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6 Lino Dariyo cakamubotela kubikka baleli bazisi bali 120 kuti kabalanganya bwami boonse.+
2 Aaba wakababikkila balupati-pati botatwe kuti kababalanga, eelyo Daniele wakali umwi wabo;+ baleli bazisi+ aabo lyoonse bakali kutola makani kuli balupati-pati aaba kutegwa mwami atasweekelwi cintu.
3 Lino Daniele wakajisi mpuwo mbotu kwiinda balupati-patinyina alimwi abaleli bazisi, nkaambo wakajisi muuya uugambya,+ aboobo mwami wakali kuyeeya kumusumpula kuti abe mupati mubwami boonse.
4 Aciindi eeco balupati-pati aabo alimwi abaleli bazisi bakali kusola kumujanina kaambo kakumutamikizya Daniele kujatikizya twaambo twamucisi,* pele kunyina kaambo nokaba komwe kakumutamikizya nkobakajana nociba cibi cili coonse, nkaambo walo wakali kusyomeka, alimwi taakwe kampenda naa bubi buli boonse mbobakajana mulinguwe.
5 Aboobo baalumi aabo bakaamba kuti: “Tatukoojana kaambo kali koonse muli Daniele kakumutamikizya, ccita kuti tumujanine kaambo kumulawo wa Leza wakwe.”+
6 Aboobo balupati-pati aabo alimwi abaleli bazisi bakaboola kumwami kabali nkamu, eelyo bakamwaambila kuti: “O Mwami Dariyo kopona lyoonse mane kukabe kutamani.
7 Boonse balupati-pati bamubwami, basilutwe, baleli bazisi, nkumekume zyamubwami alimwi abasimalelo, bamvwana antoomwe kuti kubikkwe mulawo mubwami alimwi akusinizya kuti mulawo wakukasya watobelwa, wakuti kwamazuba aali 30, kufwumbwa muntu uulomba kuli leza uuli woonse naa kumuntu kunze lyakulomba kulinduwe, omwami, weelede kuwaalwa mumulindi wabasyuumbwa.+
8 Aboobo, omwami, kobikka mulawo akuusaina,+ kutegwa utacincigwi kweelana amulawo waba Medi aba Persia, ooyo uutakonzyi kujaigwa.”+
9 Aboobo Mwami Dariyo wakausaina mulawo ooyo alimwi amulawo wakukasya.
10 Pele Daniele mbwaakazyibila buyo kuti mulawo ooyo wasainwa, wakaunka kuŋanda yakwe, eeyo yakajisi mawindo aakaanda kakwe kamujulu aajalukide kulanga ku Jerusalemu.+ Ziindi zyotatwe abuzuba wakali kufwugama ansi kapaila akutembaula Leza wakwe, mbubonya mbwaakali kucita lyoonse kusikila kuciindi eeci.
11 Aciindi eeco baalumi aaba bakawuumukila mukati akujana Daniele kalomba akukombelezya Leza wakwe.
12 Kumane bakaunka kumwami akumuyeekezya mulawo wamwami wakukasya, balaamba: “Sena tonookasaina mulawo wakukasya wakuti kufwumbwa muntu uulomba kuli leza uuli woonse naa kumuntu kunze lyanduwe, omwami, kwamazuba aali 30, weelede kuwaalwa mumulindi wabasyuumbwa?” Mwami wakavwiila kuti: “Makani aayo mbwaabede kweelana amulawo waba Medi aba Persia, ooyo uutakonzyi kujaigwa.”+
13 Mpoonya-mpoonya bakaambila mwami kuti: “Daniele, umwi wabazike baya ba Juda,+ takulemeki pe yebo omwami, awalo mulawo wakukasya ngookasaina taulemeki, pele uluujisi kupaila ziindi zyotatwe abuzuba.”+
14 Lino mwami mbwaakamvwida buyo majwi aaya, wakapenga kapati mumoyo, eelyo wakasoleka kuyeeya mbwakonzya kumuvwuna Daniele; aboobo kusikila kumabbililo aazuba wakaluujisi kusoleka kumufwutula.
