uZefaniya
ISAHLUKO 1
1 Izwi likaJehova elafika kuZefaniya, indodana kaKushi, indodana kaGedaliya, indodana kaAmariya, indodana kaHezekiya, ezinsukwini zikaJosiya,indodanaka-Amoni,inkosiyakwaJuda.
2 Ngiyakuqothula nokuqothula zonke izinto zisuke ezweni,” usho uJehova.
3 Ngiyakuqeda abantu nezilwane; Ngiyakuqeda izinyoni zezulu, nezinhlanzi zolwandle, nezikhubekisokanyenababi;ngiyakunqumaumuntu ezweni,” usho uJehova.
4 Ngiyakwelulela isandla sami phezu kukaJuda naphezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema; ngiyakunquma insali kaBali kule ndawo, negama lamaKemarimukanyenabapristi; 5Lalaboabakhonzaibandlalezuluphezukwezindlu; nabakhulekayo nabafunga uJehova, nabafunga ngoMalikamu;
6 Nabahlubukayo kuJehova; nalabo abangamfunangauJehova,nabangazangebambuze.
7ThulaebuswenibeNkosiuJehova,ngokubausuku lukaJehovaselusondele,ngokubauJehovaulungisile umhlatshelo,unxusileabamenyiweyobakhe.
8 Kuyakuthi ngosuku lomhlatshelo kaJehova, ngihambele izikhulu, nabantwana benkosi, nabo bonkeabembetheizambathozabezizwe.
9 Ngalolo suku ngiyakubahambela bonke abeqa embundwini, abagcwalisa izindlu zamakhosi abo ngobudlovanangenkohliso.
10 “Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova, “kube khona umsindo wokukhala uvela eSangweni Lezinhlanzi, nokuhhewula kwelesibili, nokuphahlazekaokukhuluokuvelaemagqumeni.
11 Hewulani nina enakhileyo eMaketeshi, ngoba bonke abantu abahwebayo banqunyiwe; bonke abathwalaisilivabayakunqunywa.
12 “Kuyakuthi ngaleso sikhathi ngiphenye iJerusalema ngamakhandlela, ngijezise amadoda ehlezi ekuhlengeni kwawo athienhliziyweni yawo: ‘UJehova akenziokuhle, akenzi nokubi.
13 Ngakho-ke impahla yabo iyakuba yimpango, nezindlu zabo zibe yincithakalo; bayakutshala izivini,kephabangaphuziiwayinilazo.
14 Usuku olukhulu lukaJehova luseduze, luseduze, futhilusheshakakhulu,yeboizwilosukulukaJehova; iqhaweliyakukhalalaphongokumunyu.
15Lolosukulungusukulolaka,usukulosizinolosizi, usuku lwencithakalo nolwencithakalo, usuku lobumnyama nesigayegaye, usuku lwamafu nolobumnyamaobukhulu,
16Usukulwecilongonolokuhlabaumkhosingemizi ebiyelweyonasemibhoshongweniephakemeyo.
17Ngiyakwehliselausiziphezukwabantu,bahambe njengezimpumputhe, ngokuba bonile kuJehova; igazilaboliyakuchithwanjengothuli,nenyamayabo njengomquba.
18 Isiliva labo negolide labo ngeke libe namandla okubakhulula ngosuku lolaka lukaJehova; kepha izwelonkeliyakushwabadelwangumlilowomhawu wakhe, ngokuba uyakuqeda masinyane bonke abakhileyoezweni.
ISAHLUKO 2
1 Buthanani ndawonye, yebo, qoqani ndawonye, O sizweesingafunwa;
2 lungakazali, usuku lungakadluli njengamakhoba, lungakafiki phezu kwenu ulaka oluvuthayo lukaJehova, lungakafiki phezu kwenu usuku lolaka lukaJehova.
3 Funani uJehova nina nonke bathobekileyo bomhlabaenisebenzileukwahlulelakwakhe; funani ukulunga, funani ukuthobeka, mhlawumbe niyakusitshekelwangosukulolakalukaJehova.
4 Ngokuba iGaza liyakushiywa, ne-Ashikeloni libe yincithakalo;bayakuxoshai-Ashidodieminienkulu, ne-Ekronilisishulwe.
5Mayekwabakhileyongasogwinilolwandle,isizwe samaKhereti! izwi likaJehova limelene nani; + O Kanana, + zwe lamaFilisti, futhi ngizokubhubhisa ukuzekungabikhoohlalakhona.
6Ugulolwandleluyakubangamadlelonamadokodo abelusinezibayazezimvu.
7 Umkhawulo uyakuba ngowensali yendlu yakwaJuda;ayakweluselakulo,alaleezindlinizaseAshikeloni kusihlwa, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wawo uyakubahambela, abuyise ukuthunjwakwabo.
8 Ngiyizwile inhlamba yakwaMowabi nezithuko zabantwana bakwa-Amoni abahlambalaze ngazo abantubami,baziphakamisaemngceleniwabo. 9Ngalokhokuphilakwami,ushouJehovaSebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: “Impela uMowabi uyakubanjengeSodoma,nabantwanabakwa-Amoni babenjengeGomora,indawoyokuzalaizimbabazane, nemigodi kasawoti, ibe yincithakalo ephakade; abantu bayoziphanga, futhi insali yabantu bami iyozidla.
