UZefaniya
2 Kungakenzakali lokho okumisiweyo,
Usuku lungakedluli njengomule,
Ulaka lukaJehova oluvuthayo lungakehleli kini,+
Usuku lwentukuthelo kaJehova lungakafiki kini,
3 Dingani uJehova+ lina lonke abamnene* abasemhlabeni,
Abalandela imilayo yakhe elungileyo,*
Dingani ukulunga, dingani ubumnene,*
4 IGaza izakuba lidolobho elideliweyo,
Le-Ashikheloni izakuba lunxiwa.+
I-Ashidodi izaxotshwa emini libalele,
I-Ekhroni yona izasitshunwa.+
5 “Maye kwabahlala ekhunjini lolwandle, isizwe samaKherethi!+
Ilizwi likaJehova limelane lani.
Wena Khenani, lizwe lamaFilisti, ngizakubhidliza,
Kungasali loyedwa ohlala kuwe.
6 Ekhunjini lolwandle kuzakuba ngamadlelo,
Kube lemithombo yabelusi lezibaya zezimvu ezakhiwe ngamatshe.
7 Kuzakuba yindawo yabaseleyo bendlu yakoJuda,+
Yikho abazathola khona amadlelo.
Kusihlwa bazalala ezindlini zase-Ashikheloni.
8 “Ngikuzwile ukuchothoza kwabakoMowabi+ lokuthuka kwabako-Amoni,+
Abathethise abantu bami njalo bazikhukhumeza ngendawo yabo.+
9 Ngakho ngifunga ngokuphila kwami,” kutsho uJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,
“IMowabi izakuba njengeSodoma,+
Labako-Amoni bazakuba njengeGomora,+
Indawo egcwele ukhula oluhlabayo, igodi lesawudo, indawo eyachithwa kokuphela.+
Bazathunjwa ngabantu bami abaseleyo,
Bathathelwe ilifa ngabaseleyo besizwe sami.
10 Lokhu yikho abazakuthola ngenxa yokuzigqaja kwabo,+
Ngoba baziphakamisile njalo bathuka abantu bakaJehova wamabutho.
11 UJehova uzakwesabeka kubo,
Ngoba uzatshabalalisa bonke onkulunkulu basemhlabeni,
Izizwe ezihlala ezihlengeni zizamkhothamela,*+
Sinye ngasinye sisendaweni yaso.
12 Lani bantu baseTopiya lizabulawa ngenkemba yami.+
13 Uzakwelulela isandla sakhe enyakatho abhidlize i-Asiriya,
Enze iNiniva ibe lunxiwa+ njalo yome njengenkangala.
14 Imihlambi izalala phakathi kwayo, layo yonke imihlobo yezinyamazana zeganga.
Iphelikheni* lenungu* kuzalala ezinsikeni zesigodlo sayo.
Ilizwi lizahlabela ewindini.
Izitubhu zizabhidlika,
Uzatshiya amapulanka emisedari esegcekeni.
15 Leli yilo idolobho ebelizigqaja lihlezi livikelekile,
Ebelisithi enhliziyweni yalo, ‘Ngiyimi, kakho omunye ngaphandle kwami.’
Bonke abalibonayo basala bengelankani,
Izinyamazana zeganga sezilala kulo!
Wonke umuntu odlula kulo uzatshaya umlozwi futhi aphakamise inqindi.”+