1 Ikyanya mwami Nebukandeneza akahisa imyaka ibiri atwaziri, analoota ibirooto. Yibyo birooto, byanamúshengula bweneene, halinde atanaki toola iro.
Mwami, mu yubwo bushigi, atakatoola iro. Anadeta kwo batee leeta ikitaabo kyoꞌbukengeeze bwa íbikalenga mu poroveesi zaage, kinasomwe imbere lyage.
Nahano akayereka Yeremiya indumwa hiꞌgulu lyaꞌBayuda, ku kyanya mwami Yoyakimu mugala Yosiya, âli mali hisa imyaka ina atwaziri. Mu gwogwo mwaka, lyo mwami Nebukandeneza naye akayima mu kihugo kyeꞌBabeeri.
anababwira: «Ibirooto byo nalootaga, byanjengula ngana-ngana! Aaho! Ndoziizi nimenye umugeeza gwabyo.»
Iri nꞌgaba ngoli gwejiiri, nanaloota ibirooto, nanabona naꞌmabone. Birya byoshi, ikyanya bikalenga-lenga mwiꞌtwe lyani, byanandeera ikyoba bweneene!
Iri hakatama, Danyeri anayija imbere lyani. Naye, nanamúlotololera byo. (Uyo Danyeri, irindi iziina lyage, ye Beriteshaaza, ukukulikirana niꞌziina lyoꞌmuzimu gwani. Emwe! Umutima gwa íbiri mu yikumbwa gwâli múliiri mwo.)
Ulya mwami, bwo âli ki shengusiri, ikikebe kyage kyanahinduka kyeru-kyeru. Kiri naꞌbatungwa baage banabula byo bagaadeta.
Banaleeta ibuye, banaliseeneka ha mulyango gweꞌkishimo. Mwami analibiika kwaꞌkamangu kaage, na kwaꞌkamangu ka balya batungwa baage. Kwokwo, lirya ibuye, ndaaye úkashobola ukulishaaza, mbu ashaaze mwo Danyeri.
Mwami Berishaaza weꞌBabeeri, âli ki riiri mu mwaka gwa mbere atwaziri. Lusiku luguma, iri Danyeri akaba agwejiiri ku ngingo yage, analoota ibirooto, anabona naꞌmabone. Neꞌri akaba keera abibona, anabiyandika kwokuno:
«Yago mabone, niehe Danyeri, mbu ngabonage, umutima gwanashenguka, nanayoboha bweneene.