Zep 1 | Ndebele | STEP | Ilizwi leN kosi elafika kuZefaniya, indodana kaKushi, indodana kaGedaliya, indodana kaAmariya, indodana kaHezekhiya , ezinsukwini zikaJosiya, indodana kaAmoni, inkosi yakoJuda.

Zephaniah 1

Usuku lweNkosi lusondele

1 Ilizwi leNkosi elafika kuZefaniya, indodana kaKushi, indodana kaGedaliya, indodana kaAmariya, indodana kaHezekhiya ^a, ezinsukwini zikaJosiya, indodana kaAmoni, inkosi yakoJuda.

2 Ngizaqeda lokuqeda konke kusuke ebusweni bomhlaba, itsho iNkosi. 3 Ngizaqeda ^b umuntu lenyamazana ^c, ngiqede ^d izinyoni zamazulu ^e, lezinhlanzi zolwandle ^{f
,} ^g, lezikhubekiso kanye lababi ^h, ngiqume umuntu asuke ebusweni bomhlaba ⁱ, itsho iNkosi. 4 Futhi ngizakwelulela isandla sami phezu kukaJuda, laphezu kwabo bonke abahlali beJerusalema, ngiqume ^j insali kaBhali isuke kulindawo ^k, ibizo ^l lamaKhemarimi kanye labapristi ^m; 5 lalabo abakhonza ibutho lamazulu ⁿ phezu kwezimpahla zezindlu ^o; lalabo abakhonza ^p bafunge ngeNkosi ^{q
,} ^r, njalo bafunge ^{s
,} ^t ngoMalikamu ^u, 6 lababuyela emuva ^v ekuyilandeleni iNkosi ^w, labangayidinganga iNkosi, bengayibuzanga ^x.

7 Thula ebukhoneni beNkosi uJehova ^y; ngoba usuku lweNkosi luseduze; ngoba iNkosi ilungisile umhlatshelo ^z, yangcwelisa abanxusiweyo bayo ^aa.

8 Kuzakuthi-ke ngosuku lomhlatshelo weNkosi ngijezise iziphathamandla ^ab, lamadodana enkosi ^ac, labo bonke abagqoke ^ad izigqoko zabezizwe ^ae. 9 Langalolosuku ngizajezisa bonke abeqa phezu kombundu ^af, abagcwalisa indlu yamakhosi abo ngodlakela langenkohliso. 10 Langalolosuku, itsho iNkosi, kuzakuba lelizwi lokukhala livela esangweni lenhlanzi ^ag, lokuqhinqa isililo ^ah kuvela kwelesibili ^ai, lokufohloza okukhulu kuvela emaqaqeni. 11 Qhinqani isililo, lina bahlali ^aj beMaketeshi ^ak, ngoba bonke abantu abathengisayo baqunyelwe phansi ^al; bonke abathwala isiliva baqunyiwe. 12 Kuzakuthi-ke ngalesosikhathi ngihlole iJerusalema ^{am
,} ^an ngezibane ^ao, ngijezise amadoda ajiyileyo ezinzeceni zawo ^ap, athi enhliziyweni yawo: INkosi kayiyikwenza okuhle, futhi kayiyikwenza okubi ^aq. 13 Ngakho inotho yabo izakuba yimpango, lezindlu zabo zibe lunxiwa ^ar. Futhi bazakwakha izindlu, kodwa bangahlali kuzo ^as; njalo bazahlanyela izivini ^at, kodwa banganathi iwayini lazo ^au.

14 Usuku olukhulu lweNkosi ^av luseduze, luseduze, luyaphangisa kakhulu ^aw; ilizwi losuku lweNkosi; iqhawe ^ax lizakhala ^ay khona kabuhlungu ^az. 15 Lolosuku lusuku lolaka ^ba, usuku lokuhlupheka ^bb losizi ^bc, usuku lwencithakalo ^bd lokuchitheka ^be, usuku lomnyama lobumnyama ^bf, usuku lwamayezi lobumnyama obunzima ^{bg
,} ^bh, 16 usuku lophondo ^bi lolomkhosi ^bj omelene lemizi ebiyelwe ngemithangala, lolumelene lezingonsi eziphakemeyo ^bk. 17 Njalo ngizabacindezela abantu ^bl, ukuze bahambe njengeziphofu ^bm, ngoba bonile eNkosini; legazi labo lizathululwa njengothuli ^bn, lenyama ^bo yabo njengobulongwe ^bp. 18 Lesiliva sabo legolide labo kakuyikuba lakho ukubakhulula ^bq ngosuku lolaka lweNkosi ^br; kodwa ilizwe lonke lizaqedwa ^bs ngumlilo ^bt wobukhwele bayo ^bu; ngoba izaqeda, ngitsho ngesiphangiphangi, ngabo bonke abahlali belizwe ^bv.