¹ Dariyo abana ari byiza gushiraho abatware ijana na mirongwibiri, bagamba kuba mu bwami bwose. ² Ashira kumutwegwabo abashofu batatu, murugomubare harimo Danyeli, kugirango abobatware baje barabaha iraporo, ng'umwami atagira io apfirwa. ³ Danyeli yasumbaga abashefu n'abatware, kuberako yagiraga muriweumuka guruta iyindi; kandi umwami yatekerezaga kumugira mukuru W'ubwami bwose. ⁴ Nuko abashefu n'abatware bashakauburyo bwakurega Danyeli mubirebana n'ubwami. Ariko ntampamvu n'imweyo bashaboye kubona cangi icobo murega,kuberako yarari umwiringirwa, kandi babonye ko muriwe nta kosa cangi ikibi cose. ⁵ Maze ababantu bagamba ngo: Ntaho tuzabona impavu n'imwe yo kuerga Danyeli, kiretse tuyibonye mu mategeko g'Imana ye. ⁶ Hanyuma abobashefu n'abatware baja imbere Y'umwami baramubwira ngo: Mwami Dariyo,uragahoraho itekaryose ! ⁷ Abashefu bose bomubwami, ababitsi, abatware abajanama n'abategotsi bemeye ko hashirwaho itangaze ry'ubwami, ririkubuza umuntu kudasenga iyindi mana canfwa undi muntu kiretse wowe mwami, aratabwa mu mwobo gw'itare. ⁸ None rero, mwami, wemeze iryo katazo, kandi wandike iryo tangazo kugira ngo ridahinduka, ukirikije itegeko ry'Abamedi n'Abaperesi rida hinyukaga. ⁹ Ubworero umwami Dariyo yandika iryotegeko n'ikatazo. ¹⁰ Ubwo Danyeli yamenye ko itegeko ryanditswe, ajakwiherera munzu ye, aho amadirisha g'icumba cohejuru garigakinguwegerekeye i yerusalemu; kandi gatatu mu musi yapfukamaga,yasengaga agahimbaza Imana ye nkuko yakoraga mbere. ¹¹ Nuko ababagabo arahurura, basanga Danyeli arigusenga ari kwambaza Imana ye. ¹² Maze baja imbere y'umwami, baramubwira ibyerekeye ikatazo ry'umwami ngo: Mbesi ntaho wanditse ikatazo ry'ukomugihe c'imisi mirongo itatu umuntu uzasenga iyimana umuntu utari wowe mwami, azatabwa mu mwobo gw'intare? Umwami arasubiza ngo: Ibyo nibyo, ukurikije itegeko ry'Abamedi n'Abaperesi ridahindukaga. ¹³ Bongera gufata ijambo babwira umwami ngo: Danyeli, umwe wo mubanyagano ba Yuda, ntaho yakwitaye ho wowe, mwami,cangwa ikatazo ryo wanditse kandi akoraga asengesho rye gatatu mu musi. ¹⁴ Umwami arababara cane amaze kumva ibyo; agambirira mumutima gukiza Danyeli kandi kugeza izuba rirenze agerageza kumurengeza. ¹⁵ Ariko abobagabo baratitiriza ku mwami bara mubwira ngo: Umenye rero, mwami, ko itegeko ry'Abamedi n'Abaperesi ryemezaga ko ikatazo ryose n'itegeko ryose ryemejwe n'umwami ritagomba guhinduka. ¹⁶ Nuko umwami atanga itegeko ryo kuzana Danyeli n'uko bamuta mu mwobo gw'intare. Umwami afata ijambo abwira Danyeli ngo: Iyaba Imana yawe yo ukoreraga nokwihangana yagukizaga? ¹⁷ Bazana ibuye, barishira ku rwinjiro rw'umwobo; umwami ahomeshaho impetaya n'impeta z'abatware be, kugira ngo hatagera icahinduka kuri Danyeli. ¹⁸ Umwami asubira mugikari ce; akesha ijoro ryose yiyirije ubusa, atazana incorekeze hafiye, kandi ntaho yashoboye kubona ibitotsi. ¹⁹ Umwami arabyuka kare mugitondo, hakiri mumuseke, agenda arikwihuta ku mwobo gw'intare. ²⁰ Mu kwengera umwobo,ahamagara Danyeli n'ijwi ry'agahinda.Umwami afata ijambo abwira Danyeli ngo: Danyeli, umukoi w'Imana Iharaho,Imana yawe, iyo ukoreraga mukwihangana,mbesi yashoboye kugukiza intare? ²¹ Na Danyeli abwira umwami ngo: Mwami, uragahoraho iteka ryose? ²² Imana yanje yohereje malaika wayo afunga umunwagw'intare, ntakibi zankozeho,kuberako masanzwe ndi umwere imbere ye; n'imbereyawe mwami ntakibi nakoze. ²³ Nuko umwami arishima cane, ategeka ko bavana Danyeli mu mwoba. Danyeli akurwa mu mwoba, kandi ntagikomere na kimwe bamubonyeho kubera ko yariyiringiye Imana. ²⁴ Umwami ategeka ko abobagabo baribareze Danyeli bazanwa bagatabwa mu mwaba gw'intare, bo ubwabo, abana babo n'abagore babo; kandi bataragera hasi mu mwoba, intare zirabasama imenagura amagufa gabo gose. ²⁵ Nyuma yibyo,umwami Dariyo yandikira abantu bose, amahanga gose, abagabo bindimiose, batuye kw'isi yose: Mugire amahoro menci. ²⁶ Ntegetse ko, mubwami bwanje ukobungana, batinye no guhinda umutsetsi kubw'Imana ya Danyeli kuko ari Imana nzima, kandi ihoragaho iteka ryose; ubwami bwayo buzagumaho kugeza kumwisho. ²⁷ Niwe ukizaga, no kuregeza abantu, niwe ukoraga ibitangaza n'ibimenyetso mw'ijira no mwisi. Niwe wakuye Danyeli mu menyo ng'intare. ²⁸ Danyeli abaho neza mu bwami bwa Dariyo no mu bwami bwa kuro umuperesi.