikira; ndipo taonani, panaima popenyana ndi ine ngati maonekedwe a munthu.

16 Ndipo ndinamva mau a munthu pakati pa magombe a Ulai, naitana, nati, Gabrieli, zindikiritsa munthuyu masomphenyawo.

17 Nayandikira iye poima inepo; atadza iye tsono ndinacita mantha, ndinagwa nkhope pansi; koma anati kwa ine, Zindikira, wobadwa ndi munthu iwe, pakuti masomphenyawo anena za nthawi ya cimariziro.

18 Ndipo m'mene analikulankhula ndi ine ndinagwidwa ndi tulo tatikuru, nkhope yanga pansi; koma anandikhudza, nandiimiritsa pokhala inepo,

19 Ndipo anati, Taona, ndidzakudziwitsa cimene cidzacitika pa citsiriziro ca mkwiyowo; pakuti pa nthawi yoikika mpakutha pace,

20 Nkhosa yamphongo waiona ya nyanga ziwiri ndizo mafumu a Mediya ndi Perisiya.

21 Ndi tonde wamanyenje ndiye mfumu ya Helene, ndi nyanga yaikuru iri pakati pa maso ace ndiyo mfumu yoyamba.

22 Ndi kuti zinaphuka zinai m'malo mwace mwa iyo itatyoka, adzauka maufumu anai ocokera mu mtunduwu wa anthu, koma osakhala nayo mphamvu ya uja.

23 Ndipo potsiriza pace pa ufumu wao, atakwanira olakwa, idzauka mfumu ya nkhope yaukali yakuzindikira zinsinsi.

24 Ndi mphamvu yace idzakhala yaikuru, koma si mphamvu yace yace ai, nidzaononga modabwiza, nidzakuzika, ndi kucita, ndi kuononga amphamvuwo, ndi anthu opatulikawo.

25 Ndipo mwa kucenjera kwace adzapindulitsa cinyengo m'dzanja mwace, nadzadzikuza m'mtima mwace; ndipo posatekeseka anthu, adzaononga ambiri; adzaukiranso kalonga wa akalonga, koma adzatyoledwa popanda dzanja.

26 Ndipo masomphenya a madzulo ndi mamawa adanenawo ndi oona; koma iwe ubise masomphenyawo, popeza adzacitika atapita masiku ambiri.

27 Ndipo ine Danieli ndinakomoka ndi kudwala masiku ena; pamenepo ndinauka ndi kucita nchito ya mfumu; ndipo ndinadabwa nao masomphenyawo, koma panalibe wakuwazindikiritsa.

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1 Caka coyamba ca Dariyo mwana wa Ahaswero, wa mbeu ya Amedi, amene anamlonga mfumu ya Akasidi;

2 caka coyamba ca ufumu wace, ine Danieli ndinazindikira mwa mabuku kuti ciwerengo cace ca zaka, cimene mau a Yehova anadzera naco kwa Yeremiya mneneri, kunena za makwaniridwe a mapasuko a Yerusalemu, ndizo zaka makumi asanu ndi awiri.

3 Ndipo ndinaika nkhope yanga kwa Ambuye Mulungu, kumfunsa Iye m'pemphero, ndi mapembedzero, ndi kusala, ndi ziguduli, ndi mapulusa.

4 Ndipo ndinapemphera kwa Yehova Mulungu wanga ndi kubvomereza, ndi kuti, Ambuye Mulungu wamkuru ndi woopsa, wakuwasungira pangano ndi cifundo iwo akukukondani, ndi kusunga malamulo anu,

5 tacimwa, tacita mphulupulu, tacita zoipa, tapanduka, kupambuka ndi kusiya maneno anu ndi maweruzo anu;

6 sitinamvera atumiki anu aneneri, amene ananena m'dzina lanu kwa mafumu athu, akalonga athu, makolo athu, ndi anthu onse a m'dziko.

