Zefaniya
1 Ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kuZefaniya* indodana kaKutjhi, indodana kaGedaliya, indodana ka-Amariya, indodana kaHezekiya emihleni kaJosiya+ indodana ka-Amoni+ ikosi yakwaJuda:
2 “Ngizokuthanyela koke okusephasini,” kutjho uJehova.+
3 “Ngizokuthanyela umuntu nesibandana.
Ngithanyele iinyoni zomkayi neenhlambi zelwandle,+
Ngizokususa boke abantu ephasini kutjho uJehova.
4 “Ngizokululela isandla sami ngokujamelene noJuda
Nangokujamelene nazo zoke izakhamuzi zeJerusalema,
Ngizokususa endaweni le boke abaseleko bakaBhali,+
Igama labaphristi bakazimu ongaziwako nabaphristi bamala,+
5 Nalabo abakhothamela ibutho lezulwini baphezu kwezindlu,+
Nalabo abakhothama, benze isithembiso sokuthembeka kuJehova+
Nalabo abangafuni uJehova namkha bafune isinqophiso sakhe.”+
7 Thulani phambi kweKosi ePhakemeko uJehova, ngombana ilanga lakaJehova litjhidele.+
UJehova ulungiselele umhlatjelo; ucwengise labo abamemileko.
8 “Ngelanga lomhlatjelo kaJehova ngizokujezisa amakhosana,
Amadodana wekosi+ nabo boke abambethe izambatho zakwezinye iinarha.
9 Ngizokujezisa boke abakhwela endaweni yesikhulumi* ngelangelo,
Labo abazalisa indlu yekosabo ngenturhu nangekohliso.
10 Ngelangelo,” kutjho uJehova
“Kuzokuba netjhada lesililo eSangweni leHlambi,+
Ukurhahlawula engcenyeni etja yedorobho,+
Netjhada lokuphahlazeka emibundwini.
11 Rhahlawulani nina zakhamuzi zeMakethe,*
Ngombana boke abarhwebi babulewe;
Boke labo abakala isiliva batjhatjalalisiwe.
12 Ngesikhatheso ngizokuhlolisisa iJerusalema ngeembani,
Begodu ngizokujezisa labo abanelisekileko ngendlela abaphila ngayo abathi eenhliziyweni zabo,
‘UJehova angekhe enze okuhle begodu angekhe enze okumbi.’+
13 Umnothwabo uzokudlelezelwa nezindlu zabo zizokutjhatjalaliswa;+
Bazokwakha izindlu kodwana angekhe bahlale kizo;
Bazokutjala amasimu wamadiribe kodwana angekhe basele iwayini elivela kiwo.+
14 Ilanga elikhulu lakaJehova liseduze!+
Liseduze begodu litjhidela msinya khulu!+
Itjhada lelanga lakaJehova liyathusa.+
Ngelangelo nengorho izokurhuwelela.+
15 Ilangelo lilanga lelaka,+
Lilanga lokugandeleleka nesizi,+
Lilanga lesiwuruwuru nokutjhabalalisa,
Lilanga lobumnyama nokufiphala,+
Lilanga lamafu nelobumnyama obukhulu,+
16 Lilanga lephondo nelokukhalela kwengoma yepi,+
Ngokujamelene namadorobho avikelekileko nemibhotjhongo ephakamileko esekhoneni.+
Iingazi zabo zizokuphalazwa njengethuli,
Nenyamabo njengobulongwe.+