Kutapirwa kuBhabhironi
Vatapwa vakatendeka muushe hwavahedheni, nezviratidzo zvoushe hunomuka nokuwa pamberi poushe husingaperi. Muvira romoto nomugomba reshumba, Baba vedu vanozviratidza kuti varipo navana vavo.
1 1Mugore rechitatu rokutonga kwaJehoyakimu mambo weJudha, Nebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi akauya kuJerusarema akarikomba. 2Baba Changamire vakaisa Jehoyakimu mambo weJudha mumaoko ake, pamwe chete nezvimwe zvinhu zveimba yaBaba vedu; akazviendesa kuShinari, kuimba yamwari wake, akaisa zvinhu izvozvo muimba yepfuma yamwari wake. a a v2 Shinari ndiro zita rekare reBhabhironia, dunhu rakakomberedza guta reBhabhironi.
3Mambo akarayira Ashipenazi, mukuru wamachinda ake, kuti auye navamwe vaIsraeri vaibva kumhuri youmambo nokuvakuru-vakuru. 4Majaya asina kaadzi, akanaka pakuonekwa, ane unyanzvi muuchenjeri hwose, aine ruzivo, anokurumidza kunzwisisa, akafanira kumira mumuzinda wamambo—uye kuti avadzidzise kunyora norurimi rwavaBhabhironi. 5Mambo akavagoverera mugove wezuva nezuva wezvokudya zvake newaini yake, kudzidziswa kwamakore matatu, kwozoti shure kwaizvozvo vagoshumira pamberi pake.
6Pakati pavo paiva naDhanieri, Hanania, Mishaeri, naAzaria, vaibva kuvanakomana vaJudha. 7Mukuru wamachinda akavatumidza mazita matsva: Dhanieri akamutumidza kuti Bheriteshazari; Hanania, Shadhiraki; Mishaeri, Meshaki; Azaria, Abhedhinego. b b v7 Mazita avo okuberekwa ose airumbidza Baba vaIsraeri; mazita matsva echiBhabhironi airumbidza vamwari veBhabhironi — kuedza kuchinja kuzivikanwa kwamajaya aya.
8Dhanieri akatsunga mumwoyo make kuti arege kuzvisvibisa nezvokudya zvamambo kana newaini yake, naizvozvo akakumbira kuna mukuru wamachinda mvumo yokuti arege kuzvisvibisa. c c v8 Zvokudya zvamambo zvingangodaro zvaisanganisira nyama dzakanga dzisingatenderwi nomutemo wechiJudha kana zvokudya zvakanga zvabayirwa vamwari veBhabhironi — zvose zviri zviviri zvaizozvisvibisa kumuIsraeri akatendeka. 9Zvino Baba vedu vakapa Dhanieri nyasha netsitsi pamberi pamukuru wamachinda. 10Mukuru wamachinda akati kuna Dhanieri, “Ndinotya ishe wangu mambo, iye akatara zvokudya nezvokunwa zvenyu. Angaonereiko zviso zvenyu zvakashata kupfuura zvamamwe majaya ezera renyu? Ipapo mungaita kuti ndigurwe musoro namambo.”
11Ipapo Dhanieri akati kumutariri uyo mukuru wamachinda akanga agadza pamusoro paDhanieri, Hanania, Mishaeri, naAzaria, 12“Tapota edzai varanda venyu kwamazuva gumi. Tipei miriwo chete kuti tidye nemvura kuti tinwe. 13Mozoenzanisa chimiro chedu nechamajaya anodya zvokudya zvamambo; mugoita navaranda venyu sezvamunoona.” 14Naizvozvo akabvuma chikumbiro ichi akavaedza kwamazuva gumi. 15Shure kwamazuva gumi, vakaonekwa vakagwinya uye vakakora kupfuura majaya ose aidya zvokudya zvamambo. 16Naizvozvo mutariri akabvisa zvokudya zvavo zvavakanga vagoverwa newaini yavaifanira kunwa, akavapa miriwo panzvimbo yazvo.
17Majaya mana aya, Baba vedu vakaapa ruzivo nokunzwisisa pakunyora kwose nouchenjeri; Dhanieri ainzwisisa zviratidzo nezviroto zvose.
18Mazuva akanga atarwa namambo okuti vauyiswe paakapera, mukuru wamachinda akavauyisa pamberi paNebhukadhinezari. 19Mambo akataura navo, uye pakati pavo vose hapana akaenzana naDhanieri, Hanania, Mishaeri, naAzaria; naizvozvo vakashumira mambo. 20Pazvose zvaaivabvunza mambo zvouchenjeri nokunzwisisa, aivawana vari nani kane gumi kupfuura vanʼanga navaroyi vose vaiva muumambo hwake hwose. 21Dhanieri akaramba aripo kusvikira mugore rokutanga rokutonga kwaMambo Koreshi.