Umwami Yamamaza Isumbabyose
Nebukadinezari ni we ubwe uvuga iki gice. Mu nzozi ze igiti kinini kiratemwa, maze Daniyeli, atabishaka, akavuga ko ari umwami. Nyuma y'umwaka ubwirasi buramugeraho: aba nk'inyamaswa kugeza ubwo ubwenge bwe busubira maze agasingiza Uwicisha bugufi abirasi.
4 1Umwami Nebukadinezari, mbandikiye amoko yose n'ibihugu byose n'indimi zose, abatuye isi hose: Amahoro yanyu nayagwire.
2Ndarishimye kumenyesha ibimenyetso n'ibitangaza Imana Isumbabyose yankoreye. 3Mbega ukuntu ibimenyetso bye ari bikomeye, kandi mbega ukuntu ibitangaza bye ari bihebuje! Ubwami bwe ni ubwami buhoraho, n'ubutegetsi bwe buhora mu bisekuruza byose.
4Jyewe Nebukadinezari, nari mu mahoro mu nzu yanjye kandi nicumbikiye mu ngoro yanjye. 5Narose inzozi zitera ubwoba; ibitekerezo nari mfite ku buriri bwanjye n'iyerekwa ryanyuze mu mutwe wanjye bituma nkuka umutima. 6Nuko ntegeka ko banzanira abanyabwenge bose b'i Babiloni, kugira ngo bambwire icyo inzozi zisobanura. 7Nuko abanyabugenge n'abapfumu n'Abanyababiloni n'abareba mu nyenyeri baza. Mbabwira izo nzozi, ariko ntibashobora kuzinsobanurira. 8Amaherezo Daniyeli aza imbere yanjye, witwaga Belitesazari ku izina ry'imana yanjye, akaba afite muri we umwuka w'imana nyeranda. Nuko ndamuganirira izo nzozi. 9Belitesazari, mukuru w'abanyabugenge, nzi neza ko umwuka w'imana nyeranda uri muri wowe, kandi ko nta banga rikunanira. Mbwira iyerekwa ry'inzozi zanjye narose, n'icyo risobanurwa. 10Iyerekwa ryanyuze mu mutwe wanjye ndi ku buriri: narebye mbona igiti hagati ku isi, kirekire cyane. 11Icyo giti kirakura kiba gikomeye, umutwe wacyo ukagera mu ijuru, kiboneka kugeza ku mpera z'isi yose. 12Amababi yacyo yari meza, n'imbuto zacyo zari nyinshi, kandi muri cyo harimo ibyokurya bihagije bose. Inyamaswa zo mu gasozi zagiraga igicucu munsi yacyo, n'ibiguruka byo mu kirere byabaga mu mashami yacyo, kandi ibifite ubuzima byose byagaburirwaga na cyo.
13Mu iyerekwa ryanjye ndi ku buriri, narebye mbona umurinzi, uwera, amanuka ava mu ijuru. a a v13 "Umurinzi" ni umwe mu bamarayika bera b'Imana, hano wohejwe gusohoza icyemezo ku mwami, ni intumwa yo mu ijuru, atari Imana ubwayo.
14Ararangurura ati: Temagura icyo giti, uce amashami yacyo, umunyurure amababi yacyo, usese imbuto zacyo. Inyamaswa nizihunge munsi yacyo, n'ibiguruka mu mashami yacyo. 15Ariko igishishwa cy'imizi yacyo ukireke mu butaka, giboheshejwe n'umugozi w'icyuma n'umuringa, mu byatsi byo mu gasozi. Yoherezwe n'ikime kivuye mu ijuru, kandi umugabane we ube hamwe n'inyamaswa zo mu gasozi mu byatsi byo mu isi. 16Ubwenge bwe bw'umuntu bumwakweho, maze ahabwe ubwenge bw'inyamaswa, kandi ibihe birindwi bimurengereho. 17Urubanza ni iteka ry'abarinzi, umwanzuro ni ijambo ry'abera, kugira ngo abafite ubuzima bamenye ko Isumbabyose ategeka ubwami bw'abantu, akaha uwo ashaka, akabwimika n'uworoheje muri bose.'
18Izi ni zo nzozi jyewe Umwami Nebukadinezari narose. Mbwira icyo zisobanura, Belitesazari, kuko abanyabwenge b'ubwami bwanjye badashobora kuzinsobanurira, ariko wowe urashobora, kuko umwuka w'imana nyeranda uri muri wowe.
Daniyeli Avuga Ukuri Gukaze
19Nuko Daniyeli, uwitwaga Belitesazari, yaratangaye akanya gato, ibitekerezo bye bimutera ubwoba. Umwami aravuga ati: “Belitesazari, inzozi cyangwa icyo zisobanura ntibikugire ubwoba.” Belitesazari arasubiza ati: “Databuja, inzozi zibe iz'abakwanga, n'icyo zisobanura kibere abanzi bawe!”
