Daniel 11 — Sena Malawi

1“Pontho chaka chakutoma wa Dariusi mfumu wa Medi, ine ndidaimira kumphedza pontho kumtchinjiriza.)

2Tenepo pinthu pinafuna ine kukupanga chinchinopi mphyakuona pyokhokha.” Mngelo adalonga mbati, “Mafumu anango atatu anatonga dziko ya Peresia, m'nduli mwache mbabwera mfumu wachinayi, ule anakhala nyakufuma pyakwanga kupiringana anango onsene ale. Iye anakula mphamvu pyakwanga thangwi ya mfumacheyo mbachitisa munthu onsene kupokanyisana na ufumu wa Grisi.

3“Tenepo mfumu wamphamvu zache anabwera, ule anafuna dzatonga na utongi onsene mbachita pyache pyonsene pyakumkomera.

4Kwache pidakula iye wamphamvu ufumu wache unavungika mbugawiwa m'makhundu manayi. Ufumuwo nkhabe dzaenda kuna pidzukulu pyache, penu kukhala pontho na mphamvu ninga zikhali na iye zile tayu, thangwi iye anapokoserwa ufumu mbuperekwa kuna anango.

5“Mfumu wa Kumwera anakhala wamphamvu, kwache mbodzi wa akadamu ache a nkhondo ndiye anafuna dzakhala na mphamvu kupita iye, mbatonga ufumu wache ene na mphamvu zikulu.

6Pyaka pingasi pingagwanda, mfumu wa Kumwera anasasanya chiphatizano na mfumu wa Kumpoto. Mwana wamkazi wa mfumu wa Kumwera anasembwa na mfumu wa Kumpoto kufuna kuwangisa chiphatizano chawo. Kwache chiphatizano chawo nkhabe dzakhala ndzidzi ukulu ene tayu. Nsiku zenezo mwanache wamkazi anaperekwa m'manja mwa anyamalwa pabodzi pene na mathubu ache achifumu na babache ene, pontho na onsene ale akhali kukhundu kwache.

7“Sindzidzi nkhubuluka penepo mbodzi wa abale ache mwana wamkaziyo anapita ufumu. Iye anachita nkhondo na anyankhondo a mfumu wa Kumpoto mbapita mumpanda wa anyankhondo ache mbamala kuakunda.

8Iye anakwata mifanikizo yawo, pontho na pyombo pyawo pya golidi na siliva pidapambulirwa kuna milungu pile, mbabwerera napyo ku Iguputo. Pingagwanda pyaka pizinji pene iye analeka kumenyana na mfumu wa Kumpoto.

9Tenepo mfumu wa Kumpoto anachita nkhondo na mfumu wa Kumwera na anyankhondo ache, kwache iye anakhakhamizwa kuthawa.

10“Ana a mfumu wa Kumpoto anasasanyikira pya nkhondo mbagumanyisa anyankhondo azinji ene, ale anafuna dzakukulula ninga madzi makulu, tenepo anakakisa nkhondo mpakana kumpanda wa anyamalwawo.

11Na thangwi yakuzhangali, mfumu wa Kumwera anachita nkhondo na mfumu wa Kumpoto, ule anagumanyisa anyankhondo azinji, kwache iwo anakundwa.

12Mfumu wa Kumwera anatumbama thangwi ya kukunda kwacheko, pontho na thangwi ya anyankhondo pikwi-pikwi adapha iye ale. Kwache iye nkhabe dzathimiza kukunda tayu.

13“Mfumu wa Kumpoto anagumanyisa pontho anyankhondo azinji kupiringana akhali na iye pakutoma ale. Tenepo pandzidzi wache wakuthema iye anabwerera na anyankhondo ache azinji, pontho aluso.

14“Penepo anthu azinji anagalukira mfumu wa Kumwera. Amuna anango akuzunguza a m'dzinza mwako, iwe Daniele, anapandukira kufuna chitisa masomphenya aona iwe ale kukwana-kwana. Kwache iwo anati akundwe.

