Zefaniya
3 Maawe kumunzi ooyo uuzangide, uusofweede alimwi uudyaaminina!+
2 Tiiwakaswiilila jwi;+ tiiwakazumina kulaigwa.+
Kunyina nowakamusyoma Jehova;+ tiiwakaswena afwaafwi a Leza wanguwo.+
3 Basilutwe banguwo ibali mulinguwo mbaasyuumbwa bavwuluma.+
Babetesi banguwo mbaaumpe bamasiku;
Tabasiyi nociba cifwuwa cakupulukuta kusikila mafwumofwumo.
4 Basinsimi banguwo mbaasicinguni, mbampelenge.+
5 Jehova uliluleme akati kamunzi;+ taciti cintu citaluzi pe.
Lyoonse mafwumofwumo ulazyibya mbeta zyakwe ziluleme,+
Taleki pe mbubonya mboutamani mumuni wazuba.
Pele muntu uutaluleme talisendi pe.+
6 “Ndakanyonyoona zisi; ingazi zyanzizyo zyamumakkona zyakanyonyoonwa.
Ndakanyonyoona migwagwa yanzizyo, cakuti kunyina muntu wakali kwiinda.
Minzi yanzizyo yakaba matongo, imunyina muntu naba omwe, imunyina muntu uuli woonse uukkala mumo.+
7 Ndakati kumunzi, ‘Masimpe uyoondiyoowa akuzumina kulaigwa,’*+
Ikutegwa busena bwanguwo bwakukkala butanyonyoonwi+
—Nkaambo ndilausubula akaambo kazintu zyoonse eezyi.
Nokuba boobo bakaindila buya kuyanda kucita zintu zibi.+
8 ‘Aboobo amuzumanane kundilangila,’*+ mbwaamba Jehova,
‘Kusikila buzuba mbondiyooboola kuzoosaala,*
Nkaambo ndikanzide kubunganya masi, kuyobolola mami,
Kuti ndaatile bukali bwangu, kunyema kwangu koonse kuvwilima mbuli mulilo;+
Nkaambo nyika yoonse iyoonyonyoonwa cakumaninina+ amulilo wabusungu bwangu.
9 Nkaambo kuciindi eeco ndiyoosandula mwaambo wabantu kuba mwaambo uusalala,
Kutegwa boonse kabaita zina lya Jehova,
10 Kuzwa kucooko camilonga yaku Etiopiya,
Aabo bandikombelezya, nkokuti mwana musimbi wabantu bangu bamwaikide, bayoondiletela cipego.+
11 Mubuzuba oobo tokafwi nsoni pe
Akaambo kamicito yako yoonse eeyo njookacita nookandizangila,+
Nkaambo kuciindi eeco ndiyoobagusya mulinduwe bantu balikankaizya akulisumpula;
Alimwi kunyina noyoolisumpula limbi mucilundu cangu cisalala.+
13 Ibasyeede akati kabana Israyeli+ tabakaciti zintu zitaluleme;+
Tabakaambi zyakubeja pe, alimwi mukanwa lyabo tamukajaniki mulaka walweeno;
Bayoolya akulyoonena, alimwi kunyina muntu naba omwe uuyoobayoosya.”+
14 Koongolola cakukondwa, omwana musimbi wa Ziyoni!
Koongolola cakukkomana, O Israyeli!+
Kokondwa akusekelela camoyo woonse, omwana musimbi wa Jerusalemu!+
15 Jehova waleka kukusubula.+
Wamutanda sinkondonyoko.+
Imwami wa Israyeli, Jehova, uli mulinduwe.+
Kunyina limbi noyakuyoowa mapenzi.+
16 Mubuzuba oobo Jerusalemu uyakwaambilwa kuti:
“Utayoowi pe, O Ziyoni.+
Maanza aako atalebuki pe.
17 Jehova Leza wako uli mulinduwe.+
Mbubonya mbuli sikalumamba singuzu, uyookufwutula.
Uyoosekelela akaambo kanduwe kakkomene kapati.+
Uyakuumuna wi muluyando lwakwe.
Uyookkomana akaambo kanduwe akoompolola calukkomano.
18 Aabo bajisi buumba akaambo kakutajanika kumapobwe aako ndiyoobabunganya antoomwe;+
Tiibakaliko mulinduwe, akaambo kakunyamuna masampu aabo.+
19 Amubone! Kuciindi eeco ndiyoobweza ntaamu yakulwana boonse aabo ibakali kukupenzya;+
Alimwi aabo basunkuta ndiyoobafwutula,+
Abaabo bamwaikide ndiyoobabunganya antoomwe.+
Ndiyoobapa kutembaulwa akuba ampuwo*
Mucisi coonse mobakali kusampaulwa.
20 Kuciindi eeco ndiyoomuleta mucisi canu,
Iciindi eeco ndaakumubunganya antoomwe.