Susanna
1:1 Kwahlala indoda eBhabhiloni, ogama layo linguJoakim.
1:2 Futhi wathatha umfazi, ogama lakhe lalinguSusana, indodakazi kaKelkiya, a
owesifazane omuhle kakhulu, owesaba uJehova.
1:3 Abazali bakhe futhi babelungile, futhi bafundisa indodakazi yabo ngokuvumelana
umthetho kaMose.
1:4 Manje uJowakimi wayengumuntu omkhulu ocebile, futhi wayenengadi enhle ehlangene neyakhe
endlini; kwabuthana kuye abaJuda; ngoba wayehlonipheka ukwedlula
bonke abanye.
1:5 Ngawo lowo nyaka kwamiswa ababili kwabadala abantu ukuba babe
abahluleli, njengalokho uJehova akhuluma ngabo, ukuthi ububi bavela eBhabhiloni
kusukela kubahluleli basendulo, ababebonakala bebusa abantu.
1:6 Laba bagcina okuningi endlini kaJehoyakimi, nabo bonke ababenamacala
weza kubo.
1:7 Manje lapho abantu bemuka emini, uSusana wangena kuye
ingadi yomyeni ukuhamba.
1:8 Abadala ababili bambona engena imihla ngemihla ehamba; ukuze
inkanuko yabo yavutha ngakuye.
1:9 Futhi baphendukezela ingqondo yabo siqu, futhi baphendule amehlo abo, ukuze
lingabheki ezulwini, lingakhumbuli izahlulelo ezilungileyo.
1:10 Futhi nakuba bobabili belinyazwa uthando lwakhe, nokho akazange abe nesibindi sokubonisa
omunye usizi lwakhe.
1:11 Ngoba babenamahloni ukumemezela inkanuko yabo, ukuthi babefisa ukuba
ukwenza naye.
1:12 Nokho babhekisisa usuku nosuku ukuze bambone.
1:13 Futhi omunye wathi komunye: Asihambe manje siye ekhaya, ngoba isidlo
isikhathi.
1:14 Ngakho lapho sebephumile, bahlukana omunye komunye, futhi
babuyela emuva bafika endaweni efanayo; futhi emva kwalokho baba
babuzana isizathu, bavuma inkanuko yabo;
babeka isikhathi ndawonye bobabili, lapho bengamfumana eyedwa.
1:15 Futhi kwawa, njengoba bebuka isikhathi esifanele, yena wangena njengakuqala nge
izincekukazi ezimbili zodwa, wayefisa ukugeza ensimini;
kwakushisa.
1:16 Futhi kwakungekho sidumbu lapho ngaphandle abadala ababili, ababecashile
ngokwabo, futhi bambuka.
1:17 Wathi kuzo izincekukazi zakhe: "Ngilethele amafutha nezigaxa zokuwasha, nivale
iminyango yensimu, ukuze ngigeze mina.
1:18 Benza njengokusho kwakhe kubo, bavala iminyango yensimu, baphuma
bona eminyango yokuthela ukuze balande lokho ayebayale ngakho
kodwa abawabonanga amaxhegu, ngokuba ayecashile.
1:19 Manje lapho izincekukazi seziphumile, abadala ababili basukuma, bagijimela kuye
wakhe, ethi,
1:20 Bheka, iminyango yensimu ivaliwe, ukuze kungabikho muntu ongasibona, futhi singaphakathi
thanda nawe; ngakho-ke sivumele, ulale nathi.
1:21 Uma ungafuni, sizofakaza ngawe, ukuthi insizwa
wayenawe; ngalokho wazimukisa izincekukazi zakho.
1:22 Wabubula uSusana, wathi: "Ngicindezelekile nxazonke;
yenza lokhu, kungukufa kimi; uma ngingakwenzi, anginakubaleka
izandla zakho.
1:23 Kungcono kimi ukuwela ezandleni zakho, futhi ungakwenzi, kunokuba ngone
emehlweni eNkosi.
1:24 Ngemva kwalokho uSusana wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, futhi abadala ababili bamemeza
ngokumelene naye.
1:25 Khona-ke wagijima lowo, futhi wavula umnyango engadini.
1:26 Ngakho lapho izinceku zendlu zizwa ukukhala engadini, they
waphuthuma emnyango wendlu yokugezela ukuba abone ukuthi kwenziweni kuye.
1:27 Kodwa lapho abadala sebememezele udaba lwabo, izinceku kakhulu
enamahloni: ngokuba akuzange kuvezwe umbiko onjalo ngoSusanna.
1:28 Kwathi ngangomuso abantu sebebuthene kuye
umyeni Joacim, abadala ababili beza futhi egcwele umcabango omubi
ngokumelene noSusanna ukumbulala;
1:29 Wathi phambi kwabantu: "Biza uSusana, indodakazi kaHilikiya.
Umka-Joacim. Basebethumela.
1:30 Wayesefika noyise, nonina, nabantwana bakhe, nabo bonke
izihlobo.
1:31 Manje uSusanna wayengowesifazane othambile kakhulu, futhi emuhle ukubheka.
1:32 Lawa madoda akhohlakele ayala ukuba ambule ubuso, ngoba wayenjalo
emboziwe) ukuze bagcwaliswe ngobuhle bakhe.
1:33 Ngakho abangane bakhe nabo bonke ababembona bakhala.
1:34 Khona-ke abadala ababili basukuma phakathi kwabantu, futhi wabeka zabo
izandla ekhanda lakhe.
