UZefaniya 2

₁Buthanani, yebo, buthana,

sizwe esingenamahloni,

₂isimiso singakazali lolo suku ludlula njengamakhoba

lungakanehleli ulaka oluvuthayo lukaJehova,

lungakafiki phezu kwenu usuku lolaka lukaJehova.

₃Funani uJehova nina nonke bathobekileyo bomhlaba

enisebenzile ukwahlulela kwakhe;

funani ukulunga; funani ukuthobeka;

mhlawumbe niyakusitshekelwa ngosuku lolaka lukaJehova.

₄Ngokuba iGaza liyakushiywa,

i-Ashikeloni libe yincithakalo;

bayakulixosha i-Ashidodi emini,

i-Ekroni lisishulwe.

₅Wo kwabakhileyo ngasogwini lolwandle,

isizwe samaKhereti!

Izwi likaJehova liphezu kwakho, Khanani,

lizwe lamaFilisiti.

“Ngiyakukuchitha ukuze kungabikho ohlala khona.”

₆Ugu lolwandle luyakuba ngamadlelo,

lube nemigodi yabelusi nezibaya zezimvu.

₇Ugu luyakuba ngolwensali yendlu yakwaJuda,

yaluse kulo;

ezindlini zase-Ashikeloni bayakubuthisa kusihlwa,

ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo uyakubahambela,

abuyise ukuthunjwa kwabo.

₈“Ngiyizwile inhlamba yakwaMowabi

nezithuko zabantwana bakwa-Amoni abathuke ngazo abantu bami,

bazikhulisela imikhawulo yabo.

₉Ngalokho, kuphila kwami,” usho uJehova Sebawoti,

uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi:

“Impela uMowabi uyakuba njengeSodoma,

nabantwana bakwa-Amoni njengeGomora,

izwe lezimbabazane nelemigodi kasawoti

nencithakalo yaphakade;

insali yabantu bami iyakubaphanga,

nabaseleyo besizwe sami bayakudla ifa labo.”

₁₀Lokhu kuyakuba sesikhundleni sokuziphakamisa kwabo,

ngokuba bathukile,

bazikhulisela abantu bakaJehova Sebawoti.

₁₁UJehova uyakwesabeka phezu kwabo,

ngokuba uyakuzacisa bonke onkulunkulu bomhlaba,

bakhuleke kuye,

kube yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe,

zonke iziqhingi zezizwe.

₁₂“Nani maKushe

niyakubulawa ngenkemba yami.”

₁₃Uyakwelulela isandla sakhe ngasenyakatho,

achithe i-Asiriya,

alenze iNineve libe yincithakalo,

lome njengehlane.

₁₄Imihlambi iyakubuthisa phakathi kwalo,

zonke izilwane zesizwe,

ivuba nonondwebu kuhlale ebusuku ezihlokweni zezinsika zalo,

isikhova sikhale emafasiteleni,

kube khona incithakalo emigulugulwini,

ngokuba wambulile okwemisedari.*

₁₅Yiwo umuzi owajabula wahlala ulondekile,

owathi enhliziyweni yawo:

Mina ngikhona, akakho omunye;

yeka ukuphenduka kwawo incithakalo nendawo yokubuthisa kwezilwane!

Bonke abadlula kuwo bayakuncimfa,

banikine isandla sabo.