¹ Umwaka gwa gatatu gubwami bw'umwami belushazari, njewe, Danyeli, nagize ijerekwa, ritari nk'iryo narinabonye mbere yaho. ² Ubwo nagize iryo yerekwa, bisankaho narinddi i suza, umugi mukuru, mugihugo ca Elamu; ubwo mu yerekwa ryanje, narindi hafi y'uruzi rwa Ulayi. ³ Nubura amaso,ndareba, ubwo mbona imfizi y'intoma ihagaze imbere y'uruzi,kandi ifite amahembe agomahembe garimaremare, ariko rimwe ryareriri rirerire kuruta irindi,kandi rimera ari inyanyuma. ⁴ Mbona imfizi y'intama irigusekura amahembe ggayo mu burengerazuba,n'amajaruguru n;amajepfontanyamaswa nimwe yashoboragakuyihangana nta n'umuntu wokubohora aboyagize ingwate; yakoraka ico ashaka, kandi ahinduka ukomeye. ⁵ Nkuko nakomeje kwitegereza nitonze, mbona isekurume iturutse iburengerazuba,irigutambagira isi yose, itarigukandagira hasi; iyosekurume yarifite ihemberinini hagati y'amaso. ⁶ Igera ku sekurume yarifite amahembe,yonarinabonye ihagaze hafi y'uruzi, maze iyirukaho mu burakari bwinci. ⁷ Ndayireba irikwegera isekurume kandi iyirakariye cane; isekura isekurume iyivuna agomahembe abiri, iyosekurume ibura ingufuzo kuyihanganira; iyikubita kubutaka no kuyisiribanga,kandi hataboneka umuntu wogutabara isekurume. ⁸ Imfizi y'intama irakomera cane;ariko imaze gukomera, iembe rinini ryayo riravunika. Agandi mahembe ane garamera gokurisimbura kumiyaga ine y'ijuru. ⁹ Kuririmwemurigo hamera uhembe ritoya, rirakura cane ryerekeye amaje pfo, ryerekeye ibuvazuba kandi ryerekeye n'igihugo gifite ubwiza cane. ¹⁰ Rirakura kugera ku basoda bo mw'ijuru, rimanura kw'isi igice kimwe c'ababasoda n'ic'inyenyeri,maze rirabasiribanga. ¹¹ Rirakura kugera ku mushefu w'abasoda,rimwambura igitambo c'igihe cose, kandi rihenura ahantu ho gutambira ibitambo. ¹² Abasoda hamwe igitambo c'igihe cose baratereranwa kubera icaha; iryohembe ritahasi ukuri, kandi risobora gusohoza imipango yaryo. ¹⁴ Numva itungane imwe irikugamba; n'indi ntungane ibwira iyaririkugamba ngo: Iyerekwa ry'igitambo c'igihe cose n'icaha cokurimbura bizamara igihe kinganiki? Ahatunganye n'abasoda bizasiri bangwa kugeza ryari? ¹³ Maze arabwira ngo: Imigoroba n'igitondo ibihumbi bibiri na maganatatu; hanyuma ahatunganye hazahumanurwa. ¹⁵ Ubwo njewe Danyeli,nari muriryoyerekwa ndinogushaka kurisabanukirwa, mbona, igifite ishusho y'umuntu gihagaze imbere yanje. ¹⁶ Numva ijwi ry'umuntu hagati y'uruzi Ulayi; agamba cane ngo: Gaburieli,musabanurire iyerekwa. ¹⁷ Nuko aza hafiy'aho narindi; anyegereye; ndatinya, ngwahasi nubamye. Arabwira ngo: Umviriza,mwana w'umuntu, kuko iyerekwa ari iry'igihe kizaba icanyuma. ¹⁸ Ukoyambwiraga,narinatsibarije, nubamye kubutaka, Ankoraho, arapangurutsa ampagarika mumwanyagonarindimo. ¹⁹ Maze arambwira ngo: Ngiye kukwigisha, ibizaba kw'iherezo rej'umujinya, kuko hariko igihe cagenewe c'imperuka. ²⁰ Imfizi y'intama yo wabonye,yarifite amahembe,nibo bami b'Abamedi n'Abaperesi. ²¹ Isekurume, numwami w'Ubugiriki, ihembe rinini hagati y'amaso,numwami wambere. ²² Amahembe ane gameze gogusimbura iryohembe ryavunitse, nubwami bune buzaturuka muru bwobwoko, ariko ntagufu buzaba bufite ²³ Kumwisho g'ubutegetsi bwabo, ubwo abanyabyaha bazaba bamaze gushirira, hazahaguruka umwami mubi n'umuriganya. ²⁴ Imbaragaze ziziyongera, ariko atari ingufuze ubwe; azarimbura mu buryo butangaje,azasohoza impango ye, azarimbura abakomeye n'ubwako bw'intungane. ²⁵ Kubera ubukire bwe, nogusohoza uburyaryabwe, azagira ubwirasi mu mutima gwe, azicisha abantu benci baribireyeho mumahoro, azishira hejuru y'umushefu; Ariko azavunagurika, ntakuboko kumukozeho. ²⁶ Kandi iyerekwa ry'imigoroba n'igitondo niyukuri. Wowe, ugire ibanga iryo yerekwa,kuko ryerekeye ibihe bya kure. ²⁷ Njewe, Danyeli, namaze imisi myinci ntendebutse, ndwaye; hanyuma ndahaguruka njagukora imirimo y'umwami. Narintangajwe n'iryo yerekwa, kandi ntamuntu wabimenye.