Daniele
10 Mumwaka watatu wa Mwami Koresi+ wa Persia kuli makani ngaakayubunwidwa Daniele, ooyo wakali kwiitwa kuti Belitsazara;+ imakani aayo akali aamasimpe, alimwi akali kujatikizya nkondo mpati. Wakaamvwisya makani aayo, alimwi wakacimvwisya eeco ncaakabona.
2 Mumazuba aayo, mebo nde Daniele ndakali kulila+ kwamvwiki zyotatwe zikkwene. 3 Taakwe zyakulya zibotu nzyondakalya, alimwi taakwe nyama naa waini wakanjila mukanwa lyangu, alimwi kunyina nindakanana mafwuta kwamvwiki zyotatwe zikkwene. 4 Lino mubuzuba bwa 24 bwamwezi wakusaanguna, ciindi nindakali kunkomwe yamulonga mupati, nkokuti mulonga wa Tigrisi,*+ 5 ndakawaala meso eelyo ndakabona muntu umwi wakasamide cisani cuuba-uba,+ alimwi mucibuno wakalyaangide lutambo lwangolida yaku Ufazi. 6 Mubili wakwe wakali mbuli bbwe lyakulusolito,+ busyu bwakwe bwakali kulibonya mbuli kalabo, meso aakwe akali mbuli minzenge iiyaka, mpoonya maanza aakwe alimwi amaulu aakwe akali mbuli mukuba uucumbidwe,+ eelyo ijwi lyakwe lyakali kulimvwisya mbuli jwi lyankamu yabantu. 7 Lino mebo endikke nde Daniele ndime ndakacibona cilengaano; baalumi mbotwakali limwi tiibakacibona cilengaano pe.+ Nokuba boobo, bakatalika kukankama kapati, eelyo bakatija akuyooyuba.
8 Aboobo ndakasyaala buyo endikke, alimwi ciindi nindakacibona cilengaano eeci cipati, inguzu zyakandimana, alimwi ciimo cangu cabulemu cakacinca, alimwi nguzu zyoonse zyakandimana.+ 9 Mpoonya ndakamvwa jwi lyakwe kaambaula; pele nindakamumvwa kaambaula, ŋonzi zyakanditola kandivwunteme ansi.+ 10 Nokuba boobo janza lyakandijata,+ mpoonya lyakandinyanyaasya kuti ndinyamuke kubelesya magondo alimwi amaanza aangu. 11 Mpoonya wakandaambila kuti:
“O Daniele, yebo omuntu uuyandwa kapati,*+ koswiilila majwi ngondiyanda kukwaambila. Nyamuka wiime aawo mpobede, nkaambo mebo ndatumwa kulinduwe.”
Lino naakandaambila majwi aaya, ndakaimikila kumwi kandizuzuma.
12 Mpoonya wakandaambila kuti: “Utayoowi pe,+ O Daniele. Imajwi aako akamvwugwa kuzwa buzuba bwakusaanguna nookapa moyo wako kuti umvwisye makani anookalibombya kuli Leza wako, aboobo ndaboola akaambo kamajwi aako.+ 13 Pele silutwe+ wabwami bwacisi ca Persia wakaima kumbele lyangu akundisinkila kwamazuba aali 21. Nokuba boobo Mikayeli,*+ umwi wabasilutwe bapati wakaboola kuzoondigwasya; mpoonya mebo ndakasyaala nkukonya ooko kubami ba Persia. 14 Ndaboola kuti ndikupe kumvwisya ciyoocitikila bantu bako kumamanino aamazuba,+ nkaambo ncilengaano iciyoocitika kumazuba aaciboola kumbele.”+
15 Lino naakandaambila majwi aaya, ndakasintama alimwi ndakabula cakwaamba. 16 Mpoonya umwi uulibonya mbuli muntu wakajata milomo yangu,+ eelyo ndakajalula mulomo wangu akwaambaula amuntu ooyo wakaimvwi kumbele lyangu kuti: “Omwami wangu, ndilazuzuma akaambo kacilengaano, alimwi tandijisi nguzu.+ 17 Aboobo mbuti mebo ndemubelesi wako omwami wangu mbondikonzya kwaambaula anduwe?+ Nkaambo lino mebo tandijisi nguzu pe, alimwi kunyina muya uusyeede mulindime.”+
18 Mpoonya ooyo uulibonya mbuli muntu wakandijata alimwi akundiyumya-yumya.+ 19 Kumane wakandaambila kuti: “Utayoowi pe,+ yebo omuntu uuyandwa kapati.*+ Koba aluumuno.+ Koyuma, inzya koyuma.” Lino mbwaakaambawida buyo andime, ndakayumizyigwa eelyo ndakaamba kuti: “Koambaula omwami wangu, nkaambo wandiyumya-yumya.”
20 Mpoonya wakandaambila kuti: “Sena ulicizyi ncindaboolela kulinduwe? Lino ndilajokela kuti nkalwane asilutwe wa Persia.+ Mbondilaaunkile buyo, silutwe wa Girisi ulaboola. 21 Nokuba boobo, ndilakwaambila zintu zilembedwe mumalembe aakasimpe. Kunyina umbi uundigwasya kapati kujatikizya zintu eezyi kunze lya Mikayeli,+ silutwe+ wanu.