UZEFANIYA

Usuku lweNkosi lusondele

1Ilizwi leNkosi elafika kuZefaniya, indodana kaKushi, indodana kaGedaliya, indodana kaAmariya, indodana kaHezekhiyaa, ezinsukwini zikaJosiya, indodana kaAmoni, inkosi yakoJuda.

2 Ngizaqeda lokuqeda konke kusuke ebusweni bomhlabathi, itsho iNkosi.

3 Ngizaqedab umuntu lenyamazanac, ngiqeded izinyoni zamazulue, lezinhlanzi zolwandlefg, lezikhubekiso kanye lababih, ngiqume umuntu asuke ebusweni bomhlabathii, itsho iNkosi.

4 Futhi ngizakwelulela isandla sami phezu kukaJuda, laphezu kwabo bonke abahlali beJerusalema, ngiqumej insali kaBhali isuke kulindawok, ibizol lamaKhemarimi kanye labapristim;

5 lalabo abakhonza ibutho lamazulun phezu kwezimpahla zezindluo; lalabo abakhonzap bafunge ngeNkosiqr, njalo bafungest ngoMalikamuu,

6 lababuyela emuvav ekuyilandeleni iNkosiw, labangayidinganga iNkosi, bengabuzanga ngayox.

7 Thula ebukhoneni beNkosi uJehovay; ngoba usuku lweNkosi luseduze; ngoba iNkosi ilungisile umhlatsheloz, yangcwelisa abanxusiweyo bayoa.

8 Kuzakuthi-ke ngosuku lomhlatshelo weNkosi ngijezise iziphathamandlab, lamadodana enkosic, labo bonke abagqoked izigqoko zabezizwee.

9 Langalolosuku ngizajezisa bonke abeqa phezu kombunduf, abagcwalisa indlu yamakhosi abo ngodlakela langenkohliso.

10 Langalolosuku, itsho iNkosi, kuzakuba lelizwi lokukhala livela esangweni lenhlanzig, lokuqhinqa isililoh kuvela kwelesibilii, lokufohloza okukhulu kuvela emaqaqeni.

11 Qhinqani isililo, lina bahlalij beMaketeshik, ngoba bonke abantu abathengisayo baqunyelwe phansil; bonke abathwala isiliva baqunyiwe.

12 Kuzakuthi-ke ngalesosikhathi ngihlole iJerusalemamn ngezibaneo, ngijezise amadoda ajiyileyo ezinzeceni zawop, athi enhliziyweni yawo: INkosi kayiyikwenza okuhle, futhi kayiyikwenza okubiq.

13 Ngakho inotho yabo izakuba yimpango, lezindlu zabo zibe lunxiwar. Futhi bazakwakha izindlu, kodwa bangahlali kuzos; njalo bazahlanyela izivinit, kodwa banganathi iwayini lazou.

14 Usuku olukhulu lweNkosiv luseduze, luseduze, luyaphangisa kakhuluw; ilizwi losuku lweNkosi; iqhawex lizakhalay khona kabuhlunguz.

15 Lolosuku lusuku lolakaa, usuku lokuhluphekab losizic, usuku lwencithakalod legwadulee, usuku lomnyama lobumnyamaf, usuku lwamayezi lobumnyama obunzimagh,

16 usuku lophondoi lolomkhosij omelene lemizi ebiyelwe ngemithangala, lolumelene lezingonsi eziphakemeyok.

17 Njalo ngizabacindezela abantul, ukuze bahambe njengeziphofum, ngoba bonile eNkosini; legazi labo lizathululwa njengothulin, lenyamao yabo njengobulongwep.

18 Lesiliva sabo legolide labo kakuyikuba lakho ukubakhululaq ngosuku lolaka lweNkosir; kodwa ilizwe lonke lizaqedwas ngumlilot wobukhwele bayou; ngoba izaqeda, ngitsho ngesiphangiphangi, ngabo bonke abahlali belizwev.