20Icyo giti wabonye cyarakuze kiba gikomeye, umutwe wacyo ukagera mu ijuru, kiboneka ku isi yose, 21gifite amababi meza, n'imbuto nyinshi, n'ibyokurya bihagije bose, inyamaswa zo mu gasozi zituraga munsi yacyo, n'ibiguruka byo mu kirere bigira ibyari mu mashami yacyo. 22Uwo ni wowe, mwami, warakuze uba ukomeye; ubukuru bwawe bwarakuze, bugeze mu ijuru, n'ubutegetsi bwawe bugeze ku mpera z'isi.
23Kubera ko umwami yabonye umurinzi, uwera, amanuka ava mu ijuru avuga ati: Temagura icyo giti, ucyangize, ariko igishishwa cy'imizi yacyo ukireke mu butaka, giboheshejwe n'umugozi w'icyuma n'umuringa mu byatsi byo mu gasozi. Yoherezwe n'ikime kivuye mu ijuru; umugabane we ube hamwe n'inyamaswa zo mu gasozi, kugeza ibihe birindwi bimurengereho. 24Iki ni cyo gisobanuro, mwami wanjye: icyemezo cy'Isumbabyose cyageze kuri databuja umwami, 25uzavanwa mu bantu, ukaba hamwe n'inyamaswa zo mu gasozi, urye ibyatsi nk'inka, uroherezwe n'ikime kivuye mu ijuru, kugeza ibihe birindwi bikurengereho, maze umenye ko Isumbabyose ategeka ubwami bw'abantu, akaha uwo ashaka. 26Itegeko ryo gusiga igishishwa n'imizi yacyo mu butaka: ubwami bwawe uzabusubizwa numara kumenya ko Ijuru ari ryo ritegeka. 27Ku bw'ibyo, mwami, emera inama yanjye: tandukana n'ibyaha byawe ukoze ibitunganye, utandukane n'ibicumuro byawe ugirira impuhwe abakene, kugira ngo ubukungu bwawe bukomeze.
Ubwirasi Bwakuweho Hasi
28Ibyo byose byabaye ku Mwami Nebukadinezari. 29Hashize amezi cumi n'abiri, yagendagendaga ku gisenge cy'ingoro ya cyami y'i Babiloni.
30Umwami aravuga ati: “Mbese iri si Babiloni rikomeye nubatse kuba inzu ya cyami ku bw'imbaraga zanjye nyinshi, kugira ngo nihimbaze icyubahiro cy'ubukuru bwanjye?”
31Umwami akivuga ayo magambo, ijwi riva mu ijuru riti: “Mwami Nebukadinezari, uramenye ko ubwami bwakuvuyeho. 32Uzavanwa uve mu bantu, uzabana n'inyamaswa zo mu gasozi, urye ibyatsi nk'ikimasa. Ibihe birindwi bizakurenga, kugeza ubwo uzamenya ko Isumbabyose ari yo itegeka ubwami bw'abantu, kandi ikaha uwo ishaka wese.”
33Ako kanya iryo jambo riba impamo kuri Nebukadinezari: arirukanwa ava mu bantu, arya ibyatsi nk'inka, umubiri we utōtswa n'ikime cyo mu ijuru, kugeza ubwo umusatsi we ukura nk'amababa ya kagoma, n'inzara ze zisa n'inzara z'inyoni.
Nebukadinezari asubizwa agacishwa bugufi
34Iyo minsi imaze gushira, jyewe Nebukadinezari nerekeza amaso mu ijuru, maze ubwenge bwanjye burangaruka. Nuko ndahimbaza Isumbabyose, ndasingiza kandi nubaha Uhoraho wo uriho iteka ryose, ubutegetsi bwe ni ubuhoraho, n'ubwami bwe buhora mu bisekuruza byose.
35Abatuye isi bose bafatwa nk'aho ari ubusa, kandi akora ibyo ashaka mu ngabo zo mu ijuru no mu batuye isi; nta n'umwe ushobora kubuza ukuboko kwe cyangwa ngo amubwire ati: “Wakoze iki?”
36Icyo gihe ubwenge bwanjye burangaruka; icyubahiro cyanjye n'ikuzo byanjye biragaruka ku bw'ikuzo ry'ubwami bwanjye. Abajyanama banjye n'abatware banjye baranshaka; nagaruwe ku bwami bwanjye, kandi nongerwaho ikuzo rirenze iryabanje. 37None jyewe Nebukadinezari ndasingiza, ndahimbaza kandi nubaha Umwami wo mu ijuru, kuko imirimo ye yose igororotse, n'inzira ze zikaba iz'ubutabera; abagenda mu bwirasi arashobora kubahanantura.