Zephaniah 2
1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation without desire [for repentance];
Mukuŋŋaane, weewaawo, mukuŋŋaane, mmwe eggwanga eritalina nsonyi,
2 Before the decree is brought forth—like the chaff the day passeth away—before yet there be come over you the fierce anger of the Lord, before yet there be come over you the day of the anger of the Lord.
ekiseera ekyategekebwa nga tekinnatuuka, olunaku ne luba ng’ebisusunku ebifuumulibwa, obusungu bwa Mukama nga tebunnabatuukako, ng’olunaku olw’obusungu bwa Mukama terunnabatuukako.
3 Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, who have fulfilled his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness: perhaps ye will be protected on the day of the Lord's anger.
Munoonye Mukama, mmwe mwenna abawombeefu ab’omu nsi, abakola by’alagira; munoonye obutuukirivu n’obuwombeefu; mpozzi mulikwekebwa ku lunaku olw’obusungu bwe.
4 For Gazzah shall become forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolate place: Ashdod shall they drive out at the noon of day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
Gaza kirirekebwawo, ne Asukulooni kiriba matongo: abantu ba Asudodi baligobebwamu mu ttuntu, ne Ekuloni kirisimbulibwa.
5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the district by the sea, the nation of the Kerethites! the word of the Lord is against you, O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that no inhabitant shall remain.
Zibasanze mmwe ababeera ku lubalama lw’ennyanja, eggwanga ery’Abakeresi! Ekigambo kya Mukama kikwolekedde, ggwe Kanani, ensi ey’Abafirisuuti. Ndikuzikiriza so tewaliba asigalawo.
6 And the district by the sea shall become places for pens of shepherds, and folds for flocks.
Olubalama lw’ennyanja ab’Akeresi gye babeera luliba malundiro g’abasumba n’ebisulo by’endiga.
7 And this district shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; thereupon shall they feed their flocks: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening; for the Lord their God will think of them, and bring back their captivity.
Olubalama lw’ennyanja luliba lwa kitundu ky’ennyumba ya Yuda ekyasigalawo era we banaalundiranga, ne mu nnyumba za Asukulooni mwe banaagalamiranga akawungeezi. Mukama Katonda waabwe alibalabirira, n’akomyawo obugagga bwabwe.
8 I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of 'Ammon, wherewith they have reproached my people, and made themselves great against their border.
Mpulidde okuvuma kwa Mowaabu n’okusekerera kw’Abamoni kwe bavumye abantu bange ne batiisatiisa ensi yaabwe.
9 Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall become like Sodom, and the children of 'Ammon like Gomorrah, overgrown with nettles, and [filled with] salt-pits, and a desolation to eternity; the residue of my people shall plunder them, and the remnant of my nation shall possess them.
Kale nga bwe ndi omulamu, bw’ayogera Mukama Ayinzabyonna, Katonda wa Isirayiri, ddala Mowaabu aliba nga Sodomu, n’abaana ba Amoni nga Ggomola, ekifo emyennyango kye gyemala, n’ebirombe by’omunnyo, amatongo agolubeerera. Balinyagibwa abantu bange abaliba basigaddewo, n’ekitundu ky’eggwanga lyange ekifisseewo kiritwala ensi yaabwe.
10 This shall they have in recompense for their pride; because they have reproached and made themselves great against the people of the Lord of hosts.
Eno y’eriba empeera yaabwe olw’amalala gaabwe, kubanga bavumye ne banyooma abantu ba Mukama Ayinzabyonna.
11 Terrible will the Lord [appear] over them; for he will cause to vanish all the gods of the earth; and then shall prostrate themselves before him, every one from its place, all the isles of the nations.
Mukama aliba wa ntiisa gye bali bw’alizikiriza bakatonda bonna ab’ensi. Amawanga gonna ag’oku mbalama zonna galimusinza, buli muntu ng’asinziira mu nsi ye.
12 Also ye Ethiopians shall be those slain by my sword.
Nammwe Abaesiyopiya, mulittibwa n’ekitala kyange.
13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and he will make Nineveh a desolate place, dry, like the wilderness.
Aligololera omukono gwe ku bukiikakkono n’azikiriza Obwasuli; n’afuula Nineeve amatongo era ekikalu ng’eddungu.
14 And there shall lie down in the midst of her flocks, all the beasts of the nations; both the pelican and the hedgehog shall lodge in the capitals of her columns; singing-birds shall sing in the windows; ruin shall be on the thresholds; for the cedar wainscoting shall be torn away.
Ente n’endiga zinaagalamiranga wakati mu kyo, n’ensolo zonna eza buli kika: ekiwuugulu era ne nnamunnungu banaasulanga ku mpagi zaakyo. Amaloboozi gaabyo ganaawulikikanga mu madirisa; kafakalimbo ajjudde mu miryango, n’emikiikiro egy’emivule giryelulwa.
15 This is the joyful city that dwelt in security, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none else beside me: how is she become desolate, a resting-place for beasts! every one that passeth by her will hiss, and shake his hand.
Kino kye kibuga ekya kyetwala, ekyayogeranga mu mutima gwakyo nti, Nze we ndi, tewali mulala wabula nze: nga kifuuse bifulukwa, ekifo ensolo ez’omu nsiko we zigalamira! Buli muntu akiyitako aneesoozanga n’akinyoomoola.
