1It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
1Zvino Dhariusi akaona kuti zvakanaka kugadza machinda ane zana namakumi maviri paushe hwake, vaifanira kuva paushe hwose;
2And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.
2pamusoro pavo akagadza vakuru vatatu, Dhanyeri ari mumwe wavo; kuti machinda awa auye namashoko ose kwavari, uye kuti mambo arege kutadzirwa.
3Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
3Zvino Dhanyeri uyu akapfuura vamwe vakuru namachinda, nekuti maari makanga muno mweya wakanaka kwazvo; mambo akada kumuita mukuru woushe hwake hwose.
4Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
4Ipapo vakuru namachinda vakatsvaka mhosva yavangapomere Dhanyeri pamusoro poushe, asi vakashayiwa shoko kana mhosva, nekuti akanga akatendeka, uye kwakanga kusina kutadza kana mhosva kwaari.
5Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
5Zvino varume ava vakati, Hatingatongowani shoko pamusoro paDhanyeri uyu, kana tisingamutsvakiri iro pamusoro pomurayiro waMwari wake.
6Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
6Ipapo vakuru ava namachinda vakaunganira kuna mambo vari vazhinji, vakati kwaari, Mambo Dhariusi, raramai nokusingaperi.
7All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
7Vakuru vose voushe, navarayiri namachinda namakurukota namadzishe vakarangana kuti mambo aite murayiro nokutema chirevo chakasimba, kuti ani naani anokumbira chinhu kuna mwari upi noupi kana munhu upi noupi namazuva ana makumi matatu, asi kwamuri, imwi mambo, awisirwe mugomba reshumba.
8Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
8Zvino chitemai chirevo, imwi mambo, muise zita renyu parunyoro, kuti chirege kuzoshandurwa, nomurayiro wavaMedhia navaPeresia usingashandurwi.
9Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
9Naizvozvo mambo Dhariusi akaisa zita rake parunyoro nechirevo.
10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
10Zvino Dhanyeri akati anzwa kuti runyoro rwaiswa zita ramambo, akapinda mumba make zvino mahwindo ekamuri yake akanga akazarurwa achitarira kurutivi rweJerusaremu; akapfugama namabvi ake katatu pazuva, akanyengetera nokurumbidza Mwari wake, sezvaaisimboita.
11Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
11Ipapo varume avo vakaungana vari vazhinji, vakawana Dhanyeri achikumbira nokunyengetera Mwari wake.
12Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
12Ipapo vakaswedera, vakataura pamberi pamambo pamusoro pechirevo chamambo, vachiti, Hamuna kuisa zita renyu pachirevo, kuti ani naani anokumbira chinhu kuna mwari upi noupi kana munhu upi noupi namazuva ana makumi matatu, asi kwamuri, imwi mambo, awisirwe mugomba reshumba here? Mambo akataura, akati, Ishoko rechokwadi, nomurayiro wavaMedhia navaPeresia, usingashandurwi.
13Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
13Zvino vakapindura, vakati pamberi pamambo, Uya Dhanyeri wavana vaJudha vakatapwa, haana hanya nemi, imwi mambo, kana nechirevo chamakaisa zita renyu, asi unokumbira katatu pazuva.
14Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
14Zvino mambo akati achinzwa mashoko iwayo, akatsamwa kwazvo, akafunga mano pamwoyo pake okurwira Dhanyeri akarwisa kusvikira zuva richivira achiedza kumurwira.
15Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
15Ipapo varume ava vakaunganira kuna mambo vari vazhinji, vakati kuna mambo, Zivai imwi mambo, kuti ndiwo murayiro wavaMedhia navaPeresia, kuti chirevo chipi nechipi kana murau upi noupi wakatemwa namambo, hazvingashandurwi.
16Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
16Ipapo mambo akarayira, vakauya naDhanyeri vakamuwisira mugomba reshumba. Mambo akataura, akati kuna Dhanyeri, Mwari wako waunosishumira nguva dzose, achakurwira.
17And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
17Ibwe rakauyiswa, rikaiswa pamuromo wegomba, mambo akarisimbisa nechidhindo chake uye nechidhindo chamadzishe ake; kuti kurege kuva nechinhu chimwe pamusoro paDhanyeri chingashandurwa.
18Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
18Ipapo mambo akaenda kuimba yake youshe, akavata achitsanya; kunyange nezvinoridzwa zvipi nezvipi hazvina kuuyiswa pamberi pake; hope dzake dzikatiza.
19Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
19Zvino mambo akafumomuka kwazvo mangwanani, akakasira kuenda kugomba reshumba.
20And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
20Akati achiswedera kugomba kuna Dhanyeri, akadana nezwi rokuchema; mambo akataura, akati kuna Dhanyeri, Nhai Dhanyeri, iwe muranda waMwari mupenyu, Mwari wako waunosishumira nguva dzose, ane simba rokukurwira pashumba here?
21Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
21Ipapo Dhanyeri akati kuna mambo, Imi mambo, raramai nokusingaperi.
22My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
22Mwari wangu akatuma mutumwa wake, akadzivira miromo yeshumba, dzikasandikuvadza; nekuti pamberi pake ndakawanikwa kuti handina mhosva, napamberi penyuwo, imwi mambo, hakune chakaipa chandakaita.
23Then was the king exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
23Ipapo mambo akafara zvikuru kwazvo, akarayira kuti vabudise Dhanyeri mugomba. Naizvozvo Dhanyeri akabudiswa mugomba, vakashayiwa chose paakakuvadzwa, nekuti wakange avimba naMwari wake.
24And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
24Ipapo mambo akarayira, vakauya navaya vanhu vakanga vapomera Dhanyeri, vakavawisira mugomba reshumba, ivo, navana vavo, navakadzi vavo; shumba dzikavakunda, dzikavhuna-vhuna mafupa avo, vachigere kusvika pasi mugomba.
25Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
25Ipapo Dhariusi akanyorera vanhu vose, namarudzi ose, namarimi ose, vagere munyika yose, akati, Rugare ngaruwanzwe kwamuri.
26I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
26Ndinotema chirevo, kuti munyika yose youshe hwangu vanhu vose vadedere vatye pamberi paMwari waDhanyeri; nekuti ndiye Mwari mupenyu, aripo nokusingaperi, ushe hwake haungaparadzwi; kubata kwake ushe kuchavapo kusvikira pakuguma.
27He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
27Ndiye anorwira nokusunungura, ndiye anoita zviratidzo nezvishamiso kudenga napanyika, ndiye akarwira Dhanyeri pasimba reshumba.
28So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
28Saizvozvo Dhanyeri uyu akagara zvakanaka pakubata ushe kwaDhariusi napakubata ushe kwaKoreshi muPeresia.
