¹ Umwaka gwa gatatu g'ubwami bwa Yoyakimu, umuhungu wa Yuda, Nebukadineza Umwami w'iBabiloni, yateye Yerusalemu arahanguruka. ² Uhoragaho ashira mu maboko ge Yoyakimu, Umwami wa Yuda, hamwe n'igice c'ibikoresho byo mu nzu y'Imana ye, ibishira mu nzu y'ubutunzi bw'imana ye. ³ Umwami ibwira Ashipenaza, umukuru wa abasoda bakuru kuzana bamwe mu bana b'Israeli b'ubwok bw'icami cangwa b'umuryango gw'abanye heshima. ⁴ Abahungu batagira uburema ku mubiri, baboneye mu ruhanga, bafite ubumenyi n'ubwenge kandi bajijutse, bashobora gukorera mu nzu y'Umwami, kandi abakigishwe amagambo n'ururimi rw'Abaka ludaya. ⁵ Umwami abemerera buri musi kurya ku biryo byo ku meza ge no ku nzoga yo yagnwagaha arugushaka kubarera mu myaka itatu, imarire gushira bakabe ku murimo g'umwami. ⁶ Muri abo hari harimo abana ba Yuda aribo, Danieli, Hananiya, Mishayeli na Azariya. ⁷ Umukuru w'abasoda yabaheye amazina, Danieli yamwise Belushazari, Hananiya aba Shadaraki, Mushayeli amwita Meshaki noho Azari amwita Abedinego. ⁸ Danieli afata imipango go kutichafuza ibiryo by'Umwami n,' inzoga y'Umwami yagnwagaho, kandi ahendahenda umukuru w'abasoda bo yari yakonnye kutamuhata kwichafura. ⁹ Imana ituma Danieli agira ubuntu imbere y'umukuru w'abasoda b'inkone ¹⁰ Kandi umukuru w'abasoda bakonnwe abwira Danieli ngo: ndigutinya data buja umwami, wategekire ibyo mugomba kurya no kugnwa; kuko nareba mu ruhanga hanyu hadaze kuruta abandi bahungu b'imyaka yanyu muraba mugiye kuncisha umutwe hambere y'Umwami. ¹¹ Hanyuma Danieli abwira umusigiri w'umukuru w'abasoda b'inkone yari yasigiye kurinda Danieli Hananiya, na Mishayeli na Azariya ngo: ¹² Ugerageze abakozi bawe mu minsi icumi, baduhe imboga zo kurya n'amazi go kugnwa. ¹³ Hanyuma ukarebe uruhanga rwacu nurwa abahungu barikurya ibiryo by'mwami, nuko ukagirire abakozi bawe ukurikije ico ukabe wabonye. ¹⁴ Abemerera ico bamusabye, maze abagerageza mu minsi icumi. ¹⁵ Ku mwisho gw'iminsi i cumi, bari bafite muruhanga heza kandi bashishe kurusha abahungu baryaga ibiryo by'Umwami. ¹⁶ Igisonga cajanaga ibiryo n'ivino byari bibagenewe, maze akaba na imboga. ¹⁷ Imana ihereza abo bahungu bane ubumenyi n'ubwenge mu nyandiko zose n'ubuhanga, kandi Danieli yasobanuraga ibyiretswe byose n'inzozi zose. ¹⁸ Mugihe categetswe n'Umwami kuba muzanira, umutware w'inkone abashikiriza Nebukadineza. ¹⁹ Umwami aganira nabo; kandi mur'abo bahungu bose, ntaho habanetse umeze nka Daniyeli, Hananiya, Mishayeli na Arariya. bemerwa kuba abakozi b'Umwami. ²⁰ Kubintu byose byasabaga ubwenge n'ubumenyi n'ibyUmwami yaba bazaga byose, yasanze barusha incuro cumi abachunnyi bose n'abapfumu bari mu bwami bwe bose. ²¹ Nuko Danieli amera guco kugeza ku mwaka gwa mbere g'Umwami Kuro.