USusanna
1:1 Ke kaloku kwakumi eBhabheli indoda egama linguYowakim.
1:2 Wathabatha umfazi, ogama belinguSusana, intombi kaKelekiya, a
inzwakazi entle kakhulu, emoyikayo uYehova.
1:3 Abazali bakhe babengamalungisa, yaye bayifundisa intombi yabo ngoko
umthetho kaMoses.
1:4 Ke kaloku uYowakim waye eyindoda enkulu esisityebi, enomyezo omhle ohlangene nayo
endlwini; abuthelana kuye amaYuda; ngokuba ebebekekile ngaphezu kwakhe
bonke abanye.
1:5 Kwangaloo mnyaka kwamiselwa amadoda amabini kumadoda amakhulu abantu
abagwebi, njengoko uYehova wathetha ngabo, ukuba ububi buphuma eBhabheli
kubagwebi bamandulo, ababebonakala belawula abantu.
1:6 Abo babegcina kakhulu endlwini kaYowakim, nabo bonke ababambana nomyeni
weza kubo.
1:7 Ke kaloku, bakubon' ukuba bemka abantu emini enkulu, wangena uSusana kuye
igadi yomyeni ukuhamba.
1:8 Ayembona amadoda amakhulu omabini, engena imihla ngemihla, ehambahamba; lo nto
inkanuko yabo yavutha ngakuye.
1:9 Ke bona bayigqwetha ingqiqo yabo, bawajika amehlo abo ukuba babone
ningajongi ezulwini, ningakhumbuli nezigwebo zobulungisa.
1:10 Babethwa ke bobabini ngenxa yothando lwakhe, noko akubangakho nabuganga bakukubona oko
omnye intlungu yakhe.
1:11 Kuba baneentloni ukuxela inkanuko yabo, ababengxamele ukuba nayo
ukwenza naye.
1:12 Babemana bemsinga ke imihla ngemihla, ukuba bambone.
1:13 Wathi ke omnye komnye, Makhe sigoduke, kuba kuyadliwa
ixesha.
1:14 Bathi ke baphuma, bahlukana omnye komnye, bahlukana
abuya abuyela kwakuloo ndawo. kwaye emva koko baba nayo
babuzana isizathu, bavuma inkanuko yabo;
bamisela ixesha kunye bobabini, ukuba bomfumana eyedwa.
1:15 Yawa ke, bakubon' ukuba balinde ixesha, wangena njengokwangaphambili
waye yena ethanda ukuzihlamba egadini
bekushushu.
1:16 Ke bekungekho bani khona, ingengawo amadoda amakhulu amabini, awayezimele
ngokwabo, bambukela.
1:17 Wathi kumkhonzazana wakhe, Ndiziseleni ioli neentyantyambo zokuhlambela, nivale;
iingcango zomyezo, ukuze ndihlambe.
1:18 Benza ke njengoko wabawisela umthetho ngako, bavala iingcango zomyezo, baphuma
emacangweni efihlakeleyo ukuba azithabathe izinto abeziwisele umthetho ngazo
kodwa akawabona amadoda amakhulu, ngokuba ayezimele.
1:19 Ke kaloku, zakuba ziphumile iimpelesi, asuka asuka amadoda amakhulu omabini, abalekela kuwo
yena, esithi,
1:20 Yabona, iingcango zomyezo zivaliwe, ukuba akukho mntu usibonayo, singaphakathi
thanda nawe; Sivume ke ngoko, ulale nathi.
1:21 Ukuba akuvumanga, siya kungqina ngawe, ukuba umfana
ubenawe; wabandulula ke abakhonzazana bakho kuwe.
1:22 Wancwina ke uSusana, wathi, Ndixinekile ngeenxa zonke; ngokuba
yenza le nto, ikukufa kum; ukuba andithanga ndiyenze, andinakusinda
izandla zakho.
1:23 Kulungile ukuba ndiwele ezandleni zenu, ndingakwenzi oko, kunokuba ndone
emehlweni eNkosi.
1:24 Wadanduluka ke uSusana ngezwi elikhulu; adanduluka amadoda amakhulu omabini
ngokuchasene naye.
1:25 Wabaleka omnye, waluvula ucango lomyezo.
1:26 Beva ke abakhonzi bendlu isikhalo emyezweni, benjenjalo
Wagxalathelana emnyango, ukuba abone ukuba kwenzeke ntoni na kuye.
1:27 Ke kaloku, akubon' ukuba amadoda amakhulu ayichaze into yawo, bavuya kakhulu abakhonzi
eneentloni: kuba akuzange kubekho ngxelo injalo ngoSusanna.
1:28 Kwathi ngengomso, bakubon' ukuba bahlanganisene kuye abantu;
Umyeni uJoacim, abadala ababini beza nabo bezele yingcinga ekhohlakeleyo
nxamnye noSusana ukuba ambulale;
1:29 Wathi phambi kwabantu, Biza uSusana, intombi kaKelekiya;
umfazi kaJoacim. Bathumela ke.
1:30 Weza ke yena noyise, nonina, nabantwana bakhe, nabo bonke;
izalamane.
1:31 Ke kaloku uSusana ebengumfazi othambileyo, emhle nembonakalo.
1:32 Awisa umthetho la madoda, ukuba atyhile ubuso bakhe;
ukuze bazaliswe bubuhle bakhe.
1:33 Balila ngoko izihlobo zakhe nabo bonke ababembona.
