Zephaniah 1
1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:
Judah siangpahrang Amon e a capa Josiah ni a uk navah, Hezekiah, Amariah, Gedaliah tinaw e ca catoun lah kaawm e Kushi capa Zephaniah koe ka tho e Cathut e lawk teh,
2 “I will completely sweep away everything from the face of the earth,”
ram dawk kaawm e naw abuemlah he ka raphoe han telah Cathut ni a dei.
3 “I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,”
Tami hoi saringnaw pueng ka raphoe han, kahlun e tava hoi tui dawk e tanga pueng hai thoseh, Tami kahawihoeh hoi, hawihoehnae pueng hai raphoe lah ao han. Talaivan kaawm e tami puenghai raphoe lah ao han telah Cathut ni a ti.
4 “I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests—
Judah tami, Jerusalem kho e taminaw hah kai ni ka tuk vaiteh kacawirae Baal hnukkâbang e hoi vaihmanaw pueng hai ka raphoe han.
5 those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,
Kalvan e hnonaw hah lemphu hoi ka bawk e naw, cathut hoi Molek cathut lawkkam laihoi ka bawk e naw hai thoseh,
6 and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”
Cathut hnukkâbang laipalah hnuk kamlang e tami, Cathut tawng hoeh, ka pacei hoeh e taminaw puenghai ka raphoe han.
7 Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.
Bawipa Jehovah e hmalah sairasuep lah awm awh haw, BAWIPA e hnin teh a hnai toe. BAWIPA ni amae thuengnae hah rakueng vaiteh hote pawi thung kâen e pueng teh thoungsak lah ao han.
8 “On the Day of the LORD’s sacrifice I will punish the princes, the sons of the king, and all who are dressed in foreign apparel.
BAWIPA e thuengnae hnin navah siangpahrangnaw, hoi a miphunnaw hoi ka talue lah kamthoupnaw pueng hah a rek han.
9 On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.
Ayâ e im longkha ka tapuet ni teh ayâ ka hnephnap e, ayâ dumyen laihoi hmu e hnopai hoi a bawipa e im kakawi sak e tami puenghai hote hnin navah lawk ka ceng han.
10 On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.
BAWIPA ni a dei e teh, hote hnin navah tanga longkha koevah hramnae lawk thoseh, apâhni e khopui dawk khuikanae lawk thoseh, monrui dawk puenghoi raphoenae lawk thoseh ka thai.
11 Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off.
Maktesh taminaw, khuikap awh haw. Hnopai kayawtnaw pueng teh awm hoeh toe. Tangka kasinnaw pueng teh koung a due awh toe.
12 And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’
Hatnae tueng nah, kai ni hmaiim ka sin vaiteh Jerusalem hah lawk ka ceng han. BAWIPA ni hawinae sak hoeh, yon hai na pen hoeh telah a pouk awh teh, amae thoe hoi hawi a sak awh e patetlah lawk a ceng han.
13 Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.
Ahnimae hno teh ayâ ni a lawp vaiteh, a onae hmuen dawk tami kingdi han. Im a sak awh han, hatei awm awh nah mahoeh. Misur a ung awh han, hatei misur net awh mahoeh.
14 The great Day of the LORD is near— near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.
BAWIPA e hnin pui teh a hnai toe. A hnai toe. Karang lah ka tho han BAWIPA e hnin kamthang teh hnâ dawkvah akha. hote hnin navah, athakaawme tami ni a hram han.
15 That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,
Hote hnin teh lungkhueknae hnin, lungpuen tâsuenae kâhmonae hnin, rawkphainae hnin, angnae a kahma teh hmonae hnin, khopâui teh tâmai muen a tabonae hnin,
16 a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.
Kacake khopui hoi karasang e imrasangnaw koe lah mongka kâhruetcuetnae ueng teh hramnae hnin lah ao han.
17 I will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.
Ahnimouh ni BAWIPA koe a yon awh dawkvah, kai ni ahnimouh ka rektap vaiteh tami a mit ka dawn e patetlah a cei awh han. Ahnimae a thi teh vaiphu patetlah rabawk awh vaiteh a moi hai ei patetlah a pouk awh han.
18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.
BAWIPA e lungkhueknae hnin navah, ahnimae sui ngun ni hai rungngang thai awh mahoeh. A lungkhueknae hmai ni ram abuemlah a kak han. Khocanaw puenghai karanglah lawkceng vaiteh koung a pâmit han.
