Bajyanywe i Babiloni
Abari mu bunyage b'indahemuka mu bwami bw'abapagani, n'iyerekwa ry'ubwami buzamuka bukagwa imbere y'ubwami butazashira. Binyuze mu itanura ry'umuriro no mu rwobo rw'intare, Data wa twese yigaragaza ko ari kumwe n'abana be.
1 1Mu mwaka wa gatatu wa Yehoyakimu umwami w'u Buyuda, Nebukadinezari umwami wa Babiloni atera umujyi wa Yeruzalemu arawugota. 2Data w'Ikirenga ashyikiriza Yehoyakimu umwami w'u Buyuda mu maboko ye, hamwe n'ibintu bimwe byavuye mu Ngoro ya Data; abijyana i Shinari mu nzu y'imana ye, ibyo bintu abishyira mu bubiko bw'imana ye. a a v2 Shinari ni izina rya kera rya Babiloniya, akarere kazengurutse umujyi wa Babiloni.
3Umwami ategeka Ashipenazi, umukuru w'abategetsi be, kuzana bamwe mu Bisiraheli bo mu muryango w'ibwami no mu banyacyubahiro. 4Abasore batagira inenge, beza mu maso, bazi ubwenge bwose, bafite ubumenyi, bihuta kumva, bakwiriye guhagarara mu ngoro y'umwami, no kubigisha inyandiko n'ururimi by'Ababiloni. 5Umwami abagenera uruhare rwa buri munsi mu byokurya bye na divayi ye, batozwa imyaka itatu, hanyuma bamukorere.
6Muri bo harimo Daniyeli na Hananiya na Mishayeli na Azariya, bo mu bene Yuda. 7Umukuru w'abategetsi arabahindurira amazina: Daniyeli amwita Beliteshazari; Hananiya amwita Shadaraki; Mishayeli amwita Mesheki; Azariya amwita Abedinego. b b v7 Amazina yabo y'amavuko yose yubahaga Data w'Isiraheli; amazina mashya y'Ababiloni yubahaga imana za Babiloni — uburyo bwo kugerageza guhindura imimerere y'abo basore.
8Daniyeli yiyemeza kutiyanduza ku byokurya by'umwami cyangwa divayi ye, ni cyo gituma asaba umukuru w'abategetsi uruhushya rwo kutiyanduza. c c v8 Ibyokurya by'ibwami birashoboka ko byarimo inyama zabujijwe mu mategeko y'Abayuda cyangwa ibyokurya byaturiwe imana za Babiloni — byombi byahumanya Umwisiraheli w'indahemuka. 9Nuko Data aha Daniyeli ineza n'impuhwe mu maso y'umukuru w'abategetsi. 10Umukuru w'abategetsi abwira Daniyeli ati: “Ntinya nyagasani wanjye umwami, ni we washyizeho ibyo murya n'ibyo munywe. Kuki yabona amaso yanyu meze nabi kurusha ay'abandi basore bangana namwe? Mwatuma umwami anca umutwe.”
11Nuko Daniyeli abwira umunyanzu umukuru w'abategetsi yari yashyize kuri Daniyeli na Hananiya na Mishayeli na Azariya ati: 12“Ndakwinginze, geragereza abagaragu bawe iminsi icumi. Uduhe imboga gusa kurya n'amazi yo kunywa. 13Hanyuma ugereranye uko tumeze mu maso n'abasore barya ibyokurya by'umwami; abagaragu bawe ubagenze uko ubyiboneye.” 14Nuko yabyemera, abagerageza iminsi icumi. 15Nyuma y'iminsi icumi, basanga bameze neza kandi bagize ubunyoro kurusha abasore bose barya ibyokurya by'ibwami. 16Nuko umunyanzu akuraho ibyokurya byari byarabagenewe na divayi bagombaga kunywa, ahubwo abaha imboga.
17Abo basore bane Data abaha ubumenyi n'ubushishozi mu nyandiko zose no mu bwenge; Daniyeli yasobanukirwaga iyerekwa ryose n'inzozi zose.
18Igihe iminsi umwami yari yarashyizeho yo kuzana abo basore irangiye, umukuru w'abategetsi abazanye imbere ya Nebukadinezari. 19Umwami avugana na bo, nta n'umwe wahwanye na Daniyeli na Hananiya na Mishayeli na Azariya; bityo bahinduka abagaragu b'umwami. 20Igihe cyose umwami yababazaga ikibazo cy'ubwenge n'ubushishozi, yabasangaga baruta incuro icumi abapfumu bose n'abarozi bose bo mu bwami bwe bwose. 21Daniyeli aguma aho kugeza mu mwaka wa mbere w'umwami Kuro.