7 Ambuye, cilungamo nca Inu, koma kwa ife manyazi a nkhope yathu, monga lero lino; kwa anthu a Yuda, ndi kwa okhala m'Yerusalemu, ndi kwa Aisrayeli onse okhala pafupi ndi okhala kutali, ku maiko onse kumene mudawaingira, cifukwa ca kulakwa kwao anakulakwirani nako.

8 Ambuye, kwa ife kuli manyazi a nkhope yathu, kwa mafumu athu, kwa akalonga athu, ndi kwa makolo athu; pakuti takucimwirani.

9 Ambuye Mulungu wathu ndiye wacifundo, ndi wokhululukira; pakuti tampandukira Iye;

10 sitinamvera mau a Yehova Mulungu wathu, kuyenda m'malamulo ace anatiikirawo pamaso pathu, mwa atumiki ace aneneri.

11 Inde Israyeli yense walakwira cilamulo canu, ndi kupambuka, kuti asamvere mau anu; cifukwa cace temberero lathiridwa pa ife, ndi Ilumbiro lolembedwa m'cilamulo ca Mose mtumiki wa Mulungu; pakuti tamcimwira.

12 Ndipo anakwaniritsa mau ace adanenawo, kutitsutsa ife ndi oweruza athu otiweruza, ndi kutitengera coipa cacikuru; pakuti pansi pa thambo lonse sipanacitika monga umo panacitikira Yerusalemu.

13 Monga mulembedwa m'cilamulo ca Mose coipa ici conse catidzera; koma sitinapepeza Yehova Mulungu wathu, ndi kubwera kuleka mphulupulu zathu, ndi kucita mwanzeru m'coonadi canu.

14 Cifukwa cace Yehova wakhala maso pa coipaco, ndi kutifikitsira ico; pakuti Yehova Mulungu wathu ali wolungama mu nchito zace zonse azicita; ndipo sitinamvera mau ace.

15 Ndipo tsopano, Ambuye Mulungu wathu, amene munaturutsa anthu anu m'dziko la Aigupto ndi dzanja lamphamvu, ndi kudzitengera mbiri monga lero lino, tacimwa, tacita coipa.

16 Ambuye, monga mwa cilungamo canu conse, mkwiyo wanu ndi ukali wanu zitembenuketu, zicoke ku mudzi wanu Yerusalemu, phiri lanu lopatulika; pakuti mwa zocimwa zathu, ndi mphulupulu za makolo athu, Yerusalemu ndi anthu anu asanduka cotonza ca onse otizungulira.

17 Ndipo tsopano, Mulungu wathu, mumvere pemphero la mtumiki wanu, ndi mapembedzero ace, nimuwalitse nkhope yanu pa malo anu opatulika amene ali opasuka, cifukwa ca Ambuye,

18 Mulungu wanga, cherani khutu, nimumvere, tsegulani maso anu, nimupenye zopasuka zathu, ndi mudzi udachedwawo dzina lanu; pakuti sititula mapembedzero athu pamaso panu, cifukwa ca nchito zathu zolungama, koma cifukwa ca zifundo zanu zocuruka.

19 Ambu ye, imvani; Ambuye, khululukirani; Ambuye, mverani nimucite; musacedwa, cifukwa ca inu nokha, Mulungu wanga; pakuti mudzi wanu ndi anthu anu anachedwa dzina lanu.

20 Ndipo pakunena ine, ndi kupemphera, ndi kubvomereza cimo langa, ndi cimo la anthu amtundu wanga Israyeli, ndi kutula cipembedzero canga pamaso pa Yehova Mulungu wanga, cifukwa ca phiri lopatulika la Mulungu wanga;

21 inde pakunena ine m'kupemphera, munthu uja Gabrieli, amene ndidamuona m'masomphenya poyamba paja, anauluka mwaliwiro nandikhudza ngati nthawi yakupereka nsembe ya madzulo.

