¹Qui-ala saß xchßôl li rey Darío xxakabanquil jun ciento riqßuin jun may chi cuînk re tixqßue xcuanquileb chi taklânc saß chixjunil li naßajej.

¹Zvino Dhariusi akaona kuti zvakanaka kugadza machinda ane zana namakumi maviri paushe hwake, vaifanira kuva paushe hwose;

²Ut quixxakabeb oxibeb chic li cuînk re nak eb aßan teßtaklânk saß xbêneb li jun ciento riqßuin junmay chi cuînk li ac quixxakabeb. Laj Daniel aßan jun saß xyânkeb li oxib li queßxakabâc re nak teßril ma tzßakal re ru lix cßanjeleb li jun ciento riqßuin junmay ut re ajcuiß nak teßril chi us li cßaßru cuan re li rey.

²pamusoro pavo akagadza vakuru vatatu, Dhanyeri ari mumwe wavo; kuti machinda awa auye namashoko ose kwavari, uye kuti mambo arege kutadzirwa.

³Laj Daniel kßaxal cuißchic us quixbânu chiruheb li cuib chic chi gobernador joßqueb ajcuiß chixjunileb li nequeßtaklan xban nak kßaxal cuißchic châbil xnaßleb chiruheb chixjunileb. Joßcan nak li rey quixcßoxla xqßuebal laj Daniel chi taklânc saß xbêneb chixjunileb li tenamit.

³Zvino Dhanyeri uyu akapfuura vamwe vakuru namachinda, nekuti maari makanga muno mweya wakanaka kwazvo; mambo akada kumuita mukuru woushe hwake hwose.

⁴Ut eb li gobernador ut eb li nequeßtaklan saß li tenamit, queßoc chixcakalinquil laj Daniel. Queßoc chixsicßbal chanru nak tâpaltok re nak târûk teßjitok chirix chiru li rey. Abanan incßaß queßxtau chanru nak teßjitok chirix xban nak laj Daniel tîc xchßôl ut mâcßaß xmâc, chi moco quixbalakßiheb li tenamit.

⁴Ipapo vakuru namachinda vakatsvaka mhosva yavangapomere Dhanyeri pamusoro poushe, asi vakashayiwa shoko kana mhosva, nekuti akanga akatendeka, uye kwakanga kusina kutadza kana mhosva kwaari.

⁵Tojoßnak eb li cuînk aßan queßxye: —Mâcßaß târûk tojitok cuiß chirix laj Daniel cui incßaß takabânu saß xcßabaß lix pâbanquil xchakßrab lix Dios, chanqueb.

⁵Zvino varume ava vakati, Hatingatongowani shoko pamusoro paDhanyeri uyu, kana tisingamutsvakiri iro pamusoro pomurayiro waMwari wake.

⁶Ut eb li gobernador joßqueb ajcuiß li nequeßtaklan saß xbêneb li tenamit queßxchßutub ribeb chiru li rey ut queßxye re: —At rey Darío, chicuânk taxak lâ yußam chi junelic.

⁶Ipapo vakuru ava namachinda vakaunganira kuna mambo vari vazhinji, vakati kwaari, Mambo Dhariusi, raramai nokusingaperi.

⁷Chikajunilo lâo li gobernador ut eb li capitán, eb li comisionado ut eb li nînk xcuanquileb, xkacßûb ru chi kibil kib nak lâat tâqßue jun li chakßrab ut tâxakab xcuanquil. Tâchakßrabiheb li tenamit nak chiru li lajêb xcaßcßâl cutan li tâchâlk mâ ani naru tâtzßâmânk chiru lix Dios chi moco chiru junak cuînk. Caßaj cuiß châcuu lâat târûk teßtzßâmânk. Ut cui cuan junak naxkßet lâ chakßrab, li jun aßan tâcutekß saß xyânkeb li cakcoj.

⁷Vakuru vose voushe, navarayiri namachinda namakurukota namadzishe vakarangana kuti mambo aite murayiro nokutema chirevo chakasimba, kuti ani naani anokumbira chinhu kuna mwari upi noupi kana munhu upi noupi namazuva ana makumi matatu, asi kwamuri, imwi mambo, awisirwe mugomba reshumba.

