1 Caka cacitatu ca Koresi mfumu ya Perisiya, cinabvumbulutsidwa cinthu kwa Danieli, amene anamucha Belitsazara; ndipo cinthuco ncoona, ndico nkhondo yaikuru; ndipo anazindikira cinthuco, nadziwa masomphenyawo.
2 Masiku aja ine Danieli ndinali kulira masabata atatu amphumphu,
3 Cakudya cofunika osacidya ine, nyama kapena vinyo zosapita pakamwa panga, osadzola ine konse, mpaka anakwaniridwa masabata atatu amphumphu,
4 Ndipo tsiku la makumi awiri mphambu anai la mwezi woyamba, pokhala ine m'mphepete mwa mtsinje waukuru, ndiwo Hidikeli,