1Umwami Nebukadinezari yakoze igishushanyo cy'izahabu,uburebure bwacyo bwari mikono mirongo itandatu,ubugaribwacyo bwari mikono itandatu, agihagarika mu kibaya cya Dura mu gihugu cy'i Babuloni.
2Nuko Umwami Nebukadinezari atuma abantu bo guteranya abatware b'intebe n'ibisonga byabo, n'abanyamategeko n'abacamanza, n'abanyabigega n'abajyanama, n'abirutsi n'abatware bose bo mu bihugu byaho ngo baze kweza icyo gishushanyo Umwami Nebukadinezari yari yahagaritse.
3Nuko abatware b'intebe n'ibisonga byabo, n'abanyamategeko n'abacamanza, n'abanyabigega n'abajyanama, n'abirutsi n'abatware bose bo mu bihugu byaho baraza, bateranywa no kweza icyo gishushanyo Umwami Nebukadinezari yari yahagaritse. Bahageze bahagarara imbere yacyo.
4Umuntuuhamya itegeko ry'umwami ararangururaati “Yemwe bantu b'amoko yose y'indimi zitari zimwe, nimwumve uko tubategeka,
5ngo nimwumva amajwi y'amahembe n'imyironge n'inanga, n'isambuka n'amabuburan'amakondera n'ibintu by'ubwoko bwose bivuga, muhereko mwubarare hasi muramye igishushanyo cy'izahabu Umwami Nebukadinezari yakoze.
6Arikoumuntu wese wanga kubarara hasi ngo aramye, ako kanya arajugunywamu itanura ry'umurirougurumana.”
7Nuko abantu bose bumvise amajwi y'amahembe n'imyironge n'inanga, n'isambuka n'amabuburan'ibintu by'ubwoko bwose bivuga, ab'amoko yose y'indimi zitari zimwe bubarara hasi, baramya icyo gishushanyo cy'izahabu Umwami Nebukadinezari yari yahagaritse.
8Uwo mwanya Abakaludayabaza kuregaAbayuda.
9Babwira Umwami Nebukadinezari bati “Nyagasani nyaguhoraho,
10washyizeho itegeko ngoumuntu wese uri bwumve amajwi y'amahembe n'imyironge n'inanga, n'isambuka n'amabuburan'amakondera n'ibintu by'ubwoko bwose bivuga, yubarare hasi ngo aramye igishushanyo cy'izahabu,
11ngo n'umuntu wese wanga kubarara hasi ngo akiramye, ajugunywemu itanura ry'umurirougurumana.
12Nuko rero, hariho Abayuda wahaye gutwara igihugu cy'i Babuloni, ari bo Sadurakana Meshaki na Abedenego batakwitayeho nyagasani, ntibakorera imana zawe kandi banze kuramya cya gishushanyo cy'izahabu wahagaritse.”
13Nuko Nebukadinezari ararakara cyane, ategeka ko bamuzanira Sadurakana Meshaki na Abedenego. Nuko babashyiraumwami.
14Nebukadinezari arabakabukanaaravuga ati “Mbese Sadurakana Meshaki na Abedenego, ni mwe mwabyitumye kudakorera imana zanjye no kutaramya igishushanyo cy'izahabu nakoze?
15Nuko noneho nimwumva amajwi y'amahembe n'imyironge n'inanga, n'isambuka n'amabuburan'amakondera n'ibintu by'ubwoko bwose bivuga, mukemera kubarara hasi mukaramya igishushanyo nakoze ni byiza. Ariko nimutakiramya, ako kanya murajugunywamu itanura ry'umurirougurumana. Mbese imana iri bubakize amaboko yanjye ni iyihe?”
16Sadurakana Meshaki na Abedenego basubizaumwami bati “Nebukadinezari, nta mpamvu ituma tugusubizairyo jambo.
17Niba ari ibyo, Imana yacu dukorera ibasha kudukizamu itanura ry'umurirougurumana, kandi izadukizaukubokokwawe nyagasani.
18Ariko naho itadukiza, nyagasaniumenye ko tutaribukorere imana zawe, habe no kuramya icyo gishushanyo cy'izahabu wakoze.”
19Nebukadinezari azabiranywa n'uburakari mu maso he hahindukaukundi, areba Sadurakana Meshaki na Abedenego igitsure, ategeka ko benyegeza itanura ngo rirushe uko ryari rikwiye kwaka karindwi.
20Maze atoranya abanyambaraga bo mu ngabo ze, abategeka kubohaSadurakana Meshaki na Abedenego ngo babajugunye mu itanura ry'umurirougurumana.
21Nuko baboha abo bagabo uko bakambaye amafurebon'imyambaro n'imyitero n'ibindi bambaye, babajugunya mu itanura ry'umurirougurumana.
22Maze kuko itegeko ry'umwami ryari iry'ikubagahu, kandiumurirougurumanacyane, bituma ibirimi by'umurirobisumiraabo bagabo bari bateruye Sadurakana Meshaki na Abedenego, birabica.
23Nuko abo bagabo batatu Sadurakana Meshaki na Abedenego, bagwa mu itanura ry'umurirougurumanahagati uko bakaboshywe.
24Uwo mwanya Umwami Nebukadinezari aratangara, ahagurukan'ingoga abaza abajyanama be ati “Harya ntitwajugunye mu muriroabantu batatu baboshywe?”Baramusubizabati “Ni koko, nyagasani.”
25Arababwira ati “Dore ndareba abantu bane babohowe bagenda mu murirohagati, kandi nta cyo babaye. Ariko ishusho y'uwa kane irasa n'iy'umwana w'Imana.”
26Nebukadinezari yigira ku muryango w'itanura ry'umurirougurumanaaravuga ati “Yemwe ba Sadurakana Meshaki na Abedenego, mwa bagaragu b'Imana Isumbabyose mwe, nimusohoke muze hano.”Nuko Sadurakana Meshaki na Abedenego baherako bava mu muriro.
27Maze abatware b'intebe n'ibisonga byabo, n'abanyamategeko n'abajyanama b'umwami baraterana bareba abo bagabo, basangaumuriroutashoboye kugiraicyoubatwara, kandiumusatsi wo ku mitwe yaboutababutse, n'imyambaro yabo nta cyo yabaye habe ngo wakumvaumuriroubanukaho.
28Nebukadinezari aravuga ati “Imana ya Sadurakana Meshaki na Abedenego ishimwe, ni yo yohereje marayika wayo ikiza abagaragu bayo bayiringiye, kuko bigurukijeijambo ry'umwami bagahara amagara yabo, kugirango batagira indi mana yose bakorera cyangwa basenga itari Imana yabo.
29“Ni cyo cyatumye nca iteka, kugirangoumuntu wese wo mu moko yose y'indimi zitari zimweuzavuga nabi Imana ya Sadurakana Meshaki na Abedenego, azatemagurwe kandiurugorwe ruzahindurwe nk'icyavu, kuko ari nta yindi mana ibasha gukizabene aka kageni.”
30Ibyo bishize,umwami yogeza Sadurakana Meshaki na Abedenego mu gihugu cy'i Babuloni.
31Jyewe Umwami Nebukadinezari ndabandikiye, bantu mwese bo mu moko yose y'indimi zitari zimwe bari mu isi yose. Amahoro agwire muri mwe!
32Nishimiye kwerura ibimenyetso n'ibitangaza Imana Isumbabyose yankoreye.
33Erega ibimenyetso byayo ni byinshi, ibitangaza byayo birakomeye! Ubwami bwayo ni bwo bwami butazashira, kandi ingoma yayo ihoraho uko ibihe bihaye ibindi.