Belisazara Anyoza Nyumba ya Atate
Belisazara akumwera m'ziwiya zofunkhidwa m'nyumba ya Atate wathu ndipo akutamanda milungu yachitsulo ndi yamwala. Dzanja likulemba pa pulasitala ndipo mawondo ake akugundana. Danieli akutchula mlandu weniweni — umadziwa za abambo ako koma sunalemekeze aliyense. Usiku womwewo mfumu ikufa.
5 1Mfumu Belisazara anakonzera akuluakulu 1,000 phwando lalikulu, nakumwa vinyo pamaso pa anthu 1,000 aja. 2Pamene ankalawa vinyo, Belisazara analamula kuti abweretse ziwiya za golide ndi siliva zimene atate wake Nebukadinezara anazitenga m'kachisi wa ku Yerusalemu, kuti mfumu, akuluakulu ake, akazi ake, ndi azikazi ake amweremo. 3Ndipo anabweretsa ziwiya za golide zimene anazitenga m'kachisi, nyumba ya Atate wathu ya ku Yerusalemu; ndipo mfumu, akuluakulu ake, akazi ake, ndi azikazi ake anamweramo. 4Anamwa vinyo natamanda milungu ya golide, siliva, mkuwa, chitsulo, mtengo, ndi mwala.
5Pomwepo zala za dzanja la munthu zinaonekera nalemba pa khoma loyera la nyumba yaufumu ya mfumu, moyang'anana ndi choikapo nyale, ndipo mfumu anaona dzanja likulemba. 6Nkhope ya mfumu inasintha, maganizo ake anamuopsa, m'chiuno mwake munafooka, ndipo mawondo ake anagundana.
7Mfumu anafuulira kuti abweretse amatsenga, owerenga nyenyezi, ndi owombeza, nati kwa anzeru a ku Babuloni, “Aliyense amene adzawerenga malembo awa nandiuza tanthauzo lake, adzavala zovala zofiira, ndi unyolo wagolide m'khosi mwake, ndipo adzalamulira wachitatu mu ufumu.” a a v7 Belisazara anali wolamulira limodzi ndi atate wake Nabonidu amene analibe, choncho ‘wachitatu mu ufumu’ anali udindo waukulu kwambiri umene akanatha kupereka.
8Ndipo anzeru onse a mfumu analowa, koma palibe amene anatha kuwerenga malembowo kapena kumuuza tanthauzo lake. 9Choncho mfumu Belisazara anachita mantha koposa, nkhope yake inayambanso kuzizira, ndipo akuluakulu ake anathedwa nzeru.
10Pakumva mawu a mfumu ndi a akuluakulu ake, mfumukazi inalowa m'chipinda cha phwando, nati, “Inu mfumu, mukhale ndi moyo mpaka muyaya! Musalole maganizo anu akuopseni kapena nkhope yanu isinthe. 11Mu ufumu wanu muli munthu amene ali ndi mzimu wa milungu yoyera. M'masiku a atate wanu, iye anaonetsa nzeru, kuzindikira, ndi luntha ngati nzeru za milungu. Mfumu Nebukadinezara atate wanu—atate wanu mfumu—anamuika kukhala mkulu wa amawula, amatsenga, owerenga nyenyezi, ndi owombeza, 12chifukwa mzimu wapadera, chidziwitso, ndi kuzindikira—kumasulira maloto, kufotokoza miyambi, ndi kumasula zovuta—zinapezeka mwa Danieli uyu, amene mfumu inamutcha Belitesazara. Tsopano itanani Danieli; iye adzamasulira tanthauzo lake.”
Danieli Awerenga Chigamulo cha Atate
13Danieli anabweretsedwa pamaso pa mfumu, ndipo mfumu inamufunsa, nati, “Kodi ndiwe Danieli, mmodzi wa akapolo a ku Yuda amene atate wanga mfumu anawabweretsa kuchokera ku Yuda? 14Ndinamva kuti mzimu wa milungu uli mwa iwe—kuwala, kuzindikira, ndi nzeru zosowa zinapezeka mwa iwe. 15Anzeru ndi amatsenga anabweretsedwa pamaso panga kuti awerenge malembo awa nandiuze tanthauzo lake, koma sanathe. 16Ndinamva kuti iwe ungathe kumasulira ndi kumasula zovuta. Ngati uwerenga malembo awa nandiuza tanthauzo lake, udzavala zovala zofiira, ndi unyolo wagolide m'khosi mwako, ndipo udzalamulira wachitatu mu ufumu.”
17Danieli anayankha mfumu, nati, “Mphatso zanu musungire nokha; mphotho zanu zipatseni wina. Komabe, ine ndidzawerengera mfumu malembowo nandiuza tanthauzo lake. 18Inu mfumu, Atate wathu Wammwambamwamba anapatsa atate wanu Nebukadinezara ufumu, ukulu, ulemerero, ndi ulemu. 19Chifukwa cha ukulu umene anamupatsa, anthu onse, mitundu yonse, ndi manenedwe onse ananjenjemera naopa pamaso pake. Anapha amene anafuna, nasiya ndi moyo amene anafuna, nakweza amene anafuna, natsitsa amene anafuna. 20Koma pamene mtima wake unadzikuza ndipo mzimu wake unawuma ndi kunyada, anachotsedwa pa mpando wake waufumu, ndipo ulemerero wake unachotsedwa. 21Anathamangitsidwa pakati pa anthu, ndipo maganizo ake anasanduka ngati a nyama; anakhala ndi abulu akutchire, anadyetsedwa udzu ngati ng'ombe, ndipo mame a kumwamba anamunyowetsa—mpaka pamene anadziwa kuti Atate wathu Wammwambamwamba ndiye amalamulira ufumu wa anthu ndipo amaika pa iwo aliyense amene wamufuna.
22Koma inu Belisazara mwana wake, simunadzichepetse mtima wanu, ngakhale munkadziwa zonsezi. 23M'malo mwake, munadzikweza mokana Mbuye wa kumwamba. Munabweretsa ziwiya za nyumba yake pamaso panu, ndipo inu, akuluakulu anu, akazi anu, ndi azikazi anu munamweramo vinyo. Munatamanda milungu ya siliva, golide, mkuwa, chitsulo, mtengo, ndi mwala—milungu imene singathe kuona, kumva, kapena kudziwa kanthu. Koma Iye amene wagwira mpweya wanu m'dzanja mwake, amene ali mwini wa njira zanu zonse—Atate wathu—simunamulemekeze. 24Chifukwa chake anatumiza dzanja limene linalemba malembo awa.
25Awa ndi malembo amene analembedwa: MENE, MENE, TEKELI, PARASINI.
26Tanthauzo lake ndi ili: MENE—Atate wathu anawerenga masiku a ufumu wanu nawuthetsa.
27TEKELI—mwayezedwa pa sikelo ndipo mwapezeka wopereweza.
28PERESI—ufumu wanu wagawidwa ndipo waperekedwa kwa Amedi ndi Aperisi.”
29Ndipo Belisazara analamula, ndipo anaveka Danieli zovala zofiira, namuika unyolo wagolide m'khosi mwake, nalengeza kuti iye ndi wolamulira wachitatu mu ufumu.
30Usiku omwewo Belisazara, mfumu ya Ababuloni, anaphedwa. 31Ndipo Dariyo Mmedi analandira ufumu, pamene anali ndi zaka pafupifupi makumi asanu ndi limodzi ndi ziwiri.