15Tenepo mfumu wa Kumpoto na anyankhondo ache anazungulira mzinda wakutchingwa na mpanda mbamuluka mataka kuzungulira mzindawo. Anyankhondo a ku Kumwera anasowa mphamvu zakubwezera; podi na anyankhondo awo ene aluso maka nkhabe dzakwanisa kuimisana nawo na pang'ono pene tayu.

16Anyankhondo a ku Kumpoto anachita nawo pyonsene pene pyakuakomera mbapasowa munthu na mbodzi ene wakuimisana nawo. Iye anapikhazika yekha ene m'Dziko Yakubalika mbakhala na mphamvu zakuvunga nazo.

17“Mfumu wa Kumpoto anachita phinga kudza na amuna amphamvu a muufumu wache onsene mbachita chiphatizano na mfumu wa Kumwera pakumsembesa mwanache wamkazi, towera apokosere ufumuwo; kwache pinasasanya iyepyo nkhabe dzachitika tayu.

18Kubuluka penepo iye anaenda kachita nkhondo na anyamgombe mbakunda madzinza azinji ene. Kwache mkadamu wakudzambo pyache ndiye anafuna dzamkunda mbamalisa kutumbama kwache; iye anati amchitise manyadzo.

19Tenepo mfumu anabwerera kumpanda wa anyankhondo a m'dziko mwache makamo, kwache iye anakundwa; kweneko kunakhala kumala kwache.

20“Nyakupita m'mbuto mwache anatuma thubu kakhakhamiza anthu kukhoma msonkho, towera ainjipise demelero ya ufumu wache. Ndzidzi pang'ono basi mfumu weneyo anati aphiwe, kwache nee na thangwi ya kuzhangali naye, penu pankhondo tayu.”

21Mngelo ule adathimiza kulonga mbati, “Nyakufuna dzapita ufumu wa Kumpoto anakhala munthu wakuipa, ule hadatheme kukhala mfumu tayu. Iye anapokosera ufumuwo mwenemo anthu ache akuona ninga ali pakupata mbapichita mwaunthawatawa.

22Munthu onsene wakupokanyisana naye, podi na Nyansembe Wamkulu ene wa Mulungu, anakukululwa basi mbavungwa monsene mwene.

23Pakuchita nawo chiphatizano iye ananyengeza madzinza azinji ene, tenepo iye anakhala na mphamvu pyakwanga, podi kwene kuti atonge pyache dzinza ing'ono tani.

24Iye anapokosera madziko amfuma mwakukhonda kuacheuza, pontho anachita pinthu pyakuti chipo ababache, penu makolo ache adzati kupichita tayu. Kubuluka penepo iye anagawa pinthu pidakwata iye pankhondo pile, pakati pa anyakumtewerache. Iye anasasanya njira zakusosera mpanda wa anyamalwache, kwache ndzidzi wakuchita penepi unakhala wakuchepa.

25“Na gulu ikulu ya anyankhondo iye analamuka na mphamvu zache zonsene pontho na kuwanga mtima kuchita nkhondo na mfumu wa Kumwera, ulembo anasasanyika pyakuimisana naye na gulu ikulu pontho yamphamvu. Kwache mfumu wa Kumwera anachimwana kuimisana naye, thangwi ya upandu udamsasanyira iye.

26Mapungu ache achifupiletu anayesa kumsandukira. Gulu yache ya anyankhondo inamala puluzwa, pontho anyankhondo ache azinji anaphiwa pankhondo.

27Mafumu mawiri anakhala pathebulu kudya, kwache iwo anakhala na manyerezero akuipa. Tenepo ananamizana pyawo okhokha. Iwo nkhabe gumana chinafuna iwo tayu, thangwi ndzidzi wawo hudzati kwana tayu.

28Mfumu wa Kumpoto anabwerera kwawo na pinthu pizinji pyapokosera iye, mbakhala na phinga kuvunga chipembedzo cha anthu a Mulungu. Iye anachita pyache pyakumkomera, tenepo anabwerera kudziko kwache.

29“M'nduli mwache iye anachita pontho nkhondo na Kumwera, kwache ndzidzi wenewu nee pinakhalave ninga mudachitira iye pakutoma pale tayu.