22 Ndipo anandilangiza ine, ndi kulankhula nane, nati, Danieli iwe, ndaturuka tsopano ine kukuzindikiritsa mwaluntha.

23 Pakuyamba iwe mapembedzero ako, linaturuka lamulo; ndipo ndadza ine kukufotokozera; pakuti ukondedwa kwambiri; zindikira tsono mau awa, nulingirire masomphenyawo.

24 Masabata makumi asanu ndi awiri alamulidwira anthu amtundu wako ndi mudzi wako wopatulika, kumariza colakwaco, ndi kutsiriza macimo, ndi kutetezera mphulupulu, ndi kufikitsa cilungamo cosalekeza, ndi kukhomera cizindikilo masomphenya ndi zonenera, ndi kudzoza malo opatulikitsa.

25 Dziwa tsono, nuzindikire, kuti kuyambira kuturuka lamulo lakukonzanso, ndi kummanga Yerusalemu, kufikira wodzozedwayo, ndiye kalonga, kudzakhala masabata asanu ndi awiri; ndi masabata makumi asanu ndi limodzi mphambu awiri makwalala ndi chemba zidzamangidwanso, koma mu nthawi za mabvuto.

26 Ndipo atapita masabata makumi asanu ndi limodzi mphambu awiri wodzozedwayo adzalikhidwa, nadzakhala wopanda kanthu; ndi anthu a kalonga wakudzayo adzaononga mudzi ndi malo opatulika; ndi kutsiriza kwace kudzakhala kwa cigumula, ndi kufikira cimariziro kudzakhala nkhondo; cipasuko calembedweratu.

27 Ndipo iye adzapangana cipangano colimba ndi ambiri sabata limodzi; ndi pakati pa sabata adzaleketsa nsembe yophera ndi nsembe yaufa; ndi pa phiko la zonyansa padzafika wina wakupasula, kufikira cimariziro colembedweratu, mkwiyo udzatsanulidwa pa wopasulayo.

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1 Caka cacitatu ca Koresi mfumu ya Perisiya, cinabvumbulutsidwa cinthu kwa Danieli, amene anamucha Belitsazara; ndipo cinthuco ncoona, ndico nkhondo yaikuru; ndipo anazindikira cinthuco, nadziwa masomphenyawo.

2 Masiku aja ine Danieli ndinali kulira masabata atatu amphumphu,

3 Cakudya cofunika osacidya ine, nyama kapena vinyo zosapita pakamwa panga, osadzola ine konse, mpaka anakwaniridwa masabata atatu amphumphu,

4 Ndipo tsiku la makumi awiri mphambu anai la mwezi woyamba, pokhala ine m'mphepete mwa mtsinje waukuru, ndiwo Hidikeli,

5 ndinakweza maso anga, ndinapenya ndi kuona munthu wobvala bafuta, womanga m'cuuno ndi golidi woona wa ku Ufazi;

6 thupi lace lomwe linanga berulo, ndi nkhope yace ngati maonekedwe a mphezi, ndi maso ace ngati nyali zamoto, ndi manja ace ndi mapazi ace akunga mkuwa wonyezimira, ndi kumveka kwa mau ace kunanga phokoso la aunyinji.

7 Ndipo ine Danieli ndekha ndinaona masomphenyawo; pakuti anthu anali nane sanaona masomphenyawo; koma kunawagwera kunjenjemera kwakukuru, nathawa kubisala.

8 Momwemo ndinatsala ndekha, ndipo ndinaona masomphenya akuruwa, koma wosakhala ndi mphamvu ine; pakuti kukoma kwanga kunasandulika cibvundi mwa ine, wosakhalanso ndi mphamvu ine.

9 Ndipo ndinamva kunena kwa mau ace, ndipo pamene ndinamva kunena kwa mau ace ndinagwidwa ndi tulo tatikuru pankhope panga, nkhope yanga pansi.

10 Ndipo taonani, linandikhudza dzanja ndi kundikhalitsa ndi maondo anga, ndi zikhato za manja anga.

11 Nati kwa ine, Danieli, munthu wokondedwatu iwe, tazindikira mau ndirikunena ndi iwe, nukhale ciriri; pakuti ndatumidwa kwa iwe tsopano. Ndipo pamene adanena mau awa kwa ine ndinaimirira ndi kunjenjemera.

