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3 Mwene Nebukadineza wapangele kamponya wa goudi wa makyubiti 60* mu bulaha na makyubiti 6* mu bukama. Wamushimbikile mu cana ca Dura mu provinsi ya Babiloni. 2 Co Mwene Nebukadineza watuminine muzimbu baka-kwimanenako mwene, bamyata, bangubulu, baka-kunangula, baka-kunyunga bufuko bwa mwene, maako, baka-kutala bya kunyunga mashiko, na baka-kutwamenena maprovinsi boshe ngwendi baije ku cilika ca kukundika kamponya yashimbikile ikeye Mwene Nebukadineza.

3 Ngeci, baka-kwimanenako mwene, bamyata, bangubulu, baka-kunangula, baka-kunyunga bufuko bwa mwene, maako, baka-kutala bya kunyunga mashiko, na baka-kutwamenena maprovinsi boshe balikungulwile ku cilika ca kukundika kamponya yashimbikile Mwene Nebukadineza. Co bemanene kulutwe lwa uje kamponya. 4 Muka-kutambeka watambekele ngwendi: “Eni miyati ya banu, neni baka-mafuti, neni banu ba bindaka bya kuliseza-seza, bali na kumishika, 5 ngwabo mumuziba cilumo ca limbinga, paipi, kalyalya ka bimbango bitatu, bisanzi bya mikole, kamutolilo ka miyengo ibali, na byakwimbisa bikwabo byoshe, munapande kutsikama na kulemesa kamponya wa goudi yanashimbika Mwene Nebukadineza. 6 Woshe katsikama na kulemesa, bamumbila mu lutengo lwa tuhya oho bene.” 7 Ngeci, miyati ya banu boshe mubazibile cilumo ca limbinga, paipi, kalyalya ka bimbango bitatu, bisanzi bya mikole, kamutolilo ka miyengo ibali, na byakwimbisa bikwabo byoshe, miyati ya banu boshe na banu ba bindaka bya kuliseza-seza batsikamene na kulemesa kamponya yashimbikile Mwene Nebukadineza.

8 Ha simbu ije bene, baKaudiya bamo bezile na kwambulula* baJuda. 9 Balekele Mwene Nebukadineza ngwabo: “Obe mwene, yoya myaka yoshe. 10 Yobe, obe mwene, unashikile ngwobe munu woshe uje aziba cilumo ca limbinga, paipi, kalyalya ka bimbango bitatu, bisanzi bya mikole, kamutolilo ka miyengo ibali, na byakwimbisa bikwabo byoshe napande kutsikama na kulemesa kamponya wa goudi, 11 co woshe uje katsikama na kumulemesa, banapande kumumbila mu lutengo lwa tuhya. 12 Oloni kuli baJuda bamo baunangula kutwamenena provinsi ya Babiloni: Shadreki, Misheki na Abedinego. Aba banalume kubakusingimikile obe mwene. Kubesi na kupangela binjambi bobe, co banabyana kulemesa kamponya wa goudi iunashimbika.”

13 Ngeci, Nebukadineza walubalele manene, co washikile ngwendi banene Shadreki, Misheki na Abedinego kuli ikeye. Co aba banalume babanenele ku mesho a mwene. 14 Nebukadineza wendekele ngwendi: “Kuma cili bene obe Shadreki, Misheki na Abedinego kumwesi na kupangela binjambi bange, co lalo munabyana kulemesa kamponya wa goudi injinashimbika ndi? 15 Hano mumuziba cilumo ca limbinga, paipi, kalyalya ka bimbango bitatu, bisanzi bya mikole, kamutolilo ka miyengo ibali, na byakwimbisa bikwabo byoshe, nga mutsikama na kulemesa kamponya injinapanga, mulinga mwamubwa. Oloni nga mubyana kumulemesa, bamyumbila mu lutengo lwa tuhya oho bene. Co njambi muka asa kumyamena mu maboko ange?”

16 Shadreki, Misheki na Abedinego bakumbulwile mwene ngwabo: “Obe mwene Nebukadineza, nabimo byahi bitunapande kukukumbulula ha ñanda ei. 17 Nga cifwa ngoco, Njambi yetu uje ituli na kupangela asa kutwamena mu lutengo lwa tuhya na kutwamena mu liboko lyobe, obe mwene. 18 Oloni nameme katwamena, obe mwene, zibuka ngwobe kutupangela binjambi bobe nambe kulemesa kamponya wa goudi iunashimbika.”

19 Nebukadineza walubalelele manene Shadreki, Misheki na Abedinego, co na cihanga cendi catengulukile* mwabatalele, co washikile ngwendi bashambeye lutengo lwa tuhya mangana lushaluke bisimbu 7 kutubakana mulukashalukila. 20 Washikile banalume bamo ba nzili hakati ka maswalale bendi ngwendi bakute Shadreki, Misheki na Abedinego na kubombila mu lutengo lwa tuhya.

21 Ngeci, babakutile oku bacinazala bizalo byabo bya helu, na bitepa byabo, na bizalo byabo bikwabo, co babombilile mu lutengo lwa tuhya. 22 Mwafwa mwene washikile eli lishiko na butenu, co lalo lutengo lwa tuhya lwashalukile manene, banalume baje batwalele Shadreki, Misheki na Abedinego bakebo bayenyekele milangi ya tuhya. 23 Oloni aba banalume batatu: Shadreki, Misheki na Abedinego bawililile mu lutengo lwa tuhya oku banabakutu.

24 Ngeci, Mwene Nebukadineza wazibile manene lyoba, co wakatukile bwasi-bwasi na kwihula bamyata bendi bakama ngwendi: “Kuma kutwakutile banalume batatu na kubombila mu tuhya ndi?” Bakumbulwile mwene ngwabo: “Mukemwo, obe mwene.” 25 Wendekele ngwendi: “Taleni! Njili na kumona banalume bawana bali na kwendangana mu tuhya oku banashubuluka, kubabulumukile, co wamuciwana ali na kusholoka ngwe muna binjambi.”

26 Nebukadineza washwenene ku cikolo ca lutengo lwa tuhya na kwendeka ngwendi: “Shadreki, Misheki na Abedinego, eni bangamba ba Njambi Wahakamwa Manene, tundeni omwo mwije kuno!” Shadreki, Misheki na Abedinego batundile mu tuhya. 27 Co baka-kwimanenako mwene, na bamyata, na bangubulu, na bamyata bakama ba mwene baje balikungulwilile kuje bamwene ngwabo tuhya kutwalingile nambe cimo* ku mibila yaba banalume. Kukwakele nameme cinkambu ca ku mitwe yabo cije cababukile. Bizalo byabo byafwile bene ngwe mubyafwililile ha kulibanga, co kubakele na kunika nambe bwisi.

28 Nebukadineza wendekele ngwendi: “Njambi ya Shadreki na Misheki na Abedinego bamushangazale, uje natumine kangelo kendi na kwamena bangamba bendi. Banamukulahelele na kujeneka kwononoka lishiko lya mwene, co banalyanene ngwabo batse* kutubakana kupangela nambe kulemesa njambi weka, kubanga Njambi yabo. 29 Banu boshe, nambe baka-mafuti boshe, nambe baka-bindaka byoshe baje bendeka byuma byabibi hali Njambi ya Shadreki na Misheki na Abedinego, banapande kubatetanga bipuka-bipuka, co binjibo byabo babipwise bimbushu bya mbunga,* mwafwa kukwesi njambi weka asa kwamena ngwe ikeye.”

30 Ngeci mwene wanene Shadreki, Misheki na Abedinego bitwamo bya bulemu mu provinsi ya Babiloni.