Danieli 1 - Baibuli Erikwera

Danieli na bangyenzi be okwanga kweshiisha

¹ Omu mwaka gwa kashatu ogw'omu busingye bwa Yehoyakimu omugabe wa Yuda, Nebukadeneeza omugabe wa Babulooni akateera Yerusaalemu, yaagigota.

² Mukama yaahayo Yehoyakimu omugabe wa Yuda omu mikono ye, hamwe n'ebintu bimwe eby'omu nju ya Ruhanga; Nebukadeneeza yaabitwara Shinaari, yaabita omu ibiikiro ry'omuri hekalu ya ruhanga we.

³ Omugabe yaaragiira Ashipenazi omukuru w'abakonwa be kureeta bamwe aha batsigazi b'omu Baisraeli, ab'omu ruganda rw'abagabe n'orw'abakungu,

⁴ abatsigazi abataine kamogo, abarungi, abaine obwengye omu by'emyoga byona, abaine okumanya kwingi, abarikwetegyereza omu by'okwega, kandi abarikubaasa kuheereza omu kikaari ky'omugabe, ngu abeegyese obwengye bw'Abakaludaaya n'orurimi rwabo.

⁵ Atyo omugabe yaabateeraho omugabo gwa buri izooba gw'eby'okurya ebi yaabaire aryaho, na viinyo ei yaabaire anywaho, kumara emyaka eshatu nibariisibwa gye, ngu aha muheru gwayo babone kwemerera omu maisho g'omugabe.

⁶ Omuri abo hakaba harimu Danieli, Hanania, Mishaeli na Azaria ab'omu ruganda rwa Yuda.

⁷ Kandi ogwo mukuru w'abakonwa yaabakubya agandi maziina; Danieli yaamweta Beliteeshaza, Hanania yaamweta Seduraaka, Mishaeli yaamweta Mesaaki, na Azaria yaamweta Abedeneego.

⁸ Kwonka Danieli yaamariirira omu mitima gwe okuteeshiisha n'eby'okurya by'omugabe, n'obu yaakuba viinyo ei yaabaire anywa; nikyo yaayeshengyerereize omukuru w'abakonwa ngu amwikirize, arekye kweshiisha.

⁹ Kandi Ruhanga yaaha Danieli okugirirwa embabazi n'esaasi omu maisho g'ogwo mukuru w'abakonwa.

¹⁰ Omukuru w'abakonwa yaagira Danieli ati: Nintiina mukama wangye omugabe, owaabateereireho eby'okurya n'eby'okunywa, atakaasahanga muhundamire okukira abatsigazi abu murikwingana nabo, mukantemesaho omutwe.

¹¹ Bwanyima Danieli yaashaba omugabuzi, owaabaire atairweho omukuru w'abakonwa kureeberera Danieli ogwo Hanania, Mishaeli na Azaria, ati:

¹² Ninkweshengyereza otugyeze, tumare ebiro ikumi niturya ebihimba, kandi ninywa amaizi.

¹³ Bwanyima otureebe, otushushanise n'abandi batsigazi abarikurya aha by'okurya by'omugabe; haza oku oraareebe, obe nikwo waatwaza abairu baawe.

¹⁴ Atyo yaabahurira, yaikiriza kumara ebiro ikumi naabagyeza, ahabw'ekyo eki baashaba.

¹⁵ Aha muheru gw'ebyo biro ikumi yaashanga nibareebeka gye, kandi bagomokire okukira abatsigazi boona, abaabaire nibarya aha by'okurya by'omugabe.

¹⁶ N'ahabw'ekyo ogwo mugabuzi yaabaiha ahari ebyo by'okurya ebi baabaire nibaragiirwa kurya, na viinyo ei baabaire nibaragiirwa kunywa, yaaguma naabaha ebihimba.

¹⁷ Bwanyima abo batsigazi bana Ruhanga yaabaha okumanya n'okuba abahangu omuri byona ebi barikwega n'omu bwengye; kandi Danieli we yaagira okwetegyereza omu by'okworekwa byona n'omu by'okushoboorora ebirooto.

¹⁸ Obunaku, obu omugabe Nebukadeneeza yaaragiire kubareeteramu, ku bwahikire, omukuru w'abakonwa yaabareeta kubamumurikira.

¹⁹ Ku baahikire aho, omugabe yaagaaniira nabo; kwonka omu bandi boona tiharabonekiremu owaabaire ari nka Danieli, Hanania, Mishaeli na Azaria; nikyo baabeereire ab'okuheereza omugabe.

²⁰ Kandi omu bigambo byona eby'obwengye n'eby'okwetegyereza, akashanga nibakira abafumu n'abarogi boona, abaabaire bari omu bugabe bwe bwona emirundi ikumi.

²¹ Bwanyima Danieli yaagum aho okuhitsya omu mwaka gw'okubanza ogw'omu busingye bwa Kuuro.