¹ Mu mwaka wa citatu uwakuteka kwa kwa Yehoakimu imfumu yamu Yuda, Nebukadinesa imfumu ya Babele yalishile ku Yerusalemu kabili yalitebelele umusumba ku kuputula fyonse ifyalikupokelelwa muli wenu. ² Nashikulu alipele Nebukadinesa ukucimfya pali Yehoakimu imfumu yamu Yuda, kabili alimupele fimo ifipe ifyakushilishiwa ukufuma mu ng'anda ya kwa Lesa, Ena alifiletele ifyo fipe mu calo ca Babele, ku nga'nda ya mulungu wakwe, kabili alipenasi, cilolo mukalamba wakwe, ukuleta mukati bamo abantu ba ku Isreali, bonse abaku -bufumu na bacindami- ³ Imfumu yalilandile kuli Ashipenasi, cilolo mukalamba wakwe, ukuleta mukati bamo abantu ba ku Isreali, bonse abaku bufumu na bacindami. ⁴ Abalumendo abakubula akalenma, ababune mukumoneka, ababa nokwiluka bwangu mu mano yonse, abaisulamo no bwishibilo no mucetekanya, kabili abakufikapo ku kupyungila mu cipango ca mfumu. Ena ali nokuleku basambilisha ukulemba no kubelenga kabili no lulimi lwa bantu ba mu Babele. ⁵ Imfumu yali bependeleko bena ku cakaniko ca cila bushiku fyama bwenge yaiko kabili no mwangashi umo uo yena yalikunwa. Aba balumendo bali nokukanshiwa pa myaka itatu, kabili na panuma ya ifyo, bena bakale kupyungila imfumu. ⁶ Napali aba pali Daniele, Hananaya, Misheali, kabili na Asaria, bamo mu bantu ba kwa Yuda. ⁷ Na cilolo mukalamba alibapele amashina: Daniele amukutile Belteshasa, Hananaya amukutile shadraki, Misheali amukutile Misheki, kabili Asaria amukutile Abedenigo. ⁸ Lelo Daniele alisalile ku mano yakwe ukwebati enalilombele ulusa ukufuma kuli cilolo mwangashi yalikunwa yena. ⁹ Eco alikambishemukalamba ukwebati ena tekuti aikoweshe umwine. Nomba Lesa alipele DAniele ububile ne nkumbu ukupitila mu mucinshi uo cilolo mukalamba amukwatile ena. ¹⁰ Cilolo mukalamba alyebele Daniele ati, ''Nebo ndikwete mwenso ku mfumu shikulu wandi. Ena a tekuti aikoweshe umwine ne fya mabwenge ya mfumu nangu ifya kulya ne fyakunwa mwebo. Mulingile ukukwata. Nindo yena ingamimwena mwebo ukulekumoneka abakondoloka sana ukucila bambi abalumendo benenu aba myaka imoine nemwe? imfumu kuti ya mputula umutwe pamulandu wenu mwebo? ¹¹ Nolu Daniele alilandile kuli kangalila wabo uyo uo cilolo mukalamba asontele ukulekulinda Daniele, Hananaya, Mishaeli na Asaria. ¹² Ena alyebele ati, "fwebo tulomba ukutwesha fwebo bomfi bobe, pa nshiku ikumi limo. wekutupafye umusalu eotulekulya kabili na menshi yakunwa. ¹³ Nolu ukalinganye ukumoneka kwesu no kumoneka kwa balumendoi balya abalya ifya mabwenge fya mfumu, kabili no kulekutusunga fwebo, fwe babomfi bobe, ukulingana nefyo walamona.'' ¹⁴ Eco na kangalila alisuminishenye nankwe ukulekucita ici, kabili alibeseshe pa nshiku ikumi limo. ¹⁵ Pakupwa kwa nshiku ikumi limo ukumoneka kwabo kwali ukwa bumi sana, kabili bali abakufumaluka bwino, ukucila bonse abalumendo abalikulya ifyabwenge fya mfumu. ¹⁶ Eco kangalila wabo alifumishe kuli bena fyonse ifyamabwenge fyabo no mwangashi wabo kabili alikubapelafye. ¹⁷ Napa lwa baba balumendo bane, Lesa alibapele abwishibilo kabili no kusalapuka muli konse ukubelenga nokulemba kabili no kushilimuka, na Daniele alikwishiba imisango iya fimonwa kabili ne filoto. ¹⁸ Pa kupwa kwa nshita iyo imfumu yabikile ku kubaleta bena mukati, cilolo mukalamba alibaletele bena ku mulola wakwa Nebukadinesa. ¹⁹ Imfumu yalilandile nabo, kabili nape bumba lyonse tapali uwakulingana na Daniele, Hananaya, MIshaeli, na Asaria. Bena baliminine ku mulola wa mfumu, abaipekanya ukumupyunga. ²⁰ Mu mepusho yonse aya mano no mucetekakanya ayo imfumu yalikubepusha, yalisangile ukwebati balicililepo imiku ikumi limo pali bonse aba maanga naaabo abali kuitunga ukulanda na bafwa, abali mu bufumu bwakwe. ²¹ Daniele alitwalilile ukulekwikala ku cipango ukufikafye no mwaka wa ntanshi uwa mfumu sailasi.