UZefaniya 2

IJuda LeJerusalema Yahlulelwa Kanye Lezinye Izizwe.

UJuda Ukhuthazwa Ukuthi Aphenduke

1Buthanani ndawonye, buthanani ndawonye,

wena sizwe esiyangisayo,

2isikhathi esimisiweyo singakafiki

losuku ludlule njengamakhoba,

ukuthukuthela okwesabekayo kukaThixo

kungakafiki kuwe,

usuku lolaka lukaThixo

lungakafiki kuwe.

3Dingani uThixo, lonke lina abathobekileyo belizwe,

lina elenza lokho akulayayo.

Dingani ukulunga, dingani ukuthobeka;

mhlawumbe lingavikelwa

ngosuku lwentukuthelo kaThixo.

Ukumelana LeFilistiya

4IGaza izadelwa

le-Ashikheloni isale isingamanxiwa.

Abantu base-Ashidodi bazaxotshwa emini,

le-Ekroni isitshulwe.

5Maye kini lina elihlala ngasolwandle,

lina sizwe samaKherethi;

ilizwi likaThixo limelana lani,

wena Khenani, lizwe lamaFilistiya.

“Ngizakutshabalalisa,

njalo kakho ozasala.”

6Ilizwe elingasolwandle

lizakuba yindawo yabelusi

lezibaya zezimvu.

7Ilizwe lizakuba

ngelabaseleyo abendlu kaJuda;

bazathola amadlelo khona.

Kusihlwa bazalala phansi

ezindlini zase-Ashikheloni.

UThixo uNkulunkulu wabo uzabalondoloza;

uzabenza baphumelele futhi.

Ukumelana LeMowabi Le-Amoni

8“Ngizizwile izithuko zeMowabi

lokuchothoza kwama-Amoni,

abathuka abantu bami

besongela lelizwe labo.

9Ngakho ngeqiniso elinjengoba ngikhona,”

kutsho uThixo uSomandla,

uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,

“impela iMowabi izakuba njengeSodoma,

ama-Amoni abe njengeGomora,

indawo yokhula lemigodi yetshwayi,

ilizwe elichithekileyo nini lanini.

Abaseleyo babantu bami bazabaphanga;

abaphephileyo babantu bami bazathatha ilizwe labo.”

10Lokhu yikho abazakuthola kungumvuzo wokuzigqaja kwabo,

ngenxa yokuthuka lokuklolodela

abantu bakaThixo uSomandla.

11UThixo uzakwesabeka kubo

lapho esetshabalalisa bonke onkulunkulu belizwe.

Izizwe ezisemakhunjini wonke zizamkhonza,

ngulowo elizweni lakhe.

UKumelana LeKhushi

12“Lani futhi, lina maKhushi

lizabulawa ngenkemba yami.”

Ukumelana Le-Asiriya

13Uzakwelulela isandla sakhe enyakatho

achithe i-Asiriya,

atshiye iNiniva itshabalele ngokupheleleyo

njalo yome njengenkangala.

14Imihlambi yezimvu leyenkomo izalala phansi khonapho,

lezidalwa zezinhlobo zonke.

Isikhova senkangala lomandukulo

kuzahlala ensikeni zakhe.

Ukukhala kwazo kuzezwakala emawindini,

imfucuza izakuba eminyango,

imijabo yemisedari ichayeke.

15Leli lidolobho elingakhathaliyo

elalizihlalele livikelekile.

Lazitshela lathi:

“Ngiyimi, kakho omunye ngaphandle kwami.”

Yeka ukuchitheka eseliyikho,

isikhundla sezinyamazana zeganga!

Bonke abadlula kulo bahleka usulu

balikhombe ngeminwe.