Daniele 3:1-30
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Icimpashanya ca golde ico Imfumu Nebukadnesari yapangile (1-7)
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Imfumu yaeba abantu ukupepa icimpashanya (4-6)
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AbaHebere batatu babapeela umulandu wa kukananakila imfumu (8-18)
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“Balesa benu ifwe tatwababombele” (18)
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Babapoosa mwi lungu lya mulilo uulebilima (19-23)
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Bapusuka ku mulilo mu cipesha amano (24-27)
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Imfumu yacindika Lesa wa baHebere (28-30)
3 Nebukadnesari imfumu apangile icimpashanya ca golde, icalepele imikono 60* ukuya mu muulu kabili mu bwipi calepele imikono 6.* Aciimike mwi lungu lya Dura, mu citungu ca Babiloni.
2 Lyena Imfumu Nebukadnesari yatumine abakuyalonganika intungulushi shikalamba, bakapitao, abalashi, impanda mano, abasunga icuma, bakapingula, abasungilila amafunde na bakalamba bonse abaleangalila ifitungu pa kuti bese basefye icimpashanya ico Imfumu Nebukadnesari yaimike.
3 E ico intungulushi shikalamba, bakapitao, abalashi, impanda mano, abasunga icuma, bakapingula, abasungilila amafunde na baleangalila ifitungu* bonse balilongene ku kusefya icimpashanya ico Imfumu Nebukadnesari yaimike. Kabili baiminine pa ntanshi ya cimpashanya ico Nebukadnesari aimike.
4 Kabila wa mbila abilishe ati: “Ili e funde ilyo imfumu ilepeela imwe mwe bantu ba mishobo iyalekanalekana, mwe nko na mwe balanda indimi ishalekanalekana,
5 ukuti nga mwaumfwa intandala shalila, icimpeeta, isese, nsango, icilimba ca nsale, icimpeeta ca nyambi ne filimba fimbi, mufukame mufishe ne mpumi panshi no kupepa icimpashanya ca golde ico Imfumu Nebukadnesari imike.
6 Onse uushafukame afishe ne mpumi panshi no kucipepa, ilyo line fye balamupoosa mwi lungu lya mulilo uulebilima.”+
7 E ico ilyo abantu bonse baumfwile intandala, icimpeeta, isese, nsango, icilimba ca nsale ne filimba fimbi fyalila, bonse balifukeme bafisha ne mpumi panshi, abantu ba mishobo yonse, inko na balanda indimi ishalekanalekana, balapepa ne cimpashanya ca golde ico Imfumu Nebukadnesari yaimike.
8 Nomba pali ilya ine nshita abena Kaldi bamo baile ku mfumu no kusoselela* abaYuda.
9 Baebele Imfumu Nebukadnesari abati: “Mwe mfumu, mube no mweo umuyayaya.
10 Nimwe mwe Mfumu mwafumishe ifunde lya kuti, umuntu onse uwaumfwa intandala, icimpeeta, isese, nsango, ifilimba fya nsale, icimpeeta ca nyambi ne filimba fimbi fyalila, afwile ukufukama afisha ne mpumi panshi no kupepa icimpashanya ca golde;
11 no kuti uushifukeme afisha ne mpumi panshi no kucipepa bafwile ukumupoosa mwi lungu lya mulilo uulebilima.+
12 Lelo kuli abaYuda bamo abo mwasonta ukwangalila icitungu* ca Babiloni: Shadraki, Meshaki na Abednego.+ Aba abaume tabamucindika mwe mfumu, tababombela balesa benu, kabili nabakaana no kupepa icimpashanya ca golde ico mwaimika.”
13 Lyena Nebukadnesari alikalipe nga nshi, alanda no kuti bamutwalile Shadraki, Meshaki na Abednego. E ico balitwele aba baume ku mfumu.
14 Nebukadnesari abebele ati: “Bushe ca cine ukuti Shadraki, Meshaki na Abednego, tamulebombela balesa bandi,+ no kuti namukaana ukupepa icimpashanya ca golde ico naimika?
15 Nomba nga mwaumfwa intandala, icimpeeta, isese, nsango, ifilimba fya nsale, icimpeeta ca nyambi ne filimba fimbi fyalila, kabili nga namuipekanya ukufukama no kufisha impumi panshi no kupepa icimpashanya ico napanga, ninshi cawama. Lelo nga mwakaana ukucipepa, ilyo line balamupoosa mwi lungu lya mulilo uulebilima. Kabili ni lesa nshi uwingamupokolola mu maboko yandi?”+
16 Shadraki, Meshaki na Abednego ba-aswike imfumu abati: “Mwe Nebukadnesari, tatukwete nangu cimo ica kumwasuka pali uyu mulandu.
