Mfumu Yopanda Mtendere
Nebukadinezara akulamula anzeru ake kuti amuuze maloto enieniwo, osati tanthauzo lokha, ndipo akuwagamula onse kuti aphedwe pamene alephera. Danieli akupempha nthawi, akuchonderera anzake kuti apemphe chifundo kwa Atate wathu, ndipo akufotokoza fano la zitsulo zinayi lophwanyidwa ndi mwala wosemedwa popanda manja.
2 1M'chaka chachiwiri cha ufumu wake, Nebukadinezara analota maloto; mzimu wake unavutika, ndipo tulo tinamuthawa. 2Choncho mfumu inalamula kuti aitane amatsenga, owombeza, amfiti, ndi owerenga nyenyezi kuti amuuze maloto ake. Iwo anadza, nayima pamaso pa mfumu. 3Mfumu inati kwa iwo, “Ndalota maloto, ndipo mzimu wanga wavutika kufuna kudziwa tanthauzo la maloto.”
4Pamenepo owerenga nyenyezi anati kwa mfumu m'Chiaramu, “Mfumu, khalani ndi moyo mpaka muyaya! Uzani akapolo anu maloto, ndipo ife tidzaulula tanthauzo lake.”
5Mfumu inayankha owerenga nyenyezi, nati, “Lamulo langa ndi lokhazikika: ngati simundiuza maloto ndi tanthauzo lake, mudzadulidwa nthulinthuli, ndipo nyumba zanu zidzasanduka bwinja. 6Koma ngati mudzandiuza maloto ndi tanthauzo lake, mudzalandira mphatso, mphotho, ndi ulemu waukulu kwa ine. Choncho ndiuzeni maloto ndi tanthauzo lake.”
7Iwo anayankha kachiwiri, “Mfumu iuze akapolo ake maloto, ndipo ife tidzapereka tanthauzo lake.”
8Mfumu inayankha, nati, “Ndikudziwa ndithu kuti mukufuna kuwonjezera nthawi, chifukwa mukuona kuti lamulo langa ndi lokhazikika: 9Ngati simundiuza maloto, chigamulo chanu ndi chimodzi chokha. Mwagwirizana kunena mau abodza ndi onyansa pamaso panga mpaka nthawi itasintha. Choncho ndiuzeni maloto, pamenepo ndidzadziwa kuti mungathe kuulula tanthauzo lake.”
10Owerenga nyenyezi anayankha mfumu, nati, “Palibe munthu padziko lapansi amene angathe kuchita zomwe mfumu ikufunsa. Palibe mfumu yaikulu ndi yamphamvu imene inafunsapo chinthu chotere kwa wamatsenga, wowombeza, kapena Mkaldeya aliyense.
11Chimene mfumu ikufunsa ndi chovuta kwambiri; palibe wina angachiulule kwa mfumu koma milungu yokha, imene sikhala pakati pa anthu.”
12Pa zimenezi mfumu inakwiya ndi kupsa mtima kwambiri, ndipo inalamula kuti anzeru onse a ku Babulo awonongedwe. 13Choncho lamulo linatuluka kuti anzeru aphedwe, ndipo anafunafuna Danieli ndi anzake kuti awaphe.
14Pamenepo Danieli anayankha Arioki, mkulu wa alonda a mfumu, mwanzeru ndi mwachenjeru; Arioki anali atapita kukapha anzeru a ku Babulo. 15Iye anafunsa Arioki, nduna ya mfumu, nati, “Nchifukwa chiyani mfumu yapereka lamulo lankhanza lotere?” Pamenepo Arioki anamfotokozera Danieli. 16Choncho Danieli analowa, napempha mfumu kuti impatse nthawi, kuti akaulule tanthauzo kwa mfumu.
17Pamenepo Danieli anapita kunyumba, nakauza anzake Hananiya, Misaeli, ndi Azariya za nkhaniyi, 18nawalimbikitsa kuti apemphe chifundo kwa Atate wathu wa Kumwamba pa chinsinsi ichi, kuti Danieli ndi anzake asawonongedwe pamodzi ndi anzeru ena a ku Babulo. 19Pamenepo chinsinsi chinaululidwa kwa Danieli m'masomphenya ausiku, ndipo Danieli anatamanda Atate wathu wa Kumwamba. 20Danieli anati: “Litamandike dzina la Atate wathu ku nthawi za nthawi, pakuti nzeru ndi mphamvu ndi zake. 21Iye amasintha nthawi ndi nyengo; amachotsa mafumu, nawikapo mafumu; amapereka nzeru kwa anzeru, ndi chidziwitso kwa iwo amene ali ndi kuzindikira. 22Iye amavumbula zinthu zozama ndi zobisika; amadziwa zimene zili mu mdima, ndipo kuunika kumakhala naye.
23Kwa Inu, Mulungu wa makolo anga, ndikuyamika ndi kutamanda, pakuti mwandipatsa nzeru ndi mphamvu, ndipo tsopano mwandidziwitsa chimene tinakupemphani; mwatidziwitsa nkhani ya mfumu.”
Danieli Abweretsa Yankho
24Choncho Danieli anapita kwa Arioki, amene mfumu inamsankha kuti awononge anzeru a ku Babulo, nati, “Musawononge anzeru a ku Babulo. Ndipitiseni kwa mfumu, ndipo ine ndidzaipatsa tanthauzo.”
25Pamenepo Arioki anafulumira kubweretsa Danieli pamaso pa mfumu, nati, “Pakati pa a ku ukapolo a ku Yuda ndapeza munthu amene angathe kuuza mfumu tanthauzo.”
26Mfumu inafunsa Danieli, wotchedwa Belitesazara, “Kodi ungathe kundiuza maloto amene ndinaona, ndi tanthauzo lake?”
