UZefaniya 1

₂“Ngiyakuqothula nokuqothula konke,

kusuke ebusweni bomhlaba,” usho uJehova.

₃“Ngiyakuqothula abantu nezilwane,

ngiqothule izinyoni zezulu nezinhlanzi zaselwandle,

ngikhubekise ababi,

nginqume abantu ebusweni bomhlaba,” usho uJehova.

₄“Ngiyakwelula isandla sami phezu kukaJuda

naphezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema,

nginqume insali kaBali kule ndawo,

negama labapristi bezithixo kanye nabapristi,

₅nabakhuleka kulo ibandla lasezulwini phezu kwezindlu,

nabakhuleka kuJehova bemfunga,

befunga futhi uMilkomu,

₆nababuyile ekumlandeleni uJehova,

nabangamfunanga uJehova bengabuzanga ngaye.

₇Thula phambi kobuso beNkosi uJehova,

ngokuba usuku lukaJehova luseduze;

uJehova ulungisile umhlatshelo,

ungcwelisile abamenyiweyo bakhe.

₈Kuyakuthi ngosuku lomhlatshelo kaJehova,

ngihambele izikhulu,

namadodana enkosi,

nabo bonke abembethe isambatho sabezizwe.

₉Ngalolo suku ngiyakuhambela bonke abeqa umbundu,

begcwalisa indlu yamakhosi abo ngobudlova nangenkohliso.

₁₀“Ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova,

“kuyakuba khona izwi lokukhala,

livela eSangweni Lezinhlanzi,

nokuhhewula,

kuvela eNxenyeni Yesibili,

nokufahlazeka okukhulu,

kuvela emagqumeni.

₁₁Hhewulani nina enakhe esiGqulweni,

ngokuba bonke abantu abathengisayo bachithekile,

bonke abathweswe isiliva banqunyiwe.

₁₂Kuyakuthi ngaleso sikhathi ngicwaninge iJerusalema ngezibani,

ngihambele abantu abajiyile enhleseni yabo,

abathi ezinhliziyweni zabo:

UJehova akenzi okuhle,

akenzi nokubi.

₁₃Ingcebo yabo iyakuba yimpango,

nezindlu zabo incithakalo;

bayakwakha izindlu,

kepha abayikuhlala kuzo,

batshale izivini,

bangaliphuzi kodwa iwayini lazo.

₁₄“Usuku olukhulu lukaJehova luseduze;

luseduze, lushesha kakhulu;

umsindo wosuku lukaJehova uyababa,

neqhawe liyahhewula khona.

₁₅Lolo suku lungusuku lolaka,

usuku lokuhlupheka nolosizi,

usuku lwencithakalo nolokuyize,

usuku lobumnyama nolwesigayegaye,

usuku lwamafu nolobumnyama obukhulu,

₁₆usuku lwecilongo nolokuhlaba umkhosi

ngasemizini ebiyelweyo

nasemibhoshongweni yasezingosini.

₁₇Ngiyakucindezela abantu,

bahambe njengezimpumputhe,

ngokuba bonile kuJehova;

igazi labo liyakuthululwa njengothuli,

nenyama yabo njengomquba.

₁₈Nasiliva labo nagolide labo akuyikuba namandla okubophula

ngosuku lwentukuthelo lukaJehova,

kepha umhlaba wonke uyakudliwa ngumlilo womhawu wakhe,

ngokuba uyakuqeda,

yebo, aqede ngokuzumayo bonke abakhileyo ezweni.”