¹ Mu mwaa wa lenga citatu koreshe imfumu ya ku persia icebo cali sokolwele kuli Daniele, uyo ishina lyakwe lyali kwitwa Belteshari. Ici cebo cali ca cine. Ici cali palwa mpika ikalamba. Daniele alyumfwikishe icebo ulo ena ailukile ukfuma mu cimonwa. ² Muli isho inshiku nebo, nali mu kulosha pa milungu itatu. ³ Nebo nshalilepo icakuwama, nebo nshalilepo inama, Nebo nshanwinepo no mwangashi, elo nebo nsha subilepo amafuta mpaka ukupwisha imilungu itatu yonse. ⁴ Pa bushiku bwalenga amakumi yabili na shine mumweshi wakubalilapo, ilyo nali lubali lwa mumana nkamba (ici e kutila, Tigrisi), ⁵ Naliloleshe kumulu elo na lilimwene umuntu alifwele ica kolokondwe, no mushipi ulishungulukile umusana wakwe uwapangilwe golide walopolwa ukufuma ku Ofiri. ⁶ Umubili wakwe wali kubati topasi, elo icinso cakwe cali kubati ninkuba. Amenso yakwe yali kubati cenge wa mulilo, elo na maboko yakwe na amakasa yakwe yali kubati mukuba uwakuputukwa. ne ciunda ca mashiwi yakwe kubati ciunda ca bumba likalamba. ⁷ Nebo, Dankiele, nekafye nali mwene icimonwa, elo abaume abo bali pamo na nebo tabalikumona icimonwa nelo cibefi, ukututuma ku kalmaba kwalishile pali bena, elo bali babutukile ku kulekufisama abene. ⁸ Eco nebo nalishele bunke ulo nalikumona ici cimonwa cikalamab. Takwali maka yashele muli nebo; imimonekele yandi iya kubuta yalyalukilwe mu mimonekele ya kulubana elo tamuli maka yashele muli nebo. ⁹ Elo nalyumfwile amashiwi yakwe-elo nalibonfwile bena, nebo naliponeshe icinso candi mutulo utwakushika ne cinso candi panshi. ¹⁰ Ukuboko kwalikete nebo, elo kwalilengele nebo ukututuma mu makufi yandi nefisansa fya minwe yandi. ¹¹ Malaika alilandile kuli nebo, "Daniele, umuntu wa ku wamisha, umfwa amashiwi ayo nebo nkolanda kuli webo imanina uwakololoka, pantu nebo ndituminwe kuli webo." Ulo ena alikulandile ici cebo kuli nebo, naliminine nkotutuma. ¹² Elo alilandile kuli nebo, witina, Daniele ukutulafye ubushiku bwa ntanshi walibikile amano ku kwishiab no kuicefya we mwine pa cinso cakwa Lesa obe, amashiwi yobe ya lyumfwikile, elo na nebo ndishile pamulandu wa mashiwi yobe. ¹³ Mbosula wa ku bufumu bwa ku Persia alinkenye elo nalisungilwe kulya ne mfumu sha ku persia pa nshiku amakumi yabili-naumo. Lelo Mikaeli, umo uwa mfumu nkalamba, alishile ku kwafya nebo. ¹⁴ Lelo ndishile ku kwafwa webo ukwishiab ifili nokucita ku banhtu bobe mu nshiku sha kulekelesha. Pakwebati ati icimonwa ca panshiku ishikoisa." ¹⁵ Ilyo ena acili akalanda kuli nebo ukubomfya aya mashiwi nebo nalyalwile icinso candi ukulosha panshi elo nali fililwe ukulanda. ¹⁶ Umo uyo ali kubati mwana mwaume wa muntu alikate imilomo yandi elo naliswile akanwa kandi no kulanda kuli ena uyo wa iminine pacinso candi;" Mwe shikulu wandi, nebo ndi mukucushiwa pamulandu wa cimonwa; Nshikwete amaka yashele. ¹⁷ Ndi mubomfi wenu. ninga lekulanda shani na shikulu wandi? Elyo nomba ntakwe8te maka elo takuli mupu ushe muli nebo." ¹⁸ Nakabili umo ne mimonekele ya muntu alinjikete nebo no kunkoselesha. ¹⁹ Ali landile ati, "Witina, we muntu wa kuwamisha umutende ulekuba nobe! Ube uwa kukosa nomba, ube uwa kukosa!" Ilyo ali acili akolanda kuli nebo, nali koselele. Nalilandile ati, "Lekeni shikulu wandi akolanda, elyo webo uli nkoseleshe nebo.' ²⁰ Ali landile ati, "Bushe webo ulishibile ifyo nebo njishile kuli webo? Ndi no kubweluluka kangu ku kulwishya na mboswa wa ku Persia. ilo nkoya mboswa wa ku Gilisi akoisa. ²¹ Lelo nkoeba webo ifya lembwa mu citabo ca cishinka. tamuli umo uyo ukoilanga umwine ukuba uwa kukosa na nebo palwa bena, kanofye Mikaeli impalume yobe."