Iyerekwa ry’ubwami bwaduga n’ubugwa
Imfizi y'intama ihonyangwa n'impene, ihembe ryayo rinini rimeneka rikavamwo ane. Muri rimwe havamwo ihembe rito rihagarika ikimazi ca misi yose rigata ukuri hasi. Gaburiyeli asobanura ko ari Ubuperesi n'Ubugiriki; Daniyeli amara imisi arwaye, kandi aracari ntiyabitahura.
8 1Mu mwaka ugira gatatu w’umwami Belushaza, haije iyerekwa kuri jewe Daniyeli, inyuma y’irya mbere. 2Muri iryo yerekwa nari mu gihome ca Shushani, mu ntara ya Elamu; kandi muri iryo yerekwa nari ku ruzi rwa Ulayi. 3Nduga amaso: hari isekurume y’intama ihagaze imbere y’urwo ruzi, ifise amahembe abiri maremare, rimwe rirerire kurusha irindi, iryo rirerire rikaba ryadutse rya nyuma. 4Mbona iyo sekurume y’intama ikubita ikajana i burengero, mu buraruko no mu bumanuko. Nta gikoko cashobora kuyihagarariza imbere, kandi nta n’umwe yashobora gukiza umuntu mu nguvu zayo. Yakora ivyo ishatse maze iba ikomeye.
5Mu gihe nariko ndavyiyumvira, ampitirako mbona isekurume y’impene iva i burengero yambuka isi yose itakoze hasi; yari ifise ihembe rirangwa hagati y’amaso yayo. 6Yashitse kuri rya sekurume ry’intama ryari rifise amahembe abiri nabonye rihagaze ku ruzi, maze rirarirukankana n’inguvu zidasanzwe. 7Mbona irishikako, riburabuye, rirayikubita rimena amahembe yayo abiri. Iyo sekurume y’intama nta nguvu yari ifise zo kurihagararira imbere; iyo mpene irayitembagaza irayikandagira, kandi nta n’umwe yashobora gukiza iyo sekurume mu nguvu zayo. 8Iyo mpene yaguye cane, ariko igeze ku nguvu zayo zose, rya hembe rikomeye riramenetse, maze haduka amahembe ane arangwa ahagana mu mayaga ane y’ijuru.
9Kuri rimwe muri yo haduka ihembe rito, riguma rikura cane ryerekeza mu bumanuko, mu buseruko no mu gihugu c’ubuninahazwa. 10Ryaguye gushika ku ngabo z’ijuru, ritembagaza hasi zimwe muri izo ngabo no mu nyenyeri, maze rirazikandagira. 11Ryishira hejuru rikarwanya Umukuru w’izo ngabo; ishikanwa risanzwe ry’uwo Mukuru rirakurwaho, n’ikibanza c’ahantu hiwe heranda gitembagazwa. 12Kubera igikorwa kibi, ingabo zaratanzwe kuri ryo hamwe n’ishikanwa rya buri musi; rinaga ukuri hasi, maze rirakora kandi rirahira.
13Maze numva umwera avuga, uwundi mwera arabaza uwo yariko avuga ati: “Iryo yerekwa rizomara igihe kingana iki, ishikanwa risanzwe, n’igikorwa kibi gizana irihiro, n’ahantu heranda n’ingabo bitangwa ngo bikandagirwe?”
14Arambwira ati: “Hazoca imigoroba n’amatongo 2.300; maze ahantu heranda hazogarurwa mu buryo bwaho buberanye.”
Gaburiyeli asigura iryo yerekwa
15Igihe jewe Daniyeli nariko ndaba iryo yerekwa nkironderera gutahura, umuntu asa n’umugabo arahagarara imbere yanje. 16Numva ijwi ry’umuntu rivuye i Ulayi rihamagara riti: “Gaburiyeli, tahuza uyu muntu iryo yerekwa.”
17Yegera aho nari mpagaze, maze amagara ampindutsemwo intimba ngwa hasi mva hasi. Ambwira ati: “Tahura, mwana w’umuntu: iryo yerekwa ni iry’igihe c’iherezo.”
18Mu gihe yariko avuga, nasinziriye itiro rikomeye, mpanamye ku butaka; ariko aramunkorako anshikama ku birenge.
19Avuga ati: “Umva, ndakubwira ivyo bizoshika mu gihe ca nyuma c’uburake, kuko bijanye n’igihe cagenwe c’iherezo. 20Rya sekurume ry’intama wabonye rifise amahembe abiri ni abami ba Mediya na Perusi. 21Iyo mpene y’umwoya ni umwami wa Buyunani; rya hembe rikomeye hagati y’amaso yayo ni umwami wa mbere. 22Rya hembe ryamenetse, mu kibanza caryo haduka ane: haduka ubwami bune buva muri iryo hanga, ariko butazogira inguvu zaryo.
23Mu mperuka y’ubwami bwabo, igihe abanyavyaha bazoba bashitse ku rugero rwuzuye, hazoduka umwami afise mu maso hateye ubwoba, ahanga mu mayombekere. 24Inguvu zayo zizoba nyinshi—ariko sizizoba izayo bwite—maze izozana isangangurwa ry’agahomerabunwa, irahira kandi irakora. Izorimbura ab’inkomezi n’abantu b’aberanda. 25Mu bugunge bwayo izotuma uruhendo ruhira mu kuboko kwayo, kandi mu mutima wayo yishira hejuru. Ata co yabuririye izorimbura benshi, maze yiha kurwanya Umukuru w’abakuru—ariko izomenwa, atari n’ukuboko kw’umuntu. a a v25 Ubukomezi bw’ubwibone buduka bukarwanya Umukuru w’abakuru bumenwa “atari n’ukuboko kw’umuntu” — bumenwa n’ijuru ubwaryo. Uwo Mukuru, Umugaba w’ingabo, ekleziya yamaze igihe kirekire imwumva ko ari Yesu, we wenyene atsinda ubukomezi bwose bushirwa ku bantu ba Data wa twese.
26Iryo yerekwa ry’imigoroba n’amatongo wabwiwe ni iry’ukuri, ariko urikingire, kuko rijanye n’imisi iri kure cane.”
27Jewe Daniyeli naranesheje ndwara imisi myinshi. Maze ndahaguruka nkora ibikorwa vy’umwami, ariko iryo yerekwa rirandeka ntangaye, ntashobora gutahura.