1:35 Futhi ekhala, wabheka ngasezulwini, ngoba inhliziyo yakhe wayethembele kuye
Nkosi.
1:36 Abadala bathi, Sithe sihamba sodwa ensimini, wafika lo wesifazane
wangena nezincekukazi ezimbili, wavala iminyango yensimu, wazimukisa izintombi.
1:37 Khona-ke insizwa, owayefihliwe, weza kuye, walala naye.
1:38 Khona-ke thina esasimi ekhoneni lensimu, sibona lobu bubi.
wagijima waya kubo.
1:39 Futhi lapho sibabona ndawonye, indoda asikwazanga ukumbamba, ngoba wayekhona
unamandla kunathi, wavula umnyango, wagxuma waphuma.
1:40 Kodwa sithathe lona wesifazane, sabuza ukuthi ingubani insizwa, kodwa yena
kazange asitshele: lezizinto siyazifakaza.
1:41 Khona-ke umhlangano wabakholwa njengalabo ababengabadala nabahluleli
labantu: ngakho bamgwebela ukufa.
1:42 Khona uSusana wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, futhi wathi: O Nkulunkulu ophakade!
owazi izimfihlo, nowazi zonke izinto ngaphambi kokuba zibe khona;
1:43 Uyazi ukuthi bafakaza amanga ngami;
Kufanele ngife; kanti mina angizange ngizenze izinto ezinjengalaba bantu
ngaqanjelwa ngonya.
1:44 Futhi iNkosi yezwa izwi lakhe.
1:45 Ngakho lapho eyiswa ukuba abulawe, iNkosi yamvusa
umoya ongcwele wensizwa egama layo linguDaniyeli:
1:46 Owamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, Ngikhululekile egazini lalona wesifazane.
1:47 Bonke abantu baphendukela kuye, bathi: "Ziyini lezi?"
amazwi owakhulumile?
1:48 Wayemi phakathi kwabo, wathi: "Nina niyiziwula, nina madodana?
Israyeli, ukuthi awunakho ukuhlola noma ulwazi lweqiniso
walahla indodakazi yakwa-Israyeli na?
1:49 Buyelani futhi endaweni yokwahlulela, ngoba baye bafakaza amanga
ngokumelene naye.
1:50 Ngakho bonke abantu babuya ngokushesha, futhi abadala bathi kuye
wathi kuye: Woza, uhlale phakathi kwethu, usitshele, lokhu uNkulunkulu ukuphile
udumo lomdala.
1:51 Wayesethi uDaniyeli kubo: “Bekani laba ababili eceleni omunye kude komunye.
futhi ngizobahlola.
1:52 Kwathi sebehlukene omunye komunye, wabiza omunye wabo.
wathi kuye: “Wena osemdala ebubini, manje izono zakho
owakwenza ngaphambili sekuyavela obala.
1:53 Ngoba umemezele isahlulelo samanga futhi uye walahla abangenacala
futhi ukhulule onecala; kodwa iNkosi ithi: Ongenacala futhi
olungileyo ungambulali.
1:54 Manje ke, uma uke wambona, ngitshele, Ngaphansi kwasiphi isihlahla owabona
bahlangane ndawonye? Waphendula wathi, Ngaphansi kwesihlahla sikamaskandi.
1:55 UDaniyeli wathi: "Kulungile; uqambe amanga ngekhanda lakho; okwe
ngisho namanje ingelosi kaNkulunkulu isamukele isigwebo sikaNkulunkulu sokukunquma
kokubili.
1:56 Ngakho wayibeka eceleni, futhi wayala ukuba kulethwe enye, futhi wathi kuye
yena, wena nzalo yaseKhanani, hhayi kaJuda, ubuhle bukukhohlisile.
nenkanuko iyihlanekezele inhliziyo yakho.
1:57 Wenze njalo amadodakazi akwa-Israyeli, futhi ngenxa yokwesaba
kodwa indodakazi kaJuda kayivumanga ukuhlala lawe
ububi.
1:58 Ngakho-ke, ngitshele, Ngaphansi kwamuphi umuthi owabathatha behamba nabo
ndawonye? Yaphendula yathi, Ngaphansi kwesihlahla.
1:59 Wayesethi uDaniyeli kuye: "Kulungile; nawe uqambe amanga ngowakho
ikhanda, ngokuba ingelosi kaNkulunkulu ihlezi nenkemba ukukunquma kabili;
ukuze akubhubhise.
1:60 Ngakho lonke ibandla lamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, futhi badumisa uNkulunkulu.
osindisa abathembela kuye.
1:61 Futhi basukuma ngokumelene abadala ababili, ngoba uDaniyeli wayebalahle ngecala
ofakazi bamanga ngomlomo wabo siqu.
1:62 Futhi ngokomthetho kaMose benza kubo ngendlela efana
babehlose ukwenza okubi kumakhelwane wabo;
ukufa. Kanjalo igazi elingenacala lasindiswa ngalo lolo suku.
1:63 Ngakho uChelkiya nomkakhe badumisa uNkulunkulu ngendodakazi yabo uSusana.
noJehowakimi umyeni wakhe, nazo zonke izihlobo zakhe, ngokuba kwakungekho
ukungathembeki okutholakala kuye.
1:64 Kusukela ngalolo suku kuqhubeke uDaniyeli waba nedumela elikhulu emehlweni kaDaniyeli
abantu.