Zephaniah 2

1Unganai pamwe chete, unganai pamwe chete,
imi rudzi runonyadzisa,
2nguva dzakatarwa dzisati dzasvika
uye zuva iroro risati rapfuura sehundi,
kutsamwa kukuru kwaJehovha kusati kwauya pamusoro penyu,
zuva rehasha dzaJehovha risati rauya pamusoro penyu.
3Tsvakai Jehovha, imi mose vanyoro vapanyika,
imi mose munoita zvaakarayira.
Tsvakai kururama, tsvakai unyoro;
zvimwe mungadzivirirwa
pazuva rokutsamwa kwaJehovha.

Kurwiswa kweFiristia

4Gaza richasiyiwa
uye Ashikeroni richasiyiwa rava dongo.
Pamasikati makuru Ashidhodhi richasiyiwa risisina chinhu
uye Ekironi radzurwa.
5Mune nhamo imi munogara pedyo negungwa,
imi vanhu veKereti;
shoko raJehovha rinokurwisa,
iwe Kenani nyika yavaFiristia.
“Ndichakuparadza,
uye hapana achasara.”

6Nyika iri pedyo negungwa, panogara vaKereti,
ichava nzvimbo yavafudzi namatanga ehwai.
7Ichava yavakasara veimba yavaJudha;
vachawana mafuro ikoko.
Mumadekwana vachavata pasi
mudzimba dzaAshikeroni.
Jehovha Mwari wavo achavachengeta;
Achavadzorera pfuma yavo.

Kurwiswa kweMoabhu neAmoni

8“Ndakanzwa kutuka kwaMoabhu
nokuzvidza kwavaAmoni,
avo vakatuka vanhu vangu
uye vakatyisidzira nyika yavo.
9Naizvozvo, zvirokwazvo noupenyu hwangu,”
ndizvo zvinotaura Wamasimba Ose, Mwari waIsraeri,
“zvirokwazvo Moabhu achaita seSodhomu,
vaAmoni seGomora,
nzvimbo yesora namakomba emunyu,
matongo nokusingaperi.
Vakasara vavanhu vangu vachavapamba;
vachararama vorudzi rwangu vachagara nhaka yenyika yavo.”

10Izvi ndizvo zvavachawana nokuda kwokuzvikudza kwavo,
nokuti vakatuka uye vakadadira vanhu vaJehovha Wamasimba Ose.
11Jehovha achava anotyisa kwavari
paachaparadza vamwari vose venyika.
Ndudzi pamahombekombe ose dzichamunamata,
rudzi rumwe norumwe munyika yarwo.

Kurwiswa kweEtiopia

12“Nemiwo, imi vaEtiopia,
muchaparadzwa nomunondo wangu.”

Kurwiswa kweAsiria

13Achatambanudza ruoko rwake kuti arwise nyika
yokumusoro agoparadza Asiria,
achasiya Ninevhe rava dongo zvachose
uye raoma segwenga.
14Mapoka amakwai nemombe zvichavata pasi imomo,
nezvipuka zvamarudzi ose.
Zizi romurenje nezizi romurwizi
zvichavata pamusoro pembiru dzavo.
Kudana kwazvo kuchaungira nomumawindo,
marara achava pamisuo yavo,
mapango omusidhari achasiyiwa pachena.
15Iri ndiro guta risina hanya
raigara vakachengetedzeka.
Rakati mumwoyo maro,
“Ndini, uye hakuna mumwe kunze kwangu.”
Razova dongo rakadii,
nzvimbo inovata mhuka dzesango!
Vose vanopfuura napariri vanoseka
Uye vanokunga zvibhakera zvavo.