Zephaniah 1
1 [the] word of Yahweh - which it came to Zephaniah [the] son of Cushi [the] son of Gedaliah [the] son of Amariah [the] son of Hezekiah in [the] days of Josiah [the] son of Amon [the] king of Judah.
Okwu Onyenwe anyị nke rutere Zefanaya, nwa Kushi, nwa nwa Gedaliya, bụ nwa Amaraya. Amaraya bụ nwa Hezekaya. Ozi a bịara nʼoge Josaya nwa Amọn, bụ eze Juda.
2 Utterly I will bring to an end everything from on [the] surface of the ground [the] utterance of Yahweh.
“Aga m azachapụ ihe niile site nʼelu ụwa,” Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri.
3 I will bring to an end human being and animal I will bring to an end [the] bird[s] of the heavens and [the] fish of the sea and the stumbling-blocks with the wicked [people] and I will cut off humankind from on [the] surface of the ground [the] utterance of Yahweh.
“Aga m azachapụ mmadụ na anụmanụ. Aga m azachapụ ụmụ anụ ufe niile nke dị nʼeluigwe, zachapụkwa azụ niile nke dị nʼosimiri, na arụsị niile dị iche iche nke na-eme ka ndị ajọ mmadụ sụọ ngọngọ.” “Mgbe m kpochapụrụ mmadụ niile site nʼelu ụwa,” otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri.
4 And I will stretch out hand my on Judah and on all [the] inhabitants of Jerusalem and I will cut off from the place this [the] remnant of Baal [the] name of the pagan priests with the priests.
“Aga m esetipụ aka m megide Juda, megidekwa ndị niile bi na Jerusalem. Aga m ebipụkwa ndị niile na-efe Baal fọdụrụ nʼebe a, na aha ndị nchụaja arụsị niile, ma ndị nchụaja niile na-ekpere arụsị,
5 And those [who] bow down on the roofs to [the] host of the heavens and those [who] bow down those [who] swear an oath to Yahweh and those [who] swear an oath by Milcom.
bụ ndị ahụ niile na-anọ nʼelu ụlọ ha na-akpọ isiala nye ọnwa na kpakpando, ha na ndị ahụ niile na-akpọrọ Onyenwe anyị isiala, na-eji aha ya nʼaṅụ iyi, ma na-ejikwa Milkọm na-aṅụ iyi,
6 And those [who] have turned back from after Yahweh and [those] who not they have sought Yahweh and not they have sought him.
na ndị ahụ niile na-alaghachi azụ site nʼiso Onyenwe anyị, na ndị ahụ na-adịghị achọ Onyenwe anyị, maọbụ jụta ase site nʼaka ya.”
7 Hush! from before [the] Lord Yahweh for [is] near [the] day of Yahweh for he has prepared Yahweh a sacrifice he has consecrated invited [ones] his.
Dere duu nʼihu Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị nʼihi na ụbọchị ikpe ya ahụ dị egwu na-abịa nso. Onyenwe anyị ejikerela ịchụ aja; o doola ndị ọ kpọrọ oriri nsọ.
8 And it will be on [the] day of [the] sacrifice of Yahweh and I will visit [judgment] on the princes and on [the] sons of the king and on all those [who] are clothed clothing foreign.
“Nʼụbọchị ịchụ aja nke Onyenwe anyị ahụ, aga m ata ndịisi niile na ụmụ eze niile, na ndị niile na-eyi uwe e si na mba ọzọ bubata ahụhụ.
9 And I will visit [judgment] on every [one who] leaps over the threshold on the day that those [who] fill [the] house of lord their violence and deceit.
Nʼụbọchị ahụ, aga m ata ha ahụhụ bụ ndị niile na-adịghị azọ ụkwụ nʼọnụ ụzọ mbata, ndị ji ihe ike na aghụghọ na-emejupụta ụlọ arụsị ha.
10 And it will be on the day that [the] utterance of Yahweh [the] sound of a cry of distress from [the] gate of the fish and wailing from the second district and a crashing great from the hills.
