Zephaniah 1

Siswati 1996 Bible

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1Livi laSimakadze lelefika kuZefaniya, umsa waKushi, umsa waGedaliya, umsa wa-Amariya, umsa waHezekiya, ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwaJosaya, umsa wa-Amoni, inkhosi yakaJuda, latsi:

2“Ngiyawutsanyela ngisuse konkhe, ngikususe ebusweni bemhlaba,” kusho Simakadze.

3“Ngiyawutsanyela bonkhe bantfu netilwane; ngiyawutsanyela tinyoni tasemoyeni kanye netinhlanti taselwandle. Lababi ngiyakubacedza kanye nato tonkhe tikhubekiso, nase ngisusa bonkhe bantfu ebusweni bemhlaba,” kusho Simakadze.

4“Ngiyakwelula sandla sami ngimelane naJuda, ngimelane nabo bonkhe labahlala eJerusalema. Yonkhe imisalela yaBhali ngiyakuyisusa kulendzawo: Emabito emahedeni nebaphristi labakhonta tithico,

5nalabo labakhotsama etulu etingcongwaneni tetindlu bakhonte tinkhanyeti telizulu, nalabo labakhotsama bafunge batsi batakwetsembeka kuSimakadze baphindze bafunge nangaMoloki

6nalabo lase bancandzekile bakuyekela kulandzela Simakadze bangete bamfuna Simakadze bangabuti nekubuta kuye.

7“Thula embikweNkhosi Simakadze, ngobe lilanga laSimakadze selisondzele. Simakadze sewulungise umhlatjelo; ubehlukanisile labo labamemile.

8Ngelilanga lemhlatjelo waSimakadze ngiyawujezisa tikhulu, netiphatsimandla, nabo bonkhe labo labembetse tingubo tebetive.

9Ngalelo langa ngiyawubajezisa bonkhe labo labagwema kunyatsela emnyango, besaba tithico, labagcwalisa lithempeli labonkulunkulu babo ngebudlova nangenkhohliso.”

10Simakadze utsi: “Ngalelo langa kuyawuvela kukhala eSangweni Lenhlanti, kuvele kulila eNcenyeni Lensha yelidolobha, nekuphihlika lokukhulu lokuphuma emagcumeni.

11Hhewulani, nine lenihlala esigodzini semakethe, bonkhe batsengisi benu batawucitfwa baphele, bonkhe labatsenga batsengise ngesiliva bayawubhujiswa.

12“Ngaleso sikhatsi ngiyakuyiphenya ngetibane iJerusalema, ngijezise labo labatesutsisako, labafanana neliwayini lelisele emashiceni alo, bacabange batsi: ‘Simakadze angeke ente lutfo, loluhle nome lolubi.’

13Ingcebo yabo iyawuphangwa, netindlu tabo tibhidlitwe. Bayawukwakha tindlu, kodvwa bangahlali kuto; bayawuhlanyela tivini, kodvwa bangalinatsi liwayini lato.”

14“Lilanga lelikhulu laSimakadze selisondzele, yebo, lisedvute, futsi lita ngekushesha. Lalelani! Kukhala kwangalelo langa laSimakadze kuyawuba munyu, sekuhhewula libutfo lapho.

15Lelo langa kuyawuba lilanga lelulaka, lilanga lelusizi nebuhlungu, lilanga lenhlupheko nembhubhiso, lilanga lebumnyama nelitfunti, lilanga lemafu nebumnyama lobukhulu,

16lilanga lelicilongo nelekuhlaba inyandzaleyo yekumelana nemadolobha latinqaba neyekumelana nemibhoshongo yemakona.

17“Ngiyakwehlisela lusizi ebantfwini bahambe njengetimphumphutse, ngobe bonile kuSimakadze. Ingati yabo iyawutfululwa njengelutfuli, nematfumbu abo atfululwe njengebulongo.”

18Isiliva yabo negolide yabo kungeke kubasindzise ngelilanga lelulaka lwaSimakadze. Emlilweni wesikhwele sakhe umhlaba wonkhe uyawushiswa, ngobe uyakwenta siphetfo lesisheshisako sabo bonkhe labahlala emhlabeni.

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