¹Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you.

¹Mambo Nebhukadhinezari kuvanhu vose, namarudzi ose, namarimi ose, vagere pasi pose, rugare rwenyu rwupamhidzirwe!

²It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked toward me.

²Ndakati zvakanaka kuti ndikuzivisei zviratidzo nezvishamiso, zvandakaitirwa naMwari Wokumusoro-soro.

³How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.

³Zviratidzo zvake zvakakura sei! Zvishamiso zvake zvine simba guru sei! Ushe hwake ushe husingaperi, kubata kwake ushe kunosvikira kumarudzi namarudzi.

⁴I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace.

⁴Ini Nebhukadhinezari ndakanga ndakazorora norugare mumba mangu, ndakajeka muimba yangu youshe.

⁵I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

⁵Ndikaona kurota kwakandityisa, pfungwa dzangu panhovo dzangu, nezvandakaratidzwa mumusoro mangu zvikanditambudza.

⁶Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

⁶Naizvozvo ndakatema chirevo kuti vachenjeri vose veBhabhironi vauyiswe pamberi pangu, kuti vandizivise kududzirwa kokurota.

⁷Then came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me its interpretation.

⁷Ipapo vakachenjera nen'anga navaKaradhea navafemberi vakuya, ndikavaudza kurota kwangu, asi havana kundizivisa kududzirwa kwazvo.

⁸But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and I told the dream before him, saying,

⁸Asi pakupedzisira Dhanyeri akauya pamberi pangu, iye ane zita rinonzi Bheteshazari, akatumidzwa zita ramwari wangu, anomweya wavamwari vatsvene mukati make; ini ndikamuudza kurota kwangu, ndichiti,

⁹Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no secret troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation.

⁹Iwe Bheteshazari, mukuru wavakachenjera, zvandinoziva kuti une mweya wavamwari vatsvene uri mukati mako, uye kuti hakuna chakavanzika chinokutambudza, chindiudza zvandakaona pakurota kwangu nokududzirwa kwazvo.

¹⁰Thus were the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and its height was great.

¹⁰Zvandakaona mumusoro mangu, ndiri panhovo dzangu, ndezvizvi: Ndakatarira, ndikaona muti pakati penyika, kureba kwawo kwakanga kuri kukuru.

¹¹The tree grew, and was strong, and its height reached to the sky, and its sight to the end of all the earth.

¹¹Muti ukakura, ukasimba, kureba kwawo kukasvika kudenga, uye wakange uchionekwa kusvikira kumigumo yenyika yose.

¹²The leaves of it were beautiful, and its fruit much, and in it was food for all: the animals of the field had shadow under it, and the birds of the sky lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.

¹²Mashizha awo akanga akanaka, nemichero yawo yakanga iri mizhinji, zvose zvaiwanapo zvokudya; mhuka dzesango dzakawana mumvuri pasi pawo, neshiri dzokudenga dzaigara mumatavi awo, uye zvipenyu zvose zvaidyapo.

¹³I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from the sky.

¹³Ndikaona pane zvandakaona mumusoro mangu ndiri panhovo dzangu, ndikaona mutumwa, iye ari mutsvene, achiburuka kudenga.

¹⁴He cried aloud, and said thus, Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the animals get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.

¹⁴Akadanidzira, akati, Temai muti, dimurai matavi awo, pururai mashizha awo, paradzirai michero yawo; mhuka ngadzibve pasi pawo, neshiri pamatavi awo.

¹⁵Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of the sky: and let his portion be with the animals in the grass of the earth:

¹⁵Asi siyai hunde nemidzi yawo muvhu, zvakasungwa nechisungo chedare nendarira pakati pebumhudza resango; ngaanyoroveswe nedova rokudenga, apiwe mugove wake wouswa pamwechete nemhuka dzenyika;

¹⁶let his heart be changed from man’s, and let an animal’s heart be given to him; and let seven times pass over him.

¹⁶mwoyo wake ngaushandurwe, urege kuva womunhu, apiwe mwoyo wemhuka, nguva nomwe dzipere aripo.

¹⁷The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men.

¹⁷Kutonga uku kwauya nechirevo chavachengeti, chinhu ichi charehwa neshoko ravatsvene, kuti vapenyu vazive kuti Wekumusoro-soro anobata ushe pakati pavanhu, anohupa waanoda, nokugadza pauri vaduku pakati pavanhu.

¹⁸This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and you, Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.

¹⁸Ndiko kurota kwandakaona, ini mambo Nebhukadhinezari; zvino iwe Bheteshaari, chindizivisa kududzirwa kwazvo, vakachenjera vose voushe hwangu zvavasingagoni kundizivisa kududzirwa kwazvo; asi iwe unogona, nekuti mweya wavamwari vatsvene uri mukati mako.

¹⁹Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken mute for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered, Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream, or the interpretation, trouble you. Belteshazzar answered, My lord, the dream be to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your adversaries.

¹⁹Zvino Dhanyeri, akanga ane zita rinonzi Bheteshazari, akashayiwa shoko chinguva chiduku, pfungwa dzake dzikamuvhundusa. Mambo akapindura, akati, Bheteshazari, kurota uku nokududzirwa kwazvo ngazvirege kukuvhundusa. Bheteshazari akapindura, akati, Ishe wangu, kurota uku ngakuitirwe vanokuvengai, nokududzirwa kwazvo vadzivisi venyu.

