Mthenga Wochokera ku Mpando Wachifumu wa Atate
Masabata atatu a maliro akutha ndi masomphenya amene akuchotsa mphamvu zonse za Danieli. Akuuzidwa kuti Atate wake anamva mawu ake kuyambira tsiku loyamba, ndipo kuchedwako kunali kulimbana ndi kalonga wa Perisiya mpaka Mikayeli atafika. Akukhudzidwa kawiri ndipo akutchedwa wokondedwa kwambiri.
10 1M'chaka chachitatu cha Koresi mfumu ya Perisiya, uthenga unavumbulutsidwa kwa Danieli, wotchedwa Belitesazara—woona, wonena za nkhondo yaikulu. Iye anaumvetsa, napeza nzeru pa masomphenyawo.
2M'masiku amenewo ine Danieli ndinalira maliro kwa milungu itatu yathunthu. 3Sindinadye chakudya chokoma; nyama kapena vinyo sizinakhudze pakamwa panga; sindinadzole mafuta ndi pang'ono pomwe, kufikira pamene milungu itatu inatha.
4Pa tsiku la makumi awiri ndi linayi la mwezi woyamba, ndinaima pa mphepete mwa mtsinje waukulu—Tigirisi. 5Ndinakweza maso anga ndipo ndinaona munthu wovala nsalu zabafuta, lamba wa golidi wabwino wa Ufazi utamuzinga m'chiuno. a a v5 Munthu wonyezimira uyu wovala nsalu zabafuta akufotokozedwa mofanana kwambiri ndi Yesu wouka kwa akufa mu Chivumbulutso chaputala 1, ndipo ambiri mu mpingo awawerenga awiriwa monga mmodzi yemweyo. 6Thupi lake linali ngati mwala wa berili, nkhope yake ngati mphenzi, maso ake ngati nyale zamoto, manja ndi miyendo yake ngati mkuwa wonyezimira, ndipo mau ake anamveka ngati phokoso la gulu la anthu.
7Ine Danieli ndekha ndinaona masomphenyawo; anthu amene anali nane sanawaone, koma kunjenjemera kwakukulu kunawagwera, nathawa nabisala. 8Nditatsala ndekha, ndinaona masomphenya aakulu amenewa. Panalibe mphamvu yotsala mwa ine; nkhope yanga inasintha nikhala yotuwa ngati ya munthu wakufa, ndipo sindinakhalenso ndi mphamvu. 9Ndipo ndinamva mau ake, ndipo pakuwamva, ndinagwa chafufumimba pansi mu tulo tofa nato.
10Mwadzidzidzi dzanja linandikhudza ndipo linandiyimika ndikunjenjemera pa manja ndi mabondo anga. 11Iye anati kwa ine, “Danieli, munthu wokondedwa kwambiri, umvetse mau amene ndikuyankhula kwa iwe; imirira, pakuti tsopano ndatumidwa kwa iwe.” Pamene anandiyankhula mau awa, ndinaimirira, ndikunjenjemera.
12Anati kwa ine, “Usaope, Danieli. Kuyambira tsiku loyamba pamene unatsimikiza mtima wako kuti uzindikire ndi kudzichepetsa pamaso pa Atate wako, mau ako anamveka, ndipo ndinadza chifukwa cha mau ako. 13Koma kalonga wa ufumu wa Perisiya ananditsutsa masiku makumi awiri ndi limodzi; ndipo Mikayeli, mmodzi wa akalonga aakulu, anadza kudzandithandiza, pakuti ndinatsala kumeneko ndi mafumu a Perisiya. b b v13 “Akalonga” amenewa ndi zolengedwa zauzimu, angelo — Mikayeli ndiye mngelo wamkulu amene amateteza anthu a Danieli, pamene “kalonga wa Perisiya” ndi mphamvu yauzimu yankhanza yomwe ili kumbuyo kwa ufumu wa dziko lapansi. 14Ndinadza kudzakuthandiza kuti umvetse zimene zidzachitikira anthu ako m'masiku akubwera, pakuti masomphenyawo ndi a masiku amene akanali patsogolo.”
15Pamene anandiyankhula mau amenewa, ndinatsamira nkhope yanga pansi, ndipo sindinathe kuyankhula. 16Ndipo wina wooneka ngati munthu anakhudza milomo yanga. Ndinatsekula pakamwa panga ndipo ndinayamba kuyankhula. Ndinati kwa amene anaimirira patsogolo panga, “Mbuye wanga, masomphenyawo andidzaza ndi zowawa, ndipo ndilibenso mphamvu. 17Kodi ine mtumiki wanu ndingathe bwanji kuyankhula ndi inu, mbuye wanga? Palibe mphamvu yotsala mwa ine tsopano, ndipo mpweya ulibe.”
18Kachiwiri amene anaoneka ngati munthu anandikhudza ndipo anandilimbitsa. 19Iye anati, “Usaope, iwe wokondedwa. Mtendere ukhale ndi iwe; limba mtima, limba mtima!” Mau ake anandilimbitsa, ndipo ndinati, “Yankhulani, mbuye wanga, pakuti mwandilimbitsa.”
20Iye anati, “Kodi ukudziwa chifukwa chimene ndinadzera kwa iwe? Tsopano ndibwerera kukamenyana ndi kalonga wa Perisiya; ndipo ndikachoka, kalonga wa Girisi adzafika. 21Koma poyamba ndidzakuwuza zolembedwa m'Buku la Choonadi: palibe amene aima molimba pamodzi nane kulimbana nawo koma Mikayeli yekha, kalonga wako.”