uZefaniya 1:1 Izwi likaJehova elafika kuZefaniya, indodana kaKushi, indodana kaGedaliya, indodana ka-Amariya, indodana kaHezekiya, ezinsukwini zika uJosiya indodana ka-Amoni, inkosi yakwaJuda. 1:2 Ngiyoziqeda zonke izinto zisuke emhlabeni, kusho uJehova. 1:3 Ngiyakuqeda abantu nezilwane; ngiyakuqeda izinyoni zezulu; nezinhlanzi zolwandle, nezikhubekiso kanye nababi; Ngiyakunquma umuntu emhlabeni,” usho uJehova. 1:4 Futhi ngizokwelulela isandla sami phezu kukaJuda, futhi phezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema; ngiyakunquma insali kaBali le ndawo, negama lamaKemarimu kanye nabapristi; 1:5 Futhi labo abakhulekela ibutho lezulu phezu kwezindlu; kanye nabo abakhonzayo nabafunga uJehova, nabafunga ngoMalikamu; 1:6 Futhi labo abahlubukayo kuJehova; lalabo abangenakho wamfuna uJehova, akambuzanga. 1:7 Thula phambi kobuso beNkosi uJehova, ngoba usuku lukaJehova iseduze, ngokuba uJehova ulungisile umhlatshelo, usho owakhe izivakashi. 1:8 Futhi kuyothi ngosuku lomhlatshelo weNkosi, ukuthi I izojezisa izikhulu, nabantwana benkosi, nabo bonke abanjalo embethe izembatho ezingaziwayo. 1:9 Ngalolo suku ngiyakubajezisa bonke abeqa embundwini; abagcwalisa izindlu zamakhosi abo ngobudlova nangenkohliso. 1:10 Futhi kuyokwenzeka ngalolo suku, kusho uJehova, ukuthi kuyoba makube ngumsindo wokukhala esangweni lezinhlanzi, nokuhhewula okuvela ngasesangweni lezinhlanzi okwesibili, nokuphahlazeka okukhulu okuvela emagqumeni. 1:11 Hewulani, nina bakhileyo Makteshi, ngoba bonke abantu abathengisi banqunywa phansi; bonke abathwala isiliva bayakunqunywa. 1:12 Futhi kuyokwenzeka ngaleso sikhathi, ukuthi ngiyohlola iJerusalema namakhandlela, nijezise amadoda ahlezi ezinsikeni zawo: lokho bathi ezinhliziyweni zabo: UJehova akenzi okuhle, akenzi nokubi. 1:13 Ngakho-ke impahla yabo iyoba yimpango, nezindlu zabo zibe a bayakwakha izindlu, kepha bangahlali kuzo; futhi bona bayakutshala izivini, kepha bangaphuzi iwayini lazo. 1:14 Usuku olukhulu lukaJehova luseduze, luseduze, futhi lushesha kakhulu izwi losuku lukaJehova; iqhawe liyakukhala khona kabuhlungu. 1:15 Lolo suku lungusuku lolaka, usuku lwenkathazo nokucindezeleka, usuku losizi incithakalo nencithakalo, usuku lobumnyama nesigayegaye, usuku lwe amafu nobumnyama obukhulu, 1:16 Usuku lwecilongo nokuhlaba umkhosi ngokumelene nemizi enezivikelo eziqinile, futhi ngokumelene imibhoshongo ephakeme. 1:17 Futhi ngiyoletha usizi phezu kwabantu, ukuze bahambe njengezimpumputhe. ngokuba bonile kuJehova; igazi labo liyakuba othululwa njengothuli, nenyama yabo njengomquba. 1:18 Isiliva labo noma igolide labo ngeke ukwazi ukubakhulula e usuku lolaka lukaJehova; kepha izwe lonke liyakudliwa nguJehova umlilo womhawu wakhe, ngokuba uyakuqeda konke masinyane abahlala ezweni.