uZefaniya
2:1 Zihlanganiseni, hlanganisani, luhlanga lungafunwayo;
2:2 ungekazali ummiselo, ingekafiki imini leyo, njengomququ, phambi kwaloo mini
ukuvutha komsindo kaYehova kunifikele, ingekafiki imini kaYehova
kufike kuwe umsindo.
2:3 Funani uYehova, nonke balulamileyo belizwe, bakwenzileyo oko;
isigwebo; funani ubulungisa, funani ululamo, mhlawumbi nositheliswa
ngemini yomsindo kaYehova.
2:4 Ngokuba iGaza iya kuba sisishiywa, neAshkelon ibe linxuwa;
iAshdode emini emaqanda, inyothulwe iEkron.
2:5 Yeha, abemi baselunxwemeni lolwandle, uhlanga lwaselwandle!
AmaChereti! Ilizwi likaYehova lichasene nani; Owu Kanan, ilizwe lase
ndokutshabalalisa ke, wena amaFilisti, ungabikho
ummi.
2:6 Unxweme lwaselwandle luya kuba ngamakriwa, namakriwa abalusi
izibaya zempahla emfutshane.
2:7 Loba licandelo lamasalela endlu yakwaYuda; baya kuthi
zidleni, zibuthe ezindlwini zaseAshkelon;
ngokuhlwa, ngokuba uya kubavelela uYehova uThixo wabo, ababuyise
ukuthinjwa.
2:8 Ndikuvile ukungcikiva kukaMowabhi, nokunyelisa koonyana bakaMowabhi
uAmon, ababangcikive ngalo abantu bam, bazikhulisa
emdeni wabo.
2:9 ngako oko, ndihleli nje, utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, inyaniso
UMowabhi uya kuba njengeSodom, oonyana baka-Amon babe njengeGomora;
ukuzala kwamarhawu, nemihadi yetyuwa, kube senkangala ngonaphakade;
amasalela abantu bam aya kubaphanga, namasalela abantu bam
baya kuzidla ilifa.
2:10 Kuya kuba njalo kubo ngenxa yekratshi labo, ngokuba bengcikivile;
bazikhulisa kubantu bakaYehova wemikhosi.
2:11 Uyoyikeka uYehova kubo;
Umhlaba; abantu baya kuqubuda kuye, elowo esendaweni yakhe, into yonke
iziqithi zeentlanga.
2:12 Nani maKushi, niya kubulawa ngekrele lam.
2:13 Uya kusolula isandla sakhe ngakwelisentla, ayitshabalalise iAsiriya;
iNineve iyenze ibe linxuwa, yome njengentlango.
2:14 Kwaye iya kubutha phakathi kwayo imihlambi, onke amarhamncwa asendle
ezintlangeni, ingcwangube nokhwalimanzi balale phezulu
imiphetho yayo; komemelela ilizwi labo ezifestileni; kuya kuba yinkangala
embundwini womnyango, ngokuba iwuhlubile umsebenzi womsedare.
2:15 Nguwo lo umzi obudlamkile, obuhleli ukholosile, obuthetha kuwo
Ndim, intliziyo yam, akukho wumbi;
yinkangala, yindawo yokubutha amarhamncwa! bonke abadlulayo
uya kwenza umsondlo, ashukumise isandla sakhe.