Daniel 1

Daniyeli na waganja wakuyi aku Babeli

1 Mu shinja sha tatu sha ukolamlima wa Yehoyakimu mfalumi gwa Yuda, Nebukadineza mfalumi gwa Babeli, kagenditi kuguzyengeta mji gwa Yerusalemu kwa lishonta su kugukomanga. 2 Mtuwa Mlungu kamleka Yehoyakini mfalumi gwa Yuda kabatwi nalishonta lya mfalumi Nebukadineza pamuhera na vyombu vimu kulawa Munumba ya Mlungu. Nayomberi kavitola vyombu mpaka kunumba nkulu ya mlungu gwakuyi aku Shinari na yomberi kavitula muluhanja lya mlungu gwakuyi.

3 Shakapanu mfalumi Nebukadineza kamlagalira Ashipenazi, mlonguziya mkulu gwa wantu wakuyi, kamsyaguliri wantemba wamu wa Waisraeli yawaweriti wiwuka wa shifalumi na wantu yawamanika kulawa Yuda. 4 Mfalumi kafiriti wantemba yawahera shilema, waherepa, wazowelera wa kila luhala, wana mahala na umani na yawafaa kutenda lihengu muliboma. Kafiriti viraa wantemba awa wafundwi kusoma na kulemba luga ya Wakalidayu. 5 Mfalumi ayu kalagaliriti wantemba awa wapananwi shiboga shiherepa sheni mweni kaliyiti na divayi yeni kalanditi. Wantemba awa wafiruwitwi wafundwi kwa vinja vitatu, shakapanu wajegwi kwa mfalumi. 6 Wantemba wamu yawasyagulitwi waweriti Daniyeli, Hananiya, Mishaeli na Azaria, woseri wa likabila lya Yuda.