16. (a) Ntak emi Darius okowụtde ukpono ọnọ Abasi Daniel? (b) Nso idotenyịn ke Darius ekenyene aban̄a Daniel?

¹⁶ Darius ama ekere ke imọ inyeneke uyo ndomokiet ke n̄kpọ emi. Owo ikemeke ndikpụhọde ibet oro, owo inyụn̄ ikemeke ndifen “idiọkn̄kpọ” Daniel. Ofụri se Darius ekekemede ndidọhọ Daniel ekedi “Abasi fo emi afo anamde n̄kpọ esie kpukpru ini, ayanyan̄a fi.” Etie nte Darius ama owụt ukpono ọnọ Abasi Daniel. Edi Jehovah ọkọnọ Daniel ukeme ndibem iso ntịn̄ mban̄a iduọ Babylon. Abasi n̄ko ọkọnọ Daniel “ata eti spirit,” emi akanamde enye ọwọrọ ada san̄asan̄a ọkpọn̄ ikpọ owo eken. Eyedi Darius ama ọfiọk ete ke ediwak isua ke edem kpa Abasi emi akanyan̄a n̄kparawa Hebrew ita osio ke akwa ikan̄ eke asakde. Eyedi edidem ama odori enyịn nte ke Jehovah ke emi ayanyan̄a Daniel, sia Darius mîkekemeke ndikpụhọde ibet oro enye ekesịnde ubọk. Ntem, ẹma ẹtop Daniel ẹsịn ke obube mme lion.c Ekem, “ẹda itiat kiet ẹdori ke inua obube oro; ndien edidem ada ufịk n̄wed esiemmọ ye eke ikpọ owo esie enịm idiọn̄ọ ke esịt; man ẹkûkpụhọde uduak emi aban̄ade Daniel.”—Daniel 6:16, 17.