Zefaniya 1:1-18
1 Mazgu gha Yehova agho ghakiza kwa Zefaniya* mwana wa Kushi, mwana wa Gedaliya, mwana wa Amariya, mwana wa Hezekiya, mu mazuŵa gha Yosiya+ mwana wa Amoni,+ themba la Yuda:
2 “Nizamuphyera chilichose icho chili pa charu chapasi,” ndimo wayowoyera Yehova.+
3 “Nizamuphyera munthu na chikoko.
Nizamuphyera viyuni vyamudera na somba zamunyanja,+Nizamuphyera vikhuŵazgo*+ pamoza na ŵaheni,Ndipo nizamuwuskapo ŵanthu pa charu chapasi,” ndimo wayowoyera Yehova.
4 “Nizamunyoloskera woko lane pa YudaNa pa wose awo ŵakukhala mu Yerusalemu,Ndipo nizamuphyeramo mu malo agha kalikose kakukhwaskana na Baala,+Zina la ŵasembe* ŵa ŵangoza pamoza na ŵasembe.+
5 Na awo ŵakusindamira mawumba ghakuchanya pachanya pa nyumba,+Na awo ŵakujikama pasi na kulapa kuti ŵagomezgekenge kwa Yehova,+Uku ŵakulapira mu zina la Malikamu.+
6 Na awo ŵaleka kulondezga Yehova+Na awo ŵakumupenja chara Yehova nesi kufumba kwa iyo.”+
7 Khalani chete pamaso pa Fumu Yikuru Yehova, chifukwa zuŵa la Yehova laneng’enera.+
Yehova wanozga sembe, ndipo waŵatuŵiska awo waŵachema.
8 “Pa zuŵa la sembe ya Yehova nizamulanga ŵakaronga,Ŵana ŵa themba,+ na wose awo ŵakuvwara chakuvwara chachilendo.
9 Pa zuŵa ilo, nizamulanga waliyose uyo wakukwera pa gome,*Awo ŵakuzuzga nyumba ya fumu yawo na nkhaza ndiposo upusikizgi.”
10 Yehova wakuti: “Pa zuŵa ilo,Ku Chipata cha Somba+ kuzamuŵa chiwawa cha kubobota,Ku chigaŵa chachiŵiri cha msumba kuzamuŵa kutengera,+Ndipo ku tumapiri kuzamuŵa chiwawa chikuru cha mutekenyutekenyu.
11 Bangurani imwe mukukhala mu Makiteshi,Chifukwa ŵamalonda wose ŵamalizgika petu,*Wose awo ŵakupima siliva ŵaparanyika.
12 Pa nyengo iyo, nizamupenjapenja mu Yerusalemu na zinyali,Nizamulanga awo ŵakudemwera,* awo mu mtima wawo ŵakuti,‘Yehova kuti wachitenge chiwemi chara, nesi kuchita chiheni.’+
13 Usambazi wawo uzamuphangika ndipo nyumba zawo zizamugundumulika.+
Ŵazamuzenga nyumba, kweni ŵazamukhalamo chara,Ndipo ŵazamupanda mpheska, kweni ŵazamumwa chara vinyo lake.+
14 Zuŵa likuru la Yehova lili pafupi!+
Laneng’enera, ndipo likwiza mwaluŵiro chomene!+
Kupoma kwa zuŵa la Yehova kukuŵaŵa.+
Pa zuŵa ili, chinkhara chizamulira.+
15 Zuŵa ili ni zuŵa la kutukutwa,+Zuŵa la suzgo na kukweŵeska mtima,+Zuŵa la chimphepo na kuparanya,Zuŵa la mdima na chisi,+Zuŵa la mabingu na chimdima,+
16 Zuŵa la kulira kwa mbata na kupoma kwa nkhondo,+Kulimbana na misumba ya malinga na vigongwe vitali vyamumakona.+
17 Nizamukweŵeska ŵanthu,Ndipo ŵazamwenda nga mbanthu ŵachibulumutira,+Chifukwa uyo ŵamunangira ni Yehova.+
Ndopa zawo zizamupungulika nga ni fuvu,Ndipo nyama* yawo nga mbulongwe.+
18 Siliva lawo panji golide lawo vizamuŵathaska chara mu zuŵa la ukali wa Yehova.+Charu chose chapasi chizamumyangulika na moto wa mwamphu wake,+Pakuti wazamwiza na pharanyiko, enya, lakofya chomene, pa wose awo ŵakukhala pa charu chapasi.”+
Mazgu Ghamusi
^ Kung’anamura kuti, “Yehova Wabisa (Wasunga).”
^ Vikwenera kuti ni vinthu panji vyakuchita vyakukhwaskana na kusopa vikozgo.
^ Mazgu ghanyake, “ŵasofi.”
^ Panji kuti, “pulatifomu; luŵaza.” Panji ŵakunena gome la chitengo cha themba.
^ Mazgu gheneko, “ŵachetamiskika.”
^ Mazgu gheneko, “awo ŵakuwunjikana pa skayira zawo,” nga ni vinyo.
^ Mazgu gheneko, “matumbo ghawo.”
