Zephaniah 2

IJuda LeJerusalema Yahlulelwa Kanye Lezinye Izizwe.

UJuda Ukhuthazwa Ukuthi Aphenduke

1Buthanani ndawonye, buthanani ndawonye,
wena sizwe esiyangisayo,
2isikhathi esimisiweyo singakafiki
losuku ludlule njengamakhoba,
ukuthukuthela okwesabekayo kukaThixo
kungakafiki kuwe,
usuku lolaka lukaThixo
lungakafiki kuwe.
3Dingani uThixo, lonke lina abathobekileyo belizwe,
lina elenza lokho akulayayo.
Dingani ukulunga, dingani ukuthobeka;
mhlawumbe lingavikelwa
ngosuku lwentukuthelo kaThixo.

Ukumelana LeFilistiya

4IGaza izadelwa
le-Ashikheloni isale isingamanxiwa.
Abantu base-Ashidodi bazaxotshwa emini,
le-Ekroni isitshulwe.
5Maye kini lina elihlala ngasolwandle,
lina sizwe samaKherethi;
ilizwi likaThixo limelana lani,
wena Khenani, lizwe lamaFilistiya.
“Ngizakutshabalalisa,
njalo kakho ozasala.”
6Ilizwe elingasolwandle
lizakuba yindawo yabelusi
lezibaya zezimvu.
7Ilizwe lizakuba
ngelabaseleyo abendlu kaJuda;
bazathola amadlelo khona.
Kusihlwa bazalala phansi
ezindlini zase-Ashikheloni.
UThixo uNkulunkulu wabo uzabalondoloza;
uzabenza baphumelele futhi.

Ukumelana LeMowabi Le-Amoni

8“Ngizizwile izithuko zeMowabi
lokuchothoza kwama-Amoni,
abathuka abantu bami
besongela lelizwe labo.
9Ngakho ngeqiniso elinjengoba ngikhona,”
kutsho uThixo uSomandla,
uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,
“impela iMowabi izakuba njengeSodoma,
ama-Amoni abe njengeGomora,
indawo yokhula lemigodi yetshwayi,
ilizwe elichithekileyo nini lanini.
Abaseleyo babantu bami bazabaphanga;
abaphephileyo babantu bami bazathatha ilizwe labo.”

10Lokhu yikho abazakuthola kungumvuzo wokuzigqaja kwabo,
ngenxa yokuthuka lokuklolodela
abantu bakaThixo uSomandla.
11 UThixo uzakwesabeka kubo
lapho esetshabalalisa bonke onkulunkulu belizwe.
Izizwe ezisemakhunjini wonke zizamkhonza,
ngulowo elizweni lakhe.

UKumelana LeKhushi

12“Lani futhi, lina maKhushi
lizabulawa ngenkemba yami.”

Ukumelana Le-Asiriya

13Uzakwelulela isandla sakhe enyakatho
achithe i-Asiriya,
atshiye iNiniva itshabalele ngokupheleleyo
njalo yome njengenkangala.
14Imihlambi yezimvu leyenkomo izalala phansi khonapho,
lezidalwa zezinhlobo zonke.
Isikhova senkangala lomandukulo
kuzahlala ensikeni zakhe.
Ukukhala kwazo kuzezwakala emawindini,
imfucuza izakuba eminyango,
imijabo yemisedari ichayeke.
15Leli lidolobho elingakhathaliyo
elalizihlalele livikelekile.
Lazitshela lathi:
“Ngiyimi, kakho omunye ngaphandle kwami.”
Yeka ukuchitheka eseliyikho,
isikhundla sezinyamazana zeganga!
Bonke abadlula kulo bahleka usulu
balikhombe ngeminwe.