uZefaniya
1:1 Ilizwi likaYehova elafika kuZefaniya unyana kaKushi, unyana kaKushi
kaGedaliya, unyana ka-Amariya, unyana kaHezekiya, ngemihla kakumkani
nguYosiya unyana ka-Amon, ukumkani wakwaYuda.
1:2 Ndiya kususa ndiyisuse into yonke ehlabathini; utsho uYehova.
1:3 Ndiya kuphelisa umntu nenkomo; ndiya kuziphelisa iintaka zezulu;
neentlanzi zolwandle, nezikhubekiso kunye nabangendawo;
Ndiya kumnqumla umntu emhlabeni; utsho uYehova.
1:4 ndiya kusolula isandla sam phezu koYuda, naphezu kwawo wonke;
abemi baseYerusalem; ndiwanqumle amasalela kaBhahali
le ndawo, negama leeKemarim kunye nababingeleli;
1:5 nabaqubuda kumkhosi wezulu phezu kwezindlu; kunye nabo
abanqulayo, bafunge uYehova, bafungayo ngoMalkamu;
1:6 nababuyileyo kuYehova; nabo bangenanto
nimquqele uYehova, akamquqelanga.
1:7 Yithi tu ebusweni beNkosi uYehova, kuba yimini kaYehova
usondele; ngokuba uYehova ulilungisile umbingelelo, uthe owakhe
iindwendwe.
1:8 Kuya kuthi ke ngomhla wombingelelo kaYehova, ndibande
abavelele abathetheli, noonyana bokumkani, nabo bonke abanjalo
bambethe iingubo ezingaqhelekanga.
1:9 Kwangaloo mini ndiya kubavelela bonke abatsiba emgubasini;
abazalisa izindlu zenkosi yabo ngogonyamelo nenkohliso.
1:10 Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, kube khona, utsho uYehova
kuvakala isikhalo esangweni leentlanzi, kubhomboloze uphuma esangweni
okwesibini, kunye nokuwa okukhulu okuvela kwiinduli.
1:11 Bhombolozani, bemi basemkhatsini, ngokuba banqunyulwe bonke abantu bakwaKanan
phantsi; bonke abathwali besilivere baya kunqanyulwa.
1:12 Kuya kuthi ngelo xesha, ndiyigocagoce iYerusalem
ngamakhandlela, niwavelele amadoda ahleli phezu kweentsipho zawo;
bathi ezintliziyweni zabo, UYehova akenzi kulungileyo, akenzi nakubi;
1:13 ubutyebi babo buya kuphangwa, nezindlu zabo zibe lilifa
baya kwakha izindlu, bangahlali kuzo; kwaye bona
baya kutyala izidiliya, bangaseli wayini yazo.
1:14 Isondele imini enkulu kaYehova, ikufuphi, iza ngokukhawuleza kakhulu;
isandi semini kaYehova; liyakhala khona igorha
ngokukrakra.
1:15 Loo mini yimini yokuphuphuma komsindo, imini yembandezelo nembandezelo, yimini yosizi
Imini yobumnyama nesithokothoko, imini yesithokothoko
amafu nesithokothoko;
1:16 yimini yesigodlo nokuhlaba umkhosi emizini enqatyisiweyo, naphezu kwayo
iinqaba eziphakamileyo.
1:17 Ndiya kubazisela inkxwaleko abantu, bahambe ngokweemfama;
ngokuba bonile kuYehova, ligazi labo ke
bagalelwe njengothuli, nenyama yabo njengomswane.
1:18 Nesilivere yabo negolide yabo ayiyi kuba nako ukubahlangula esandleni sabo
imini yokuphuphuma komsindo kaYehova; ke ilizwe liya kudliwa lilizwe lonke
Umlilo wekhwele lakhe, kuba uya kubaphelisa kamsinyane bonke
abo bahleli elizweni.