1Ilizwi lakaSomnini elafika kuZefaniya umsa kaKutjhi, omsa kaGedaliya, umsa ka-Amariya, omsa kaHezekhiya, nakusabusa uJosiya, umsa ka-Amoni ikosi yakwaJuda.
Umphorofidi umemezela ukurhayila okuzako
2“Ngizakurhurhula yoke into esebusweni bephasi.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
3“Ngizakurhayila kwasamuntu neembandana;
ngisizile iinyoni zezulu neenhlambi zelwandle.
Ngiketule iinkhohlakali
nangiphelisa abantu ebusweni bephasi.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
4“UJuda ngizombeka isandla
nazo zoke izakhamuzi zeJerusalema.
Ngizakuphelisa yoke imisalela yakaBhali endaweni le
namabizo wabaphristi ababalotjhi bakaBhali, angasakhunjulwa.
5Ngizakuphelisa labo abalotjha iinkwekwezi
phezu kwephahla lezindlu
nabaguqa phasi bafunge uSomnini
bajike godu bafunge uMilkomu.
6Ngizakuphelisa nabahlanuka uSomnini
bangasayifuna ngokungasabuzi kiyo.
7“Thula phambi kwakaSomnini uSomandla,
ngombana ilanga lakaSomnini litjhidele.
USomnini ulungise umhlabelo;
walungiselela labo abamemileko.”
8-9Ngelanga lomhlabelo lowo, uSomnini wathi:
“Ngizakubeka iinkhulu namakhosana umlandu,
nabo boke ababahlumisa ngenturhu nangekohliso.
Ngibeke umlandu nalabo abavunule iimvunulo ezitjhili
nabo boke abagegeda ukugadanga embunjwaneni womnyango.”
10USomnini uthi:
“Mhlokho kuzakuzwakala umkhosi
esangweni leHlambi,
kurhahlawulwe ngengcenyeni etja yeJerusalema,
kuzwakale ubugidigidi obukhulu ngemibundwini.
11Rhahlawulani nina enihlala emakethe,
ngombana boke abarhwebi bazokutjhabalaliswa
nabathengisi barhayilwe.
12“Ngesikhatheso ngizakubhenyegula iJerusalema
ngeenhlothi ezivuthako,
bengibeke umlandu labo abazigedlileko,
abazitjela bathi,
‘USomnini akenzi litho elimbi nanyana elihle.’
13Umnonwabo uzakuphangwa,
neenkumba zabo zigirizwe.
Bazakwakha iinkumba bangazihlali;
batjale iindiribe kodwana bangalirhamuli iwayini lakhona.”
14Ilanga elikhulu lakaSomnini litjhidele;
ngambala litjhidele begodu liza ngokurhabileko.
Ukuzwakala komkhosi wephasi welanga lakaSomnini
uzakuba munyu
nonesibindi uzakulila okutlhuwisako.
15Ilangelo lizakuba lilanga lelaka,
ilanga lamahlungu namatlhuwiso,
ilanga lokubhuruzwa nokurhayilwa,
ilanga lokufiphala nobumnyama,
ilanga lamafu anzima tshu.
16Kuzakuba lilanga lepalapala
nelokuhlaba umkhosi,
wokugasela amadorobho anemithangala
nemibhotjhongo yamajika.
17USomnini uthi:
“Ngizakuletha amatlhuwiso ebantwini,
yeke bazakubhaduzela njengabangaboniko.”
Ngebanga lokobana bonile kuSomnini,
ipilwabo izakuba njengeenzibi,
nemizimbabo ibe njengobulongwe.
18Isiliva negolidabo angeze yabasindisa
ngelanga lelaka lakaSomnini.
Inarha yoke izakuqothulwa ngomlilo wesikhwele sayo.
Ngambala uzakurhayila ngokwesabekako
boke abaphila enarheni.