⁸Tâqßue li chakßrab aßin ut tâtzßîba lâ cßabaß chiru re nak tâxakabâk xcuanquil ut mâ ani târûk tâjalok ru. Aßanak lix chakßrabeb laj Medo ut eb laj Persia ut mâ ani târûk tâsachok re xcuanquil, chanqueb re li rey.

⁸Zvino chitemai chirevo, imwi mambo, muise zita renyu parunyoro, kuti chirege kuzoshandurwa, nomurayiro wavaMedhia navaPeresia usingashandurwi.

⁹Joßcan nak li rey Darío quixqßue li chakßrab ut quixtzßîba lix cßabaß chiru.

⁹Naizvozvo mambo Dhariusi akaisa zita rake parunyoro nechirevo.

¹⁰Nak quixnau nak li rey quixqßue li chakßrab aßan, laj Daniel cô saß rochoch. Ut quixcanab chi teto lix ventanil lix cuaribâl li cuan saß xjayal li tenamit Jerusalén. Joß cßaynak xbânunquil laj Daniel, quixcuikßib rib aran ut oxib sut chiru li cutan quitijoc ut quibantioxin chiru li Kâcuaß lix Dios joß naxbânu rajlal.

¹⁰Zvino Dhanyeri akati anzwa kuti runyoro rwaiswa zita ramambo, akapinda mumba make zvino mahwindo ekamuri yake akanga akazarurwa achitarira kurutivi rweJerusaremu; akapfugama namabvi ake katatu pazuva, akanyengetera nokurumbidza Mwari wake, sezvaaisimboita.

¹¹Ut eb li xicß nequeßiloc re laj Daniel queßxchßutub ribeb chiru lix ventana ut queßril nak laj Daniel yô chi tijoc ut yô chi tzßâmânc chiru lix Dios.

¹¹Ipapo varume avo vakaungana vari vazhinji, vakawana Dhanyeri achikumbira nokunyengetera Mwari wake.

¹²Ut queßcôeb saß junpât riqßuin li rey ut queßâtinac riqßuin chirix li chakßrab li quixqßue ut queßxye re: —¿Ma incßaß ta biß xaqßue li chakßrab nak chiru lajêb xcaßcßâl cutan mâ ani tâtzßâmânk chiru lix Dios, malaj ut chiru junak cuînk cui mâcuaß âcuiqßuin lâat, at rey? ¿Ma incßaß ta biß caye nak li ani tâtzßâmânk chiru lix Dios, li jun aßan tâcutekß saß xnaßajeb li cakcoj? chanqueb. Quichakßoc li rey ut quixye: —Yâl nak joßcan. Aßan lix chakßrabeb laj Medo ut eb laj Persia ut mâ ani naru tâjalok re aßan, chan.

¹²Ipapo vakaswedera, vakataura pamberi pamambo pamusoro pechirevo chamambo, vachiti, Hamuna kuisa zita renyu pachirevo, kuti ani naani anokumbira chinhu kuna mwari upi noupi kana munhu upi noupi namazuva ana makumi matatu, asi kwamuri, imwi mambo, awisirwe mugomba reshumba here? Mambo akataura, akati, Ishoko rechokwadi, nomurayiro wavaMedhia navaPeresia, usingashandurwi.

¹³Ut queßxye re li rey: —Laj Daniel li ralal xcßajoleb laj judío li queßchapeß ut queßcßameß chak arin, aßan incßaß naxqßue âcuanquil, at rey, chi moco naxpâb li chakßrab li xaqßue. Oxib sut chiru li cutan natzßâman chiru lix Dios, chanqueb.

¹³Zvino vakapindura, vakati pamberi pamambo, Uya Dhanyeri wavana vaJudha vakatapwa, haana hanya nemi, imwi mambo, kana nechirevo chamakaisa zita renyu, asi unokumbira katatu pazuva.

¹⁴Cßajoß nak quirahoß xchßôl li rey nak quirabi cßaßru queßxye eb aßan. Ut aßan quixcßoxla saß xchßôl nak tixcol laj Daniel. Ut quixyal xkße xsicßbal chanru nak tixcol toj chalen nak qui-ecuu.

