uZefaniya 3:1 Yeha, umzi oneenkani, ongcolileyo, oxinzelela phantsi! 3:2 Awuliphulaphulanga lizwi; akalwamkela uqeqesho; akathembanga kuYehova; akasondelanga kuThixo wawo. 3:3 Abathetheli bawo phakathi kwawo baziingonyama ezibharhulayo; abagwebi bawo baziingcuka zangokuhlwa; abawabhibhi amathambo kwada kwasa. 3:4 Abaprofeti bawo bayaxhaphazela, ngamadoda anginizayo; bahlambele ingcwele, bagonyamela umyalelo. 3:5 UYehova ulilungisa esazulwini sawo; akayi kwenza bugqwetha; intsasa uya kuphumelelisa okusesikweni kwakhe, angasileli; kodwa i okhohlakeleyo akanazintloni. 3:6 Ndizinqamle iintlanga, zichithakele iingqoqo zezindlu zazo. Ndenze eyabo izitrato ziyinkangala, akukho udlulayo; ibhuqiwe imizi yazo akukho mntu, kungabikho uhlalayo. 3:7 Ndathi kodwa, Mawundoyike, uyamkele ingqeqesho; ngoko ikhaya labo aliyi kunqunyulwa, njengoko ndababethayo bavuka kusasa, bonakalise ngeentlondi zabo zonke. 3:8 Ngako oko yilindeleni kum, utsho uYehova, ide ibe yimini yokuvuka kwam ngokuba ndizimisele ukuhlanganisa iintlanga, ukuze ndikwazi zihlanganiseni izikumkani, ndiyiphalaze ingqumbo yam phezu kwazo, eyam yonke Ukuvutha komsindo wam; ngokuba lonke ihlabathi liya kutshiswa ngumlilo wam umona. 3:9 Kuba ngelo xesha ndiya kuziguqulela izizwe intetho enyulu, ukuze babe nazo zonke nqulani igama likaYehova, nimkhonze ngaxhatha linye. 3:10 Bavela phesheya kwemilambo yakwaKushi, abandithandayo, intombi ka eziziintsali zam ziya kuwuzisa umnikelo wam. 3:11 Ngaloo mini akuyi kudana ngenxa yeentlondi zakho zonke ozenzileyo ukreqile kum; ngokuba ngelo xesha ndiya kubasusa phakathi Ngamana bavuya ngekratshi lakho, ungabi sabakho ndizidla ngenxa yentaba yam engcwele. 3:12 Ndiya kusalisa phakathi kwakho abantu abaziintsizana, abazizisweli, nabasweleyo baya kukholosa egameni likaYehova. 3:13 Amasalela akwaSirayeli akayi kwenza ngobugqwetha, akayi kuthetha amanga; nokuba kunjalo emlonyeni wabo kufumaneka ulwimi lwenkohliso; ngokuba baya kwalusa balale, kungabikho ubothusayo. 3:14 Memelela, ntombi inguZiyon; duma, Sirayeli; vuyani nigcobe nani nonke intliziyo, ntombi inguYerusalem. 3:15 UYehova ukususile ukugwetywa kwakho, uzidedisile iintshaba zakho; ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, uYehova, uphakathi kwakho; ningabi sabona bubi. 3:16 Ngaloo mini kuya kuthiwa kwiYerusalem, Musa ukoyika; mazingawi izandla zakho. 3:17 UYehova uThixo wakho uphakathi kwakho, ligorha; uya kusindisa, uya kusindisa yiba nemihlali ngawe, unovuyo; uya kuphumla eluthandweni lwakhe, uya kuvuya nawe ngengoma. 3:18 Ndiya kubahlanganisa abalilela umthendeleko, abakhoyo kuwe, obengumthwalo kuye ukungcikivwa kwakho. 3:19 Yabona, ndiya kubenza ngendawo bonke abacinezeli bakho ngelo xesha, ndibasindise. isiqhwala, sihlanganise into egxothiweyo; kwaye ndiza kufumana baba yindumiso, baduma emazweni onke abahlazekileyo kuwo. 3:20 Ngelo xesha ndiya kunizisa, ndinibuthe ngexesha elililo; ngokuba ndiya kunenza nibe negama, nidunyiswe phakathi kwezizwe zonke zehlabathi; ekukubuyiseni kwam ukuthinjwa kwenu phambi kwamehlo enu; utsho uYehova.