UZefaniya
1 Nanti ilizwi likaJehova elafika kuZefaniya* indodana kaKhushi, indodana kaGedaliya, indodana ka-Amariya, indodana kaHezekhiya ngesikhathi uJosiya+ indodana ka-Amoni+ eyinkosi yakoJuda:
2 “Ngizathanyela ngiqede konke okusemhlabeni,” kutsho uJehova.+
3 “Ngizatshabalalisa abantu lezinyamazana,
Ngitshabalalise izinyoni lenhlanzi zolwandle,+
Lezinto ezikhubayo*+ kanye lalabo abenza okubi,
Ngizasusa abantu emhlabeni,” kutsho uJehova.
4 “Ngizakwelula isandla sami simelane loJuda
Labo bonke abahlala eJerusalema,
Ngizasusa konke okukaBhali+ okuseleyo endaweni le,
Lebizo labaphristi babonkulunkulu bezizweni kanye labaphristi bamanga,+
5 Lalabo abakhothama bephezu kwezindlu bekhonza ibutho elisemazulwini,+
Labakhothama befunga ukuthi baqotho kuJehova,+
Ngapha befunga lokuthi baqotho kuMalikhamu,+
6 Lalabo abaphambukayo bayekele ukulandela uJehova+
Labangamdingiyo uJehova, labangabuziyo kuye.”+
7 Thula phambi kweNkosi Enkulu uJehova ngoba usuku lukaJehova luseduze.+
UJehova uselungise umhlatshelo, usebangcwelisile labo abanxusileyo.
8 “Ngosuku lomhlatshelo kaJehova ngizakwahlulela* izikhulu,
Lamadodana enkosi+ kanye labo bonke abagqoke izigqoko zezizweni.
9 Ngalelolanga ngizakwahlulela* bonke abama phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi,*
Abagcwalisa indlu yenkosi yabo ngodlakela lobuqili.
10 Ngalolosuku,” kutsho uJehova,
“Kuzazwakala umsindo wokukhala egedini lenhlanzi,+
Lomkhosi esigabeni esitsha sedolobho,+
Lomsindo omkhulu wokufohloza ozavelela emaqaqeni.
11 Hlabani umkhosi zakhamizi zeMakhitheshi,*
Ngoba bonke abathengisayo sebebhuqwe baphela,*
Bonke abakala isiliva babhujisiwe.
12 Ngalesosikhathi ngizahlolisisa iJerusalema ngezibane,
Ngizajezisa bonke abanganaki lutho abathi enhliziyweni zabo,
‘UJehova kasoze enze okuhle njalo kasoze enze okubi.’+
13 Bazathathelwa inotho yabo lezindlu zabo zidilizwe.+
Bazakwakha izindlu kodwa abasoze bahlale kuzo,
Bazahlanyela amasimu amagilebisi kodwa kabasoze balinathe iwayini lawo.+
14 Usuku olukhulu lukaJehova seluseduze!+
Seluseduze futhi luza ngokuphangisa okukhulu!*+
Umsindo wosuku lukaJehova uyesabeka.+
Ngalelolanga iqhawe lizahlaba umkhosi.+