¹⁴Zvino mambo akati achinzwa mashoko iwayo, akatsamwa kwazvo, akafunga mano pamwoyo pake okurwira Dhanyeri akarwisa kusvikira zuva richivira achiedza kumurwira.

¹⁵Eb li cuînk queßsukßi cuißchic riqßuin li rey ut queßxchßutub rib riqßuin ut queßxye re: —At rey, lâat nacanau nak lix chakßrab eb laj Medo ut eb laj Persia naxye nak mâ ani naru najaloc ru li chakßrab xakabanbil xcuanquil xban junak rey, chanqueb.

¹⁵Ipapo varume ava vakaunganira kuna mambo vari vazhinji, vakati kuna mambo, Zivai imwi mambo, kuti ndiwo murayiro wavaMedhia navaPeresia, kuti chirevo chipi nechipi kana murau upi noupi wakatemwa namambo, hazvingashandurwi.

¹⁶Joßcan nak li rey quixtakla xcßambal chak laj Daniel ut quixye re: —Aß taxak li Kâcuaß lâ Dios li nacacßanjela ru junelic, aßan taxak chicolok âcue saß rukßeb li cakcoj, chan re. Ut queßxcut laj Daniel saß xyânkeb li cakcoj.

¹⁶Ipapo mambo akarayira, vakauya naDhanyeri vakamuwisira mugomba reshumba. Mambo akataura, akati kuna Dhanyeri, Mwari wako waunosishumira nguva dzose, achakurwira.

¹⁷Ut queßxcßam jun li nimla pec ut riqßuin aßan queßxtzßap li oquebâl re lix naßajeb li cakcoj. Ut li rey quixqßue li sello chiru li pec riqßuin lix matkßab ut riqßuin ajcuiß lix matkßab eb laj cßanjel chiru. Aßan li retalil nak mâ ani tâtehok re.

¹⁷Ibwe rakauyiswa, rikaiswa pamuromo wegomba, mambo akarisimbisa nechidhindo chake uye nechidhindo chamadzishe ake; kuti kurege kuva nechinhu chimwe pamusoro paDhanyeri chingashandurwa.

¹⁸Tojoßnak li rey cô saß li palacio ut quixyocob rib saß xchßât chi incßaß quicuaßac, chi moco quichßeßeß li cuajb re xqßuebal xsahil xchßôl. Ut incßaß quicuar li rey xban xcßaßux.

¹⁸Ipapo mambo akaenda kuimba yake youshe, akavata achitsanya; kunyange nezvinoridzwa zvipi nezvipi hazvina kuuyiswa pamberi pake; hope dzake dzikatiza.

¹⁹Sakêuc re nak quicuacli li rey ut cô saß junpât saß lix naßajeb li cakcoj.

¹⁹Zvino mambo akafumomuka kwazvo mangwanani, akakasira kuenda kugomba reshumba.

²⁰Nak yô chi nachßoc aran, chi ra saß xchßôl, li rey quixbok laj Daniel ut quixye re: —At Daniel, lâat aj cßanjel chiru li yoßyôquil Dios. ¿Ma xatxcol lâ Dios li junelic nacacßanjela ru? ¿Ma xatxcol chiruheb li cakcoj? chan re.

²⁰Akati achiswedera kugomba kuna Dhanyeri, akadana nezwi rokuchema; mambo akataura, akati kuna Dhanyeri, Nhai Dhanyeri, iwe muranda waMwari mupenyu, Mwari wako waunosishumira nguva dzose, ane simba rokukurwira pashumba here?

²¹Laj Daniel quichakßoc ut quixye re: —At rey, chicuânk taxak lâ yußam chi junelic.

²¹Ipapo Dhanyeri akati kuna mambo, Imi mambo, raramai nokusingaperi.

²²Lin Dios quixtakla chak lix ángel ut aßan quitzßapoc re lix tzßûmal reheb li cakcoj re nak incßaß tineßxcamsi xban nak chiru li Dios mâcßaß inmâc chi moco châcuu lâat xinbânu li incßaß us, chan re li rey.

