Mambo Asafuna Kulambirwa
Dzimunthu ya oru yakulapha pezi makumapfemba na anyakuimba pinthu pyakuimbira acita kulambira kukhala kwakukakamiza. Ayuda atatu akhonda mbapanga mambo ntawiro wakudura kakamwe: Baba wathu anakwanisa kutipulumusa, mbwenye ngakhale iye akhonda kucita tenepo, ife nee tinadzagodama. Munthu wacinai afamba nawo m'moto.
3 1Mambo Nabukodhonozori acita dzimunthu ya oru, yakulapha pezi makumapfemba, yakuphara pezi pfemba, mbaiimika pa nsewe wa Dhura, m'cisa ca Bhabhilonya. 2Mambo Nabukodhonozori atumiza mphangwa toera akulu a macisa, atsogoleri, akulu a matunga, aphungu, akusunga mkobiri, atongi, akulu a mautongi, pabodzi na anyabasa onsene a macisa, abwere pa kupereka dzimunthu idaaimika iye. 3Na tenepo akulu a macisa, atsogoleri, akulu a matunga, aphungu, akusunga mkobiri, atongi, akulu a mautongi, pabodzi na anyabasa onsene a macisa, agumanyikana toera kupereka dzimunthu idaimika Mambo Nabukodhonozori, mbaima pamaso pa dzimunthu idaimika Nabukodhonozori.
4Na tenepo nyakucemeresa akhuwa na fala ikulu kuti: “Imwe mbumba, madzindza, na pilongero—musatongwa tenepa: 5Mungabva kulira kwa nyanga, cipeta, sanzi, mbira, pango, nyanga za thumba, na mitundu yonsene ya nyimba, gwani pantsi mbamulambira dzimunthu ya oru idaaimika Mambo Nabukodhonozori. 6Munthu onsene anakhonda kugwa pantsi mbalambira, pa ndzidzi ubodzi ene anaponywa m'ng'anjo yauphya yakugaka na moto.”
7Pakubva mbumba zonsene kulira kwa nyanga, cipeta, sanzi, mbira, pango, na mitundu yonsene ya nyimba, mbumba zonsene, madzindza, na pilongero agwa pantsi mbalambira dzimunthu ya oru idaaimika Mambo Nabukodhonozori.
8Pa ndzidzi unoyu anyakupenula nyenyezi anango abwera patsogolo mbapambizira Ajudha mwakuipa. 9Iwo apanga Mambo Nabukodhonozori tenepa: “Mambo, mukhale maso kwenda na kwenda! 10Imwe mambo, mwapereka ntongo wakuti: munthu onsene anabva kulira kwa nyanga, cipeta, sanzi, mbira, pango, nyanga za thumba, na nyimba ziri zonsene, asafunika kugwa pantsi mbalambira dzimunthu ya oru, 11pontho munthu onsene anakhonda kugwa pantsi mbalambira, anaponywa m'ng'anjo yauphya yakugaka na moto. 12Ajudha anango adaikha imwe toera kuyang'anira cisa ca Bhabhilonya—Xadhraki, Mesaki, na Abhedhinego—nkhabe kukulemedzani, imwe mambo. Iwo nkhabe kutumikira milungu yanu nee kulambira dzimunthu ya oru idaimika imwe.”
13Na ukali ukulu, Nabukodhonozori apereka ntongo toera kubweresa Xadhraki, Mesaki, na Abhedhinego; iwo abweresewa pamaso pa mambo. 14Nabukodhonozori apanga tenepa: “Xadhraki, Mesaki, Abhedhinego, ndi undimo kuti imwe nkhabe kutumikira milungu yanga nee kulambira dzimunthu ya oru idaimika ine? 15Cincino mungakhala akukhunganyika—mungabva kulira kwa nyanga, cipeta, sanzi, mbira, pango, nyanga za thumba, na mitundu yonsene ya nyimba, gwani pantsi mbamulambira dzimunthu idacita ine—ndi pyadidi. Mbwenye mungakhonda kulambira, pa ndzidzi ubodzi ene munaponywa m'ng'anjo yauphya yakugaka na moto. Ndi mulungu upi anakwanisa kukupulumusani m'manja mwanga?”
