Mambo Asimba Wankulu Kakamwe
Nabukodhonozori alonga yekha mbiri ineyi. M'nzozi yace muti ukulu usacekwa, na Danyeli, mwakusaya kufuna, alonga kuti ndi mambo. Caka cibodzi pidapita, kudzikuza kwace kwamugumana: iye akhala ninga cinyama mpaka nzeru zace zabwerera, mbaasimba Ule anacepesa anyakudzikuza.
4 1Mambo Nabukodhonozori, kuna anthu onsene, mitundu, na malirimi anakhala pa dziko yonsene yapantsi: Ntendere wanu mbuthimizirwe.
2Ndisakomerwa kulengesa pidzindikaro na pyakudzumisa pidandicitira Mulungu Wankulu Kakamwe. 3Pidzindikaro pyace ndi pikulu kakamwe, pontho pyakudzumisa pyace ndi pyamphambvu kakamwe! Umambo wace ndi Umambo wakukhonda kumala, pontho utongi wace uli kwa m'badwo na m'badwo.
4Ine Nabukodhonozori, ndikhali mwakupuma n'nyumba yanga, mbandiphindula n'nyumba yanga yaumambo. 5Ndaona nloto udandigopesa; manyerezero mukhali Ine pa nkhuli panga na masomphenya a m'mutu mwanga pyandigopesa kakamwe. 6Na tenepo ndapereka ntongo toera anyandzeru onsene a ku Bhabhilonya abweriswe pamaso panga toera andipange mabvekero a nloto. 7Penepo apita anyamatsenga, anyankhombo, Ababhilonya, na anyakuwerenga nyenyezi. Ndaapanga nloto, mbwenye iwo nkhabe kukwanisa kundimasulira. 8Pakumalisa Danyeli abwera pamaso panga—adacemerwa Bheltesazari mwakubverana na dzina ya mulungu wanga, mbana nzimu wa alungu akucena mwa iye—ndampanga nloto. 9Bheltesazari, nkulu wa anyamatsenga, ndisadziwa kuti nzimu wa alungu akucena uli mwa iwe, pontho nkhabe cibisobiso cinakunentsa—ndipange masomphenya a nloto wanga udaona Ine, na mabvekero awo. 10Masomphenya mukhali Ine pa nkhuli: ndaona muti pakati pa dziko, wakulapha kakamwe. 11Muti ukula mbukhala wamphambvu, pontho nsonga wace ukwana kudzulu, mbuoneka mpaka ku magumo a dziko yonsene. 12Masamba ace akhali akubalika, pontho misapo yace ikhali mizinji, mkati mwace mukhali na cakudya ca onsene. Pinyama pya nthando pyagumana ndzimbvi pantsi pace, pontho mbalame za kudzulu zikhala m'misambvu mwace, pontho pyonsene pyamoyo pikhadya kuna iwo.
13M'masomphenya mukhali Ine pa nkhuli ndaona nyakuonera, wakucena, mbakutcita kubuluka kudzulu. a a v13 "Nyakuonera" ndi m'bodzi wa aanjo akucena a Mulungu, pano adatumwa toera kucita ntongo pa mambo — ndi nthumwa yakudzulu, si Mulungu ene tayu.
14Iye akhuwa kuti: Gwandani muti, cekani misambvu yace, phulani masamba ace, mwazani misapo yace. Pinyama mbipsthawe pantsi pace, mbalame m'misambvu mwace. 15Mbwenye siyani citsantsa ca midzi yace pantsi, cakumangwa na singano ya utale na nkuwa, mu uswa wa m'munda. Mbasakaswe na mame a kudzulu, pontho khundu yace mbikhale pabodzi na pinyama pya nthando mu uswa wa dziko. 16Manyerezero ace a umunthu mbabuluswe, iye mbapaswe manyerezero a cinyama, pontho midzidzi minomwe mbipite padzulu pace. 17Ntongo uyu ndi mwakubverana na ntongo wa anyakuonera, kusankhula uku ndi mwakubverana na fala ya akucena, toera anthu amoyo adziwe kuti Wankulu Kakamwe asatonga Umambo wa anthu, mbaupasa ule anafuna Iye, mbaikha padzulu pace nyakucepa kakamwe wa anthu.’
18Uyu ndi nloto udaona Ine, Mambo Nabukodhonozori. Ndipange mabvekero ace, Bheltesazari, thangwi anyandzeru a umambo wanga nkhabe kukwanisa kundimasulira, mbwenye iwe usakwanisa—nzimu wa alungu akucena uli mwa iwe.
Danyeli Alonga Undimo Wakunentsa
19Penepo Danyeli, adacemerwa Bheltesazari, adzumatirwa mu kanthawi kang'ono, mbatsautsika na manyerezero ace. Mambo alonga kuti: “Bheltesazari, leka kutawirisa nloto peno mabvekero ace akutsautse.” Bheltesazari atawira kuti: “Mbuya wanga, nloto mbukhale wa ale anakuidani imwe, mabvekero ace akhale a anyamalwa anu!”