10 Lokhu bayakuba nakho ngokuzidla kwabo, ngokuba baye bahlambalaza, baziphakamisa kubantubakaJehovaSebawoti.
11 UJehova uyakwesabeka kubo, ngokuba uyakubabhubhisa bonke onkulunkulu bomhlaba; abantu bayakukhuleka kuye, kube yilowo nalowo endaweniyakhe,zonkeiziqhingizabezizwe.
12NanimaTopiya,niyobulawangenkembayami.
13 Uyakwelulela isandla sakhe ngasenyakatho, abhubhise i-Asiriya; iNineve yenze incithakalo, yomenjengehlane.
14Imihlambiiyakulalaphakathikwayo,zonkeizilo zezizwe; izwi labo liyakuhuba emafasiteleni; kuyakuba yincithakalo emibundwini, ngokuba uyambulaimisebenziyemisedari.
15 Lona ngumuzi othokozayo owahlala ngokulondeka, owathi enhliziyweni yawo: “Yimi, akakho omunye; yilowo nalowo odlula ngakuyo uyakuhuba,anikineisandla.
ISAHLUKO 3
1 Maye kulowo muzi ongcolile nongcolile, kuwo umuziocindezelayo!
2Alilalelangaizwi;akakwamukelangaukuqondiswa; alithembelanga kuJehova; akasondelanga kuNkulunkuluwakhe.
3 Izikhulu zawo phakathi kwawo zingamabhubesi abhodlayo;abahlulelibawobayizimpisizakusihlwa; abaququququamathambokwazekwasa.
4 Abaprofethi bawo bangabantu abalula nabakhohlisayo;
5 UJehova olungileyo uphakathi kwawo; akenzi okubi; njalo ekuseni uveza ukwahlulela kwakhe ekukhanyeni, akapheli; kepha ongalungile akalazi ihlazo.
6 Ngizinqume izizwe, imibhoshongo yazo iyincithakalo; Ngazenza incithakalo izitaladi zabo ukuba kungabikho odlulayo; imizi yabo ichithiwe, kungabikhomuntu,kungabikhoohlalakhona.
7 Ngathi: “Impela uyakungesaba, uyakwamukela ukulaywa; ukuze indawo yabo yokuhlala inganqunywa, njengalokho ngibajezise ngakho; kephabavukaekuseni,bonakalisazonkeizenzozabo.
8 “Ngalokho ngilindeni,” usho uJehova, “kuze kube lusuku engivukela ngalo ukuphanga; : ngoba umhlaba wonke uzaqedwa ngomlilo womhawu wami.
9 Khona ngiyakuphendulela izizwe ulimi oluhlanzekileyo, ukuze bonke babize igama likaJehova,bamkhonzenganhliziyonye.
10 Besuka ngaphesheya kwemifula yaseKushe abangincengayo, indodakazi yabahlakazekileyo bami,bayakulethaumnikelowami.
11Ngalolosukuawuyikubanamahloningazozonke izenzo zakho oweqe ngazo kimi, ngokuba lapho ngiyakubasusa phakathi kwakho abathokoza ngokuzidla kwakho, ungabe usazidla ngenxa yami. intabaengcwele.
12 Ngiyakushiya phakathi kwakho abantu abahluphekayo nabampofu, abayakwethemba egamenilikaJehova.
13 Insali yakwa-Israyeli ayiyikwenza okubi, ingakhulumi amanga; nolimi lwenkohliso aluyikufunyanwa emlonyeni wabo, ngokuba bayakudla,balale,kungabikhoobenzabesabe.
14 Hlabelela, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni; memeza, Israyeli; jabula, uthokoze ngenhliziyo yonke, ndodakaziyaseJerusalema.
15 UJehova uzisusile izahlulelo zakho, usichithile isitha sakho; inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, uJehova, iphakathikwakho;awusayikubonaububi.
16 Ngalolo suku kuyakuthiwa kulo iJerusalema: “Ungesabi;
17UJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouphakathikwakho unamandla; uyakusindisa, ajabule ngawe ngentokozo; uyakuphumula othandweni lwakhe, ajabulengawengokuhuba.
18 Ngiyakubabuthela abalilela umhlangano onesizotha, abangabakini, okwaba ngumthwalo kuboukuthukwakwawo.
19 Bheka, ngaleso sikhathi ngiyakwesula bonke abakuhluphayo, ngisindise oqhugayo, ngibuthe oxoshiweyo; ngizabenzela udumo lodumo emazweniwonkelaphobehlazekekhona.
20 Ngaleso sikhathi ngiyakunibuyisa, ngesikhathi enginibuthela ngaso, ngokuba ngiyakunenza nibe yigama nendumiso phakathi kwabantu bonke bomhlaba, lapho ngibuyisa ukuthunjwa kwenu phambikwamehlo enu,” usho uJehova.