Zephaniah 3

Ikusasa LeJerusalema

1Maye kulo idolobho labancindezeli,
elihlamukayo lelingcolileyo!
2Kalilaleli muntu,
kalivumi kukhuzwa.
Kalithembeli kuThixo,
kalisondeli kuNkulunkulu walo.
3Izikhulu zalo
ziyizilwane ezibhongayo, ababusi balo
bazimpisi zakusihlwa,
ezingatshiyi lutho lwekuseni.
4Abaphrofethi balo bayazazisa;
bangabantu bamacebo amabi.
Abaphristi balo bangcolisa indawo engcwele
bephule lomthetho.
5 UThixo phakathi kwalo ulungile;
kenzi okubi,
nsuku zonke ekuseni wenza ukulunga kwakhe
njalo kaphambanisi ukusa kwamalanga wonke,
ikanti abangalunganga kabalanhloni.

IJerusalema Yala Ukuphenduka

6“Ngizichithile izizwe;
izinqaba zazo zidiliziwe.
Ngitshiye imigwaqo yazo ideliwe
kungekho odlula khona.
Amadolobho azo adiliziwe;
kakho ozasala kakho lamunye.
7Ngathi kulo idolobho,
‘Impela uzangesaba
uvume ukukhuzwa!’
Lapho-ke indlu yalo yokuhlala yayingayikudilizwa
loba isijeziso sami sehlele phezu kwalo.
Kodwa babelokhu betshisekela izenzo zokuxhwala
kukho konke abakwenzayo.
8Ngakho ngilindela,” kutsho uThixo,
“lolusuku engizasukuma ngalo ngifakaze.
Sengimise ukubuthanisa izizwe,
ngiqoqe imibuso,
ngehlisele ulaka lwami phezu kwabo
konke ukuthukuthela kwami okukhulu.
Umhlaba wonke uzaqothulwa
ngomlilo womona wentukuthelo yami.”

Ukuvuselelwa Kwensalela Yako-Israyeli

9“Lapho-ke ngizahlambulula izindebe zezizwe,
ukuze zonke zikhuleke ebizweni likaThixo
zimkhonze zimanyane.
10Kusukela ngaphetsheya kwemifula yaseKhushi
abakhonzi bami, abantu bami abahlakazekileyo,
bazangilethela iminikelo.
11Ngalolosuku kaliyikuyangiswa
ngobubi bonke elabenza kimi,
ngoba ngizabasusa kulelidolobho
abathokoziswa yikuzigqaja kwabo.
Kaliyikuzikhukhumeza futhi
entabeni yami engcwele.
12Kodwa ngizatshiya phakathi kwenu
abathambileyo labathobekileyo,
abathembele ebizweni likaThixo.
13Kabayikwenza okubi;
kabayikuqamba amanga,
loba kube lenkohliso
emilonyeni yabo.
Bazakudla balale phansi,
kakho ozabenza besabe.”

14Hlabela wena Ndodakazi yeZiyoni,
klabalala kakhulu, wena Israyeli!
Thaba uthokoze ngenhliziyo yakho yonke
wena ndodakazi yaseJerusalema!
15 UThixo usesisusile isijeziso sakho,
usesixotshile isitha sakho.
UThixo, iNkosi ka-Israyeli, ulawe;
akulangozi ozaphinda uyesabe futhi.
16Ngalolosuku bazakuthi kulo iJerusalema,
“Ungesabi,
wena Ziyoni;
ungavumeli ukuba izandla zakho zibe buthakathaka.
17 UThixo uNkulunkulu wakho ulawe,
ulamandla okusindisa.
Uzathokoza kakhulu ngawe,
uzakududuza ngothando lwakhe,
uzakuthokozela ngokuhlabelela.”

18“Insizi zemikhosi emisiweyo
ngizazisusa kuwe;
zingumthwalo lehlazo kuwe.
19Ngalesosikhathi ngizababona
bonke abalincindezelayo;
ngizahlenga abaqhulayo
ngibuthe lalabo abahlakazwayo,
ngizabapha udumo lenhlonipho
kuwo wonke amazwe lapho abahlaziswa khona.
20Ngalesosikhathi ngizalibutha;
ngalesosikhathi ngizalisa ekhaya.
Ngizalipha inhlonipho lodumo
phakathi kwezizwe zonke zasemhlabeni
lapho sengiliphumelelisa futhi
phambi kwamehlo enu uqobo,”
kutsho uThixo.