Susanna, also called Susanna and the Elders, is a narrative included in the Book of Daniel by the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches and Eastern Orthodox Churches.

2. 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.

3. 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.