Zefania 1

Nabi okuhanuura aha kufubirwa kw'Abayuda

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Eki n'ekigambo kya MUKAMA ekyaizire ahari Zefania mwene Kuushi, mwijukuru wa Gedalia, mwene Amaria, mwijukuru wa Hezekia, omu busingye bwa Yosia mwene Amoni omugabe wa Yuda. 22

MUKAMA naagira ati: Ndyamariraho kimwe

Ebintu byona aha nsi, 33

Mmareho abantu n'enyamaishwa,

Mmareho ebirikuguruka omu mwanya,

Kandi n'eby'omu nyanja.

Ndyahwerekyereza ababi,

Mmareho oyetwa omuntu weena ori omu nsi;

nikwo MUKAMA arikugira. 44

Ndyabangira Yuda omukono,

N'abatwire omuri Yerusaalemu boona;

Kandi omuri ogu mwanya ndyamaramu aba Baali abatsigaireho,

Mmareho eiziina ry'abanyamurwa abarikuramya ebishushani; 55

Abarikuramiza eihe ry'omu iguru

Aha mitwe y'amaju,

Abarikuramya nibarahira MUKAMA,

Kandi bakaramya na Milikoomu; 66

Kandi n'abaagarukire enyima, bakareka kukuratira MUKAMA,

Abatakisherura MUKAMA, n'obu kwakuba okumwehanuuzaho. 77

Ceceka omu maisho ga Mukama RUHANGA!

Ahakuba eizooba rya MUKAMA riri haihi;

MUKAMA atebeekaniise ekitambo,

Yaayeza abagyenyi be. 88

Aha izooba ry'ekitambo kya MUKAMA

Ndyafubira abategyeki n'abatabani b'omugabe

N'abajwaire ebijwaro by'enduga-mahanga boona.

9Kandi eryo izooba ndyafubira

Buri muntu orikuguruka omuryango,

N'abariwijuza enju ya mukama waabo

Obubisha n'oburyangatanisa. 109

Kandi MUKAMA naagira ati: Eryo izooba

Enduuru eryahurirwa neeruga aha Irembo ry'Eby'enyanja,

N'okuborooga nikureetwa omu kicweka kya kabiri,

N'okubaruka kuhango nikuruga omu bibungo. 1110

Imwe batuuzi ba Makiteeshi 'mwe, nimuboroogye!

Ahakuba abashuubuzi boona tibaakiriho,

N'abarikupima efeeza boona bamazirweho. 1211

Omuri obwo bunaku ndyacaakisa Yerusaalemu amatabaaza,

Nfubire abantu abarikugira omu mitima yaabo

Bati: MUKAMA tarikora kurungi,

n'obu kwakuba okukora kubi. 1312

Ebintu byabo biryanyagwa,

N'amaju gaabo gacwekyerezibwe.

N'obu baraayombekye amaju,

Kwonka tibarigaraaramu;

N'obu baraabyare emizaabibu,

Kwonka tibarinywa viinyo yaayo. 1413

Eizooba rya MUKAMA erikuru riri haihi;

Riri haihi, kandi nirirahuka munonga;

Nimuhurire! Eizooba rya MUKAMA!

Emanzi neetakirayo munonga. 1514

Eryo izooba n'eizooba ry'ekiniga,

Ery'enaku n'obusaasi,

Ery'okucwekyereza n'okumariraho kimwe,

Ery'ekibunda n'omwirima,

Ery'ebicu n'omwirima ndindindi, 1615

Ery'okuteera enzamba y'akasirikiriro n'enduuru y'orugamba,

Kurwanisa endembo ezeehinguririziibwe engo z'amabaare

N'eminaara miraingwa. 1716

Ndyareetera abantu okweshobera,

Babandagire nk'empumi;

Ahabw'okuba bakacumura ahari MUKAMA,

Eshagama yaabo eryasheeshwa nk'omucuucu,

n'emibiri yaabo enagwe nk'amazi. 1817

Efeeza zaabo, n'obu zaakuba ezaabu zaabo,

Tiziribaasa kubajuna aha izooba ry'ekiniga kya MUKAMA.

Kureka ensi yoona eryamarwaho

Omuriro gw'eihato ry'ekiniga kye;

Eego, aryamariraho kimwe

Abatwire omu nsi boona kitaraariire.