ISAHLUKO 1 1 Ke kaloku kwakumi eBhabheli indoda egama linguYowakim. 2 Wazeka umfazi, ogama belinguSusana, intombi kaKilekiya, intombi entle kunene, emoyikayo uYehova. 3 Nabazali bakhe babengamalungisa, kwaye bayifundisa intombi yabo ngokomthetho kaMoses. 4 Ke kaloku uYowakim waye eyindoda enkulu esisityebi, enomyezo omhle ekufuphi nendlu yakhe; ngokuba ebebekekile yena ngaphezu kwabo bonke abanye. 5 Kwangaloo nyaka kwamiselwa ababini kumadoda amakhulu abantu ukuba babe ngabagwebi, njengoko uYehova wathethayo ngabo, ukuba inkohlakalo yaphuma eBhabhiloni ivela kubagwebi bamandulo, ababebonakala belawula abantu. 6 Bona bagcina kakhulu endlwini kaYowakim; baye bonke abakhwenyana, besiza kubo. 7 Bemka ke abantu emini enkulu, uSusana wangena emyezweni wendoda yakhe, ukuba ahambe. 8 Ayembona amadoda amakhulu omabini, engena imihla ngemihla, ehambahamba; wavutha inkanuko yabo kuye. 9 Kwaye bayigqwetha ingqiqo yabo, kwaye bawajika amehlo abo, ukuze bangabi nakukhangela ezulwini, okanye bakhumbule izigwebo zobulungisa. 10 Bahlatywa uthando lwabo bobabini, kodwa akubangakho namnye umva umvandedwa wakhe. 11 Kuba babeneentloni zokuyixela inkanuko yabo, ababethanda ukuyenza kuye. 12 Noko ke babemgcina imihla ngemihla, ukuba bambone. 13 Wathi omnye komnye, Masigoduke, ngokuba lilixa lesidlo. 14 Aphuma ke, ahlukana, omnye nomnye, ajika abuyela kuloo ndawo. Ke kaloku, bakubon’ ukuba babuzana ngomcimbi lowo, bayibona inkanuko yabo; 15 Wathi ke, bakubon' ukuba babonisele, wangena ngokwexesha elililo, wangena eneempelesi ezimbini zodwa; wangxamela ukuhlamba emyezweni, kuba bekushushu.
16 Ke bekungekho bani khona, ingengawo amadoda amakhulu amabini, awayezimele, amlinda. 17 Wathi kumkhonzazana wakhe, Ndiziseleni ioli neempahla zokuhlambela, nivale iingcango zomyezo, ndihlambe; 18 Benza njengoko wabawisela umthetho ngako, bazivala iingcango zomyezo, baphuma bebodwa ngeminyango, baya kuthabatha into abebawisele umthetho ngayo; akawabona amadoda amakhulu, ngokuba abezimele. 19 Zithe ke zakuphuma iimpelesi, asuka abaleka ukuya kuyo amadoda amakhulu amabini, esithi. 20 Qaphela, iingcango zomyezo zivaliwe, ukuze kungabikho mntu unokusibona, kwaye sithandana nawe; Sivume ke ngoko, ulale nathi. 21 Ukuba akuvumanga, songqina ngawe, ukuba umfana ubenawe; ngenxa yoko wabandulula abakhonzazana bakho kuwe. 22 Wancwina ke uSusana, wathi, Ndixinekile ngeenxa zonke; ngokuba ukuba ndithe ndayenza loo nto, ikukufa kum; 23 Kundilungele ukuba ndiwele ezandleni zenu, ndingakwenzi, kunokuba ndone emehlweni kaYehova. 24 Wadanduluka ke uSusana ngezwi elikhulu; akhala ngaye amadoda amakhulu omabini. 25 Wabaleka omnye, waluvula ucango lomyezo. 26 Zakuva ke abakhonzi bendlu isikhalo emyezweni, bagxalathelana emnyango wendlu, ukuba babone ukuba kwenziwe ntoni na kuye. 27 Akuyixela ke into enjalo amadoda amakhulu, badana kakhulu abakhonzi; ngokuba akuzange kubekho ngxelo injalo ngoSusana. 28 Kwathi ngengomso, bakubon’ ukuba uhlanganisene ndawonye abantu kuYowakim indoda, namadoda amakhulu amabini ezele ziingcinga zobutshinga ngoSusana, ukuba ambulale; 29 Wathi phambi kwabantu, Biza uSusana, intombi kaHilekiya, umkaYowakim. Bathumela ke. 30 Weza ke yena noyise, nonina, nabantwana bakhe, nemizalwane yakhe yonke. 31 Ke uSusana waye engumfazi othambileyo, emhle nembonakalo. 32 Awisa umthetho loo madoda angendawo, ukuba atyhile ubuso bakhe, kuba ebegqubuthele, ukuze azaliswe bubuhle bakhe.