15 Kumamanino, baalumi aabo bakaboola kumwami kabali nkamu akwaambila mwami kuti: “Koyeeya, omwami kuti mulawo waba Medi aba Persia ngwakuti kufwumbwa mulawo wakukasya naa mulawo uuli woonse ooyo mwami ngwabikka taukonzyi kucincigwa pe.”+
16 Aboobo mwami wakalailila, eelyo bakabweza Daniele akumuwaala mumulindi wabasyuumbwa.+ Lino mwami wakaambila Daniele kuti: “Leza wako ooyo ngobelekela ciindi coonse ulakuvwuna.”
17 Mpoonya bakaleta bbwe akulibikka amulyango* wamulindi ooyo, eelyo mwami wakalinamatika anweenwe yakwe yakugantya alimwi anweenwe yakugantya yankumekume zyakwe, kutegwa kutabi cintu nociba comwe cicincigwa mumakani aajatikizya Daniele.
18 Kumane mwami wakaunka kuŋanda yakwe yabwami. Busiku oobo tanaakalya pe, alimwi wakakaka kucitilwa zintu zili zyoonse zyakulikondelezya,* alimwi wakaba acilabila.
19 Mpoonya kubucedo, mbokwakangwengwemukila buyo, mwami wakanyamuka, eelyo cakufwambaana wakaunka kumulindi wabasyuumbwa.
20 Naakasika kufwaafwi amulindi wabasyuumbwa, wakoompolola ajwi lyakuusa kuli Daniele. Mwami wakabuzya Daniele kuti: “O Daniele, omubelesi wa Leza muumi, sena Leza wako ooyo ngobelekela ciindi coonse wacikonzya kukuvwuna kuli basyuumbwa?”
21 Mpoonya-mpoonya Daniele wakavwiila mwami kuti: “Omwami kopona lyoonse mane kukabe kutamani.
22 Leza wangu watumide mungelo wakwe ooyo wajala milomo yabasyuumbwa,+ aboobo tiibandiluma,+ nkaambo mebo tandijisi mulandu kulinguwe; alimwi taakwe cibi cili coonse ncondakacita kulinduwe, omwami.”
23 Mpoonya mwami wakakondwa kapati, eelyo wakalailila kuti Daniele agusyigwe mumulindi. Ciindi Daniele naakagusyigwa mumulindi, kunyina mpaakacisidwe pe, nkaambo wakasyomede Leza wakwe.+
24 Kumane mwami wakalailila, eelyo bakabweza baalumi aabo ibakatamikizya Daniele, bakawaalwa mumulindi wabasyuumbwa antoomwe abana babo alimwi abamakaintu babo. Lino kabatanasika ansi, basyuumbwa bakabasotokela akubaluma alimwi akupwayaula mafwuwa aabo oonse.+
25 Mpoonya Mwami Dariyo wakalembela bantu boonse, zisi zyoonse, alimwi abantu bamyaambo yoonse aabo bakali kukkala munyika yoonse,+ ategwa: “Amube aluumuno lunji!
26 Mebo ndilailila kuti mucisi coonse cili mubwami bwangu, bantu beelede kukankama akuyoowa Leza wa Daniele.+ Nkaambo walo ngu Leza muumi, ooyo uuliko lyoonse mane kukabe kutamani. Bwami bwakwe tabukanyonyoonwi pe, abwalo bulelo* bwakwe tabukamani.+
27 Ngonguwe uuvwuna,+ uufwutula, uucita zitondezyo alimwi azintu zigambya kujulu alimwi aanyika,+ nkaambo wavwuna Daniele kumilomo* yabasyuumbwa.”
28 Aboobo Daniele wakazwidilila mubwami bwa Dariyo+ amubwami bwa Koresi muna Persia.+
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “twamubwami.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “amulomo.”
^ Naa ambweni, “alimwi tanaakaletelwa baimbi.”
^ Naa “bweendelezi.”
^ Mu Chiaramu, “kumaanza.”
