¹ Zwakaita zviri nani kuna Dariasi kukanga antongi anokwana kuita zana namakuimi maviri kuitira kuti atonge muumambo wese. ² Pakati pawo akuru atatu aizogara pakati pawo, kutanga naDanieri, atongi aya ese aidhikana kutongwa ndiye, kuitira kuti mambo asachupheke. ³ Nokudharo Danieri wanga arimukuru kuno antongi aya neanhu aiwonera aya, ngokuti maari manga munomweya wakanakisisa; dizwona zwaifunga mambo kuti amugadze kuumambo wese. ⁴ Awoneri newatongi waiswaka kupomhera Danieri maererano noumambo; asi kukwanisa kumuphomhera, ngokuti wanga wakatendeka, apana kutchata nekuchaicha kakawoneka kaari. ⁵ Anarume aya akareketa: Atizowoni kupomherera katingaita kuna Danieri, kunza kokuti tingazwiwonera mumutemo waMwari wake. ⁶ Awoneri neatongi aya akaenda ese kuna mambo:, wakaabvunda kudhai: Mambo Dario, raramai nokusingaperi! ⁷ Awoneri ese eumambo, machinda, nawatongi, naadhu anopanga mazano neakuru emasodja, akatendera, kuti mambo ateme chirewo, uye aite mutemo unosimba, kuitira kuti munhu umwe naumwe, unonamata tchimwari tchimweni pamazuwa mukati momazuwa anokwana makumi matatu, kunza kenyu, mambo, ngankhandirwe murindi romhondoro. ⁸ Zwino, mambo, kandai mutemo uyu uye muunyore, kuitira tchisazo tchinjwe, tingana mutemo yaomaMediya nemaPersia, isinga tchinjwi. ⁹ Ndizwona zwakaita kuti mambo Dario anyore pamutemo uyu. ¹⁰ Danieri paakazwizwa kuti mutemo wanga wasungwa, wakapinda mumba make, nomajanera anga akafununguka, akaringisa kuJerusarema, waipfugama katatu matsiku, uye wainamata, waipupura kunamwari, maitire aiinta kare. ¹¹ Anhu aya akaungana, uye akamubhata etchinamata kuna Mwari wake. ¹² Akamukwedherera uye akareketa kuna mambo kuti: Amuzi kunyora here mutemo waireketa kuti munhu wese waizonama mwari umweni kana munhu pamauwa anokwana gumi namatatu, kunza kenyu, mambo, ngaakhandirwe murindi romhondoro? Mambo wakadhaira: Masoko aya ngooshokwadhi, maererano nomashoko emaMidiani nowomapersia, dzisingapuswi. ¹³ Nokudharoko akareketa pamberi pamambo: Danieri, umwe wowatorwa ekuJudah, azikukuremekezai, mambo, uye nemutemo wamanyora azi kuuteerera; kunza kaiwi katatu patsiku waita munamato yake. ¹⁴ Mambo paazwa izwi, zwakamuremera, wakaedza kufunga kudhusa Danieri munyaya iyi; zuwa kaku dhoka etchuiedza kuda kumu bhatsita. ¹⁵ Anarume aya akaneda eses kuna mambo, akareketa kuna mambo kuti: Munozia, Mambo, kuti mutemo womaMediani newoma Persia, apana mutemo kana kureketa kunoita mambo kunotchinjwa. ¹⁶ Mambo wadhainza Danieri, uye wakamu khandira murindhi roomhondoro. Uye Mambo waareketa kuna Danieri: Mwari wako, waunonamata nguwadzese, angaku dhuse. ¹⁷ Uye pakaundziswa bhuwe, uye rakafunga rindi riya, mambo wakarisinsimbisa notchisimbiso tchake, uye netchisimbiso tcheakuru, kuitira kuti kutemerwa kaita Danieri kusatchinjwe. ¹⁸ Mambo wakaenda kumba kake, wakatora usiku wese etchitsanya; wakaramba kuti aridzirwe ngoma pamberi pake, uye aena wakakonerwa kuwata. ¹⁹ Mambo wakamuka nomatchibesi bhesi, wakaenda kurindi romhondoro. ²⁰ Paakaguma paduze norindi, wakadhaidza kuna Dhanieri etcgikhuwa akatsamwa; uye mambo wakareketa kuna Dhanieri: Dhanieri, murnada wa Mwari onopona! Mwari wako, waunonamata nguwa dzese, ungakudhusa murindi romhondoro here? ²¹ Dhanieri wakareketa kuna mambo: Mambo, raramai nokusingaperi! ²² Mwari wangu watuma ngirosi yake, yafunga muromo womhondoro, kuti disandi uraye; ngokuti pamberi pake apazi kuwoneka kuchanta kandiri; uye kamuri, mambo, andizi kuchaicha tchiro. ²³ Mambo wakapfara ngonyaya yake, wakatuma kuti Dhanieri adhuswe murindi; nomaitire awona Dhanieri wadhuswa murindi, uye apana kuchichwa kakaizwa, ngokuti wakathemba Mwari. ²⁴ Mambo wakatuma anhu kuti aende kootora anarume anga akapomhera Dhanieri, uye akakhandirwa murindi romuriro, aowona, neana awo, akadzi awo; uye asati akuma pasi perindi, mhondoro dzakaryia, dzakapwanya makodho ese. ²⁵ Uye mambo wakanyora kuno anhu ese, nyika, uye nemutauro wese, anogara munyika yese: Nyacha ngadziwande. ²⁶ Kandiri kurikunyorwa mutemo, kuti mukutonga kangu kese, ityiai uye mutetemere pamberi paMwari waDhanieri; ngokuti ayena Mwari unorarama, unogara nokusingaperi; umambo wake auparazwi, kutonga kake kunogara nokusingaperi. ²⁷ Ayena unoponesa uye unobhatsira, unoita zwitchamiso kudhenga nopanyika; ayena wakadhusa Dhabieri murindi romhomdoro. ²⁸ Uye Dhanieri uyu wakabhudirira mukutonga mamambo Dhario, uye mukutonga kamambo Ciro, mupersa.