Ukugwetshwa kwezizwe

2Zibuthaniseni, lizibuthanise, lina sizwe esingaloyisekiyoa,

2 isimiso singakazalib, lalolosuku lwedlule njengamakhoba, intukuthelo yolaka lweNkosi ingakalehlelic, usuku lolaka lweNkosi lungakalehleli.

3 Dingani iNkosid, lina lonke abamnene bomhlabae, elenze isahlulelo sayo; dingani ukulunga, lidinge ubumnene; mhlawumbef lingafihlwa ngosuku lolaka lweNkosig.

4 Ngoba iGazahij izadelwak, leAshikeloni ibe lunxiwalmn; bazaxotsha iAshidodiop emini enkuluq, leEkhironirs isitshunwe.

5 Maye kwabakhileyo belizwet lolwandleu, isizwe samaKerethiv! Ilizwi leNkosi limelene lani. Wena Khanani, lizwe lamaFilistiw, ngizakuchitha, kuze kungabi lomhlalix.

6 Lelizwey lolwandlez lizakuba ngamadlelo, izigodi zabelusi, lezibaya zezimvua.

7 Njalo ilizwe lizakubab ngelensali yendlu kaJudac; bazakudla kulod; kusihlwa bazalalae ezindlinif zeAshikelonig; ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo izabahambelah, iphendule ukuthunjwa kwaboi.

8 Ngiyizwilej inhlamba kaMowabik, lokuthukal kwamadodana kaAmonim, abahlambaze ngakho abantu bami, bezikhulisan bemelene lomngcele waboo.

9 Ngakho kuphila kwamip, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, isibili uMowabi uzakubaq njengeSodomar, labantwana bakaAmonis njengeGomorat, indawo yezimbabazaneu, lemigodi yetshwayiv, lencithakalo kuze kube phakadew. Insali yabantu bami izabaphangax, labaseleyo babantu bami badle ilifa laboy.

10 Lokhu bazakuba lakho endaweni yokuziphakamisa kwaboz, ngoba bathuka, bazikhulisa bemelene labantu beNkosi yamabandlaa.

11 INkosi izakwesabeka kibo, ngoba izacakisa bonke onkulunkulu bomhlabab; njalo bazakhothama kuyec, ngulowo lalowo esendaweni yakhed, zonke izihlenge zezizwee.

12 Lani maEthiyophiyaf, lizakuba ngababuleweyog ngenkemba yamih.

13 Njalo izakwelula isandla sayo imelene lenyakatho, ichithe iAsiriyai, ibeke iNinevej ibe lunxiwa, yome njengenkangalak.

14 Njalo imihlambi izalala phansi phakathi kwayolm, zonke izinyamazana zezizwen; lalo iwunkweo kanye lenhloni kulale ezidukwini zayop; ilizwi lizahlabela ewindini, incithakalo ibe sembundwiniq; ngoba ezakwembular umsebenzi womsedaris.

15 Lo ngumuzi ojabulayot, obuhlezi ngokuvikelekau, owawusithi enhliziyweni yawo: Yimi, njalo kakho omunye ngaphandle kwamivw. Yeka ukuba kwawo yincithakalo, indawo yokulala yezinyamazanax! Wonke owedlula kiwoy uyancifaza, anyikinye isandla sakheb.

Isono seJerusalema lokukhululwa kwayo

3Maye kowenyanyekayo longcolileyo, umuzi ocindezelayoa!

2 Kawulalelanga ilizwib; kawemukelanga ukulaywac; kawuthembelanga eNkosini; kawusondelanga kuNkulunkulu wawod.

3 Iziphathamandla zawo phakathi kwawoef ziyizilwane ezibhongayog; abahluleli bawoh bazimpisii zokuhlwaj; kazikhukhuzi ithambo ekuseni.

