Daniel

1 Ngɛ Yuda matsɛ Yehoyakim nɔ yemi ɔ we jeha nɛ ji etɛ ɔ mi ɔ, Babilon matsɛ Nebukadnezar ba Yerusalem nɛ e ba sa ma a yi. 2 Be komɛ a se ɔ, Yehowa ngɔ Yuda matsɛ Yehoyakim kɛ anɔkuale Mawu ɔ we ɔ* ní ɔmɛ ekomɛ kɛ wo Nebukadnezar dɛ mi, nɛ Nebukadnezar ngɔ kɛ ho e mawu ɔ we* ɔ ya ngɛ Shinar.* E ngɔ ní ɔmɛ kɛ ya wo e mawu ɔ juetli to he ɔ.

3 Kɛkɛ nɛ matsɛ ɔ fã Ashpenaz nɛ ji matsɛ we ɔ mi nikɔtɔma amɛ a hɛ mi nyɛɛlɔ ɔ kaa e ya ngɔ Israelbi ɔmɛ* a kpɛti ni komɛ kɛ nihi nɛ a je matsɛmɛ kɛ odehehi a we mi kɛ ba. 4 E sa nɛ a pee nihewi* nɛ kpa ko be a he, nɛ a he ngɛ fɛu, nɛ a ngɛ juɛmi, nile kɛ nɔ́ se kɔmi, nɛ́ a ma nyɛ ma sɔmɔ ngɛ matsɛ we ɔ. E fã hu ke e tsɔɔ mɛ Kaldeabi ɔmɛ a gbi ɔ tumi kɛ e ngmami. 5 Jehanɛ ɔ hu ɔ, matsɛ fã kaa a ha mɛ e niye ní ngɔngɔɛ ɔ kɛ e wai nɛ e nuɔ ɔ eko daa ligbi. A ma tsɔse mɛ* jeha etɛ, nɛ ngɛ jeha etɛ ɔ nyagbe ɔ, a ma bɔni matsɛ ɔ sɔmɔmi.

6 A kpɛti ni komɛ je Yuda wɛtso ɔ mi.* Mɛ ji Daniel,* Hanania,* Mishael,* kɛ Azaria.* 7 Nɛ matsɛ we ɔ mi nɔkɔtɔma pe kulaa a wo mɛ biɛ ehehi;* e wo Daniel biɛ ke Belteshazar, nɛ e wo Hanania biɛ ke Shadrak, nɛ e wo Mishael biɛ ke Meshak, nɛ e wo Azaria hu biɛ ke Abednego.

8 Se Daniel ma nya si ngɛ e tsui mi kaa e kɛ matsɛ ɔ niye ní ngɔngɔɛ ɔ loo wai nɛ e nuɔ ɔ be e he blee. Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, e kpa matsɛ we ɔ mi nɔkɔtɔma pe kulaa a pɛɛ kaa e kplɛɛ nɔ ha lɛ konɛ e ko ngɔ ní nɛ ɔmɛ kɛ ble e he. 9 Kɛkɛ nɛ anɔkuale Mawu ɔ ha nɛ matsɛ we ɔ mi nɔkɔtɔma pe kulaa a pee Daniel kpakpa* nɛ e na lɛ mɔbɔ. 10 Se matsɛ we ɔ mi nɔkɔtɔma pe kulaa a de Daniel ke: “I ngɛ ye nyɔmtsɛ matsɛ ɔ, nɔ nɛ e ke ma ha nyɛ niye ní kɛ wai ɔ gbeye yee. Ke e na kaa nyɛ flãã ngɛ nihewi* kpahi nɛ a ji nyɛ juami bi ɔmɛ a kpɛti ɔ, mɛni ma pee? Nyɛ ma ha nɛ ma ye fɔ* ngɛ matsɛ ɔ hɛ mi.” 11 Se Daniel de nɔ nɛ matsɛ we ɔ mi nɔkɔtɔma pe kulaa a hla lɛ kaa e hyɛ Daniel, Hanania, Mishael, kɛ Azaria a nɔ ɔ ke: 12 “I kpa mo pɛɛ, moo ka o sɔmɔli ɔmɛ ligbi nyɔngma, nɛ o ha nɛ a ha wɔ ba nɛ waa ye kɛ nyu nɛ waa nu; 13 konɛ o kɛ wɔ nɛ to nihewi* kpa amɛ nɛ a ngɛ matsɛ ɔ niye ní ngɔngɔɛ ɔ yee ɔ a he, nɛ bɔ nɛ o maa na wɔ ha a, o kɛ wɔ nɛ ye ngɛ nya.”

14 Enɛ ɔ he ɔ, e kplɛɛ a ní bimi ɔ nɔ, nɛ e ka mɛ nɛ e hyɛ ligbi nyɔngma. 15 Ligbi nyɔngma se ɔ, a plɔke nɛ a ngɛ he wami* pe nihewi* ɔmɛ nɛ a ngɛ matsɛ niye ní ngɔngɔɛ ɔ yee ɔ. 16 Lɔ ɔ he ɔ, a nɔ hyɛlɔ ɔ ba woɔ a niye ní ngɔngɔɛ ɔ kɛ wai ɔ, nɛ e haa mɛ ba. 17 Nɛ anɔkuale Mawu ɔ ha nihewi* eywiɛ nɛ ɔmɛ nile, juɛmi kɛ nyɛmi nɛ a kɛ ma kɔ nɔ́ fɛɛ nɔ́ nɛ a ngma a se; nɛ e ha nɛ Daniel nuɔ ninahi kɛ nlamihi tsuo a sisi.

18 Benɛ e su be nɛ matsɛ ɔ to kaa a ngɔ mɛ kɛ ba e hɛ mi ɔ, matsɛ we ɔ mi nɔkɔtɔma pe kulaa a ngɔ mɛ kɛ ba Nebukadnezar ngɔ. 19 Benɛ matsɛ ɔ kɛ mɛ tu munyu ɔ, e nɛ nɔ ko ngɛ ni ɔmɛ tsuo a kpɛti nɛ e ngɛ kaa Daniel, Hanania, Mishael, kɛ Azaria; nɛ a ya nɔ nɛ a sɔmɔ matsɛ ɔ. 20 Sane fɛɛ sane nɛ matsɛ ɔ ma bi mɛ nɛ maa hia juɛmi kɛ nɔ́ sisi numi ɔ, e naa kaa a pã wɔnɔ ɔmɛ kɛ klaali tsuo nɛ ngɛ e matsɛ yemi he ɔmɛ tsuo ɔ si nyɔngma. 21 Nɛ Daniel hi lejɛ ɔ kɛ ya si Matsɛ Sirus nɔ yemi ɔ we kekleekle jeha a.