¹ Mukwaka ghoghuhatu ghoghu raghuri waJehoiakim, fumu waJuda, Nebuchadnezzar fumu waBabylon ne gheyire kuJerusalem nokuna dhingumwetwedha mbara dhodhiheya. ² Fumu Nyambi ne ghatapire fumu Jehoiakim waJuda mumoko ghaNebuchadnezzar nogha shimbire yiruwanitha yomundhugho dhaNyambi. Ghayi twarire kudyango dyaShinar, mundhugho dhanyambi wendi, noghana yiturire mundhugho dhomapungwero ghanyambi wendi. ³ Fumu Nebuchadnezzar ne ghatongwere Ashpenez, mukuru wawa mashurundate eshi; ghakona kureta ha-Esreali hamweya kuBabylon, haka diko dyothifumu nomwawa mafumu ghana. ⁴ Hangaghu ghana hokutanara, hokumoneka thiwana, hakare noghunyanyami, manongwahu nomatjwathaneno mwene nohakare noyikumithamo mukuruwana mumbara dhafumu. Hakona kukuhonga mandimi ghawa nyanyami. ⁵ Nafumu ne ghawa pire kambenene mukehe diyuwa hadye nokunwa kutishi wafumu, mukuwadeghura myaka dhihatu, nopakumana ne hakumu ruwanene. ⁶ Hamweya mowano ne hana hoka wa-Juda: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael na-Azariah. ⁷ Direnga dyafumu ne dyawatire mena eshi; Daniel ne Belteshazzar, Hananiah ne Shadrach, Mishael ne Meshach na-Azariah ne Abednego. ⁸ Ene Daniel ne ghaghayarire eshi mbadi shogha kunyateke thinda noyidya ngambi yinwa, yodiyo ghakumbere kwadirenga dyafumu eshi, mbadi shogha kunyateke thinda. ⁹ Nyambi ne ghanongopire Daniel nogha neghedhire ruhakitho nokudirenga dyafumu. ¹⁰ Popo direnga dyafumu ne kokuhutha eshi; "Nayapa fumu wange oyu ngani rawera eshi ngoyipi shomudye nokunwa: Pashanye ghakumu monena muna yundo kupiterera hayendhenu? Fumu ne kukona ghakuni tete mutwi pamurandu wenu. ¹¹ Daniel ne ghaghambire kwamupika, oyu hapire thitumbukera mukupakera thinga haDaniel, Hananiah, Mishael na-Azariah eshi; ¹² 'Tuna kumbera eshi tuyereke mumayuwa dikumi, mutupe rwidhi tudye nomeyu tunwe ¹³ ndani mboturikanyithe nowaya hana kudya kutishi wafumu, kutunda keho po, mbo tende eyi mbomona yiwa kwawa pikoye." ¹⁴ Mupika fumu ne ghatawire nogha wayerekire mayuwa dikumi. ¹⁵ Kughuhura ghomayuwa dikumi, hamonekire ghundjewa-ndjewa noha kanyupire kupiterera hangaghu-ghana awa hadire kutishi wafumu. ¹⁶ Mupika fumu yu ne ghashwayithire ko keho yighayara yokuwapa yidya noyinwa yafumu nogha twikere kuwapa vene rwidhi. ¹⁷ Kowa hangaghu-ghana hane, Nyambi ne ghawapire ghudimuki, manongwahu muyi kuhonga noghunyanyami naDaniel ne ghakarire nomatjwathaneno ghoyimona meho noyirota. ¹⁸ Paghuhura ghomayuwa apa ghaghambire fumu eshi hawarete keho paghutho dhaNebuchadnezzar. ¹⁹ Fumu ne ghawepudhurire nomukatji kagho ne mbadiko ghokukona kurikanyitha naDaniel, Hananiah, Misheal na-Azariah. Yodiyo, haruwanene fumu. ²⁰ Mukehe dipwero dyoghunyanyami nomatjwathaneno kuhatera koyi ghawa kona-konine fumu, ghawa wanine eshi yikandho dikumi kupiterera hamoni yomupepo nohaka mafweno awa hakarire mughufumu ghoghuheya. ²¹ Daniel ne ghatwikere kate mwaka ghokutanga wafumu Cyrus.