Bel na Ikiyoka
1: 1 Umwami Astyages akoranyirizwa hamwe na ba sekuruza, na Kuro w'Ubuperesi
yakiriye ubwami bwe.
1: 2 Daniyeli aganira n'umwami, yubahwa cyane kuruta ibye byose
inshuti.
1: 3 Abanyababuloni bari bafite ikigirwamana cyitwa Bel, nuko bamutwara
burimunsi ibipimo cumi na bibiri bikomeye byifu nziza, nintama mirongo ine, na gatandatu
inzabya za vino.
1: 4 Umwami arayisenga, agenda buri munsi kuyisenga, ariko Daniyeli
yasengaga Imana ye. Umwami aramubaza ati “Kuki utabikora?
gusenga Bel?
1: 5 Ninde wasubije ati: Kuberako ntashobora gusenga ibigirwamana bikozwe n'amaboko,
ariko Imana nzima, yaremye ijuru n'isi, kandi ifite
ubusugire ku mibiri yose.
1: 6 Umwami aramubwira ati: Ntutekereza ko Bel ari Imana nzima?
Ntubona ko arya kandi anywa buri munsi?
1: 7 Daniyeli aramwenyura, ati: "Mwami, ntukishuke, kuko aribyo ariko
ibumba imbere, n'umuringa hanze, kandi ntabwo yigeze arya cyangwa ngo anywe ikintu na kimwe.
1: 8 Umwami ararakara, ahamagara abatambyi be, arababwira ati:
Niba utambwiye uwo ari we urya ayo mafaranga, uzabikora
gupfa.
1: 9 Ariko niba mushobora kwemeza ko Bel abarya, Daniyeli azapfa:
kuko yavuze ko yatutse Bel. Daniyeli abwira umwami ati:
Reka bibe nk'uko ijambo ryawe ribivuga.
1:10 Abatambyi ba Bel bari mirongo itandatu na icumi, iruhande rw'abagore babo kandi
abana. Umwami ajyana na Daniyeli mu rusengero rwa Bel.
1:11 Abatambyi ba Beli bati: "Dore turasohoka, ariko wowe mwami, wambare inyama,"
hanyuma utegure vino, funga umuryango vuba kandi uyifungishe hamwe
umukono wawe bwite;
Ejo bundi iyo winjiye, niba utabonye ko Bel afite
twariye byose, tuzapfa urupfu: cyangwa ubundi Daniel, uvuga
kuturwanya.
1:13 Kandi ntibabyitayeho cyane, kuko munsi y'ameza bari bakoze ibanga
ubwinjiriro, aho binjiraga ubudahwema, bakarya ibyo
ibintu.
1:14 Bamaze gusohoka, umwami ashyira inyama imbere ya Bel. Noneho Daniel
yari yategetse abagaragu be kuzana ivu, n'abo barigata
mu rusengero rwose imbere y'umwami wenyine: hanyuma aragenda
barasohoka, bakinga urugi, barushyiraho ikimenyetso cy'umwami, kandi
nuko aragenda.
1:15 Nijoro, abatambyi baza hamwe n'abagore babo n'abana babo, nk'uko bameze
ntibari basanzwe bakora, bakarya bakanywa byose.
1:16 Mu gitondo, umwami arahaguruka, Daniyeli ari kumwe na we.
1:17 Umwami ati: Daniyeli, kashe zose zuzuye? Na we ati: Yego, O.
mwami, bakize.
1:18 Akimara gukingura, umwami yitegereza ameza,
maze ataka n'ijwi rirenga ati: “Urakomeye, Bel, kandi uri kumwe nawe oya
uburiganya rwose.
1:19 Daniyeli araseka, afata umwami ngo atinjira, kandi
ati, Dore noneho kaburimbo, kandi ushire akamenyetso neza kuntambwe zabo.
