uZefaniya ISAHLUKO 1 Ilizwi likaYehova elafika kuZefaniya unyana kaKushi, unyana kaGedaliya, unyana ka-Amariya, unyana kaHezekiya, ngemihla kaYosiya unyana kaAmon, ukumkani wakwaYuda. 2 Ndiya kususa ndiyisuse into yonke ehlabathini; utsho uYehova. 3 Ndiya kuphelisa umntu nenkomo; Ndiya kususa iintaka zezulu, neentlanzi zolwandle, nezikhubekiso kunye nabangendawo; + yaye ndiza kumnqumla umntu emhlabeni,” + utsho uYehova. 4 Kananjalo isandla sam ndiya kusolula phezu koYuda, naphezu kwabemi bonke baseYerusalem; ndiwanqumle kule ndawo amasalela akwaBhahali, negama lababingeleli abangengabo, kunye nababingeleli; 5 nabaqubuda kumkhosi wezulu phezu kwezindlu; abanqulayo, bafunge uYehova, bafungayo ngoMalkamu; 6 nababuyileyo kuYehova; nabangamquqelanga uYehova, abangambuzanga. 7 Yithini tu ebusweni beNkosi uYehova; ngokuba isondele imini kaYehova; 8 Kuya kuthi ngemini yombingelelo kaYehova, ndibavelele abathetheli, noonyana bokumkani, nabo bonke abambatha izambatho zolunye uhlanga. 9 Kwangayo loo mini ndiya kubavelela bonke abatsiba embundwini womnyango, abazalisa izindlu zenkosi yabo ngogonyamelo nenkohliso. 10 Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, utsho uYehova, kuvele izwi lokukhala esangweni leentlanzi, nokubhomboloza kwelesibini, nokuqhekeka okukhulu ezindulini. 11 Bhombolozani, bemi basemgongxweni, ngokuba banqunyulwe bonke abantu bakwaKanan; bonke abathwali besilivere baya kunqanyulwa. 12 Kuya kuthi ngelo xesha, ndiyigquthagquthe iYerusalem ndinezibane, ndiwavelele amadoda agovalele ezintliziyweni zawo, atshoyo ukuthi ezintliziyweni zawo, UYehova akenzi kulungileyo, akenzi nakubi. 13 Ubutyebi babo buya kuphangwa, nezindlu zabo zibe ngamanxuwa; batyale izidiliya, bangayiseli wayini yazo. 14 Isondele imini enkulu kaYehova, ikufuphi, ingxama kakhulu; ilizwi lemini kaYehova, likhala ngokukrakra khona igorha. 15 Loo mini yimini yokuphuphuma komsindo, yimini yembandezelo nembandezelo, yimini yenxuwa nesenkangala, imini yobumnyama nesithokothoko, yimini yamafu nesithokothoko;
16 yimini yesigodlo nokuhlaba umkhosi emizini enqatyisiweyo, nasezinqaba ezinde. 17 Ndiya kubabandezela abantu, bahambe ngokweemfama, ekubeni bonile kuYehova; igazi labo liya kuphalazwa njengothuli, nenyama yabo njengomswane. 18 Nesilivere yabo negolide yabo ayisayi kuba nako ukubahlangula ngemini yokuphuphuma komsindo kaYehova; liya kuqwengwa lonke ilizwe ngumlilo wekhwele lakhe; ISAHLUKO 2 1 Zihlanganiseni, hlanganisani, luhlanga lunganqwenelwayo; 2 Ungekazali ummiselo, ingekafiki loo mini njengomququ, ingekafiki kuni ukuvutha komsindo kaYehova, ingekafiki phezu kwenu imini yomsindo kaYehova. 3 Funani uYehova, nonke balulamileyo belizwe, bakwenzileyo okusesikweni kwakhe; funani ubulungisa, funani ululamo, mhlawumbi nositheliswa ngemini yomsindo kaYehova. 4 Ngokuba iGaza iya kuba sisishiywa, neAshkelon ibe linxuwa; iAshdode iya kugxothwa emini emaqanda, inyothulwe iEkron. 5 Yeha, abemi baselunxwemeni lolwandle, uhlanga lwamaKreti! Ilizwi likaYehova lichasene nani; Ke wena Kanan, lizwe lamaFilisti, ndokutshabalalisa, kungabikho ukumayo. 6 Inxweme yaselwandle iya kuba ngamakriwa, nemiqolomba yabalusi, ibe zizibaya zempahla emfutshane. 7 Loba licandelo lamasalela endlu yakwaYuda; aya kwalusela kulo, abuthe ezindlwini zaseAshkelon ngokuhlwa; kuba uya kuwavelela uYehova uThixo wawo, akubuyise ukuthinjwa kwawo. 8 Ndikuvile ukungcikiva kukaMowabhi, nokunyelisa koonyana baka-Amon, ababangcikive ngako abantu bam, bazikhulisa emdeni wabo. 9 Ngako oko, ndihleli nje, utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, inene, elakwaMowabhi liya kuba njengeSodom, neloonyana baka-Amon libe njengeGomora, libe lilifa lamarhawu, libe yinkangala yetyuwa, kube senkangala ngonaphakade; abantu baya kuziphanga, amasalela abantu bam azihluthe. 10 Kuya kuba njalo kubo ngenxa yekratshi labo, ngokuba bengcikivile, bazikhulisa kubantu bakaYehova wemikhosi. 11 Uyoyikeka uYehova kubo, ngokuba ubabhubhise bonke oothixo behlabathi; abantu baya kuqubuda kuye, elowo esendaweni yakhe, zonke iziqithi zeentlanga. 12 Nani maKushi, niya kubulawa ngekrele lam.