UMUTWE WA 1 1 I Babuloni hari umugabo, witwa Yowasi: 2 Afata umugore witwa Susanna, umukobwa wa Chelciya, umugore mwiza cyane, kandi wubaha Uwiteka. 3 Ababyeyi be na bo bari abakiranutsi, kandi bigisha umukobwa wabo nk'uko amategeko ya Mose abiteganya. 4 Yowasi yari umukire ukomeye, kandi afite ubusitani bwiza bwinjira mu nzu ye, maze Abayahudi bamutabaza. kuko yari afite icyubahiro kurusha abandi bose. 5 Muri uwo mwaka, hashyizweho babiri mu bakera b'abantu kugira ngo babe abacamanza, nk'uko Uwiteka yavuze, ko ububi bwaturutse i Babuloni buturutse ku bacamanza ba kera, basaga n'abayobora rubanda. 6 Ibyo byose babikaga mu rugo rwa Yowasi, kandi ibyabo byose byari byemewe n'amategeko barabasanga. 7 Abantu bagenda saa sita, Susanna yagiye mu busitani bw'umugabo we kugenda. 8 Abakuru bombi bamubona yinjira buri munsi, agenda; ku buryo irari ryabo ryaka umuriro kuri we. 9 Bagoreka imitekerereze yabo, bahindukiza amaso kugira ngo batareba mu ijuru, cyangwa ngo bibuke imanza zaciwe. 10 Nubwo bombi bakomerekejwe n'urukundo rwe, ariko ntibatinyuka ko hagira undi ugaragaza akababaro ke. 11 Kuberako bari bafite isoni zo gutangaza irari ryabo, ko bifuzaga kumukorera. 12 Nyamara bakurikiranaga umwete umunsi ku wundi kugira ngo bamubone. 13 Umwe abwira undi ati: “Reka noneho dusubire iwacu, kuko ari igihe cyo kurya. 14 Nuko barasohoka, batandukanya umwe undi, basubira inyuma basubira ahantu hamwe; hanyuma y'ibyo, babazanya icyabimuteye, bemera irari ryabo: hanyuma bashiraho igihe kimwe bombi, igihe bazamubona wenyine. 15 Byaraguye, babonye igihe gikwiriye, yinjira nka mbere ari kumwe n'abaja babiri gusa, kandi yifuzaga kwiyuhagira mu busitani, kuko byari bishyushye. 16 Nta murambo wari uhari uretse ba basaza bombi bari bihishe, bakamureba.
17 Hanyuma abwira abaja be ati: "Nzanira amavuta no koza imipira, ukinga inzugi z'ubusitani kugira ngo nkarabe." 18 Bakora uko yabategetse, bakinga inzugi z'ubusitani, basohoka mu miryango yiherereye kugira ngo bazane ibyo yari yabategetse, ariko ntibabona abakuru, kuko bari bihishe. 19 Abaja bamaze gusohoka, ba bakuru bombi barahaguruka, biruka kuri we, baravuga bati: 20 Dore inzugi z'ubusitani zarafunzwe, ku buryo nta muntu ushobora kutubona, kandi turagukunda; twemere rero, kandi turyamane natwe. 21 Niba utabishaka, tuzaguhamiriza ko umusore yari kumwe nawe, ni cyo cyatumye wirukana abaja bawe. 22 Hanyuma, Susanna asuhuza umutima, maze avuga ati: 'Ndumiwe impande zose, kuko ninkora iki, ni urupfu kuri njye, kandi niba ntabikora sinshobora guhunga amaboko yawe. 23 Nibyiza ko ngwa mu maboko yawe, ntabikore, kuruta gucumura imbere y'Uwiteka. 24 Susanna arataka n'ijwi rirenga, maze ba bakuru bombi baramutakambira. 25 Hanyuma yiruka, akingura urugi rw'ubusitani. 26 Abagaragu bo mu rugo bumvise gutaka mu busitani, bahita binjira ku muryango wiherereye, kugira ngo barebe icyo bamukoreye. 27 Ariko abakuru bamaze gutangaza ikibazo cyabo, abagaragu baragira isoni nyinshi, kuko nta raporo nk'iyi yakozwe na Susanna. 28 Bukeye bwaho, abantu bateranira hamwe n'umugabo we Joacimu, abo basaza bombi na bo baza buzuye ibitekerezo bibi kuri Susanna ngo bamwice; 29 Abwira abantu ati: “Ohereza Susanna, umukobwa wa Chelciya, muka Yowasi. Nuko barungika. 30 Nuko ajyana na se na nyina, abana be na bene wabo bose. 31 Noneho Susanna yari umugore mwiza cyane, kandi mwiza cyane kubona. 32 Abo bagome bategeka kumupfuka mu maso, (kuko yari yipfutse) kugira ngo buzure ubwiza bwe. 33 Ni cyo cyatumye inshuti ze n'abamubonye bose barira. 34 Abasaza bombi bahaguruka hagati y'abantu, barambika ibiganza ku mutwe.