16Xadhraki, Mesaki, na Abhedhinego atawira mambo tenepa: “Nabukodhonozori, ife nkhabe kufunika kukutawirani thangwi ya nkhani iyi. 17Baba wathu, ule tisantumikira, angakwanisa kutipulumusa, Iye anatipulumusa m'ng'anjo yauphya yakugaka na moto na m'manja mwanu, imwe mambo. 18Mbwenye maseze iye akhonde kutipulumusa, imwe mambo, dziwani kuti: ife nkhabe kutumikira milungu yanu nee kulambira dzimunthu ya oru idaimika imwe.”
19Na tenepo Nabukodhonozori adzala na ukali, nkhope yace icinja kwa Xadhraki, Mesaki, na Abhedhinego; iye apereka ntongo toera ng'anjo ipiswe kanomwe kupita pyakudzolowereka. 20Iye apereka ntongo kuna anyankhondo ace anango akuwanga kakamwe toera kumanga Xadhraki, Mesaki, na Abhedhinego, mbaaponya m'ng'anjo yauphya yakugaka na moto. 21Na tenepo amuna anewa, akamangwa na mikanjo yawo, mabhurugu, nguwo za m'misolo, na nguwo zinango, aponywa m'ng'anjo yauphya yakugaka na moto. 22Thangwi ya ntongo wakuwanga wa mambo na kutentema kukulu kwa ng'anjo, lirimi ya moto yapha amuna adakwata Xadhraki, Mesaki, na Abhedhinego. 23Amuna anewa atatu—Xadhraki, Mesaki, na Abhedhinego—agwa akamangwa m'ng'anjo yauphya yakugaka na moto.
24Na tenepo Mambo Nabukodhonozori adzumatirwa, mbalamuka mwakamfulumize. Iye abvundza aphungu ace tenepa: “Kodi ife nee tiponya amuna atatu akamangwa m'moto?” Iwo atawira mambo tenepa: “Ndi undimo, mambo.”
25Iye alonga tenepa: “Onani—ine ndinaona amuna anai, akukhonda kumangwa, mbakafamba pakati pa moto, mbakakhonda kuphekeswa; wacinai asaoneka ninga mwana wa milungu.” a a v25 Mambo aona munthu wacinai m'malirimi a moto — kukhalapo kwakupulumusa kwa Baba wathu, ule adakhonda kusiya atumiki ace okha-okha m'moto.
26Nabukodhonozori aenda pa nsuwo wa ng'anjo yauphya yakugaka na moto, mbalonga tenepa: “Xadhraki, Mesaki, na Abhedhinego, atumiki a Mulungu Wankulu Kwene, bulukani muno!” Na tenepo Xadhraki, Mesaki, na Abhedhinego abuluka m'moto.
27Akulu a macisa, atsogoleri, akulu a matunga, na aphungu a mambo agumanyikana mbaona kuti moto ukhalibe mphambvu pa manungo a amuna anewa—tsisi zawo nee zapsa, nguwo zawo nee zapswipa, nee pikhabveka cifungu ca moto kwa iwo.
28Nabukodhonozori alonga tenepa: “Mbasimbwe Mulungu wa Xadhraki, Mesaki, na Abhedhinego! Iye atumiza anju wace mbapulumusa atumiki ace akunkhulupira. Iwo akhonda kubvera ntongo wa mambo mbatawira kufa m'mbuto mwa kutumikira peno kulambira mulungu unango, kusiyapo Mulungu wawo ekha. 29Ine ndisapereka ntongo wakuti: mbumba iri yonsene, dzindza, peno cilongero cinalonga cinthu cakuipa kutsutsana na Mulungu wa Xadhraki, Mesaki, na Abhedhinego, anadzagwandika pang'ono-pang'ono, nyumba zawo zinadzacitwa milu ya matcheto—thangwi nkhabe mulungu unango anakwanisa kupulumusa ninga tenepa.”
30Na tenepo mambo akweza Xadhraki, Mesaki, na Abhedhinego m'cisa ca Bhabhilonya.