²⁰The tree that you saw, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached to the sky, and its sight to all the earth;

²⁰Muti wamakaona, iwo wakakura ukasimba, wakasvika kudenga pakureba kwawo, wakange uchionekwa kusvikira kumigumo yenyika yose;

²¹whose leaves were beautiful, and its fruit much, and in it was food for all; under which the animals of the field lived, and on whose branches the birds of the sky had their habitation:

²¹wakange una mashizha akanaka, nemuchero wawo uri muzhinji, paiwana zvose zvokudya, waigara mhuka dzesango pasi pawo, uye paigara shiri dzokudenga mumatavi awo,

²²it is you, O king, that are grown and become strong; for your greatness is grown, and reaches to the sky, and your dominion to the end of the earth.

²²ndiyemi mambo; imwi makakura, mukava nesimba, nekuti ukuru bwenyu hwakakura, hunosvikira kudenga, uye ushe bwenyu hunosvikira kumugumo wenyika.

²³Whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the sky, and saying, Cut down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of the sky: and let his portion be with the animals of the field, until seven times pass over him;

²³Zvino mambo zvaakaona mutumwa, ari mutsvene, achiburuka kudenga achiti, Temai muti, muuparadze, asi musiye hunde yemidzi yawo muvhu, yakasungwa nechisungo chedare nendarira pakati pebumhudza resango, anyoroveswe nedova rokudenga, uye apiwe mugove wake pamwechete nemhuka dzesango, kusvikira nguva nomwe dzapera aripo;

²⁴this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which has come on my lord the king:

²⁴uku ndiko kududzirwa kwazvo, imwi mambo, ndicho chirevo cheWekumusoro-soro, chichauya pamusoro pashe wangu mambo.

²⁵that you shall be driven from men, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field, and you shall be made to eat grass as oxen, and shall be wet with the dew of the sky, and seven times shall pass over you; until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will.

²⁵Muchadzingwa pakati pavanhu, ugaro bwenyu huchava pakati pemhuka dzesango, muchadyiswa uswa senzombe, muchanyoroveswa nedova rokudenga, uye nguva nomwe dzichapera muripo, kusvikira maziva kuti Wekumusoro-soro anobata ushe pakati pavanhu, unohupa waanoda.

²⁶Whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree; your kingdom shall be sure to you, after that you shall have known that the heavens do rule.

²⁶Uye zvavakaraira kuti hunde yemidzi yomuti isiiwe ushe bwenyu bwuchakumutsiraizve , kana matenda kuti Wokudenga ndiye unobata ushe.

²⁷Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.

²⁷Naizvozvo imwi mambo, tendai zvandinokurayirai, muparadzane nezvivi zvenyu muchiita zvakarurama, uye nezvakaipa zvenyu, muchiitira varombo nyasha; zvimwe nguva yenyu yorugare ingawedzerwa.

²⁸All this came on the king Nebuchadnezzar.

²⁸Izvozvi zvose zvakawira mambo Nebhukadhinezari.

²⁹At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of Babylon.

²⁹Mwedzi ine gumi nemiviri yakati yapera, akanga achifamba paimba youshe muBhabhironi.

³⁰The king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

³⁰Mambo akataura, akati, Ko iri harizi Bhabhironi guta guru, randakavaka ini nesimba rangu guru, ndikurise umambo hwangu, huve hugaro hwamadzimambo, here?

³¹While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from the sky, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you:

³¹Shoko iri rakanga richiri mumuromo wamambo, izwi rikabva kudenga, richiti, Iwe mambo Nebhukadhinezari, shoko rinotaurwa kwauri, rokuti, Ushe hwabva kwauri.

³²and you shall be driven from men; and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field; you shall be made to eat grass as oxen; and seven times shall pass over you; until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will.

³²Uchadzingwa pakati pavanhu, ugaro hwako huchava pakati pemhuka dzesango; uchadyiswa uswa senzombe; nguva nomwe dzichapera uripo, kusvikira watenda kuti Wekumusoro-soro anobata ushe pakati pavanhu, anoupa waanoda.

³³The same hour was the thing fulfilled on Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky, until his hair was grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.

³³Nenguva iyo chinhu ichi chakaitikapamusoro paNebhukadhinezari; wakadzingwa pakati pavanhu, akadya uswa senzombe, muviri wake ukanyoroveswa nedova rokudenga, kusvikira vhudzi rake rareba seminhenga yegondo, nenzara dzake dzafanana nedzeshiri.

³⁴At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him who lives forever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation.

³⁴Zvino mazuva iwayo akati apera, ini Nebhukadhinezari ndikatarira kudenga nameso angu, simba rangu rokufunga rikadzokerazve kwandiri, ndikatenda Wekumusoro-soro, ndikamurumbidza nokumukudza iye ari mupenyu nokusingaperi; nekuti ushe hwake hauperi, nokubata kwake ushe kunosvikira kumarudzi namarudzi;

³⁵All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or ask him, What are you doing?

³⁵vose vagere panyika vakaita sapasina; iye anoita sezvaanoda pahondo yokudenga, napakati pavagere panyika; hakuna angadzora ruoko rwake, kana angati kwaari, Unoiteiko?

³⁶At the same time my understanding returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned to me; and my counselors and my lords sought to me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added to me.

³⁶Nenguva iyeyo simba rangu rokufunga rakadzokera kwandiri; uye kana iri mbiri youshe hwangu, umambo hwangu nokubwinya kwangu zvakadzokera kwandiri; makurukota angu namadzishe angu akandishanyirazve, ndikagadzwazve paushe hwangu, ukuru hwakaisvonaka hukawedzerwa.

³⁷Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.

³⁷Zvino ini ebhukadhinezari ndinorumbidza nokuombera nokukudza Mambo wokudenga; nekuti mabasa ake ose ndeechokwadi, nzira dzake dzakarurama; iye anogona kuderedza vanofamba vachizvikudza.