30Miyadia yakubulukira kumadokero dzuwa yakukhala m'khundu-khundu mwa bara inamenyana naye, tenepo iye anataya mtima. Kubuluka penepo iye anabwerera mwakuzhangali pyakwanga mbayesera pontho kuvunga chipembedzo cha anthu a Mulungu. Iye anakomera mtima anthu ambakhondambo chipembedzo chenechi ale.

31“Anyankhondo ache anaswipisa Nyumba ya Mulungu mbalekesa nsembe za nsiku na nsiku zile. Penepo iwo anaikhapo chinthu chakunyansa chimbavunga chile.

32Na thangwi ya kutapira m'kanwa, mfumu ananyengerera anthu azinji ale adakhonda kale chipembedzo chawo, kwache anthu ale ambatewera Mulungu wawo anaimira dzololo kumenyana naye.

33“Amuna anzeru anapereka uphungu kuna anthu azinji ene. Kwache ndzidzi pang'ono basi anango a iwo anati aphiwe pankhondo, penu kupiswa moto, anangombo anaphatwa mbasanduka anyaperezo.

34Mwenemo kuphako mbakuli m'kati, anthu a Mulungu anatambira chiphedzo chakuchepa, pontho anthu, ale si akuona mtima tayu, anapitambo m'gulu mwawo.

35Anango a anthu anzeru anasanyiswa, towera acheneswe, ayeswe mbachitiswa kukhala akusowa na chakupokanyisa chene mpakana mamalisiro afike, thangwi penepi pinachitika pandzidzi wache wasankhula Mulungu ule.

36“Mfumu wa Kumpoto anachita pyache pyakumkomera. Iye anagaya kuti ngwamkulu kupiringana milungu inango pontho anashola Mulungu Nyakudzulu-dzulu. Iye anakwanisa kuchita tenepo mpakana ndzidzi unafuna dzaoneka ukali wa Mulungu. Mulungu anachita ninga montho mukhadapisasanyira iye kudzapichita mule.

37Mfumu anapasa nkhodolo milungu ikhapembedza makolo ache ile, pontho na milungu ene ikhafunwa na akazi ile. Ndimomwene iye anati apasa nkhodolo milungu yonsene, thangwi iye anapithemba kuti ngwamkulu kupiringana milungu yeneyo.

38M'mbuto mwache iye anathimiza kulemedza milungu imbatchinjiriza mipanda ya anyankhondo ile. Iye anapereka golidi, siliva, miyala yakudula pontho na mitukwa inango yadidi ninga nsembe kuna milungu idakhonda pembedza makolo ache ile.

39Kufuna kutchinjiriza mipandache ya anyankhondo, iye anaphatisa basa anthu ale ambapembedza milungu yachilendo. Iye analemedza pikulu pene anthu ale ambamdziwa kuti iye ndiye mtongi mbaapasa chidzo chakutonga anthu azinji, pontho kuapasa mbuto ninga mfupo wawo.

40“Ndzidzi wakumalisa wa mfumu wa Kumpoto ungafika, mfumu wa Kumwera anachita naye nkhondo, tenepo na mphamvu zache zonsene mfumu wa Kumpoto anaimisana naye, pakuphatisa basa pingolo pya nkhondo, akavalo na miyadia mizinji. Iye anapokosera madziko azinji ene mbaakukulula ninga madzi makulu.

41Iye anapokosera na Dziko Yakubalika ene. Madziko azinji ene anakundwa, kwache madziko a Edomu, Moabu, pontho akadamu a Amoni anapulumuswa m'manja mwache.

42Iye anafikisa utongi wache kumadziko azinji ene; podi na Iguputo ene nkhabe dzasiyiwa tayu.

43Iye anapokosera mfuma ya golidi na siliva ya mu Iguputo, pontho na pinthu pinango pyonsene pyakudula. Iye anakunda Libia na Kushi.

44Mbwenye mphangwa zakubulukira kumabulukiro dzuwa na kumpoto zinampasa mantha, tenepo iye anaenda mwakuzhangali pyakwanga kavunga na kupha anthu azinji ene.

45Iye anamanga makumbi ache akulu achifumu pakati pa bara na phiri yakubalika ya Zioni. Kwache iye anati afe mbapasowa munthu na mbodzi ene wakumphedza.”