12 Pamenepo anati kwa ine, Usaope Danieli; pakuti kuyambira tsiku loyamba lija unaika mtima wako kuzindikira ndi kudzicepetsa pamaso pa Mulungu wako, mau ako anamveka; ndipo ndadzera mau ako,

13 Koma kalonga wa ufumu wa Perisiya ananditsekerezera njira masiku makumi awiri ndi limodzi; ndipo taonani, Mikaeli, wina wa akalonga omveka, anadza kundithandiza; ndipo ndinakhala komweko ndi mafumu a Perisiya.

14 Ndadzera tsono kukuzindikiritsa codzagwera anthu a mtundu wako masiku otsiriza; pakuti masomphenyawo ndiwo a masiku a m'tsogolo.

15 Ndipo atanena ndi ine monga mwa mau awa, ndinaweramitsa nkhope yanga pansi ndi kukhala du.

16 Ndipo taonani, wina wakunga ana a anthu anakhudza milomo yanga; pamenepo ndinatsegula pakamwa panga ndi kunena naye woima popenyana nane, Mbuye wanga, cifukwa ca masomphenyawo zowawa zanga zandibwerera, ndipo ndiribenso mphamvu.

17 Pakuti mnyamata wa mbuye wanga inu akhoza bwanji kulankhula ndi mbuye wanga inu? pakuti ine tsopano apa mulibenso mphamvu mwa ine, osanditsaliranso mpweya.

18 Pamenepo anandikhudzanso wina, maonekedwe ace ngati munthu, nandilimbikitsa ine.

19 Nati, Munthu wokondedwatu iwe, Usaope, mtendere ukhale nawe; limbika, etu limbika. Ndipo pamene ananena ndi ine ndinalimbikitsidwa, ndinati, Anene mbuye wanga; pakuti mwandilimbikitsa.

20 Pamenepo anati, Kodi udziwa cifukwa coti ndakudzera? ndipo tsopano ndibwerera kulimbana ndi kalonga wa Perisiya; ndipo pomuka ine, taonani, adzadza kalonga wa Helene.

21 Koma ndidzakufotokozera colembedwa pa lemba la coonadi; ndipo palibe wina wakudzilimbikitsa pamodzi ndi ine, kutsutsana ndi aja, koma Mikaeli kalonga wanu.

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1 Ndipo ine, caka coyamba ca Dariyo Mmedi, ndinauka kumlimbikitsa ndi kumkhazikitsa.

2 Ndipo tsopano ndikufotokozera coonadi. Taona, adzaukanso mafumu atatu m'Perisiya, ndi yacinai idzakhala yoletnera ndithu yoposa onsewo; ndipo itadzilimbitsa yokha mwa kulemera kwace idzawautsa onse alimbane nao ufumu wa Helene.

3 Ndipo idzauka mfumu yamphamvu, nidzacita ufumu ndi ulamuliro waukuru, nidzacita monga mwa cifuniro cace.

4 Ndipo pakuuka iye ufumu wace udzatyoledwa, nudzagawikira ku mphepo zinai za mlengalenga; koma sadzaulandira a mbumba yace akudza m'mbuyo, kapena monga mwa ulamuliro wace anacita ufumu nao; pakuti ufumu wace udzazulidwa, ukhale wa ena, si wa aja ai.

5 Ndipo mfumu ya kumwela, ndiye wina wa akalonga ace, idzamposa mphamvu, nidzakhala nao ulamuliro; ulamuliro wace ndi ulamuliro waukuru.

6 Ndipo pakutha zaka adzaphatikizana iwo; ndi mwana wamkazi wa mfumu ya kumwela adzafika kwa mfumu ya kumpoto, kupangana naye zoyenera koma mkaziyo sadzaisunga mphamvu ya dzanja lace; ngakhale mwamunayo sadzaimika, ngakhale dzanja lace; koma mkaziyo adzaperekedwa, pamodzi ndi iwo adadza naye, ndi iye amene anambala, ndi iye amene anamlimbitsa nthawi zija.