35 Ararira, areba mu ijuru, kuko umutima we wiringiraga Uwiteka. 36 Abakuru baravuga bati: "Tugenda mu busitani twenyine, uyu mugore yinjiye afite abaja babiri, akinga inzugi z'ubusitani, yirukana abaja. 37 Umusore wari wihishe, aramwegera, aryamana na we. 38 Twebwe abari duhagaze mu mfuruka y'ubusitani, tubonye ubwo bubi, twiruka kuri bo. 39 Tumaze kubabona hamwe, wa mugabo ntitwashoboraga kumufata, kuko yaturushaga imbaraga, akingura urugi, arasohoka. 40 Ariko tumaze gufata uyu mugore, twabajije uwo musore uwo ari we, ariko ntiyatubwira ati: ibyo turabihamya. 41 Inteko ibemera ko ari abakuru n'abacamanza b'abantu, nuko bamucira urwo gupfa. 42 Susanna ataka n'ijwi rirenga, avuga ati: “Mana ihoraho, izi amabanga, kandi izi byose mbere yuko iba: 43 Uzi ko banshinjaga ibinyoma, dore ko ngomba gupfa; mugihe ntigeze nkora ibintu nkibi aba bagabo bampimbye nabi. 44 Uhoraho yumva ijwi rye. 45 Ni cyo cyatumye bicwa, Uhoraho yazamuye umwuka wera w'umusore witwaga Daniel: 46 Ninde warize n'ijwi rirenga, mvuye mu maraso y'uyu mugore. 47 Abantu bose baramuhindukirira, baramubaza bati: “Aya magambo wavuze ni ayahe? 48 Nuko ahagarara hagati yabo, arababaza ati: “Mwa bana ba Isiraheli, mwa bapfu mwe, ku buryo mwaciriye urubanza umukobwa wa Isiraheli utabanje gusuzuma cyangwa kumenya ukuri? 49 Ongera usubire mu rubanza, kuko bamushinje ibinyoma. 50 Ni yo mpamvu abantu bose bongeye guhindukira bihuta, abakuru baramubwira bati: “Ngwino wicare hagati yacu, maze utwereke, kuko Imana yaguhaye icyubahiro cy'umusaza. 51 Daniyeli arababwira ati: “Shyira abo bombi ku ruhande rumwe, nanjye nzabasuzuma. 52 Baca batandukana hagati yabo, ahamagara umwe muri bo, aramubwira ati: "Wowe ushaje mu bugome, none ibyaha byawe wakoze mbere biramenyekana." 53 Kuko wavuze urubanza rw'ibinyoma kandi wamaganye inzirakarengane kandi ukarekura
abanyabyaha bakabohorwa; nubwo Uwiteka avuga ati: Ntuzice inzirakarengane n'intungane. 54 Noneho, niba waramubonye, mbwira, munsi y'igiti ki wabonye bafatanya? Ninde wasubije, Munsi yigiti cya mastick. 55 Daniyeli ati: "Ni byiza. wabeshye umutwe wawe bwite; kuko n'ubu marayika w'Imana yakiriye igihano cy'Imana cyo kugucamo kabiri. 56 Nuko amushyira ku ruhande, ategeka kuzana undi, aramubwira ati: “Urubyaro rwa Kanani, ntabwo ari urwa Yuda, ubwiza bwagushutse, kandi irari ryagoretse umutima wawe. 57 Ukwo ni ko mwakoreye abakobwa b'Abisirayeli, kandi batinya ko bari kumwe nawe, ariko umukobwa wa Yuda ntiyaguma mu bugome bwawe. 58 Noneho mbwira, munsi y'igiti ki wabajyanye hamwe? Ninde wasubije, Munsi yigiti cyera. 59 Daniyeli aramubwira ati: “Nibyo; wanabeshye umutwe wawe bwite, kuko umumarayika w'Imana ategereje inkota yo kugucamo kabiri, kugira ngo arimbure. 60 Amaze guterana bose, n'ijwi rirenga, basingiza Imana, abakiza abamwiringira. 61 Bahagurukira kurwanya abo basaza bombi, kuko Daniyeli yari yabahamije icyaha cyo kubeshya. 62 Bakurikije amategeko ya Mose, babakoreye nk'uko bagambiriye kugirira nabi mugenzi wabo, barabica. Nguko uko amaraso yinzirakarengane yakijijwe umunsi umwe. 63 Ni cyo cyatumye Chelciya n'umugore we basingiza Imana ku bw'umukobwa wabo Susanna, hamwe n'umugabo we Joacim, n'abavandimwe bose, kuko nta buhemu bwigeze buboneka muri we. 64 Kuva uwo munsi, Daniyeli yari azwi cyane imbere y'abantu.