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.