7 Koma apo pophukira mizu yace adzauka wina m'malo mwace, ndiye adzafika kulimbana nalo khamu la nkhondo, nadzalowa m'linga la mfumu ya kumpoto, nadzacita molimbana nao, nadzawalaka;

8 ndi milungu yao yomwe, pamodzi ndi akalonga ao, ndi zipangizo zao zofunika za siliva ndi golidi adzazitenga kumka nazo ndende ku Aigupto; ndi zaka zace zidzaposa za mfumu ya kumpoto.

9 Ndipo adzalowa m'ufumu wa mfumu ya kumwela, koma adzabwera m'dziko lace lace.

10 Ndi ana ace adzacita nkhondo, nadzamemeza makamu a nkhondo akuru ocuruka, amene adzalowa, nadzasefukira, nadzapita; ndipo adzabwerera, nadzacita nkhondo mpaka linga lace.

11 Ndi mfumu ya kumwela adzawawidwa mtima, nadzaturuka kulimbana naye, ndiye mfumu ya kumpoto imene idzaonetsa unyinji waukuru; koma unyinjiwo udzaperekedwa m'dzanja lace.

12 Ndipo ataucotsa unyinjiwo udzakwezeka mtima wace; ndipo adzagwetsa zikwi makumi makumi, koma sadzalakika.

13 Ndi mfumu ya kumpoto idzabwera, nidzaimika unyinji wa kuposa oyamba aja; nidzafika pa cimariziro ca nthawi, ca zaka, ndi khamu lalikuru la nkhondo ndi cuma cambiri.

14 Ndipo nthawi zija ambiri adzaukira mfumu ya kumwela, ndi aciwawa mwa anthu a mtundu wako adzadzikuza kukhazikitsa masomphenyawo, koma adzagwa iwo.

15 Ndi mfumu ya kumpoto idzadza, nidzaunda mtumbira, nidzalanda midzi yamalinga; ndi ankhondo a kumwela sadzalimbika, ngakhale anthu ace osankhika; inde sipadzakhala mphamvu yakulimbika.

16 Koma iye amene amdzera kulimbana naye adzacita cifuniro cace ca iye mwini; palibe wakulimbika pamaso pace; ndipo adzaima m'dziko lokometsetsalo, ndi m'dzanja mwace mudzakhala cionongeko.

17 Ndipo adzalimbitsa nkhope yace, kudza ndi mphamvu ya ufumu wace wonse, ndi oongoka mtima pamodzi naye; ndipo adzacita cifuniro cace, nadzampatsa mwana wamkazi wa akazi kumuipitsa; koma mkaziyo sadzalimbika, kapena kubvomerezana naye.

18 Pambuyo pace adzatembenuzira nkhope yace kuzisumbu, nadzalanda zambiri; koma kalonga wina adzaleketsa kunyoza kwace adanyoza nako; inde adzambwezera yekha kunyoza kwace.

19 Pamenepo adzatembenuzira nkhope yace ku malinga a dziko lace lace; koma adzakhumudwa, nadzagwa osapezedwanso.

20 Ndipo m'malo mwace adzauka wina wakupititsa wamsonkho pa ulemerero wa ufumuwo; koma atatha masiku owerengeka adzatyoledwa iye, si mwamkwiyo, kapena kunkhondo ai.

21 Ndi m'malo mwace adzauka munthu woluluka, amene anthu sanampatsa ulemu wa ufumu, koma adzafika kacetecete, nadzalanda ufumu ndi mau osyasyalika.

