1 Mambo Bherishazari akaitira makurukota chiuru mabiko makuru akanwa waini pamwe chete navo.
2 Bherishazari achiri kunwa waini yake, akarayira kuti vauyise midziyo yegoridhe neyesirivha iya yakanga yatorwa naBaba vake Nebhukadhinezari kubva kutemberi yokuJerusarema, kuitira kuti mambo namakurukota ake, navakadzi vake uye varongo vake vanwiremo.
3 Saka vakauyisa midziyo yegoridhe yakanga yatorwa mutemberi yaMwari muJerusarema, uye mambo namakurukota ake, vakadzi vake navarongo vake vakamwira mairi.
4 Pavakanga vachinwa waini, vakarumbidza vamwari vegoridhe nesirivha, nevendarira, simbi namatanda namabwe.
5 Pakarepo minwe yoruoko rwomunhu yakaonekwa ikanyora pamadziro akanamwa, pedyo napachigadziko chomwenje mumuzinda wamambo. Mambo akatarisa chanza pachakanga chichinyora.
6 Chiso chake chakashanduka akatsvukuruka uye akavhunduka zvikuru, mabvi ake akadedera uye makumbo ake akarukutika.
7 Mambo akadana vaya vamazango, navanoziva zvenyeredzi navafemberi kuti vaunzwe ndokuti kuvarume ava vakachenjera veBhabhironi, “Ani naani anoverenga runyoro urwo nokunditaurira zvarwunoreva achapfekedzwa nguo dzepepuru uye nouketani hwegoridhe mumutsipa wake, uye achaitwa mutongi wapamusoro-soro wechitatu muumambo.”
8 Ipapo vakachenjera vose vamambo vakapinda, asi havana kugona kuverenga runyoro kana kutaurira mambo zvarwaireva.
9 Saka Mambo Nebhukadhinezari akanyanya kutya uye uso hwake hukanyanya kutsvukuruka. Makurukota ake akakanganisika.
10 Mambokadzi akati achinzwa inzwi ramambo namakurukota ake, akauya muimba yaiitirwa mabiko. Iye akati, “Imi mambo, raramai nokusingaperi! Musatya! Regai kutsvukuruka kuuso kwenyu!
11 Muumambo hwenyu muno murume ano mweya wavamwari vatsvene maari. Panguva yababa venyu iye akawanikwa achigona zviri mberi nezivo nouchenjeri hwakafanana nohwavamwari. Mambo Nebhukadhinezari baba venyu, ndati baba venyu imi mambo, vakamugadza kuti ave mukuru wen'anga, navamazango, navazivi vezvenyeredzi navafemberi.
12 Murume uyu Dhanieri, iye akatumidzwa kuti Bheriteshazari namambo, akawanikwa aine pfungwa dzine shungu nezivo nokunzwisisa, uye nokugona kududzira kurota, nokutsanangura zvirambwe nokupedza matambudziko. Daidzai Dhanieri, iyeye achakuudzai zvinoreva runyoro.”
13 Saka Dhanieri akauyiswa pamberi pamambo, mambo akati kwaari, “Ndiwe Dhanieri mumwe wavakatapwa nababa vangu mambo kubva kuJudha here?
14 Ndanzwa kuti mweya wavamwari uri mauri uye kuti unoona zviri mberi, une zivo nouchenjeri hwapamusoro.
15 Vachenjeri, navamazango vakauyiswa pamberi pangu kuti vazoverenga runyoro urwu nokundiudza zvarunoreva, asi havana kugona kunditsanangurira.
16 Zvino ndanzwa kuti unogona kupa dudziro nokupedza matambudziko. Kana ukagona kuverenga runyoro nokunditaurira zvarunoreva, uchafukidzwa nguo yepepuru uye uchaiswa uketani hwegoridhe pamutsipa wako, uye uchaitwa mutongi wechitatu wapamusoro-soro poushe.”
17 Ipapo Dhanieri akapindura mambo achiti, “Zvichengeterei henyu zvipo zvenyu uye mugopa mibayiro yenyu kuno mumwe. Kunyange zvakadaro hazvo ndichaverengera mambo runyoro nokumuudza zvarunoreva.”
18 “Haiwa mambo, Mwari Wokumusoro-soro akapa baba venyu Nebhukadhinezari ushe noukuru nokukudzwa nokubwinya.
19 Nokuda kwechinzvimbo chakakwirira chaakamupa, vanhu vose nendudzi dzose navanhu vemitauro yose vakadedera vakamutya. Avo vaaida kuuraya, aiuraya, avo vaaida kuraramisa aivararamisa; avo vaaida kusimudzira, aisimudzira; uye avo vaaida kuninipisa, aininipisa.
20 Asi mwoyo wake wakati wazvikudza uye waomeswa nokuzvikudza, akabviswa pachigaro chake choushe vakamutorera kukudzwa kwake.
21 Akadzingwa pakati pavanhu akapiwa pfungwa yemhuka; akagara pakati pembizi akadya uswa semombe; uye muviri wake ukanyoroveswa nedova rokudenga, kusvikira aziva kuti Mwari Wokumusoro-soro ndiye ishe pamusoro poushe hwavanhu uye kuti anogadza pamusoro pavo ani zvake waanoda.
22 “Asi imi mwanakomana wake, imi Bherishazari, hamuna kuzvininipisa, kunyange maiziva henyu chinhu ichi.
23 Pamusoro pezvo imi makasarudza kurwa naishe wokudenga. Makaita kuti midziyo yegoridhe iuyiswe kwamuri ichibva kutemberi, uye imi namakurukota enyu, vakadzi venyu navarongo venyu makanwira waini mairi. Marumbidza vamwari vesirivha negoridhe, nendarira, nesimbi, namatanda namabwe, zvisingagoni kuona kana kunzwa kana kunzwisisa. Asi hamuna kukudza Mwari akabata muruoko rwake upenyu hwenyu nenzira dzenyu dzose.
24 Naizvozvo akatumira ruoko rwakanyora zvakanyorwa.
25 “Izvi ndizvo zvakanyorwa: MENE, MENE, TEKERE, UFASINI.
26 “Hezvino zvinoreva mashoko aya: Mene: Mwari akaverenga mazuva okutonga kwenyu akaagumisa.
27 Tekere: Makayerwa pachiyero mukawanikwa makareruka.
28 Peresi: Umambo hwenyu hwakakamuraniswa hukapiwa vaMedhia navaPezhia.”
29 Ipapo Bherishazari akarayira kuti Dhanieri ashongedzwe nguo dzepepuru, ketani yegoridhe ikaiswa pamutsipa wake, zvikaziviswa kuti akange ava mutongi wapamusoro wechitatu muushe.
30 Usiku ihwohwo Bherishazari, mambo wavaBhabhironi akaurayiwa,
31 Dhariasi muMedhia akatora umambo, ana makore makumi matanhatu namaviri.