UMUTWE WA 1 1 Umwami Astyages akoranyirizwa hamwe na ba sekuruza, Kuro w'Ubuperesi yakira ubwami bwe. 2 Daniyeli aganira n'umwami, yubahwa kuruta inshuti ze zose. 3 Abanyababuloni bari bafite ikigirwamana cyitwa Bel, kandi buri munsi bamukoreshaga ingero cumi nini nini z'ifu nziza, n'intama mirongo ine, n'ibindi bitandatu bya divayi. 4 Umwami arayisenga, agenda buri munsi kuyisenga, ariko Daniyeli asenga Imana ye. Umwami aramubaza ati: "Kuki udasenga Bel? 5 Ni nde wasubije ati: "Kubera ko ntashobora gusenga ibigirwamana bikozwe n'amaboko, ahubwo ni Imana nzima, yaremye ijuru n'isi, kandi ifite ubutware ku bantu bose. 6 Umwami aramubwira ati: Ntutekereza ko Bel ari Imana nzima? Ntubona ko arya kandi anywa buri munsi? 7 Daniyeli aramwenyura, ati: "Mwami, ntukishuke, kuko ibi ari ibumba imbere, n'umuringa utarimo, kandi ntiyigeze arya cyangwa ngo anywe ikintu na kimwe. 8 Umwami ararakara, ahamagara abatambyi be, arababwira ati 'Niba mutambwiye uwo ari we urya ayo mafaranga, muzapfa. 9 Ariko niba mushobora kwemeza ko Bel abarya, Daniyeli azapfa, kuko yavuze nabi Bel. Daniyeli abwira umwami ati: 'Nibikurikize ijambo ryawe.' 10 Abatambyi ba Bel bari mirongo itandatu na cumi, iruhande rw'abagore babo n'abana babo. Umwami ajyana na Daniyeli mu rusengero rwa Bel. 11 Abatambyi ba Beli baravuga bati: “Dore turasohoka, ariko wowe mwami, wambare inyama, utegure divayi, ukinga urugi vuba, ubifunga n'ikimenyetso cyawe bwite. Ejo bundi nimwinjira, nimusanga Bel yariye byose, tuzapfa urupfu: naho ubundi Daniel, utuvuga nabi. 13 Ntibabyitaho cyane, kuko munsi y'ameza bari binjiye mu muryango wihariye, binjiramo buri gihe, bakarya ibyo bintu. 14 Basohoka, umwami ashyira inyama imbere ya Bel. Daniyeli yategetse abagaragu be kuzana ivu, abo basasa mu ngoro zose imbere y'umwami wenyine: nuko barasohoka, bakinga urugi, barushyiraho ikimenyetso cy'umwami, baragenda. 15 Nijoro, abatambyi baza hamwe n'abagore babo n'abana babo nk'uko bari basanzwe babikora, bararya baranywa. 16 Mu gitondo umwami arahaguruka, Daniyeli ari kumwe na we. 17 Umwami ati: Daniyeli, kashe zose zuzuye? Na we ati: Yego, mwami, bakize. 18 Akimara gukingura dour, umwami yitegereza ameza, ataka n'ijwi rirenga ati: “Uraho, Bel, kandi uri kumwe nawe nta buriganya na busa. 19 Daniyeli araseka, afata umwami ngo atagomba kwinjira, ati: "Dore kaburimbo, kandi ushire akamenyetso ku birenge byabo." 20 Umwami ati: "Ndabona intambwe z'abagabo, abagore, abana." Umwami ararakara,
21 Ajyana abatambyi hamwe n'abagore babo n'abana, bamwereka inzugi ziherereye, aho binjiye, barya ibyari ku meza. 22 Ni cyo cyatumye umwami abica, akiza Bel mu bubasha bwa Daniyeli, wamurimbuye n'urusengero rwe. 23 Kandi aho hantu hari igisato kinini basenga i Babiloni. 24 Umwami abwira Daniyeli ati: "Urashaka kuvuga ko ibyo ari iby'umuringa?" dore ari muzima, ararya akanywa; ntushobora kuvuga ko atari imana nzima: nuko umusenge. 25 Daniyeli abwira umwami ati: "Nzasenga Uwiteka Imana yanjye, kuko ari Imana nzima." 26 Ariko mpa, mwami, nzica iki kiyoka nta nkota cyangwa inkoni. Umwami ati: Ndaguhaye ikiruhuko. 27 Daniyeli afata ikibanza, ibinure, n'umusatsi, abishyira hamwe, abikora ibibyimba, abishyira mu kanwa k'ikiyoka, nuko cya kiyoka kirashwanyagurika, Daniyeli ati: “Dore izo ni imana mwebwe. kuramya. 28 Babuloni bumvise ibyo, bararakara cyane, bagambanira umwami, bavuga bati: 'Umwami yabaye Umuyahudi, kandi yarimbuye Bel, yica igisato, yica abatambyi. 29 Nuko begera umwami, baravuga bati: “Dukize Daniyeli, bitabaye ibyo tuzagusenya n'inzu yawe.” 30 Umwami abonye ko bamuteye umubabaro, abuzwa amahwemo, abashyikiriza Daniyeli: 31 Ninde wamujugunye mu rwobo rw'intare: aho yari amaze iminsi itandatu. 32 Muri urwo rwobo harimo intare zirindwi, kandi buri munsi babahaga imirambo ibiri, n'intama ebyiri: icyo gihe ntibabihawe, kugira ngo barye Daniyeli. 33 Mu Bayahudi hariho umuhanuzi witwa Habbacuc, wakoze inkono, amanyagura imigati mu gikombe, akajya mu murima, kugira ngo azane abasaruzi. 34 Ariko umumarayika w'Uwiteka abwira Habbacuc ati: Genda, ujyane Daniyeli uri mu rwobo rw'intare. 35 Habbacuc ati: "Mwami, sinigeze mbona Babuloni; eka kandi sinzi aho indiri iri. 36 Umumarayika w'Uwiteka amufata ku ikamba, amwambika umusatsi wo mu mutwe, kandi kubera imbaraga z'umwuka we amushyira i Babuloni hejuru y'urwobo. 37 Habbacuc ararira, avuga ati: “Daniyeli, Daniyeli, fata ifunguro Imana yagutumye. 38 Daniyeli avuga ati: “Mana, uranyibutse, kandi ntiwigeze utererana abagushaka bagukunda. 39 Daniyeli arahaguruka ararya, marayika w'Uwiteka ashyira Habbacuc mu mwanya we ako kanya. 40 Ku munsi wa karindwi, umwami ajya kurira Daniyeli, ageze mu rwobo, arareba, Daniyeli yicaye. 41 Umwami ataka cyane n'ijwi rirenga ati: “Ubuhanzi bukomeye Mwami Mana wa Daniyeli, kandi nta wundi uri iruhande rwawe. 42 Aramusohora, ajugunya abamuteye kurimbuka mu rwobo, bararya mu kanya gato imbere ye.