22 Ndipo mwa mayendedwe ace a cigumula adzakokololedwa pamaso pace, nadzatyoledwa, ngakhale kalonga yemwe wa cipangano.

23 Ndipo atapangana naye adzacita monyenga; pakuti adzakwera, nadzasanduka wamphamvu ndi anthu owerengeka.

24 Adzafika kacetecete ku minda yokometsetsa ya derali, nadzacita cosacita atate ace, kapena makolo ace; adzawawazira zofunkha, ndi zankhondo, ndi cuma, nadzalingiririra malinga ziwembu zace; adzatero nthawi.

25 Nadzautsa mphamvu yace ndi mtima wace ayambane ndi mfumu ya kumwela ndi khamu lalikuru la nkhondo; ndi mfumu ya kumwela ndi khamu lalikuru ndi lamphamvu ndithu; koma sadzaimika, popeza adzamlingiririra ziwembu.

26 Inde iwo akudyako cakudya cace adzamuononga; ndi ankhondo ace adzasefukira, nadzagwaambiri ophedwa.

27 Ndipo mafumu awa onse awiri mitima yao idzakumbuka kucita zoipa, nadzanena bodza ali pa gome limodzi; koma osapindula nalo; pakuti kutha kwace kudzakhala pa nthawi yoikika.

28 Ndipo adzabwerera ku dziko lace ndi cuma cambiri; ndi mtima wace udzatsutsana ndi cipangano copatulika, nadzacita cifuniro cace, ndi kubwerera ku dziko lace.

29 Pa nthawi yoikika adzabwera, nadzalowa kumwela; koma sikudzakhala monga nthawi yoyamba ija, kapena yotsirizayi.

30 Pakuti zombo za ku Kitimu zidzafika kuyambana naye; cifukwa cace adzatenga nkhawa, nadzabwerera, nadzaipidwa mtima ndi cipangano copatulika, nadzacita cifuniro cace; adzabweranso, nadzasamalira otaya cipangano copatulika.

31 Ndipo ankhondo adzamuimirira, nadzadetsa malo opatulika ndi linga lace; nadzacotsa nsembe yosalekezayo, nadzaimitsa conyansa copululutsaco.

32 Ndipo akucitira coipa cipanganoco iye adzawaipsa, ndi kuwasyasyalika; koma anthu akudziwa Mulungu wao adzalimbika mtima, nadzacita mwamphamvu.

33 Ndipo aphunzitsi a anthu adzalangiza ambiri, koma adzagwa ndi lupanga, ndi lawi lamoto, ndi undende, ndi kufunkhidwa masiku ambiri.

34 Ndipo pakugwa iwo adzathandizidwa ndi thandizo laling'ono; koma ambiri adzaphatikizana nao ndi mau osyasyalika.

35 Nadzagwa aphunzitsi ena kuwayesa ndi moto, ndi kuwatsutsa, ndi kuwayeretsa, mpaka nthawi ya citsiriziro; pakuti kukaliko kufikira nthawi yoikika.

36 Ndipo mfumu idzacita monga mwa cifuniro cace, nidzadzikweza, ndi kudzikuza koposa milungu iri yonse nidzanena zodabwiza pa Mulungu wa milungu, nidzapindula, mpaka udzacitidwa ukaliwo; pakuti cotsimikizika m'mtimaco cidzacitika.

37 Ndipo sidzasamalira milungu ya makolo ace, kapena coikhumba akazi, kapena kusamalira milungu iri yonse; pakuti idzadzikuza koposa onse.

38 Koma kumalo kwace idzacitira ulemu mulungu wa malinga; ndi mulungu amene makolo ace sanaudziwa, adzaulemekeza ndi golidi, ndi siliva, ndi miyala ya mtengo wace, ndi zinthu zofunika.

39 Ndipo adzacita molimbana ndi malinga olimba koposa, pomthandiza mulungu wacilendo; ali yense wombvomereza adzamcurukitsira ulemu, nadzawacititsa ufumu pa ambiri, nadzagawa dziko mwa mtengo wace.

40 Ndipo nthawi yotsiriza mfumu ya kumwela idzalimbana naye, ndi mfumu ya kumpoto idzamdzera ngati kabvumvulu, ndi magareta, ndi apakavalo, ndi zombo zambiri; nadzalowa m'maiko, nadzasefukira ndi kupitirira.

