Zephaniah 2

Ukugwetshwa kwezizwe

1Zibuthaniseni, lizibuthanise, lina sizwe esingaloyisekiyo a, 2isimiso singakazali b, lalolosuku lwedlule njengamakhoba, intukuthelo yolaka lweNkosi ingakalehleli c, usuku lolaka lweNkosi lungakalehleli. 3Dingani iNkosi d, lina lonke abamnene bomhlaba e, elenze isahlulelo sayo; dingani ukulunga, lidinge ubumnene; mhlawumbe f lingafihlwa ngosuku lolaka lweNkosi g.

4Ngoba iGaza h , i , j izadelwa k, leAshikeloni ibe lunxiwa l , m , n; bazaxotsha iAshidodi o , p emini enkulu q, leEkhironi r , s isitshunwe. 5Maye kwabakhileyo belizwe t lolwandle u, isizwe samaKerethi v! Ilizwi leNkosi limelene lani. Wena Khanani, lizwe lamaFilisti w, ngizakuchitha, kuze kungabi lomhlali x. 6Lelizwe y lolwandle z lizakuba ngamadlelo alemigodi yamanzi yabelusi, lezibaya zezimvu aa. 7Njalo ilizwe lizakuba ab ngelensali yendlu kaJuda ac; bazakudla kulo ad; kusihlwa bazalala ae ezindlini af zeAshikeloni ag; ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo izabahambela ah, iphendule ukuthunjwa kwabo ai.

8Ngiyizwile aj inhlamba kaMowabi ak, lokuthuka al kwamadodana kaAmoni am, abahlambaze ngakho abantu bami, bezikhulisa an bemelene lomngcele wabo ao. 9Ngakho kuphila kwami ap, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, isibili uMowabi uzakuba aq njengeSodoma ar, labantwana bakaAmoni as njengeGomora at, indawo yezimbabazane au, lemigodi yetshwayi av, lencithakalo kuze kube phakade aw. Insali yabantu bami izabaphanga ax, labaseleyo babantu bami badle ilifa labo ay. 10Lokhu bazakuba lakho endaweni yokuziphakamisa kwabo az, ngoba bathuka, bazikhulisa bemelene labantu beNkosi yamabandla ba. 11INkosi izakwesabeka kubo, ngoba izacakisa bonke onkulunkulu bomhlaba bb; njalo bazakhothama kuyo bc, ngulowo lalowo esendaweni yakhe bd, zonke izihlenge zezizwe be.

12Lani maEthiyophiya bf, lizakuba ngababuleweyo bg ngenkemba yami bh. 13Njalo izakwelula isandla sayo imelene lenyakatho, ichithe iAsiriya bi, ibeke iNineve bj ibe lunxiwa, yome njengenkangala bk. 14Njalo imihlambi izalala phansi phakathi kwayo bl , bm, zonke izinyamazana zezizwe bn; lalo iwunkwe bo kanye lenhloni kulale ezidukwini zayo bp; ilizwi lizahlabela ewindini, incithakalo ibe sembundwini bq; ngoba ezakwembula br umsebenzi womsedari bs. 15Lo ngumuzi ojabulayo bt, obuhlezi ngokuvikeleka bu, owawusithi enhliziyweni yawo: Yimi, njalo kakho omunye ngaphandle kwami bv , bw. Yeka ukuba kwawo yincithakalo, indawo yokulala yezinyamazana bx! Wonke owedlula kiwo by uyancifa bz , ca, anyikinye isandla sakhe cb.

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