UZEFANIYA 2

₁Buthanani, yebo, buthana,

sizwe esingenamahloni,

₂isimiso singakazali — lolosuku ludlula njengamakhoba —

lungakanehleli ulaka oluvuthayo lukaJehova,

lungakafiki phezu kwenu usuku lolaka lukaJehova.

₃Funani uJehova nina nonke-bathobekileyo bomhlaba

enisebenzile ukwahlulela kwakhe;

funani ukulunga; funani ukuthobeka;

mhlawumbe niyakusitshekelwa

ngosuku lolaka lukaJehova.

₄Ngokuba iGaza liyakushiywa,

iAshikeloni libe-yincithakalo;

bayakulixosha iAshidodi emini,

iEkroni lisishulwe.

₅Wo kwabakhileyo ngasogwini lolwandle,

isizwe samaKhereti!

Izwi likaJehova liphezu kwakho, Khanani,

lizwe lamaFilisti;

ngiyakukuchitha ukuze kungabikho ohlala khona.

₆Ugu lolwandle luyakuba-ngamadlelo,

lube-nemigodi yabelusi

nezibaya zezimvu.

₇Ugu luyakuba-ngolwensali yendlu yakwaJuda,

yaluse kulo;

ezindlini zaseAshikeloni

bayakubuthisa kusihlwa,

ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo uyakubahambela,

abuyise ukuthunjwa kwabo.

₈Ngiyizwile inhlamba yakwaMowabi

nezithuko zabantwana bakwa-Amoni

abathuké ngazo abantu bami,

bazikhulisela imikhawulo yabo.

₉Ngalokho, kuphila kwami, usho uJehova-Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uthi:

Impela uMowabi uyakuba-njengeSodoma,

nabantwana bakwa-Amoni njengeGomora,

izwe lezimbabazane nelemigodi kasawoti

nencithakalo yaphakade;

insali yabantu bami iyakubaphanga,

nabaseleyo besizwe sami bayakudla ifa labo.

₁₀Lokhu kuyakuba-sesikhundleni sokuziphakamisa kwabo,

ngokuba bathukile,

bazikhulisela abantu bakaJehova-Sebawoti.

₁₁UJehova uyakwesabeka phezu kwabo,

ngokuba uyakuzacisa bonke onkulunkulu bomhlaba,

bakhuleke kuye, kube-yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe,

zonke iziqhingi zezizwe.

₁₂Nani-maKushe

niyakubulawa ngenkemba yami.

₁₃Uyakwelulela isandla sakhe ngasenyakatho,

achithe iAsiriya,

alenze iNineve libe-yincithakalo,

lome njengehlane.

₁₄Imihlambi iyakubuthisa phakathi kwalo,

zonke izilwane zesizwe,

ivuba nonondwebu kuhlale ebusuku

ezihlokweni zezinsika zalo,

isikhova sikhale emafasiteleni,

kube-khona incithakalo emigulugulwini,

ngokuba wambulile okwemisedari*.

₁₅Yiwo umuzi owajabula

wahlala ulondekile,

owathi enhliziyweni yawo:

Mina ngikhona, akakho omunye;

yeka ukuphenduka kwawo incithakalo

nendawo yokubuthisa kwezilwane!

Bonke abadlula kuwo

bayakuncimfa, banikine isandla sabo.