41 Adzalowanso m'dziko lokometsetsalo ndi maiko ambiri adzapasuka; koma opulumuka dzanja lace ndi awa: Edomu, ndi Moabu, ndi oyamba a ana a Amoni.

42 Adzatambalitsiranso dzanja lace kumaiko; dziko la Aigupto lomwe silidzapulumuka.

43 Ndipo adzacita mwamphamvu ndi cuma ca golidi, ndi siliva, ndi zinthu zofunika zonse za Aigupto; Alubi ndi Akusi adzatsata mapazi ace.

44 Koma mbiri yocokera kum'mawa ndi kumpoto idzambvuta; nadzaturuka iye ndi ukali waukuru kupha ndi kuononga konse ambiri.

45 Ndipo adzamanga mahema a nyumba yacifumu yace pakati pa nyanja yamcere ndi phiri lopatulika lofunika; koma adzafikira cimariziro cace wopanda wina wakumthandiza.

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1 Ndipo nthawi yomweyi adzauka Mikaeli kalonga wamkuru wakutumikira ana a anthu amtundu wako; ndipo padzakhala nthawi ya masautso, siinakhala yotere kuyambira mtundu wa anthu kufikira nthawi yomwe ija; ndipo nthawi, yomweyo anthu ako adzapulumutsidwa, yense amene ampeza wolembedwa m'buku.

2 Ndipo ambiri, a iwo ogona m'pfumbi lapansi adzauka, ena kumka ku moyo wosatha, ndi ena ku manyazi ndi mnyozo wosatha.

3 Ndipo aphunzitsi adzawala ngati kunyezimira kwa thambo; ndi iwo otembenuza ambiri atsate cilungamo ngati nyenyezi ku nthawi za nthawi.

4 Koma iwe Danieli, tsekera mau awa, nukomere cizindikilo buku, mpaka nthawi ya cimariziro; ambiri adzathamanga cauko ndi cauko, ndi cidziwitso cidzacuruka.

5 Pamenepo ine Danieli ndinapenya, ndipo taonani, anaimapo awiri ena, wina m'mphepete mwa mtsinje tsidya lino, ndi mnzace m'mphepete mwa mtsinje tsidya lija.

6 Ndipo wina anati kwa munthu wobvala bafuta, wokhala pamwamba pa madzi a mumtsinje, Cimariziro ca zodabwiza izi cidzafika liti?

7 Ndipo ndinamva munthuyo wobvala bafuta wokhala pamwamba pa madzi a mumtsinje, nakweza dzanja lace lamanja ndi lamanzere kumwamba, nalumbira pali Iye wokhala ndi moyo kosatha, kuti zidzacitika nthawi, ndi nthawi zina, ndi nusu; ndipo atatha kumwaza mphamvu ya anthu opatulikawo zidzatha izi zonse.

8 Ndinacimva ici, koma osacizindikira; pamenepo ndinati Mbuye wanga, citsiriziro ca izi nciani?

9 Ndipo anati, Pita Danieli; pakuti mauwo atsekedwa, nakomeredwa cizindikilo mpaka nthawi ya citsiriziro.

10 Ambiri adzadzitsuka ndi kudziyeretsa, nadzayesedwa ndi moto; koma oipa adzacita moipa; ndipo palibe mmodzi wa oipa adzazindikira; koma aphunzitsi ndiwo adzazindikira.

11 Ndipo kuyambira nthawi yoti idzacotsedwa nsembe yacikhalire, nicidzaimika conyansa cakupululutsa, adzakhalanso masiku cikwi cimodzi mphambu mazana awiri kudza makumi asanu ndi anai.

12 Wodala iye amene ayembekeza, nafikira ku masiku cikwi cimodzi mphambu mazana atatu kudza makumi atatu ndi asanu.

13 Koma iwe, muka mpaka cimariziro; pakuti udzapumula, nudzaima m'gawo lako masiku otsiriza.