Zeffaniya
2:1 Mukuŋŋaanye wamu, weewaawo, mukuŋŋaanye, mmwe eggwanga eritaagaliza;
2:2 Nga ekiragiro tekinnafuluma, ng’olunaku terunnayitawo ng’ebisusunku, mu maaso
obusungu bwa Mukama obukambwe bujje ku mmwe, ng'olunaku lwa Mukama terunnatuuka
obusungu bujje ku ggwe.
2:3 Munoonye Mukama, mmwe mwenna abawombeefu mu nsi, abaakolanga ebibye
okusala omusango; munoonye obutuukirivu, munoonye obuwombeefu: kiyinzika okuba nga munaakwekebwa
ku lunaku olw'obusungu bwa Mukama.
2:4 Kubanga Gaaza erirekebwa, ne Askeloni amatongo: baligoba
okufuluma Asudodi mu ttuntu, ne Ekuloni erisimbulwa emirandira.
2:5 Zisanze abatuuze ku lubalama lw’ennyanja, eggwanga lya...
Abakeresi! ekigambo kya Mukama kikulwanyisa; Ayi Kanani, ensi ya...
Abafirisuuti, ndikuzikiririza ddala, waleme kubaawo
omutuuze.
2:6 N’olubalama lw’ennyanja luliba bifo eby’okubeeramu n’ebiyumba by’abasumba, era
ebikuta by’ebisibo.
2:7 N'olubalama lw'ennyanja luliba lwa nsigalira wa nnyumba ya Yuda; bajja
mulirire: mu mayumba ga Askeloni mwe banaagalamira mu
akawungeezi: kubanga Mukama Katonda waabwe alibakyalira, n'akyuka
okutwalibwa mu buwambe.
2:8 Mpulidde okuvumibwa kwa Mowaabu, n'okuvuma kw'abaana ba
Amoni, kwe bavumirira abantu bange, ne beegulumiza
ku nsalo yaabwe.
2:9 Kale nga bwe ndi omulamu, bw'ayogera Mukama ow'eggye, Katonda wa Isiraeri, Mazima
Mowaabu eriba nga Sodomu, n'abaana ba Amoni nga Ggomola, ye...
okuzaala enseenene, n’ebinnya by’omunnyo, n’okufuuka amatongo ag’olubeerera: the
abantu bange abasigaddewo balibanyaga, n'abantu bange abasigaddewo
ajja kuzitwala.
2:10 Kino kye banaafuna olw’amalala gaabwe, kubanga bavumiddwa era
beegulumiza ku bantu ba Mukama ow'eggye.
2:11 Mukama alibatiisa gye bali: kubanga ajja kufa enjala bakatonda bonna aba
ensi; n'abantu banaamusinzanga, buli omu ng'ava mu kifo kye, bonna
ebizinga by’abakaafiiri.
2:12 Era mmwe Abaesiyopiya mulittibwa n’ekitala kyange.
2:13 Aligolola omukono gwe ku luuyi olw’obukiikakkono, n’azikiriza Bwasuli;
era alifuula Nineeve amatongo, era nkalu ng'eddungu.
2:14 N'ebisibo birigalamira wakati mu ye, ensolo zonna ez'omu...
amawanga: ensowera n'enkaawa zijja kusula waggulu
lintels zaayo; eddoboozi lyabwe liyimba mu madirisa; okuzikirizibwa kujja
mubeere mu miryango: kubanga alibikkula omulimu gw'emivule.
2:15 Kino kye kibuga eky’essanyu ekyatuula mu butafaayo, ekyayogera mu kyo
omutima, ndi, era tewali mulala okuggyako nze: afuuse atya a
amatongo, ekifo ensolo mwe zigalamira! buli ayitawo
aliwuubaala, n'amuwanika omukono.