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.