Zefwaniya
1 Izu daYehova denjili kudi Zefwaniya* mwana kaKushi, Kushi mwana kaGedaliya, Gedaliya mwana kaAmariya, Amariya mwana kaHezekiya mumafuku aYosiya+ mwana kaAmoni+ mwanta waYuda, nawu:
2 Yehova nahoshi nindi, “Nakakomba yuma yejima heseki.”+
3 Yehova nahoshi nindi, “Nakakomba muntu nikanyama.
Nakakomba atuda amuluzwizu niinshi jamukaluñalwiji,+
Niyuma yakuhukesha*+ kushilahu niantu atama;
Nawa nakafumisha antu heseki.”
4 “Nakolwela chikasa chami hadi Yuda
Nihadi antu ejima ashakamaña muYerusalema.
Nawa munidi iluña nakajiyisha kachibalu kejima kaBayali,+
Ijina dawatupristu anzambi wakutwamba* hamu nawatupristu,+
5 Ninowu adibukilaña hewulu damatala kuyuma yamumawulu,+
Ninowu adibukaña nikukana nawu akwikala ashinshika kudi Yehova+
Iku anakukana kwikala ashinshika kudi Malikami;+
6 Ninowu alekaña kumulondela Yehova+
Nawa ninowu abulaña kumukeñakeña Yehova hela kumwihula.”+
7 Mwenaku nzo-o kumesu aYehova Mwanta Wabadika, muloña ifuku daYehova dindi kwakwihi.+
Yehova naloñeshi mulambu; najiliki owu atambikiliyi.
8 “Hefuku damulambu waYehova, nakababesha ayilolu,
Anyana kamwanta,+ ninowu ejima anavwali yakuvwala yacheñi.
9 Hanodu ifuku nakababesha muntu wejima wakandamaña hachinañamu,*
Ninowu enzeshaña itala dankaaka yawu namadombu nimakudi.
10 Hanodu ifuku,” dichinahoshiyi Yehova,
“Kuchiisu Chanshi+ kwakatiyakana ipumba dakudila,
KuNkambi Yayiha yamusumba kwakatiyakana makumbu,+
Nikutupidi kwakatiyakana chivumina cheneni chakuhumuka.
11 Enu antu mwashakamaña muMakiteshi,*
Muloña akakuselujola* ejima anayijiyishi;*
Ejima apimaña siliva anayikisañani.
12 Hanoyu mpinji nakakeñakeña chikupu muYerusalema namanoñu,
Nakasompesha antu abulaña kwakama, ahoshaña mumuchima wawu nawu,
‘Yehova hakela chuma chachiwahiku, nawa hakela chuma chatamaku.’+
13 Maheta awu akayipuupa nawa matala awu akayikisañana.+
Akatuña matala, ilaña hiyakashakamamuku;
Nawa akadima matempa anyivinyu, ilaña hiyakanwa vinyu yawuku.+
14 Ifuku deneni daYehova didi kwakwihi!+
Didi kwakwihi nawa dinakunyakala chikupu!+
Chivumina chefuku daYehova chakufwisha mutentu.+
Henohu dihakadilayi mushidika makumbu.+
15 Odu ifuku hiifuku dakuzuwa,+
Ifuku dayihuñu nimakabi,+
Ifuku danvula yampepela nikujilumuna,
Ifuku damwidima nawa dakwiyila,+
Ifuku damavu nikwiyila kwasweja,+
16 Ifuku dakuvumishila luseñu nikabobobu kanjita,+
Nyisumba yakiñewa nituposhi twatulehi twahamawombu.+
Mashi awu akayimwaña neyi lunkuñu,
Ninyijiñwa yawu neyi tuji.+