Bherishazari Anozvidza Imba yaBaba
Bherishazari anonwira mumidziyo yakapambwa kubva muimba yaBaba vedu uye anorumbidza vamwari vesimbi nevamabwe. Ruoko runonyora pamadziro uye mabvi ake anorovana. Dhanieri anodudza mhosva chaiyo — waiziva nezvababa vako asi hauna kukudza ani zvake. Usiku ihwohwo mambo anofa.
5 1Mambo Bherishazari akaitira makurukota chiuru mutambo mukuru, achinwa waini pamberi pechiuru ichocho. 2Paakanga achiravira waini, Bherishazari akarayira kuti kuuyiswe midziyo yegoridhe neyesirivha iyo baba vake Nebhukadhinezari vakanga vatora mutemberi yomuJerusarema, kuti mambo, makurukota ake, vakadzi vake, navarongo vanwire mairi. 3Ipapo vakauya nemidziyo yegoridhe yakanga yatorwa mutemberi, imba yaBaba vedu iri muJerusarema; mambo, makurukota ake, vakadzi vake, navarongo vakanwira mairi. 4Vakanwa waini vakarumbidza vamwari vegoridhe, vesirivha, vendarira, vesimbi, vematanda, nevamabwe.
5Pakarepo minwe yoruoko rwomunhu yakaonekwa, ikanyora padhaka remadziro omuzinda wamambo pakatarisana nechigadziko chomwenje, mambo akaona ruoko ruchinyora. 6Chiso chamambo chakachinja ruvara, pfungwa dzake dzikamuvhundutsa, zviuno zvake zvikarukutika, namabvi ake akarovana.
7Mambo akadanidzira achidaidza nʼanga, vatariri venyeredzi, navavuki, akati kuvachenjeri veBhabhironi, “Ani naani anoverenga runyoro urwu akandiudza zvarunoreva achapfeka nguo yepepuru, neketani yegoridhe pamutsipa wake, uye achava mutongi wechitatu muumambo.” a a v7 Bherishazari aitonga pamwe chete nababa vake Nabhonidhasi vakanga vasipo, saka ‘wechitatu muumambo’ chaiva chinzvimbo chepamusoro-soro chaaigona kupa.
8Ipapo vachenjeri vose vamambo vakapinda, asi hapana akagona kuverenga runyoro urwu kana kumuudza zvarunoreva. 9Saka Mambo Bherishazari akanyanya kuvhunduka, chiso chake chikatonyanya kucheneruka, uye makurukota ake akakanganiswa.
10Nokuda kwamashoko amambo neemakurukota ake, vahosi vakapinda muimba yomutambo, vakati, “Mambo, raramai nokusingaperi! Musarega pfungwa dzenyu dzichikuvhundutsai kana chiso chenyu chichicheneruka. 11Mumwe murume ari muumambo hwenyu ane mweya wavamwari vatsvene. Pamazuva ababa venyu akaratidza njere, kunzwisisa, nouchenjeri hwakafanana nouchenjeri hwavamwari. Mambo Nebhukadhinezari baba venyu—ivo baba venyu mambo—vakamuita mukuru wavaroyi, nenʼanga, navatariri venyeredzi, navavuki, 12nokuti mweya unoshamisa, ruzivo, nokunzwisisa—kududzira hope, kutsanangura zvirahwe, nokusunungura mapfundo—zvakawanikwa muna Dhanieri uyu, uyo mambo akatumidza kuti Bheriteshazari. Zvino danai Dhanieri; iye achazvidudzira.”
Dhanieri Anoverenga Mutongo waBaba
13Dhanieri akauyiswa pamberi pamambo, iye akabvunza akati, “Ndiwe Dhanieri here, mumwe wavakatapwa vokuJudha avo baba vangu mambo vakauya navo vachibva kuJudha? 14Ndakanzwa kuti mweya wavamwari uri mauri—chiedza, kunzwisisa, nouchenjeri hunoshamisa hunowanikwa mauri. 15Vachenjeri nenʼanga vakauyiswa pamberi pangu kuti vaverenge runyoro urwu vandiudze zvarunoreva, asi havana kugona. 16Ndakanzwa kuti unogona kududzira nokusunungura mapfundo. Kana ukaverenga runyoro urwu ukandiudza zvarunoreva, uchapfeka nguo yepepuru, neketani yegoridhe pamutsipa wako, uye uchava mutongi wechitatu muumambo.”
17Dhanieri akapindura mambo akati, “Zvipo zvenyu zvichengetei; mibayiro yenyu ipai mumwe munhu. Kunyange zvakadaro, ndichaverengera mambo runyoro uye ndichavaudza zvarunoreva. 18Imi mambo, Baba vedu Wokumusoro-soro vakapa baba venyu Nebhukadhinezari umambo, ukuru, kubwinya, noruremekedzo. 19Nokuda kwoukuru hwavakamupa, vanhu vose, nemarudzi ose, nendimi dzose vakadedera vachitya pamberi pavo. Vaiuraya wavaida, vachirega wavaida achirarama, vachisimudzira wavaida, vachininipisa wavaida. 20Asi mwoyo wavo pawakazvikudza uye mweya wavo pawakava noukasha, vakabviswa pachigaro chavo choumambo, kubwinya kwavo kukatorwa. 21Vakadzingwa pakati pavanhu, pfungwa dzavo dzikaitwa semhuka; vakagara nembongoro dzomusango, vakadyiswa uswa senzombe, uye dova rokudenga rikavanyorovesa—kusvikira vaziva kuti Baba vedu Wokumusoro-soro vanotonga umambo hwavanhu uye vanogadza pamusoro pahwo ani naani wavanoda.
22Asi imi, Bherishazari mwanakomana wavo, hamuna kuninipisa mwoyo wenyu, kunyange zvenyu maiziva zvose izvi. 23Pane kudaro, makazvikudza muchipikisa Tenzi wokudenga. Makaita kuti midziyo yeimba yavo iuyiswe pamberi penyu, uye imi, makurukota enyu, vakadzi venyu, navarongo venyu, makanwa waini mairi. Makarumbidza vamwari vesirivha, vegoridhe, vendarira, vesimbi, vematanda, nevamabwe—vamwari vasingagoni kuona, kunzwa, kana kuziva chinhu. Asi Iye akabata mweya wenyu muruoko rwavo, ane nzira dzenyu dzose—Baba vedu—hamuna kukudza. 24Naizvozvo vakatuma ruoko rwakanyora runyoro urwu.
25Runyoro rwakanyorwa ndorunoti: MENE, MENE, TEKERI, PARESINI.
26Zvarunoreva ndezvizvi: MENE—Baba vedu vakaverenga mazuva oumambo hwenyu vakahupedza.
27TEKERI—makayerwa pazvikero mukawanikwa muchishayiwa.
28PERESI—umambo hwenyu hwakakamurwa hukapiwa vaMedhi navaPezhiya.”
29Ipapo Bherishazari akapa murayiro, vakafukidza Dhanieri nguo yepepuru, vakaisa ketani yegoridhe pamutsipa wake, vakamuzivisa somutongi wechitatu muumambo.
30Nousiku ihwohwo Bherishazari, mambo wavaBhabhironi, akaurayiwa. 31Dhariasi muMedhi akagamuchira umambo, ava namakore anenge makumi matanhatu namaviri okuberekwa.