1:20 Umwami ati: "Ndabona intambwe z'abagabo, abagore, abana." Kandi
Umwami ararakara,
1:21 Ajyana abatambyi hamwe n'abagore babo n'abana, bamwereka Uwiteka
inzugi ziherereye, aho zinjiye, zikarya ibintu nkibiri
ameza.
1:22 Ni cyo cyatumye umwami abica, atanga Bel mu bubasha bwa Daniyeli
yamusenyeye n'urusengero rwe.
1:23 Kandi aho hantu hari ikiyoka kinini, ari cyo cya Babiloni
basengaga.
1:24 Umwami abwira Daniyeli ati: "Urashaka kuvuga ko ibyo ari iby'umuringa?"
dore ari muzima, ararya akanywa; ntushobora kuvuga ko ari oya
imana nzima: nuko rero musenge.
1:25 Daniyeli abwira umwami ati: "Nzasenga Uwiteka Imana yanjye, kuko ari we."
ni Imana nzima.
1:26 Ariko mpa, mwami, nzica iyi kiyoka nta nkota cyangwa
abakozi. Umwami ati: Ndaguhaye ikiruhuko.
1:27 Daniyeli afata ikibanza, ibinure, umusatsi, abishyira hamwe,
maze akora ibibyimba byayo: ibi abishyira mu kanwa k'ikiyoka, bityo
Ikiyoka giturika kirenga, Daniyeli ati: Dore izo ni imana
kuramya.
1:28 Abari i Babiloni bumvise ibyo, bararakara cyane, kandi
yagambaniye umwami, avuga ati: Umwami yabaye Umuyahudi, na we
Yatsembye Bel, yica igisato, ashyira abatambyi
urupfu.
1:29 Nuko begera umwami, baravuga bati: "Dukize Daniyeli, bitabaye ibyo."
gusenya inzu yawe.
1:30 Umwami abonye ko bamukandamiza cyane, abuzwa amahwemo
abashyikiriza Daniyeli:
1:31 Ninde wamujugunye mu rwobo rw'intare: aho yari amaze iminsi itandatu.
1:32 Kandi mu rwobo harimo intare zirindwi, kandi barazitangaga buri munsi
imirambo ibiri, n'intama ebyiri: icyo gihe ntibahawe, kuri
umugambi bashobora kurya Daniel.
1:33 Noneho mu Bayahudi hari umuhanuzi witwa Habbacuc, wakoze inkono,
kandi yari yamennye imigati mu gikombe, kandi yagiye mu murima, kugirango
uzane abasaruzi.
1:34 Ariko umumarayika wa Nyagasani abwira Habbacuc, Genda, witwaze ibyo kurya
Winjiye i Babiloni kwa Daniyeli, uri mu rwobo rw'intare.
1:35 Habbacuc ati: Mwami, sinigeze mbona Babuloni; kandi sinzi aho
indiri ni.
1:36 Umumarayika wa Nyagasani amujyana ku ikamba, amwambika Uwiteka
umusatsi wo mu mutwe we, kandi binyuze mu mwuka we wamushizemo
Babuloni hejuru y'urwobo.
1:37 Habbacuc ararira, ati: "Daniyeli, Daniyeli, fata ifunguro rya nimugoroba Imana
yagutumye.
1:38 Daniyeli ati: "Mana, uranyibutse, ntanubwo ufite."
abatereranye abagushaka kandi bagukunda.
1:39 Daniyeli arahaguruka ararya, marayika w'Uwiteka ashyira Habbacuc
umwanya we wongeye guhita.
1:40 Ku munsi wa karindwi, umwami yagiye kurira Daniyeli, ageze aho
indiri, arareba, abona Daniel yari yicaye.
1:41 Umwami arangurura ijwi n'ijwi rirenga ati: "Ubuhanzi bukomeye Mwami Mana
Daniel, kandi nta wundi uri iruhande rwawe.
1:42 Aramukuramo, aterera abamuteye
kurimbuka mu rwobo: bararya mu kanya gato mbere ye
mu maso.