uZefaniya
2:1 Buthanani ndawonye, yebo, buthana ndawonye, O sizwe esingafunwa;
2:2 Ngaphambi kokuba umthetho uveze, ngaphambi kokuba usuku ludlule njengamakhoba, ngaphambili
intukuthelo kaJehova evuthayo yehlela phezu kwenu, lungakafiki usuku lukaJehova
ulaka lwehlela phezu kwakho.
2:3 Funani uJehova, nonke nina abathobekileyo bomhlaba, enifezile eyakhe
ukwahlulela; funani ukulunga, funani ukuthobeka, mhlawumbe niyakusitshekelwa
ngosuku lolaka lukaJehova.
2:4 Ngokuba iGaza liyakushiywa, ne-Ashikeloni libe yincithakalo;
I-Ashidodi emini, futhi i-Ekroni iyakusishulwa.
2:5 Maye kwabakhileyo ngasogwini lolwandle, isizwe sakwa-Israyeli
AmaCherethi! izwi likaJehova limelene nani; O Kanana, izwe lase
amaFilisti, ngiyakukubhubhisa, kungabe kusabakho
ohlala khona.
2:6 Futhi ogwini lolwandle kuyoba izindawo zokuhlala kanye Cottages abelusi, futhi
izibaya zemihlambi.
2:7 Futhi ugu luyoba for insali yendlu yakwaJuda; bazokwenza
baluse khona; bayakulala ezindlini zase-Ashikeloni
kusihlwa, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo uyakubahambela, abaphendule
ukuthunjwa.
2:8 Ngizwile ihlazo likaMowabi, futhi izithuko zabantwana bakwa
Amoni, lapho baye bahlambalaza abantu bami, futhi bazikhulise
emngceleni wabo.
2:9 Ngakho kuphila kwami, usho uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, Impela
UMowabi uyakuba njengeSodoma, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni njengeGomora
ukuzala kwezimbabazane, nemigodi kasawoti, nencithakalo ephakade;
insali yabantu bami iyobaphanga, insali yabantu bami
lizawadla.
2:10 Lokhu kuyakuba ngenxa yokuziqhenya kwabo, ngoba baye bahlambalaza futhi
bazikhukhumeza phezu kwabantu bakaJehova Sebawoti.
2:11 UJehova uyokwesabeka kubo, ngoba uyobaqeda indlala bonke onkulunkulu
Umhlaba; abantu bayakukhuleka kuye, kube yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe, yebo bonke
iziqhingi zabezizwe.
2:12 Nani maTopiya, niyobulawa ngenkemba yami.
2:13 Futhi uyokwelulela isandla sakhe ngasenyakatho, futhi abhubhise i-Asiriya;
iNineve yenze incithakalo, yome njengehlane.
2:14 Futhi imihlambi iyolala phakathi kwayo, zonke izilwane zasendle
izizwe: inkalakatha nenyongo kuyakulala endaweni engaphezulu
imigqa yayo; izwi labo liyakuhuba emafasiteleni; incithakalo iyoba
ibe semibundwini, ngokuba iyakwambula imisedari.
2:15 Lona umuzi ojabulayo wahlala ngokudelela, owathi kuwo
inhliziyo, ngiyimi, akakho ngaphandle kwami;
incithakalo, indawo yokulala izilwane; wonke odlulayo
utshaya ikhwelo, anikine isandla sakhe.