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Umwami Asaba Gusengwa

Igishushanyo cy'izahabu cy'uburebure bwa hafi ibirenge mirongo cyenda n'itsinda ry'abavuza ibivugwa bihatira abantu gusenga. Abayuda batatu barabyanga, bakabwira umwami igisubizo kibagoye cyane: Data wa twese ashobora kuturokora, ariko n'aho atabikora, ntituzikubita hasi ngo tubisenge. Umuntu wa kane agendana na bo mu muriro.

Igice cya 3.

Umwami Nebukadinezari yakoze igishushanyo cy'izahabu, cy'uburebure bwa hafi ibirenge mirongo cyenda n'ubugari bw'ibirenge icyenda, agishinga ku kibaya cya Dura mu ntara ya Babiloni. Umwami Nebukadinezari atumiza abaguverineri, n'abategetsi, n'abatware b'intara, n'abajyanama, n'abashinzwe amafaranga, n'abacamanza, n'abashinzwe amategeko, n'abayobozi bose b'intara, kugira ngo baze ku itahwa ry'ishusho yari yashinze. Nuko abaguverineri, n'abategetsi, n'abatware b'intara, n'abajyanama, n'abashinzwe amafaranga, n'abacamanza, n'abashinzwe amategeko, n'abayobozi bose b'intara, baraterana kugira ngo bizihize itahwa ry'igishushanyo Umwami Nebukadinezari yari yashinze, bahagarara imbere y'igishushanyo Nebukadinezari yari yashinze.

Maze umubwiriza aravuga aranguruye ijwi ati: “Yemwe moko yose n'amahanga yose n'indimi zose, dore ibyo mwategetswe: Igihe muzumva ihembe, n'umwirongi, n'inanga, n'icyembe, n'inanga nyamuduri, n'umuduri, n'ibindi bivuzwa byose, muzikubite hasi musenge ishusho y'izahabu Umwami Nebukadinezari yashinze. Umuntu wese utazikubita hasi ngo asenge, ako kanya azajugunywa mu itanura ry'umuriro ugurumana.”

Nuko amoko yose akimara kumva ihembe, n'umwirongi, n'inanga, n'icyembe, n'inanga nyamuduri, n'ibindi bivuzwa bya buri bwoko, amoko yose n'amahanga n'indimi zikubita hasi zisenga ishusho y'izahabu Umwami Nebukadinezari yari yashinze.

Icyo gihe bamwe mu baragurira mu nyenyeri baraza barega Abayahudi babagiriye nabi. Babwira Umwami Nebukadinezari bati: “Mwami, urame iteka! Wowe Mwami watanze itegeko ngo: umuntu wese wumva ihembe, n'umwirongi, n'inanga, n'icyembe, n'inanga nyamuduri, n'umuduri, n'ibindi bivuzwa byose, yikubite hasi asenge ishusho y'izahabu, kandi umuntu wese utikubita hasi ngo asenge, azajugunywa mu itanura ry'umuriro ugurumana. Hari Abayahudi wagize abayobozi b'intara ya Babiloni, ari bo Shaduraka na Mesheki na Abedinego; abo bantu ntibakwitaho, Mwami. Ntibakorera imana zawe kandi ntibasenga ishusho y'izahabu washinze.”

Nebukadinezari ararakara cyane, ategeka ko bazana Shaduraka na Mesheki na Abedinego. Nuko barabazana imbere y'umwami. Nebukadinezari aravuga ati: “Shaduraka, Mesheki na Abedinego, mbese ni ukuri ko mudakorera imana zanjye kandi ntimusenge ishusho y'izahabu nashinze? None rero nimuba mwiteguye—igihe muzumva ihembe, n'umwirongi, n'inanga, n'icyembe, n'inanga nyamuduri, n'umuduri, n'ibindi bivuzwa byose, mwikubite hasi musenge ishusho nakoze—ni byiza. Ariko nimutayisenga, muzahita mujugunywa mu itanura ry'umuriro ugurumana. Ni iyihe mana yabakiza mu maboko yanjye?”

Shaduraka na Mesheki na Abedinego barasubiza umwami bati: “Nebukadinezari, ntidukeneye kugusubiza kuri iki kibazo. Niba Data wa twese tumukorera ashobora kudukiza, azadukiza iryo tanura ry'umuriro ugurumana n'ukuboko kwawe, Mwami. Ariko nubwo bitaba bityo, umenye, Mwami, ko tutazakorera imana zawe kandi tutazasenga ishusho y'izahabu washinze.”

Nuko Nebukadinezari ararakara cyane, mu maso he harahinduka ku bwa Shaduraka na Mesheki na Abedinego; ategeka ko bongera umuriro mu itanura incuro zirindwi kurusha uko ryaba risanzwe. Ategeka bamwe mu basirikari be b'intwari cyane kuboha Shaduraka na Mesheki na Abedinego, no kubajugunya mu itanura ry'umuriro ugurumana. Nuko abo bagabo baboshwe bambaye imyenda yabo n'amapantaro n'ingofero n'iyindi myambaro, bajugunywa mu itanura ry'umuriro ugurumana. Kubera itegeko rikaze ry'umwami n'ubushyuhe bukabije bwo mu itanura, ikirimi cy'umuriro kuraho abagabo bari bazamuye Shaduraka na Mesheki na Abedinego. Abo bagabo batatu, ari bo Shaduraka na Mesheki na Abedinego, bagwa baboshwe mu itanura ry'umuriro ugurumana.

Nuko Umwami Nebukadinezari aratangara, arahaguruka ahubukanye. Abaza abajyanama be ati: “Mbese ntitwajugunye abagabo batatu baboshwe mu muriro?” Baramusubiza bati: “Ni ukuri, Mwami.”

Aravuga ati: “Dore mbonye abagabo bane, badafunze, bagenda hagati mu muriro, nta cyo babaye; uwa kane ameze nk'umwana w'imana.” a a v25 Umwami yabonye umuntu wa kane mu birimi by'umuriro — ni ukuhaba kwa Data wa twese ukiza, utaretse abagaragu be bonyine mu muriro.

Nebukadinezari asanga umuryango w'itanura ry'umuriro ugurumana, aravuga ati: “Shaduraka na Mesheki na Abedinego, bagaragu b'Imana Isumbabyose, nimuve aha musohoke!” Nuko Shaduraka na Mesheki na Abedinego basohoka bava mu muriro.

Abaguverineri, n'abategetsi, n'abatware b'intara, n'abajyanama b'umwami baraterana, babona ko umuriro utagize icyo ukora ku mibiri y'abo bagabo—imisatsi yabo ntiyahiye, n'imyambaro yabo ntiyangiritse, kandi nta n'impumuro y'umuriro yari ibabereyeho.

Nebukadinezari aravuga ati: “Hashimwe Imana ya Shaduraka na Mesheki na Abedinego! Yohereje umumarayika wayo ikiza abagaragu bayo bayiringiye. Basuzuguye itegeko ry'umwami, biyemeza gupfa aho kwikubita hasi ngo bakorere cyangwa basenge indi mana itari Imana yabo bwite. Ndatanze itegeko ngo: ubwoko bwose cyangwa ihanga cyangwa ururimi ruzavuga ikintu cyose kibi ku Mana ya Shaduraka na Mesheki na Abedinego, bazabacagagura, n'amazu yabo ahinduke amatongo—kuko nta yindi mana ishobora gukiza nk'uku.”

Nuko umwami azamura Shaduraka na Mesheki na Abedinego mu ntara ya Babiloni.