Zefaniya
2:1 Unganai, zvirokwazvo unganai, imwi rudzi rusingadiwi;
2:2 Chirevo chisati chabereka, zuva risati rapfuura sehundi
Kutsamwa kukuru kwaJehovha ngakuuye pamusoro penyu, zuva raJehovha risati rasvika
hasha ngadziuye pamusoro pako.
2:3 Tsvakai Jehovha, imwi mose vanyoro venyika, imi makaita mabasa ake
kutonga; tsvakai kururama, tsvakai unyoro; zvimwe muchavanzwa
nezuva rokutsamwa kwaJehovha.
2:4 nekuti Gaza richasiiwa, Ashikeroni richava dongo;
Ashidhodhi masikati makuru, Ekironi richadzurwa.
2:5 Vane nhamo vagere panyika iri pagungwa, irwo rudzi rwavahedheni
Cherethites! shoko raJehovha rinokurwisa; Iwe Kenani, nyika ye
ivo vaFirisitia, ndichakuparadzai imwi, murege kuzovapo
inhabitant.
2:6 uye mahombekombe egungwa achava mafuro, uye matumba vafudzi uye
matanga ezvipfuwo.
2:7 Muganhu uchava wavakasara veimba yaJudha; vachadaro
mufudzepo; vachavata mudzimba dzeAshikeroni
manheru, nekuti Jehovha Mwari wavo achavashanyira, nokuvadzora
kutapwa.
Ndakanzwa kuzvidzwa kwaMoabhu, nokutuka kwavana vavo
Amoni, wavakazvidza nawo vanhu vangu, vachizvikudza
pamuganhu wavo.
Naizvozvo noupenyu hwangu, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha wehondo, Mwari waIsiraeri, zvirokwazvo
Moabhu vachaita seSodhoma, uye vana vaAmoni seGomora
kubereka korukato, namakomba emunyu, nokuparadzwa nokusingaperi;
vakasara vavanhu vangu vachavapamba, ivo vakasara vavanhu vangu
vachadzitora.
2:10 Izvi zvichava nokuda kwokuzvikudza kwavo, nokuti vakazvidza uye
vakaita manyawi pamberi pavanhu vaJehovha wehondo.
Jehovha achavatyisa kwazvo; nekuti achaparadza vamwari vose
nyika; vanhu vachamunamata, mumwe nomumwe ari panzvimbo yake, kunyange vose
zviwi zvavahedheni.
Nemiwo vaItiopia, muchaurawa nomunondo wangu.
2:13 Achatambanudzira ruoko rwake kurutivi rwokumusoro, ndokuparadza Asiria;
Ninivhe achariita dongo, riome serenje.
2:14 Uye makwai achavata pasi mukati maro, idzo mhuka dzesango
marudzi ose; nyoka nenungu zvichavata kumusoro
misoro yaro; inzwi ravo richarira pamahwindo; dongo richava
ave pachikumbaridzo, nekuti anofanira kufukunura zvakavezwa zvemisidhari.
2:15 Iri ndiro guta raifara, rakagara risina hanya, rakati mariri
Ndini moyo, ndini, hakuna mumwe kunze kwangu;
dongo, nzvimbo inovata mhuka! mumwe nomumwe anopfuura napo
acharidza muridzo, nokudzungudza ruoko rwake.