1:34 Esuka ema amadoda amakhulu amabini phakathi kwabantu, abeka iintloko zawo
izandla entloko.
1:35 Wakhangela phezulu ezulwini, elila, ngokuba intliziyo yakhe ikholose ngaye
Nkosi.
1:36 Athi amadoda amakhulu, Sihamba sodwa emyezweni, yeza lo mfazi
wangena nabakhonzazana ababini, wavala iingcango zomyezo, wazindulula iimpelesi.
1:37 Kweza kuye umfana othile, owayezimele, walala naye.
1:38 Thina ke sasimi ekoneni yomyezo, sabubona obu bubi.
wabaleka waya kubo.
1:39 Sathi sakubabona bekunye, asibanga nako ukuyibamba indoda leyo;
womelele kunathi, waluvula ucango, watsiba waphuma.
1:40 Sayithabatha ke le nkazana, sabuza ukuba ingubani na umfana, kodwa yona
bengasixeleli; siyangqina ezi zinto.
1:41 Lakholwa ke ibandla kubo, njengokuba babengamadoda amakhulu nabagwebi
Baza bamgwebela ukufa.
1:42 Wadanduluka ke uSusana ngezwi elikhulu, wathi, Thixo ongunaphakade!
ozaziyo iimfihlakalo, nozaziyo zonke izinto zingekabikho;
1:43 Uyazi wena ukuba banikele ubungqina bobuxoki ngam;
Ndimelwe kukufa; kanti mna andizange ndizenze izinto ezinjengala madoda
ndiyilwe ngobubi.
1:44 Waliva uYehova ilizwi lakhe.
1:45 Kuthe ngoko, xa wayesiwa ukuba abulawe, iNkosi yamvusa lowo
umoya oyingcwele womfana oselula ogama linguDaniyeli:
1:46 Wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu, esithi, Ndimsulwa egazini lalo mfazi.
1:47 Babheka kuye bonke abantu, bathi, Ziyintoni na ezi zinto?
amazwi owathethileyo?
1:48 Wema ke phakathi kwabo wathi, Niziziyatha na, nina nyanandini?
Sirayeli, ukuba ningaba ningenalwazi, ningayazi inyaniso
Igwebe na intombi yakwaSirayeli?
1:49 Buyelani endaweni yokugweba; ngokuba bangqina ubuxoki
ngokuchasene naye.
1:50 Babuya ke bonke abantu ngobungxamo; athi amadoda kumadoda amakhulu
Wathi kuye, Yiza, uhlale phantsi phakathi kwethu, usixelele, ekubeni uThixo ukunikile
imbeko yendoda enkulu.
1:51 Wathi ke uDaniyeli kubo, Babekeni aba babini, babe kude kwenye;
kwaye ndiya kubacikida.
1:52 Ke kaloku, bakubon’ ukuba bachithakele omnye komnye, wabiza omnye wabo.
wathi kuye, Wena ke upheleyo ebubini, ngoku izono zakho;
owenze ngenxa engaphambili, zivelile.
1:53 Ngokuba uthethe ubuxoki, umgwebe omsulwa
umkhulule onetyala; kanti ke utsho uYehova ukuthi, Omsulwa nomsulwa
ilungisa uze ungalibulali.
1:54 Ngoku ke, ukuba ubonile, ndíxelele, Ubone phantsi komthi na?
badibana kunye? Waphendula ke yena wathi, Phantsi komcinga.
1:55 Wathi uDaniyeli, Kulungile; Uxoke ngentloko yakho; ngenxa
nangoku isithunywa sikaThixo siwufumene isigwebo sikaThixo sokukunqumla
kubini.
1:56 Wayibeka bucala, wathi mayiziswe enye
yena, nzala kaKanan, ungabi ngokaYuda, ubuhle bukukhohlisile;
Inkanuko yayonakalisa intliziyo yakho.
1:57 Zenjenjalo kwiintombi zakwaSirayeli, zankwantya
Yahamba nawe, yasuka intombi kaYuda yala ukukholwa
ubungendawo.
1:58 Ke ngoko yithi kum, wabagalela phantsi komthi mni na?
kunye? Waphendula wathi, Phantsi komthi.
1:59 Wathi uDaniyeli kuye, Kulungile; Uxokile nowakho
intloko; ngokuba isithunywa sikaThixo sihleli sinekrele, ukuba sikunqumle kubini;
ukuze anitshabalalise.
1:60 Ladanduluka ke lonke ibandla, limdumisa uThixo, lisithi,
Obasindisayo abazimela ngaye.
1:61 Asuka avukelana namadoda amakhulu amabini, kuba uDaniyeli wayewagwetyiwe
bangqina ubuxoki ngomlomo wabo;
1:62 Benza kubo ngokomthetho kaMoses, ngolo hlobo
bacinga ukwenza ububi kummelwane wabo;
ukufa. Ngaloo ndlela igazi elimsulwa lasindiswa kwangaloo mini.
1:63 Bamdumisa ke uHilikiya nomkakhe, bamdumisa uThixo ngenxa yentombi yabo uSusana.
noYowakim indoda yakhe, nemizalwane yonke, ngokuba bekungekho
ukunganyaniseki okufunyenwe kuye.
1:64 Ukususela ngaloo mini kuye phambili, uDaniyeli waba nodumo olukhulu emehlweni kaDaniyeli
abantu.