Sofoniya
1 Mu ntsiku za Yosiya,+ mwana wa Amoni+ mambo wa ku Yuda, Sofoniya* mwana wa Kuzi, mwana wa Jedhaliya, mwana wa Amariya, mwana wa Ezekiya, atambira mphangwa izi za Yahova:
2 “Ine ndinadzafudza pinthu pyonsene piri pa dziko yapantsi,” alonga Yahova.+
3 “Ndinadzafudza anthu na pinyama pyene.
Ndinadzafudza mbalame na ntsomba za mʼbara,+
Pontho ndinadzafudza miyala yakugwegwedusa,*+ kuphatanizambo anthu anacita pyakuipa;
Ndinadzafudzambo anthu mu dziko ineyi,” alonga Yahova.
4 “Ine ndinadzatcunyusa Yuda,
Pontho ndinadzatcunyusa anthu onsene anakhala mu Yerusalemu,
Ndinadzabulusa pinthu pyonsene pyakuti pisacita khundu ya Bhaale,+
Dzina ya anyantsembe a alungu anango, pabodzi na anyantsembe anango,+
5 Ndinadzafudza ale anagodamira anyankhondo akudzulu padzulu panyumba zawo,+
Ale anagodamira Yahova mbadumbira kuti anakhala akukhulupirika kuna iye+
Mu ndzidzi ubodzi ene
mbadumbira kukhala akukhulupirika kuna Malkamu.+
7 Matamani pamaso pa Yahova Mbuya Wankulu Kakamwe, thangwi ntsiku ya Yahova iri dhuzi.+
Yahova akhunganya ntsembe; iye acenesa ale adacemera iye.
8 “Ine Yahova ndinadzatcunyusa atsogoleri, ana a mambo+ na onsene anabvala nguwo ninga anthu a madzindza anango,
Pa ntsiku inafuna ine kupereka ntsembe yanga.
9 Pa ntsiku ineyi, ine ndinadzatcunyusa onsene anakwira pa guwa,*
Ale anadzadza uphanga na kunyengeza nʼnyumba ya ambuyawo.
10 Pa ntsiku ineyi,” alonga Yahova,
“Pansuwo Ukulu wa Ntsomba panadzabveka nʼkhuwo,+
Mu nzinda Upswa munadzabveka kulira,+
Pontho mʼmapiri munadzabveka kutitimira.
11 Lirani imwe anthu anakhala ku Makitesi,*
Thangwi anyamalonda onsene amala kufudzwa;*
Pontho onsene ale akhapima parata amala kuphiwa.
12 Pa ndzidzi unoyu, ine ndinadzasaka mwadidi mu Yerusalemu na nyale,
Pontho ndinadzatcunyusa ale anakomerwa na makhaliro awo akuipa, mbalonga mʼmitima mwawo:
‘Yahova nee anadzacita pinthu pyadidi, pontho iye nee anadzacita pinthu pyakuipa.’+
13 Mpfuma zawo zinadzatapatwa, pontho nyumba zawo zinadzafudzwa.+
Iwo anadzamanga nyumba, mbwenye nee anadzakhalamo;
Pontho anadzatceka miti ya mauva, mbwenye nee anadzamwa vinyu yace.+
14 Ntsiku ikulu ya Yahova iri dhuzi!+
Iri dhuzi, pontho ikufika mwakucimbiza kakamwe!+
Nʼkhuwo wa ntsiku ya Yahova unakhala wakugopswa.+
Pa ntsiku ineyi, ngakhale anyankhondo anadzalira.+
15 Ntsiku ineyi ndi ntsiku yakuipirwa,+
Ntsiku ya nyatwa na yakutsukwala,+
Ntsiku ya condzi na yakufudza,
Ntsiku ya cidima cikulu kakamwe,+
Ntsiku ya mitambo na ya cidima cakuti bwerani mudzaone,+
16 Inadzakhala ntsiku ya kuliza nyanga, pontho ntsiku ya mikhuwo ya nkhondo,+
Ntsiku yakuti mizinda ya citsidzikizo cakuwanga na nyumba za ndzulu zinakhala pa nkhomo zinadzafudzwa.+
17 Ndinadzabweresa nyatwa kuna anthu,
Pontho iwo anadzafamba ninga maboliboli,+
Thangwi iwo adawira Yahova.+
Ciropa cawo cinadzakhutulwa ninga pfumbi,