²²Mwari wangu akatuma mutumwa wake, akadzivira miromo yeshumba, dzikasandikuvadza; nekuti pamberi pake ndakawanikwa kuti handina mhosva, napamberi penyuwo, imwi mambo, hakune chakaipa chandakaita.

²³Cßajoß nak quisahoß xchßôl li rey xban nak quicoleß laj Daniel ut quixtakla risinquil saß xnaßajeb li cakcoj. Ut mâcßaß quixcßul laj Daniel xban nak cßojcßo xchßôl riqßuin lix Dios.

²³Ipapo mambo akafara zvikuru kwazvo, akarayira kuti vabudise Dhanyeri mugomba. Naizvozvo Dhanyeri akabudiswa mugomba, vakashayiwa chose paakakuvadzwa, nekuti wakange avimba naMwari wake.

²⁴Ut li rey quixtakla lix takl re nak teßcßamekß riqßuin chixjunileb li cuînk li queßjitoc re laj Daniel. Ut queßcuteß saß xyânkeb li cakcoj rech xiquic li rixakileb joßqueb ajcuiß lix cocßaleb. Ut toj mâjiß ajcuiß nequeßnak saß lix naßajeb li cakcoj nak queßchapeß xbaneb ut queßtokîc lix bakeleb.

²⁴Ipapo mambo akarayira, vakauya navaya vanhu vakanga vapomera Dhanyeri, vakavawisira mugomba reshumba, ivo, navana vavo, navakadzi vavo; shumba dzikavakunda, dzikavhuna-vhuna mafupa avo, vachigere kusvika pasi mugomba.

²⁵Tojoßnak li rey Darío quitzßîbac riqßuineb chixjunileb li tenamit cuanqueb saß chixjunil li ruchichßochß ut riqßuineb li jalan jalânk râtinobâleb ut quixye reheb: —Chinumtâk taxak li tuktûquil usilal êriqßuin.

²⁵Ipapo Dhariusi akanyorera vanhu vose, namarudzi ose, namarimi ose, vagere munyika yose, akati, Rugare ngaruwanzwe kwamuri.

²⁶Lâin yôquin chixqßuebal êre li chakßrab aßin yalak bar saß eb li naßajej li nintaklan cuiß. Chixjunileb teßxxucua ru ut teßxlokßoni li Kâcuaß Dios li naxlokßoni laj Daniel, xban nak aßan li yoßyôquil Dios li cuan chi junelic kße cutan. Aßan li nataklan chi junelic ut lix cuanquilal incßaß tâosokß. Tâcuânk ban chi junelic.

²⁶Ndinotema chirevo, kuti munyika yose youshe hwangu vanhu vose vadedere vatye pamberi paMwari waDhanyeri; nekuti ndiye Mwari mupenyu, aripo nokusingaperi, ushe hwake haungaparadzwi; kubata kwake ushe kuchavapo kusvikira pakuguma.

²⁷Li Kâcuaß Dios, aßan li na-achßaban ut aßan li nacoloc. Aßan li nabânun re li milagro ut li sachba chßôlej joß saß choxa joß ajcuiß saß ruchichßochß. Aßan li quicoloc re laj Daniel. Incßaß quixcanab chi camsîc xbaneb li cakcoj, chan.Ut kßaxal cuißchic quiqßueheß xcuanquil laj Daniel nak laj Darío cuan chokß rey ut quiqßueheß ajcuiß xcuanquil nak laj Ciro aj Persia qui-oc chokß rey.

²⁷Ndiye anorwira nokusunungura, ndiye anoita zviratidzo nezvishamiso kudenga napanyika, ndiye akarwira Dhanyeri pasimba reshumba.

²⁸Ut kßaxal cuißchic quiqßueheß xcuanquil laj Daniel nak laj Darío cuan chokß rey ut quiqßueheß ajcuiß xcuanquil nak laj Ciro aj Persia qui-oc chokß rey.

²⁸Saizvozvo Dhanyeri uyu akagara zvakanaka pakubata ushe kwaDhariusi napakubata ushe kwaKoreshi muPeresia.