27Danieli anayankha mfumu, nati, “Palibe anzeru, owombeza, amatsenga, kapena owerenga nyenyezi amene angathe kuulula chinsinsi chimene mfumu ikufunsa.
28Koma Atate wathu wa Kumwamba amavumbula zinsinsi, ndipo waudziwitsa mfumu Nebukadinezara zimene zidzachitika m'masiku otsiriza. Maloto anu ndi masomphenya a m'maganizo anu pamene munagona pa bedi lanu anali awa: a a v28 “Masiku otsiriza” amatanthauza nyengo yomaliza ya mbiri yakale, Mulungu asanakhazikitse ufumu wake wosatha.
29“Pamene munagona pa bedi, inu mfumu, maganizo anu anatembenukira ku zimene zidzadza, ndipo wovumbula zinsinsi anakuonetsani zimene zidzakhalapo.
30Koma chinsinsi ichi chinaululidwa kwa ine osati chifukwa chakuti ndili ndi nzeru zoposa munthu wina aliyense wamoyo, koma kuti mfumu idziwe tanthauzo lake, ndi kuti inu muzindikire maganizo a mtima wanu.
31“Inu mfumu munayang'ana, naona fano lalikulu. Fanoli, lalikulu ndi lonyezimira kwambiri, linaimirira patsogolo panu, ndipo maonekedwe ake anali ochititsa mantha.
32Mutu wa fanolo unali wa golide wabwino, chifuwa chake ndi manja ake zinali zasiliva, mimba yake ndi ntchafu zake zinali zamkuwa, 33miyendo yake inali yachitsulo, mapazi ake ena anali achitsulo ndi ena a dongo.
34Pamene munkayang'ana, mwala umene unasemedwa mopanda manja unakantha mapazi a fano achitsulo ndi dongo, nauphwanya. b b v34 Mwala umene unasemedwa mopanda manja a munthu umasanduka phiri limene limadzaza dziko lonse lapansi — ufumu umene Atate wathu amaukhazikitsa kudzera mwa Yesu, umene sudzawonongedwa konse ndipo sudzaperekedwa kwa wina aliyense.
35Pamenepo chitsulo, dongo, mkuwa, siliva, ndi golide zonse zinaphwanyika pamodzi, nasanduka ngati mungu wa pa malo opunthira m'nyengo yachilimwe. Mphepo inazitenga, osasiya chilichonse. Koma mwala umene unakantha fano unasanduka phiri lalikulu lodzaza dziko lonse lapansi.
36“Awa ndiwo anali maloto. Tsopano tidzauza mfumu tanthauzo lake.
37Inu mfumu, ndinu mfumu ya mafumu, amene Atate wathu wa Kumwamba wakupatsani ufumu, mphamvu, nyonga, ndi ulemerero.
38M'manja mwanu waika anthu onse, nyama za kutchire, ndi mbalame za mlengalenga, kulikonse kumene zimakhala, nakusankhani kukhala wolamulira pa zonsezi. Inu ndinu mutu wa golide.
39“Mutatha inu, ufumu wina udzauka, wotsika kuposa wanu; kenaka ufumu wachitatu, wamkuwa, umene udzalamulira dziko lonse lapansi.
40Ufumu wachinayi udzakhala wamphamvu ngati chitsulo—chitsulo chimaswa ndi kuphwanya chilichonse—ndipo monga chitsulo chimaphwanya zonsezi, udzaziswa ndi kuziphwanya.
41Monga munaona mapazi ndi zala—ena a dongo la wowumba, ena achitsulo—udzakhala ufumu wogawanika; komabe udzakhala ndi mphamvu zina za chitsulo, monga munaona chitsulo chosakanizidwa ndi dongo lofewa.
42Monga zala zinali zina zachitsulo ndi zina za dongo, chomwecho ufumu udzakhala wamphamvu mbali ina ndi wofooka mbali ina.
43Monga munaona chitsulo chosakanizidwa ndi dongo lofewa, anthu adzasakanizana pa ukwati koma sadzaphatikana, monga chitsulo sichisakanika ndi dongo.
44“M'masiku a mafumu amenewo Atate wathu wa Kumwamba adzakhazikitsa ufumu umene sudzawonongedwa konse, ndipo ulamuliro wake sudzasiyidwa kwa anthu ena. Udzaphwanya maufumu onsewa, nawathetsa, ndipo udzakhalapo kwamuyaya.
45Ichi ndicho chinali tanthauzo la masomphenya: mwala umene unasemedwa m'phiri, osati ndi manja a anthu, unaphwanya chitsulo, mkuwa, dongo, siliva, ndi golide. Atate wathu wamkulu waonetsa mfumu zimene zidzachitika pambuyo pa izi. Maloto ndi otsimikizika, ndipo tanthauzo lake ndi lodalirika.”
Mfumu Yodzichepetsa pamaso pa Atate wathu
46Pamenepo mfumu Nebukadinezara anadzigwetsa chafufumimba, nagwadira Danieli, ndipo analamula kuti amupatse nsembe ndi lubani.
47Mfumu inati kwa Danieli, “Zoonadi Mulungu wako ndi Mulungu wa milungu, Ambuye wa mafumu, ndi wovumbula zinsinsi, popeza unatha kuvumbula ichi.”
48Pamenepo mfumu inakweza Danieli ku ulemu waukulu, namupatsa mphatso zazikulu zambiri, ndipo inamuika kukhala wolamulira chigawo chonse cha Babulo ndi mkulu wa akuluakulu onse oyang'anira anzeru ake. 49Danieli anapempha mfumu, ndipo mfumu inaika Sadiraki, Mesaki, ndi Abedinego kuyang'anira zinthu za chigawo cha Babulo; koma Danieli anakhalabe ku bwalo la mfumu.