Kutengedwa ku Babulo
Akapolo okhulupirika mu ufumu wachikunja, ndi masomphenya a maufumu amene amauka ndi kugwa usanafike ufumu umene sudzatha. M'ng'anjo ya moto ndi m'dzenje la mikango, Atate wathu akuonetsa kuti ali pamodzi ndi ana ake.
1 1M'chaka chachitatu cha ufumu wa Yehoyakimu mfumu ya Yuda, Nebukadinezara mfumu ya Babulo anabwera kudzathira nkhondo Yerusalemu, naizinga. 2Atate Wolamulira anapereka Yehoyakimu mfumu ya Yuda m'manja mwake, pamodzi ndi ziwiya zina za m'nyumba ya Atate wathu; ndipo anazitengera ku Shinara, ku nyumba ya mulungu wake, naziika ziwiyazo m'nyumba yosungiramo chuma cha mulungu wake. a a v2 Shinara ndi dzina lakale la dziko la Babuloniya, dera lozungulira mzinda wa Babulo.
3Mfumu inalamula Asipenazi, mkulu wa nduna zake, kuti abweretse Aisraeli ena ochokera m'banja laufumu ndi m'banja la olemekezeka. 4Anyamata opanda chilema, okongola, aluso m'nzeru zonse, odziwa zinthu, ozindikira msanga, oyenera kuyima m'nyumba yaufumu ya mfumu—ndi kuti awaphunzitse kulemba ndi chiyankhulo cha Ababulo. 5Mfumu inawapatsa gawo la chakudya chake ndi vinyo wake tsiku ndi tsiku, kuti aphunzitsidwe zaka zitatu, kenako atumikire pamaso pake.
6Pakati pawo panali Danieli, Hananiya, Misaeli, ndi Azariya, ochokera mwa ana a Yuda. 7Mkulu wa nduna uja anawasintha maina: Danieli, anamutcha Belitesazara; Hananiya, Sadirake; Misaeli, Mesaki; Azariya, Abedinego. b b v7 Maina awo obadwa nawo aliwonse ankalemekeza Atate wa Israeli; koma maina atsopano a Chibabulo ankalemekeza milungu ya Babulo — kuyesa kusintha umunthu wa anyamatawo.
8Koma Danieli anatsimikiza mu mtima mwake kuti asadziipsitse ndi chakudya cha mfumu kapena vinyo wake, choncho anapempha chilolezo kwa mkulu wa nduna uja kuti asadziipsitse. c c v8 Chakudya cha ku nyumba yaufumu mwina chinali ndi nyama zoletsedwa ndi lamulo la Ayuda kapena chakudya choperekedwa nsembe kwa milungu ya Babulo — zonse ziwiri zikanachititsa kudetsa Mwisraeli wokhulupirika. 9Ndipo Atate wathu anamupatsa Danieli chisomo ndi chifundo pamaso pa mkulu wa nduna uja. 10Mkulu wa nduna uja anati kwa Danieli, “Ine ndikuopa mbuye wanga mfumu, amene anaika chakudya chanu ndi chakumwa chanu. Nanga aone bwanji nkhope zanu zili zoipa kuposa za anyamata a msinkhu wanu? Mukadachititsa kuti mfumu indidule mutu wanga.”
11Ndipo Danieli anati kwa woyang'anira amene mkulu wa nduna uja anamuika pa Danieli, Hananiya, Misaeli, ndi Azariya, 12“Chonde yesani atumiki anu masiku khumi. Mutipatse masamba okha kuti tidye ndi madzi kuti timwe. 13Kenako muyerekeze maonekedwe athu ndi a anyamata amene akudya chakudya cha mfumu; ndipo muchite ndi atumiki anu monga mmene mukuonera.” 14Ndipo iye anavomereza zimenezi, nawayesa masiku khumi. 15Pakutha pa masiku khumi, iwo anaoneka athanzi ndi onenepa bwino kuposa anyamata onse amene ankadya chakudya cha ku nyumba yaufumu. 16Choncho woyang'anira uja anachotsa chakudya chawo chimene anawagawira ndi vinyo umene akanamwa, nawapatsa masamba m'malo mwake.
17Anyamata anayi amenewa, Atate wathu anawapatsa chidziwitso ndi kuzindikira m'malemba onse ndi m'nzeru zonse; ndipo Danieli anamvetsa masomphenya onse ndi maloto.
18Ndipo pamene masiku amene mfumu inaika oti awabweretse anatha, mkulu wa nduna uja anawabweretsa pamaso pa Nebukadinezara. 19Mfumu inayankhula nawo, ndipo mwa onse panalibe wofanana ndi Danieli, Hananiya, Misaeli, ndi Azariya; choncho iwo anatumikira mfumu. 20Ndipo pa nkhani iliyonse ya nzeru ndi kumvetsa zinthu imene mfumu inawafunsa, inawapeza oposa maulendo khumi amatsenga onse ndi owombeza onse mu ufumu wake wonse. 21Ndipo Danieli anakhalabe kumeneko mpaka chaka choyamba cha mfumu Koresi.
