UZEFANIYA 1

₂Ngiyakuqothula nokuqothula konke,

kusuke ebusweni bomhlaba, usho uJehova.

₃Ngiyakuqothula abantu nezilwane,

ngiqothule izinyoni zezulu

nezinhlanzi zaselwandle,

ngikhubekise ababi,

nginqume abantu ebusweni bomhlaba, usho uJehova.

₄Ngiyakwelula isandla sami phezu kukaJuda

naphezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema,

nginqume insali kaBali kulendawo,

negama labapristi bezithixo kanye nabapristi,

₅nabakhuleka kulo ibandla lasezulwini phezu kwezindlu,

nabakhuleka kuJehova bemfunga,

befunga futhi uMilkomu,

₆nababuyile ekumlandeleni uJehova,

nabangamfunanga uJehova bengabuzanga ngaye.

₇Thula phambi kobuso beNkosi uJehova,

ngokuba usuku lukaJehova luseduze;

uJehova ulungisile umhlatshelo,

ungcwelisile abamenyiweyo bakhe.

₈Kuyakuthi ngosuku lomhlatshelo kaJehova,

ngihambele izikhulu, namadodana enkosi,

nabo bonke abembethe isambatho sabezizwe.

₉Ngalolosuku ngiyakuhambela

bonke abeqa umbundu,

begcwalisa indlu yamakhosi abo

ngobudlova nangenkohliso.

₁₀Ngalolosuku, usho uJehova, kuyakuba-khona izwi lokukhala,

livela eSangweni leziNhlanzi,

nokuhewula, kuvela eNxenyeni yesiBili,

nokufahlazeka okukhulu, kuvela emagqumeni.

₁₁Hewulani nina enakhé esiGqulweni,

ngokuba bonke abantu abathengisayo bachithekile,

bonke abathweswé isiliva banqunyiwe.

₁₂Kuyakuthi ngalesosikhathi ngicwaninge iJerusalema ngezibani,

ngihambele abantu abajiyile enhleseni yabo,

abathi ezinhliziyweni zabo:

UJehova akenzi okuhle,

akenzi nokubi.

₁₃Ingcebo yabo iyakuba-yimpango,

nezindlu zabo incithakalo;

bayakwakha izindlu,

kepha abayikuhlala kuzo,

batshale izivini,

bangaliphuzi kodwa iwayini lazo.

₁₄Usuku olukhulu lukaJehova luseduze;

luseduze, lushesha kakhulu;

umsindo wosuku lukaJehova uyababa,

neqhawe liyahewula khona.

₁₅Lolosuku lungusuku lolaka,

usuku lokuhlupheka nolosizi,

usuku lwencithakalo nolokuyize,

usuku lobumnyama nolwesigayegaye,

usuku lwamafu nolobumnyama obukhulu,

₁₆usuku lwecilongo nolokuhlaba umkhosi

ngasemizini ebiyelweyo

nasemibhoshongweni yasezingosini.

₁₇Ngiyakucindezela abantu,

bahambe njengezimpumputhe,

ngokuba bonile kuJehova;

igazi labo liyakuthululwa njengothuli,

nenyama yabo njengomquba.

₁₈Nasiliva labo nagolide labo

akuyikuba-namandla okubophula

ngosuku lwentukuthelo lukaJehova,

kepha umhlaba wonke uyakudliwa

ngumlilo womhawu wakhe,

ngokuba uyakuqeda, yebo, aqede ngokuzumayo

bonke abakhileyo ezweni.