20Muti udaona imwe ukula mbukhala wamphambvu, nsonga wace mbukwana kudzulu, mbuoneka ku dziko yonsene, 21wakhala na masamba akubalika, misapo mizinji, cakudya ca onsene—pinyama pya nthando pikhakhala pantsi pace, mbalame za kudzulu zikhamanga zisa m'misambvu mwace. 22Ndimwe, mambo—imwe mwakula mbamukhala wamphambvu; ukulu wanu wathimizirika, mbukwana kudzulu, utongi wanu mpaka ku magumo a dziko.
23Thangwi mambo aona nyakuonera, wakucena, mbatcita kubuluka kudzulu, mbalonga kuti: Gwandani muti, ufudzeni—mbwenye siyani citsantsa ca midzi yace pantsi, cakumangwa na singano ya utale na nkuwa mu uswa wa m'munda. Mbasakaswe na mame a kudzulu; khundu yace pabodzi na pinyama pya nthando, mpaka midzidzi minomwe ipite padzulu pace. 24Uyu ndi mabvekero ace, mambo wanga: ntongo wa Wankulu Kakamwe wafika pa mbuya wanga mambo, 25imwe munadzathamangiswa pakati pa anthu toera mukakhale pakati pa pinyama pya nthando, mukadya uswa ninga ng'ombe, mukasakazwa na mame a kudzulu, mpaka midzidzi minomwe ipite padzulu panu, mbamudziwa kuti Wankulu Kakamwe asatonga Umambo wa anthu, mbaupasa ule anansankhula Iye. 26Ntongo wakuti citsantsa na midzi yace pisiyiwe pantsi: Umambo wanu unadzabwezerwa kuna imwe mungadzadziwa kuti Kudzulu kusatonga. 27Na tenepo, mambo, tawirani uphungu wanga: Siyani madawo anu kubulukira mu kulungama, kuphonya kwanu kubulukira mu ntsisi kuna anyakutcerenga, toera kutsandzaya kwanu kupitirize.
Kudzikuza Kwatcereswa
28Pyonsene pyenepi pyafika pa Mambo Nabukodhonozori. 29Pakupita miyezi khumi na miwiri, iye akhafamba padzulu pa nyumba yaumambo ya ku Bhabhilonya.
30Mambo alonga kuti: “Iwu nkhabe kukhala Bhabhilonya ukulu udamanga Ine ninga nyumba yaumambo na mphambvu zanga zikulu, toera kupasa mbiri umambo wanga?”
31Mafala akhali mwakupitiriza mu mulomo mwa mambo, pidagwa fala kubuluka kudzulu: “Mambo Nabukodhonozori, pisalongwa kuna iwe: Umambo wabuluka kuna iwe. 32Unathamangiswa pakati pa anthu, mbukhala na pinyama pya nthando, mbudya uswa ninga ng'ombe. Midzidzi minomwe inadzapita padzulu pako, mpaka udzadziwe kuti Wankulu Kakamwe asatonga Umambo wa anthu, mbaupasa ule anafuna Iye.”
33Pa ndzidzi unoyu mafala akwanirisika kuna Nabukodhonozori: iye athamangiswa pakati pa anthu, mbadya uswa ninga ng'ombe, manungo ace mbasakazwa na mame a kudzulu, mpaka tsisi zace zakula ninga mapapo a nombwe, manyala ace ninga manyala a mbalame.
Nabukodhonozori Abwezerwa na Kucepeswa
34Ntsiku zidamala, Ine Nabukodhonozori ndayangula maso anga kudzulu, ndzeru zanga mbazibwerera. Ndasimba Wankulu Kakamwe, mbasimba na kulemedza Ule anakhala wamoyo kwenda na kwenda, ule utongi wace ndi wakukhonda kumala, ule Umambo wace uli kwa m'badwo na m'badwo.
35Anthu onsene anakhala pa dziko asalengeswa ninga mwankhabe, pontho Iye asacita mwakufuna kwace pakati pa anyankhondo a kudzulu na pakati pa anthu anakhala pa dziko; pontho nkhabe munthu anakwanisa kutsidzika djanja yace peno kumpanga kuti: “Mwacitanji?”
36Penepo ndzeru zanga zabwerera; umambo wanga na kubalika kwanga pyabwerera toera kupasa mbiri Umambo wanga. Aphungu anga na akulu anga andisaka; ndabwezerwa pa Umambo wanga, pontho ndathimizirwa ukulu wakupita kakamwe. 37Cincino Ine Nabukodhonozori ndisasimba, kukuza, na kulemedza Mambo wa Kudzulu, thangwi mabasa ace onsene ndi akulungama, njira zace ndi zakulungama; ale anafamba mu kudzikuza Iye anakwanisa kuacepesa.