Daniele
1 Mu mwaka wamucitatu wa ciyulo ca Mwene Jehoyakimu wa Juda, Mwene Nebukadineza wa Babiloni wezile ku Jelusalema na kuizengeleka. 2 Mu kwita kwa simbu, Yehova wakele Mwene Jehoyakimu wa Juda mu liboko lyendi, hamolika na bikwata bimo bya ku njibo* ya Njambi wa busunga, co wabinenele mu lifuti lya Shina* ku njibo ya njambi yendi. Wakele ebi bikwata mu njibo* ya kutulikila byuma bya seho bya njambi yendi.
3 Co mwene washikile Ashipenazi mukulunu wa bamyata bendi ngwendi anene baIsalele bamo, kwambateselela na baje ba ku cikota ca bumwene na bana ba banu ba bulemu. 4 Bapandele kupwa bakwenje* ba kujeneka kapenga, baje basholoka mwamubwa, baje bali na mana, na mangana, na kunanguka, baje basa kupangela mu lipela lya mwene. Wapandele kubalongesa bisona bya baKaudiya na ndaka yabo. 5 Kutundaho, mwene wabwahesele ngwendi ha litangwa na litangwa batambule mutamba ku byakulya byendi byabibwa na ku binyu byakele na kunwa. Bapandele kubalongesa* ha myaka itatu, co ku mamaneselelo a simbu ei bapandele kushangumuka kupangela mwene.
6 Hakati kabo hakele bamo ba ku muyati wa Juda. Aba bapwile Daniele,* Hananiya,* Mishaele* na Azariya.* 7 Co mukulunu wa bamyata wabalukile mazina eka.* Daniele wamulukile Beuteshaza, Hananiya wamulukile Shadreki, Mishaele wamulukile Misheki, co Azariya wamulukile Abedinego.
8 Oloni Daniele wayongwele mu mbunge yendi ngwendi kalijwalesa na byakulya bya mwene byabibwa nambe binyu byakele na kunwa. Co walombele mukulunu wa bamyata ngwendi amutabese kujeneka kulijwalesa mu ngila ei. 9 Co Njambi wa busunga walingisile mukulunu wa bamyata azibile Daniele ngozi na kumutetela. 10 Oloni mukulunu wa bamyata walekele Daniele ngwendi: “Njili na kutewa shukulu yange mwene, uje namyana byakulya bimunapande kulya nebi bimunapande kunwa. Bati nga amona ngwendi kumwesi na kusholoka mwamubwa ngwe mwa bakweni bakwenje* bamunapu hamo nabo? Munjilingisa njikale na mulonga kuli mwene.” 11 Oloni Daniele walekele uje yanene mukulunu wa bamyata cipangi ca kunyunga ikeye Daniele, na Hananiya, na Mishaele na Azariya ngwendi: 12 “Shukulu-kambu eseka bangamba bobe ha matangwa 10. Twane bisapasapa tulye, na mema tunwe, 13 kutundaho, co wesekesa mutusholokela nomu mubasholokela bakwetu bakwenje* baje bali na kulya byakulya bya mwene byabibwa, co ulinga bangamba bobe kwesekesa nomu muumwena.”
14 Ngeci watabele biyongola byabo, co wabesekele ha matangwa 10. 15 Ku mamaneselelo a matangwa 10, basholokele mwamubwa na kupwa ba kulikangula kutubakana bakwenje* boshe baje bakele na kulya byakulya bya mwene byabibwa. 16 Ngeci, muka-kunyunga watwaleleleleho kubana bisapasapa kutubakana kubana byakulya bya mwene byabibwa na binyu byendi. 17 Co Njambi wa busunga wanene aba bakwenje* bawana mangana na cashu ca kuzibisisa miyati yoshe ya bisona, na mana, co Daniele wamwanene cashu ca kuzibisisa miyati yoshe ya bimona na bilota.
18 Simbu yabwahesele mwene ya kubanena muyetele, mukulunu wa bamyata wabanenele kulutwe lwa Nebukadineza. 19 Mwene mwendekele nabo, naumo wahi hakati ka cibunga coshe wapwile ngwe Daniele, Hananiya, Mishaele na Azariya, co batwaleleleleho kupangela mwene. 20 Mu byuma byoshe byabehwile mwene bije bitondeka mana na kuzibisisa, wawanene ngwendi batubakanene tupilistu ba manseno boshe na baka-kuumikiya mu bumwene bwendi bwoshe bisimbu 10. 21 Co Daniele watwaleleleleho kukala kuje kweta na mu mwaka wakulibanga wa ciyulo ca mwene Sailasi.