33 Balila ke izihlobo zakhe nabo bonke ababembona. 34 Esuka amadoda amakhulu omabini phakathi kwabantu, acinezela ngezandla zawo phezu kwentloko yakhe. 35 Wakhangela ezulwini, elila, ngokuba intliziyo yakhe ikholose ngoYehova. 36 Athi amadoda amakhulu, Kuthe, sihamba sodwa emyezweni, yeza lo mfazi ehamba neempelesi zambini, wavala iingcango zomyezo, wazindulula iimpelesi. 37 Kweza kuye umfana othile, owayezimele, walala naye. 38 Ngoko thina babemi ekoneni yomyezo, sibona obu bubi, sabalekela kubo. 39 Sababona bekunye, asibanga nakuyibamba indoda, kuba ibinamandla kunathi, yaluvula ucango, yatsiba ngaphandle. 40 Sayithabatha ke le nkazana, sabuza ukuba ingubani na umfana, akathetha nathi; 41 Lakholwa ke ibandla kubo, njengokuba ngamadoda amakhulu nabagwebi babantu; bamgweba ukuba afe. 42 Wadanduluka ke uSusana ngezwi elikhulu, wathi, Thixo ongunaphakade, wena uzaziyo iimfihlelo, ozaziyo zonke izinto zingekabikho; 43 Uyazi wena ukuba bangqina ubuxoki ngam; yabona, ndiya kufa; kanti mna andizange ndizenze izinto ezinjengezo bandicebe ngogonyamelo aba bantu. 44 Waliva uYehova ilizwi lakhe. 45 Yathi ke yakuba isiwa ekubulaweni kwayo, iNkosi yamkhupha umoya oyingcwele umfana, ogama linguDaniyeli; 46 Wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu, esithi, Ndimsulwa egazini lalo mfazi. 47 Babheka kuye bonke abantu, bathi, Ayintoni na la mazwi uwathethileyo? 48 Wema ke esazulwini sabo, wathi, Ninje na ukuthi nina, nyana bakaSirayeli, niziziyatha na, ukuba niyigwebe intombi yakwaSirayeli, ningaphicotha, ningayazi inyaniso? 49 Buyela endaweni yokugweba; ngokuba bangqinele ubungqina bobuxoki ngayo. 50 Babuya ke bonke abantu ngobungxamo; athi kuye amadoda amakhulu, Yiza uhlale phakathi kwethu, usixelele, ngokuba uThixo ukunike imbeko yendoda enkulu. 51 Wathi uDaniyeli kubo, Babekeni aba babini, babe kude kwenye, ndibakhangele.
52 Ke kaloku, bakubon’ ukuba bahlukene omnye komnye, ubize omnye wabo, wathi kuye, Wena ke, wena umdala, ubugwenxa, ngoku zityhilekile izono zakho owazenza ngenxa engaphambili. 53 Ngokuba ugwebe omsulwa, wabakhulula ongendawo, wabakhulula; noko utsho uYehova ukuthi, Uze ungambulali omsulwa nolilungisa. 54 Ngoku ke, ukuba ubonile, ndíxelele, úbabone behlanganisene phantsi komthi mni na? Waphendula ke yena wathi, Phantsi komcinga. 55 Wathi uDaniyeli, Kulungile; Uxoke ngentloko yakho; kuba nangoku isithunywa sikaThixo siwubambile umthetho kaThixo, wokuba ndikunqumle kubini. 56 Wayibekela bucala, wathi mayiziswe enye, wathi kuye, Wena mbewu yakwaKanan, ungabi ngowakwaYuda, ubuhle bukukhohlisile, nenkanuko iyigwenxile intliziyo yakho. 57 Nize nenjenjalo ezintombini zakwaSirayeli, zaniwela ngokoyika. Ke ayivumanga intombi kaYuda ukuma ezintweni zenu ezimbi. 58 Kaloku ke khawundixelele, ububabutha phantsi komthi mni na? Waphendula wathi, Phantsi komthi. 59 Wathi uDaniyeli kuye, Kulungile; Uyixokisile nentloko yakho; ngokuba isithunywa sikaThixo sihleli sinekrele, ukuba sikunqumle kubini, ukuba sikutshabalalise. 60 Ladanduluka ke lonke ibandla, limdumisa uThixo, obasindisayo abo bakholose ngaye. 61 Asuka asukelana namadoda amakhulu amabini, kuba uDaniyeli wayewagwebele ngomlomo wawo ngobungqina bobuxoki. 62 Benza kubo ngokomthetho kaMoses, njengoko babecinga ububi kummelwane wabo; bababulala. Ngaloo ndlela igazi elimsulwa lasindiswa kwangaloo mini. 63 Bamdumisa ke uHilekiya nomkakhe, ngenxa yentombi yabo uSusana, noYowakim indoda yakhe, nemizalwane yonke, ngenxa enokuba bekungekho kuye ubuqhokolo. 64 Ukususela ngaloo mini uDaniyeli waba nozuko olukhulu emehlweni abantu.