17 Nga caba ifi, Lesa wesu uo tubombela alikwata amaka ya kutupokolola mwi lungu lya mulilo uulebilima na ya kutupokolola mu minwe yenu mwe mfumu.+
18 Lelo nangu tatupuswishe, mwe mfumu, mwishibe ukuti balesa benu ifwe tatwababombele, kabili tatwapepe icimpashanya ca golde ico mwaimika.”+
19 Lyena Nebukadnesari alifuliilwe nga nshi Shadraki, Meshaki na Abednego, ica kuti ne cinso cakwe calyalwike.* Kabili alandile ukuti bakafye ilungu imiku 7 ukucila ifyo balikafya lyonse.
20 Aebele na baume bamo aba maka aba mwi bumba lyakwe ilya bashilika ukuti bakake Shadraki, Meshaki na Abednego, kabili babapoose mwi lungu lya mulilo uwalebilima.
21 E ico aba baume balibakakile ninshi nabafwala ifya kufwala fya kunse, ifya kufwala fya mu kati, ifisote ne fya kufwala fyabo fyonse ifyashala, kabili babapoosele mwi lungu lya mulilo uwalebilima.
22 Pa mulandu wa kuti ifunde lya mfumu lyalibipile sana kabili ilungu lya mulilo lyalikabishe, balya abaume abasendele Shadraki, Meshaki na Abednego e bo ulubingu lwa mulilo lwaipeye.
23 Lelo aba baume batatu, Shadraki, Meshaki na Abednego, bawilile mwi lungu lya mulilo uwalebilima ninshi nababakaka.
24 Lyena Imfumu Nebukadnesari yalitiinine nga nshi kabili yalimine bwangu bwangu no kwipusha bacilolo ba kwi sano aiti: “Bushe te baume batatu twacikaka no kubapoosa mwi lungu lya mulilo?” Nabo ba-aswike imfumu abati: “Ni fyo fine, mwe mfumu.”
25 Lyena Imfumu yalandile ati: “Moneni! ndemona abaume 4 ababulwa ukukakwa, bale-enda mwi lungu lya mulilo, tabapiile, kabili uwalenga 4 alemoneka kwati mwana umwaume uwa balesa.”
26 Nebukadnesari apaleme ku mwinshi we lungu lya mulilo uwalebilima, e lyo abilikisha ati: “Shadraki, Meshaki na Abednego, mwe babomfi ba kwa Lesa Uwapulamo,+ fumeni mwise kuno!” Lyena Shadraki, Meshaki na Abednego balifumine mu mulilo.
27 Kabili intungulushi shikalamba, bakapitao, abalashi na bacilolo bakalamba aba mfumu abalongene+ balimwene ukuti umulilo tawabacitile nangu cimo aba baume,*+ no mushishi wa ku mitwe yabo tawababwike, kabili ifya kufwala fyabo ifya kunse fyali fye cimo cine, ne mibili yabo tayanunkile icushi nangu panono.
28 Lyena Nebukadnesari abilishe ukuti: “Acindikwe Lesa wa kwa Shadraki, Meshaki na Abednego,+ uwacituma malaika wakwe ukwisapususha ababomfi bakwe. Bacimucetekela tabacikonka ifunde lya mfumu, baci-itemenwa ukufwa ukucila ukubombela balesa bambi nelyo ukubapepa kano fye Lesa wabo.+
29 E ico ndefumya icipope ca kuti abantu bonse, aba nko shonse nelyo abalanda indimi ishalekanalekana abalanda icabipa pali Lesa wa kwa Shadraki, Meshaki na Abednego bakabaputaula, na mayanda yabo yakasangulwa ifimbusu fya cintubwingi;* pantu takwaba lesa umbi uwingapususha nga Lesa wa aba abaume.”+
30 Lyena imfumu yapeele Shadraki, Meshaki na Abednego ififulo fya pa muulu* mu citungu* ca Babiloni.+
Amafutunoti
^ Nalimo amamita 27. Moneni Ifyebo Fyalundwako pa B14.
^ Nalimo amamita 2.7. Moneni Ifyebo Fyalundwako pa B14.
^ Nelyo “ifitungu fyonse ifyo yaleteka.”
^ Nelyo “no kwamba.”
^ Nelyo “icitungu conse ico muteka.”
^ Nelyo “alilekele ukubamona nge fyo alebamona.”
^ Nelyo “tawakwete amaka pa mibili ya aba baume.”
^ Nelyo kuti lyapilibula no kuti, “ifishala; imipili ya busali.”
^ Mu ciAramaiki, “yalengele Shadraki, Meshaki na Abednego batunguluka.”
^ Nelyo “mu citungu conse ico yaleteka.”
