Danieli 1 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

Daniyeli na bagyenzi be okugaragira Nebukadenezaari

¹ Omu mwaka gwa kashatu ogw'omu busingye bwa Yehoyakimu omugabe w'Abayuda, Nebukadenezaari omugabe wa Babulooni akaija Yerusalemu, yaagigota.

² Na Nyakubaho yaamurekurira Yehoyakimu omugabe w'Abayuda, hamwe n'ebintu bimwe eby'omuri Nyaruju ya Ruhanga, yaabitwara omu nsi ya Shinaari, yaabita omu ibiikiro ry'omu ndaaro ya baaruhanga be.

³ Bwanyima ogwo mugabe yaragiira omushaahu we omukuru Ashipenaazi, kureeta bamwe aha bantu ba Isiraeli ab'omu ruganda rw'omugabe n'ab'orw'abakungu,

⁴ abatsigazi abataaine kamogo, abarungi kandi abanyabwengye omu myoga yoona, abaine okumanya n'okwetegyereza, abeegire kandi abaine oburyo bw'okuheereza omu kikaari ky'omugabe, kubeegyesa okushoma n'okuhandiika orurimi rw'Abakaludaaya.

⁵ Omugabe yaaragiira ku egabo yaabo eya buri izooba eguma neeruga aha byokurya birungi ebi yaabaire arya, n'aha viino ei yaabaire anywa, kumara emyaka eshatu nibeegyesibwa, ngu ku eraahweho babone kugaragira omugabe.

⁶ Omuri abo hakaba harimu Daniyeli, Hananiya, Mishaeli na Azariya ab'omu ruganda rwa Yuda.

⁷ Haza omukuru w'abashaahu yaabakubya amaziina aga: Daniyeli yaamweta Beliteshazaari, Hananiya yaamweta Shaduraaki, Mishaeli yaamweta Meshaki; na Azariya yaamweta Abedineego.

⁸ Kwonka Daniyeli yaahamiza kimwe okuteehagazisa byokurya birungi by'omugabe, nari viino ei yaabaire anywa; n'ahabw'ekyo yaashaba omukuru w'abashaahu ngu amwikirize arekye kwehagaza.

⁹ Haza Ruhanga yaamuha okutetsibwa n'okugirirwa esaasi omukuru w'abashaahu.

¹⁰ Kwonka omukuru w'abashaahu yaagira Daniyeli ati: Nintiina mukama wangye omugabe, owaabateeraireho ebyokurya n'ebyokunywa, atakaareeba muhundami okukira abatsigazi b'ekingano kyanyu, akantemaho omutwe ahabwanyu.

¹¹ Bwanyima Daniyeli yaagira omugabuzi, ou omukuru w'abashaahu yaabaire ataireho kureeberera Hananiya, Mishaeli, Daniyeli na Azariya, ati:

¹² Ninkweshengyereza, omare ebiro ikumi noogyeza abaheereza baawe. Itwe otuhe emboga, tube nizo twarya, n'amaizi kuba nigo twanywa.

¹³ Bwanyima otureebe, otushushanise n'abatsigazi abarikurya ebyokurya by'omugabe ebirungi; reero oku oratushangye, obe nikwo waatutwaza itwe abairu baawe.

¹⁴ Nawe yaahurira eki baamushaba, yaamara ebiro ikumi naabagyeza.

¹⁵ Aha muhero gw'ebiro ikumi baareebwa bari barungi kandi bagomokire okukira abatsigazi boona ababaire nibarya ebyokurya birungi by'omugabe.

¹⁶ Omugabuzi nikwo kubaihaho ebyokurya ebirungi na viino ei baabaire bari ab'okunywa, akaguma naabaha emboga.

¹⁷ Haza abo batsigazi bana Ruhanga yaabaha okumanya n'okwetegyereza byona eby'omu bihandiiko, hamwe n'eby'obwengye, na Daniyeli yaamuha okwetegyereza eby'okworekwa hamwe n'ebirooto.

¹⁸ Obunaku obu omugabe yaaragiire kubareeteramu ku bwahikire, omukuru w'abashaahu yaabareeta omu maisho ga Nebukadenezaari.

¹⁹ Omugabe yaagaaniira nabo, kandi omuribo tihaashangwamu n'omwe ori nka Daniyeli, Hananiya, Mishaeli na Azariya; n'ahabw'ekyo baaba nibo baagaragira omugabe.

²⁰ Kandi omu buri kintu kyona eky'obwengye n'eky'okwetegyereza eki omugabe yaabaire ababuuza, akashanga nibakira oburungi emirundi ikumi abafumu n'abaraguzi abaabaire bari omu bugabe bwe bwona.

²¹ Daniyeli yaagumizamu atyo, okuhitsya omu mwaka gw'okubanza ogw'Omugabe Kuuro.