Daniel 1: 1 Mu mwaka wa gatatu w'ingoma ya Yehoyakimu umwami w'u Buyuda yaje Nebukadinezari umwami wa Babiloni kugera i Yeruzalemu, aragota. Uwiteka aha Yehoyakimu umwami w'u Buyuda mu kuboko kwe, igice cye ibikoresho byo mu nzu y'Imana: yajyanye mu gihugu cya Shinar ku nzu y'imana ye; azana ibyombo muri Uhoraho inzu y'ubutunzi bw'imana ye. 1: 3 Umwami abwira Ashpenazi umutware w'inkone ze, ko ari we Azane bamwe mu Bisirayeli, n'urubyaro rw'umwami, n'abatware; 1: 4 Abana batagira inenge, ariko batoneshwa, kandi bafite ubuhanga muri bose ubwenge, n'amayeri mubumenyi, no gusobanukirwa siyanse, nibindi yari afite ubushobozi muri bo guhagarara ibwami, kandi uwo bashoboye bigisha imyigire n'ururimi rw'Abakaludaya. 1: 5 Umwami abashyiraho ibyokurya bya buri munsi by'inyama z'umwami, n'ibya vino yanyoye: kubagaburira imyaka itatu, kuburyo amaherezo Bashobora guhagarara imbere y'umwami. 1: 6 Muri abo harimo abana b'u Buyuda, Daniyeli, Hananiya, Mishayeli na Azariya: 1: 7 Uwo mutware w'inkone yahaye amazina, kuko yahaye Daniyeli izina rya Belteshazari; na Hananiya, wa Shaduraki; na Mishaeli, Meshaki; no muri Azariya, i Abedinego. 1: 8 Ariko Daniyeli yagambiriye mu mutima we ko atazanduza umugabane w'inyama z'umwami, cyangwa vino yanyoye: ni yo mpamvu yasabye igikomangoma cy'inkone kugira ngo atabikora yanduze. 1: 9 Noneho Imana yazanye Daniyeli ubutoni n'urukundo rurangwa n'ubwuzu hamwe n'umutware w'inkone. 1:10 Umutware w'inkone abwira Daniyeli, ntinya databuja umwami, Ni nde washyizeho inyama zawe n'ibinyobwa byawe, ni ukubera iki akubona? ahura nikundwa kurenza abana bo mubwoko bwawe? hanyuma untera gushyira mu kaga umwami. 1:11 Daniyeli abwira Melzari, umutware w'inkone yari yarashinze Daniyeli, Hananiya, Mishaeli, na Azariya, 1:12 Erekana abagaragu bawe, ndagusabye, iminsi icumi; nibaduhe pulse kurya, n'amazi yo kunywa. 1:13 Reka rero mu maso hacu harebwe imbere yawe, na mu maso h'abana barya igice cy'inyama z'umwami: kandi uko ubibona, kora abagaragu bawe. 1:14 Nuko arabemera muri iki kibazo, abereka iminsi icumi. 1:15 Iyo minsi icumi irangiye, mu maso habo hasa neza kandi habyibushye mu mubiri kurusha abana bose bariye umugabane w'umwami inyama. 1:16 Nguko uko Melzari yakuyeho igice cy'inyama zabo, na divayi agomba kunywa; abaha impiswi. 1:17 Naho aba bana bane, Imana yabahaye ubumenyi nubuhanga muri byose kwiga n'ubwenge: kandi Daniel yari afite gusobanukirwa mubyerekezo byose kandi inzozi. 1:18 Iminsi irangiye umwami yari yavuze ko agomba kubazana muri, noneho igikomangoma cy'inkone yabazanye mbere Nebukadinezari. 1:19 Umwami avugana nabo; kandi muribo bose wasangaga ntamuntu numwe Daniyeli, Hananiya, Mishayeli na Azariya: bahagarara imbere y'Uwiteka umwami. 1:20 Kandi mubibazo byose byubwenge no gusobanukirwa, umwami yabajije muri bo, yasanze barusha inshuro icumi abarozi bose kandi abaragurisha inyenyeri bari mubwami bwe bwose. Daniyeli akomeza kugeza mu mwaka wa mbere w'umwami Kuro.