Masomphenya a Maumambo Anakwira na Anagwa
Bira lisapondedzwa na mbudzi, yakuti nyanga yace ikulu isatyoka mbikhala minai. Kubuluka m'ibodzi mwa iyo kusabwera nyanga ing'ono inamalisa nsembe ya ntsiku zonsene mbaitayira undimomwene pansi. Gabhrieli athimbirira kuti ndi Perisya na Gerecya; Danyeli aduwala ntsiku zizinji mbapitiriza kusaya kubvesesa.
8 1Mu caka cacitatu ca utongi wa mambo Bheluxazari, masomphenya aonekera kuna ine Danyeli, pakumala a ale akutoma kale. 2Mu masomphenya anewa ndikhali mu nsasa wakuwanga wa Suza, mu cisa ca Elamu; mu masomphenya ndikhali n'khundu mwa mkulo wa Ulai. 3Ndalang'ana kudzulu: bira yamphongo ikhalimira patsogolo pa mkulo, na nyanga ziwiri zitali—ibodzi yakutalika kupita inango, yakutalikisa ikhamera pakumalisa. 4Ndaona bira ineyi mbikagomanya kumadokero, kumpoto, na kum'mwera. Nkhabe cinyama cikhakwanisa kuyimira patsogolo payo, nkhabe akhakwanisa kupulumusa mu mphambvu zayo. Yacita ninga mukhafunira iyo, mbikula kakamwe.
5Mukhanyerezera ine pyenepi, mwakukhonda dikhira mbuzi yamphongo yabwera kubulukira kumadokero, mbiyenda pa dziko yonsene mwakukhonda khuya pantsi; ikhali na nyanga ikulu pakati pa maso ayo. 6Yabwera kuna bira yamphongo ya nyanga ziwiri ire ndaona mbuyimira n'khundu mwa mkulo, mbiithamangira na mphambvu yaukali. 7Ndaona iyo mbifika kuna bira, na ukali, mbiimenya mbiswa nyanga zayo ziwiri. Bira nkhabe ikhala na mphambvu toera kuyimira patsogolo payo; mbuzi yaigwisa pantsi mbiiponda, nkhabe m'bodzi akhakwanisa kupulumusa bira mu mphambvu zayo. 8Mbuzi yakula kakamwe, mbwenye pa mphambvu zayo zonsene nyanga ikulu yagwenduka, mbamera nyanga zinango zinai zikulu pa mbuto yayo, zakulozera kumphepo zinai za kudzulu.
9Mu ibodzi ya nyanga zenezi, mwabuluka nyanga ing'ono, mbikula kakamwe kulozera kum'mwera, kumabulukiro, na ku dziko yaulemu. 10Yakula mpaka ku anyankhondo a kudzulu, mbigwisa pantsi anango a anyankhondo na a nyenyezi, mbaaponda. 11Yadzikuza kulimbana na Nkulu wa anyankhondo; ntsembe yantsiku na ntsiku ya Nkulu yabuluswa, mbuto ya nyumba yace yakucena yagwiswa pantsi. 12Thangwi ya macitiro akusowa ulungami, anyankhondo aperekwa kuna iyo pabodzi na ntsembe yantsiku na ntsiku; yagwisa undimo mwene pantsi, mbicita pyonsene mbaphindula.
13Na tenepo ndabva wakucena m'bodzi mbalonga, na wakucena unango ambvundza ule akhalonga, mbalonga tenepa: “Mpaka lini masomphenya anewa—ntsembe yantsiku na ntsiku, macitiro akuipa akubweresa kufudzwa, pontho mbuto yakucena na anyankhondo akuperekwa toera kupondiwa?”
14Iye andipanga tenepa: “Mpaka maulo 2.300 na macibese; buluka penepo mbuto yakucena inadzabwezeredwa ku ndandi yace yakulungama.”
Gabhrieli Afokotoza Masomphenya
15Pidaona ine Danyeli masomphenya anewa, mbandisaka kuabvesesa, munthu m'bodzi ninga mamuna ayimira patsogolo panga. 16Ndabva fala ya munthu mbicemera kubulukira pakati pa Ulai, mbilonga: “Gabhrieli, pangiza munthu uyu toera abvesese masomphenya anewa.”
17Iye abwera cifupi na pakhali ine, pidafika iyo cifupi, ndagopa kakamwe mbandigwa pantsi na nkhope pantsi. Iye andipanga tenepa: “Bvesesa, mwana wa munthu: masomphenya anewa ndi a n'dzidzi wakumalisa.”
18Mukhalonga iye, ndagona citulo cikulu, na nkhope yanga pantsi; mbwenye iye andikhuya mbandilimisa pa miyendo yanga.
19Iye alonga tenepa: “Bvesera, ndinakupanga pinafuna kucitika mu n'dzidzi unatowera wa ukali, thangwi pisalonga pya n'dzidzi wakukhazikiswa wakumalisa. 20Bira yamphongo idaona iwe na nyanga ziwiri ndi amambo a Medya na Perisya. 21Mbuzi yamphongo yaubvi ndi mambo wa Gerecya; nyanga ikulu iri pakati pa maso ayo ndi mambo wakutoma. 22Nyanga idagwenduka, zinai zakumera pa mbuto yayo: ndi maumambo manai anabuluka mu dzindza yace, mbwenye mwakusowa mphambvu zace.
23Pa kumala kwa utongi wawo, anyakudawa angafika pa muyeso wakudzala, mambo wa nkhope yaukali, waluso pa kunyengeza, anadzabuluka. 24Mphambvu zace zinadzakhala zikulu—mbwenye nee za iye ene—mbadzafudza kakamwe, mbaphindula, mbacita pyace. Iye anadzafudza anthu amphambvu na mbumba ya anthu akucena. 25Mukuphatisira kunyengeza kwace, anadzacitisa unyengezi upembere m'manja mwace, mu ntima mwace mbadzagwndumusa ekhene. Mwakukhonda dziwisa, anafudza azinji, mbalimbana na Nkulu wa Akulu—mbwenye iye anadzagwenduka, nee na manja a munthu. a a v25 Mphambvu yakudzikuza inalimbana na Nkulu wa Akulu isapswanyika “nee na manja a munthu”—isagwendukha na kudzulu kokha. Nkulu uyu, Ntsogoleri wa anyankhondo, gereja kwa ndzidzi uzinji yabva ninga Yezu, ule ekha anakunda mphambvu zonsene zakuikhwa kulimbana na mbumba ya Baba wathu.
26Masomphenya a maulo na macibese akupangiwa iwe ndi andimo mwene, mbwenye umatira, thangwi asalonga pya ntsiku za kutali.”
27Ine Danyeli, ndaneta mbandidwala kwa ntsiku zizinji. Buluka penepo ndalamuka mbandicita basa ya mambo, mbwenye masomphenya anewa andisiya ndadzumatirwa, pyakupita kubvesesa kwanga.