¹Negore rechitatu raKoreshi mambo wePeresia, chimwe chinhu chakaratidzwa Dhanyeri, ainzi Bheteshazari; chinhu icho chakanga chiri chechokwadi, chiri chokurwisana kukuru; akanzwisisa chinhu icho, nokuziva kududzirwa kwezvaakaratidzwa.

¹In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

²Namazuva iwayo ini Dhanyeri ndakanga ndichichema vhiki nhatu dzose.

²In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.

³Ndakanga ndisingadyi zvokudya zvinozipa, kunyange nenyama newaini hazvina kupinda mumuromo mangu, uye handina kutongozora mafuta kusvikira vhiki nhatu dzose dzapera.

³I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

⁴Zvino nezuva ramakumi maviri namana romwedzi wokutanga, ndakati ndiri pamahombekombe erwizi rukuru, irwo Hidhekeri,

⁴And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;

⁵ndikarinzira meso angu, ndikatarira, ndikaona murume akapfeka hanzu dzemicheka, akasunga chiuno chake nendarama yakaisvonaka yeUfazi;

⁵Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:

⁶muviri wake wakange wakaita sebheriri, chiso chake chakapenya semheni, meso ake akapfuta samazhenje, maoko ake netsoka dzake zvakanga zvakafanana nendarira yakakweshwa, uye kutinhira kwamashoko ake kwakaita sokutinhira kwavazhinji.

⁶His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

⁷Zvino ini Dhanyeri ndakaona izvo zvakaratidzwa ini ndoga; nekuti varume vakanga vaneni havana kuona zvakaratidzwa; asi vakabatwa nokudedera kukuru, vakatiza kundovanda.

⁷And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.

⁸Ini ndikasiiwa ndiri ndoga, ndikaona chinhu ichi chikuru chandakaratidzwa, ndikapererwa nesimba; nekuti kunaka kwechiso changu kwakashanduka kuipa mukati mangu, ndikasazova nesimba.

⁸Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

⁹Kunyange zvakadaro ndakanzwa kutinhira kwamashoko ake; zvino ndakati ndichinzwa kutinhira kwamashoko ake, ndikabatwa nehope kwazvo ndivete pachiso changu, chiso changu chakatarira pasi.

⁹Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.

¹⁰Ipapo tarira, ruoko rwakandibata, rukandizungunusa namabvi angu nezvanza zvamaoko angu ndichidzedzereka.

¹⁰And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.

¹¹Akati kwandiri, Iwe Dhanyeri, murume anodikamwa kwazvo, chinzwisisa mashoko andinotaura kwauri, umire kwazvo; nekuti ndatumwa kwauri iwe zvino. Aakati ataura shoko iro kwandiri, ndikamira ndichidedera.

¹¹And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.

¹²Ipapo akati kwandiri, Usatya Dhanyeri, nekuti kubva pazuva rokutanga rawakafunga nomwoyo wako wose kunzwisisa nokuzvininipisa pamberi paMwari wako, mashoko ako akanzwikwa; ndauya nokuda kwamashoko ako.

¹²Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.

¹³Asi muchinda woushe hwevaPeresia akandidzivisa mazuva ana makumi maviri nerimwe; asi tarira, Mikaeri, mumwe wamachinda makuru, akauya kuzondibatsira, ndikasarako kuna madzimambo avaPeresia.

¹³But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.

¹⁴Zvino ndauya kuzokuzivisa zvichaitirwa vanhu vako namazuva okupedzisira; nekuti zvawakaratidzwa ndezvamazuva mazhinji achazouya.

¹⁴Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.

¹⁵Zvino akati ataura neni namashoko iwayo, ndikaramba ndakatarira pasi nechiso changu, ndikashayiwa shoko.

¹⁵And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.

¹⁶Ipapo tarira, mumwe akafanana navanakomana vavanhu akagunzva miromo yangu; zvino ndikashamisa muromo wangu, ndikataura, ndikati kuna iye akanga amire pamberi pangu, Aiwa, ishe wangu, ndabatwa nokutya kukuru, handichina simba nokuda kwezvandakaratidzwa.

¹⁶And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.

¹⁷nekuti muranda washe wangu uyu angagona kutaura seiko nashe wangu uyu? nekuti kana ndirini, pakarepo ndakasara ndisina simba, uye ndakanga ndisisina mweya mukati mangu.

¹⁷For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.

¹⁸Ipapo mumwe akafanana nomunhu akandibatazve, akandisimbisa.

¹⁸Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,

¹⁹Akati, Iwe murume anodikamwa kwazvo, usatya hako; rugare ruve newe, iva nesimba, iva nesimba. Zvino akati achitaura neni, ndikasimbiswa, ndikati, Ishe wangu ngaataure hake, nekuti makandisimbisa.

¹⁹And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.

²⁰Zvino akati, Unoziva chandakauyira kwauri here? Zvino ndichadzokera kundorwa nomuchinda wePeresia; kana ndabvapo, tarira, muchinda weGirisi achauya.

²⁰Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.

²¹Asi ndichakuudza zvakanyorwa murugwaro rwechokwadi; asi hakuna anozvisimbisa kundorwa navava pamwechete neni, asi Mikaeri muchinda wenyu.

²¹But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.