4 Abaprofethi bawokl bangabangakhathaliyo, abantu abakhohlisayom; abapristi bawon sebengcolise indawo engcweleo, benze udlakela kumthethop.

5 INkosi elungileyoq iphakathi kwawor, kayiyikwenza ububis; ukusa ngokusa ibeka isahlulelo sayo ekukhanyeni, kayiphuthit; kodwa ongalunganga kazi inhloniu.

6 Ngiziqumile izizwev, izingonsi zazo zingamanxiwaw, ngenzile izitalada zazo incithakalo, ukuze kungadluli muntux; imizi yazo idiliziwe, kakusekho muntu, kakulamhlaliy.

7 Ngathi: Isibili uzangesabaz, wemukele ukulaywaa; ukuze indawo yakhe yokuhlala ingaqunywa, konke engimjezisa ngakhob; sibili bavuka ngovivic, bazonakalise zonke izenzo zabod.

8 Ngakho ngilindelani, itsho iNkosie, kuze kube lusuku engizavukela impangof ngalo. Ngoba isahlulelo sami siyikubuthelela izizweg, ukuze ngiqoqe imibusoh, ngithululele phezu kwabo intukuthelo yami, konke ukuvutha kolaka lwami; ngoba umhlaba wonke uzaqothulwa ngumlilo wobukhwele bamii.

9 Ngoba ngalesosikhathi ngizabuyisela ebantwini ulimi oluhlambulukileyoj, ukuze bonke babize ibizo leNkosi, ukuze bayikhonze ngahlombe linye.

10 Kusukela phetsheya kwemifulak yeEthiyophiyal abancengi bami, indodakazi yabahlakazekileyo bamim., bazalethan umnikelo wamio.

11 Ngalolosukup kawuyikuyangeka ngenxa yezenzo zakho zonkeq, ophambuke ngazo kimi, ngoba ngalesosikhathi ngizakhupha phakathi kwakho abathokoza ekuzikhukhumezeni kwakhor; futhi kawusayikubuya uziphakamise entabeni yami engcweles.

12 Njalo ngizatshiya phakathi kwakho abantu abahluphekileyo labangabayangat; bona bazathemba ebizweni likaJehovau.

13 Insali yakoIsrayeliv kayiyikwenza ububiw, kayiyikukhuluma amangax; njalo kakuyikufunyanwa ulimi olukhohlisayo emlonyeni wayoy; ngoba bona bazakudlaz balale phansiab, njalo kungekho obesabisayoc.

14 Hlabelelad, ndodakazi yeZiyonie; memeza, Israyelif; thokoza, ujabule ngenhliziyo yonke, ndodakazi yeJerusalema.

15 INkosi isusile izahlulelo zakho, isixotshile isitha sakho; inkosi yakoIsrayelig, uJehova, iphakathi kwakhoh; kawusayikubona okubii.

16 Ngalolosukuj kuzakuthiwa kuyo iJerusalema: Ungesabik; lawe Ziyoni, kazingadangalil izandla zakhom.

17 INkosi uNkulunkulu wakho phakathi kwakho ilamandlan, izasindisa; izajabula ngawe ngentokozoo; izathula othandweni lwayo, ithabe ngawe ngokuhlabelela.

18 Ngizababutha abadabuka ngenxap yenhlangano emisiweyo, bevela kuweq; ihlazo lingumthwalo kubo.

19 Khangela, ngalesosikhathi ngizakuba lokwenzar labo bonke abakuhluphayos; ngisindise oqhulayot, ngibutheu oxotshiweyov; ngibabeke babe yindumisowx lebizoy kulo lonke ilizwe lehlazo labo.

20 Ngalesosikhathiz ngizalingenisaa, langesikhathi engizalibuthelela ngaso; ngoba ngizalenza libe libizob lendumisocd phakathi kwabantu bonke bomhlaba, lapho sengibuyisae abathunjiweyo benu phambi kwamehlo enu, itsho iNkosi.