“Nʼụbọchị ahụ,” otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri ya, “olu iti mkpu akwa ga-esite nʼỌnụ Ụzọ Ama Azụ daa, mkpu nke ịkwasi akwa ike ga-ada site nʼebe obibi ọhụrụ ahụ, na ụzụ oke ntiwa site nʼugwu nta niile.
11 Wail O inhabitants of the Mortar for it will be destroyed all [the] people of Canaan they will be cut off all [the] weighers of silver.
Kwasienụ akwa ike unu ndị niile bi nʼakụkụ ebe ahịa dị; nʼihi na a ga-egbuchapụ ndị ahịa unu niile. Ndị niile na-eji ọlaọcha azụ ahịa ka a ga-ebibi.
12 And it will be at the time that I will search Jerusalem with lamps and I will visit [judgment] on the people who are thickening on lees their who are saying in heart their not he will do good Yahweh and not he will do harm.
Nʼoge ahụ, aga m eji oriọna nyobanyechaa anya nʼakụkụ niile nke Jerusalem. Aga m ata ndị ahụ niile na-anọ nʼahụ dị jụụ ahụhụ, bụ ndị ahụ dọọrọ dịka ike mmanya a ṅụfọdụrụ aṅụfọ, ndị na-eche nʼobi ha sị, ‘O nweghị ihe Onyenwe anyị ga-eme anyị, maọbụ ihe ọma, maọbụ ihe ọjọọ.’
13 And it will become wealth their plunder and houses their a desolation and they will build houses and not they will dwell [in them] and they will plant vineyards and not they will drink wine their.
Akụ ha ga-abụ ihe a kwakọrọ nʼike, a ga-akwatukwa ụlọ ha niile. Ọ bụ ezie na ha ga-ewu ụlọ, ma ha agaghị ebi nʼime ha; ọ bụ ezie na ha ga-akọ ubi vaịnị, ma ha agaghị aṅụ mmanya si na ha.”
14 [is] near [the] day of Yahweh great near and hurrying exceedingly [the] sound of [the] day of Yahweh bitter [is] shouting out there a warrior.
Oke ụbọchị Onyenwe anyị na-abịa nso, ọ na-abịakwa ọsịịsọ. Gee ntị! Iti mkpu akwa nke ụbọchị Onyenwe anyị ga-adị ilu nke ukwuu. A ga-anụkwa ụzụ ndị bụ dike nʼagha nʼebe ahụ.
15 [will be] a day of Fury the day that a day of trouble and distress a day of devastation and desolation a day of darkness and gloom a day of cloud and thick darkness.
Ụbọchị ahụ ga-abụ ụbọchị ọnụma, ụbọchị ahụhụ na mkpagbu, ụbọchị nsogbu na mbibi, ụbọchị ọchịchịrị na oke obi ọjọọ, ụbọchị igwe ojii, na oke ọchịchịrị,
16 A day of trumpet and battle-cry on the cities fortified and on the corners high.
ụbọchị opi ike na iti mkpu agha imegide obodo niile e wusiri ike, na imegide akụkụ ụlọ elu niile.
17 And I will cause distress to humankind and they will walk like blind [people] for to Yahweh they have sinned and it will be poured out blood their like dust and bowel[s] their like dung.
“Aga m eme ka oke nhụju anya bịakwasị ndị mmadụ, mee ka ha jegharịa dịka ndị kpuru ìsì, nʼihi na ha emehiela megide Onyenwe anyị. A ga-awụsịkwa ọbara ha dịka uzuzu, tufukwaa anụ ahụ ha dịka nsị anụ.
18 Neither silver their nor gold their not it will be able to deliver them on [the] day of [the] fury of Yahweh and in [the] fire of jealousy his it will be consumed all the earth for complete destruction surely a terrible [thing] he will make with all [the] inhabitants of the earth.
Ọlaọcha na ọlaedo ha agaghị azọpụta ha nʼụbọchị ọnụma nke Onyenwe anyị ahụ.” A ga-erechapụ ụwa niile site nʼọkụ ekworo ya, nʼihi na ọ bụ na mberede ka ọ ga-eme ka ndị niile bi nʼụwa gwụsịa.
