Sefania 1:1-18
1 Ondjovo yaJehova oyo ye uya kuSefania,* omonamati waKus, omonamati waGedalia, omonamati waAmaria, omonamati waHiskia, pefimbo laJosia, omonamati waAmon, ohamba yaJuda, tai ti:
2 “Ohandi ka xulifa po filufilu oinima aishe oyo i li kombada yedu,” Jehova osho a ti.
3 “Ohandi ka xulifa po ovanhu noifitukuti.
Ohandi ka xulifa po eedila dokeulu neeshi domefuta,Nomandangalati* pamwe novakolokoshi,Nohandi ka hanauna po ovanhu kombada yedu,” Jehova osho a ti.
4 “Ohandi ka handukila JudaNovakalimo aveshe vomuJerusalem,Nohandi ka xulifa po monhele ei oshihongwafano* keshe shaBaal,Ovapristeri voikalunga yokoilongo novapristeri ovashunimonima,
5 Naavo have linyongamene komaminikilo okeulu* ve li pombada yomaumbo,Nosho yo ovo hava ane koshipala shaJehova kutya otava kala ovadiinini kuye,Ndele pefimbo opo tuu opo ohava ane kuMalkam kutya otava kala ovadiinini kuye.
6 Naavo tava efa po okushikula JehovaNosho yo ovo ihava kongo Jehova, ile ihava kongo ewiliko kuye.”
7 Kaleni mwa mwena koshipala shOmwene Jehova Omunamapangelo aeshe, osheshi efiku laJehova oli li popepi.
Jehova okwa longekida eyambo, nokwa yapulifa ovo a shiva.
8 “Mefiku leyambo laJehova ohandi ka handukila omalenga,Ovanamati vohamba naaveshe ovo hava djala oikutu yokoilongo imwe.
9 Ohandi ka handukila keshe umwe oo ta londo komutune* mefiku olo,Ovo tava yadifa eumbo lomwene wavo oukolokoshi nosho yo oukengeleledi.”
10 Jehova osho a popya mefiku olo kutya,“POshivelo shEeshi otapa ka kala elilaano,Elilaano otali ka dja moshitukulwa oshitivali shoshilando,Nekuwaano linene otali ka dja koikulundudu.
11 Lileni nye ovakalimo vomuMaktes,*Molwaashi ovalumenhu aveshe ovo hava landifa* ova xulifwa po.*Aveshe ovo hava yeleke oshisilveri ova hanaunwa po.
12 Pefimbo olo, ohandi ka konga muJerusalem neelamba,Nohandi ka handukila ovo vehe na ko nasha,* ovo have lipopile momitima davo kutya,‘Jehova ita longo ouwa noita longo owii.’
13 Oupuna wavo otau ka nyekwa ko nomaumbo avo otaa ka hanaunwa po.
Otava ka tunga omaumbo, ndele itava kala mo,Notava ka twika oikunino yomandjebele, ndele itava ka nwa omaviinyu oo taa di mo.
14 Efiku laJehova oli li popepi!
Oli li popepi, notali fiki diva!*
Efiku laJehova otali ka kala litilifi neenghono,
Novakwaita otava ka kuwaana.
15 Efiku olo efiku lehandu,Efiku loudjuu nolouyahame,Efiku loshikungulu nolehanauno,Efiku lomilaulu nolomidimbiEfiku loilemo nolomilaulu fokofoko.
16 Mefiku olo, ovanhu otava ka shika enghuma notava ka lilaana omolwoita,Notava ka ponokela oilando yomakuma a pama neeshungongulu diledile, odo di li meehuke dekuma.
17 Ohandi ka etela ovanhu oudjuu,Notava ka enda ngaashi ovapofi,Molwaashi ova nyona kuJehova.
Ohonde yavo otai ka tilwashi ngaashi ondwi,Nombelela* yavo ongaashi oshandja.
18 Oshisilveri shavo noshingoli shavo itashi dulu oku va xupifa mefiku lehandu laJehova,Osheshi omundilo wehandu laye otau ka xwika po edu alishe,Molwaashi ota ka hanauna po aveshe ovo ve li kombada yedu nehanauno linyanyalifi.”
Eshangelo lopedu
^ Tali ti “Jehova a holeka (a lenga).”
^ Sha hala okutya, oinima, ile oilonga oyo i na ekwatafano noikalunga.
^ Ile “efano.”
^ Eln., “ketangakwaita lokeulu.”
^ Ile “koshilyatelelo; oshipale.” Tashi dulika komutune wolukalwapangelo lohamba.
^ Tashi dulika oshitukulwa shaJerusalem osho sha li popepi nOshivelo shEeshi.
^ Ile “shingifa.”
^ Eln., “mwenekwa.”
^ Eln., “ovo va fa edite lomaviinyu le liongela koshitako shoshipifilo.”
^ Ile “notali endelele neenghono.”
^ Eln., “Nomandjadja.”
