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.