Zefaniya
2 Likungulwileni hamo, eyo, likungululeni,
Eni muyati wa kujeneka shwamwa.
2 Simbu kanda lishiko lishangumuke kupanga,
Simbu kanda eli litangwa lite ngwe lijungu,
Simbu kanda butenu bwa Yehova buje bushukuma bwije hali yeni,
Simbu kanda litangwa lya butenu bwa Yehova limizile,
3 Shakezekeni Yehova, yeni boshe bababotsi* muli ha lifuti-libu,
Yeni muli na kwononoka mashiko endi* a kusungama.
Shakezekeni kusungama, pweni bababotsi* simbu yoshe.
Hamo mukoboka ha litangwa lya butenu bwa Yehova.
4 Mwafwa Gaza ikapwa nganda ibanaseze,
Co Ashikeloni ikapwa ngundu.
Ashidodi bakaisheka mutanya-mwelu,
Co Ekroni bakaitukula.
5 Lubinda lwa baje batunga ku ngenge ya kalunga-ndonga, muyati wa baKeletite!
Lijwi lya Yehova limipaya.
Obe Kanana, obe lifuti lya baFilistiya, njikunyongesa,
Mangana keti kusale nameme umo ku banu batunga muli yobe.
6 Co ngenge ya kalunga-ndonga ikapwa bulilo bwa bimuna,
Buje buli na masima a tunyungi na malimba a mamanya a bimanga.
7 Ikapwa mutambela wa baje banasalaho ku bakunjibo ya Juda,
Kukekwo kubakalila.
Mangwezi bakalala mu binjibo bya Ashikeloni.
Mwafwa Yehova Njambi yabo akabaka mbunge,*
Co akakungulula banu babo baje bapwile bafunge na kubelwisa.”
8 “Njinazibi kushaula kwa Mowabi na matuka a baAmoni,
Baje banashendumuna banu bange na kulishashela mutambela wabo.”
9 Yehova wa maswalale, Njambi ya Isalele nendeka ngwendi, “Cakama lika njili na kuyoya,
Mowabi ipwa ngwe Sodoma,
Co Amoni ipwa ngwe Gomola,
Ipwa mwela wa mingonga na bwina bwa mwongwa, na kupwa ngundu myaka yoshe.
Baje banasalaho ku banu bange bakapukula aba banu,
Co baje banasalaho ku muyati wa banu bange bakatunga mu mutambela wabo.
10 Ebi bikebyo bilingiwa kuli bakebo mwafwa ya kulyalesa kwabo,
Mwafwa bashendumwine banu ba Yehova wa maswalale na kulijundula mu kubalwisa.
11 Bakazibila Yehova lyoba na kulikasamena,
Mwafwa akanyongesa binjambi boshe ba ha lifuti-libu,
Co mañanda oshe a mafuti akamutsikamena,*
Limo na limo mu mwela walyo.
12 Eni baka-Ithopia, neni mukatsa ku mukwale wange.
13 Akolwela liboko lyendi ku kunto* na kunyongesa Asiria,
Co Ninive akaipwisa ngundu na kuyumisa cau ngwe mambo.
14 Matanga a tusitu akabutamamo, miyati yoshe ya tusitu ba mu shwata ikabutamamo.
Butsiki, limbondo na ciningi bakakala mukati ka bingunzi byayo bije binasiuka.
Lijwi likemba mu windo.
Ha cikolo hakakala mutumbo wa bije binabujozoka,
Mwafwa akalingisa bingunzi bya sida bisale hashandangala.
15 Ei ikeyo nganda ya kulyalesa ije yakele kwa kujeneka bushonde,
Ije yakele na kwendeka mu mbunge yayo ngwayo, ‘Yange lika, kukwesi weka.’
Hano inapu cuma ca kukomokesa,
Inapu mwela wa kulala tusitu ba mu shwata.
Woshe aita kumukulo wayo akumba mulozi na kupikisa mutwe.”