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.