Zefania 1
1 Na hafiala, woadzi ɖe kasaŋku ŋu. Esiae nye Yehowa ƒe nya si va na Zefania, Kusi ƒe vi. Kusi fofoe nye Hezekia, Hezekia fofoe nye Amaria, eye Amaria fofoe nye Gedalia. Gbedeasi la va le Yuda fia Yosia, Amon ƒe vi ŋɔli.
The word of the Lord which came unto Zephanyah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedalyah, the son of Amaryah, the son of Chizkiyah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon the king of Judah.
2 “Makplɔ nu sia nu si le miaƒe anyigba dzi la ɖa ƒioƒioƒio.” Yehowae gblɔe.
I will remove, utterly remove all things from off the face of the earth, saith the Lord.
3 “Matsrɔ̃ amewo kple lãwo siaa; Matsrɔ̃ dziƒoxeviwo kple lã siwo le atsiaƒu me la hã kple nu vɔ̃ɖi wɔlawo.” “Ne metsrɔ̃ amegbetɔwo katã le anyigba dzi,” Yehowae gblɔe.
I will remove man and beast; I will remove the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling blocks together with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the face of the earth, saith the Lord.
4 “Mado nye asi ɖe Yuda kple ame siwo katã le Yerusalem la gbɔ. Maɖe nu siwo katã susɔ na Baal la ɖa le teƒe sia; maɖe trɔ̃nuawo kple nunɔla siwo gasubɔa trɔ̃ hã ƒe ŋkɔwo ɖa,
And I will stretch out my hand over Judah, and over all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Ba'al from this place, the name of his ministers with his priests;
5 ame siwo dea ta agu le xɔwo tame hesubɔa dziƒoŋunuwo, hekpe ɖe ame siwo dea ta agu na Yehowa, gake wogakaa atam na Molek,
And those that bow themselves down on the roofs of houses to the host of heaven; and those that bow themselves down that are sworn [to be true] to the Lord and still swear by Malkom;
6 kple ame siwo trɔ le Yehowa yome, eye womedinɛ alo biaa eta sena o la siaa ŋu.”
And those that are turned away from following the Lord; and those that have not sought for the Lord, and have not inquired of him.
7 Mizi ɖoɖoe le Aƒetɔ Yehowa ŋkume, elabena Yehowa ƒe ŋkeke la tu aƒe. Yehowa dzra vɔsa ɖo, eye wòkɔ ame siwo wòkpe la hã ŋuti.
Be silent in the presence of the Lord Eternal; for nigh is the day of the Lord; for the Lord hath prepared a slaughter, he hath bidden his invited guests.
8 “Le Yehowa ƒe vɔsagbea la, mahe to na Yuda ƒe dumegãwo kple fiaviŋutsuwo, kpakple ame siwo ta dutatɔwo ƒe avɔwo.
And it shall come to pass on the day of the Lord's slaughter, that I will inflict punishment on the princes, and on the king's sons, and on all such as are clothed in garments of a foreign land.
9 Le ŋkeke ma dzi la, mahe to na ame siwo katã tia kpo flɔa kpui siwo le trɔ̃xɔwo nu, eye woyɔa woƒe trɔ̃xɔwo me kple ŋutasesẽ kple beble.”
And I will inflict punishment on all those that leap over the threshold on that day, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.
10 Yehowa be: “Le ŋkeke ma dzi la, avifafa aɖi tso Tɔmelãgbo la nu, asiƒunu aɖi tso dua ƒe akpa evelia, eye howɔwɔ gã aɖe aɖi tso togbɛwo dzi.
And it shall come to pass on that day, saith the Lord, that there shall be a loud cry of lamentation from the fish-gate, and a wailing from the second, and [that of] a great breach from the hills.
11 Mifa avi, mi ame siwo le asiɖoƒe ƒe nutowo me, miaƒe asitsalawo katã atsrɔ̃, eye ame siwo katã dzraa klosalonuwo la hã atsrɔ̃.
Wail, ye inhabitants of the mortar-street, for destroyed are all the trading people; cut off are all that were laden with silver.
12 Le ɣe ma ɣi me la, masi akaɖi adi ɖekematsɔlemetɔwo le Yerusalem ahe to na wo, ame siwo le abe wain ƒe aƒe ene, eye wogblɔ le woƒe dzi me be, ‘Yehowa mawɔ naneke mí, eɖanye nyui alo vɔ̃ o.’
And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem through with lights; and I will inflict punishment on the men that are at rest on their lees, that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, nor will he do evil.
13 Woava ha woƒe kesinɔnu gbogboawo adzoe, woagbã woƒe aƒewo, woatso aƒewo, ke womanɔ wo me o, woade waingblewo, ke womano wain tso wo me o.”
And their wealth shall become a booty, and their houses shall be made desolate; and they will build houses, but they shall not inhabit them; and they will plant vineyards, but they shall not drink their wine.
14 Yehowa ƒe ŋkeke ma tu aƒe vɔ, egbɔna kpuie. Miɖo to, le Yehowa ƒe ŋkeke ma dzi la, woado ɣli kple vevesese, aʋawɔlawo ƒe ɣlidodo ade dzi le afi ma.
Nigh is the great day of the Lord, it is nigh, and hasteneth greatly, [there is] the noise of the day of the Lord: bitterly crieth there the mighty man.
15 Anye ŋkeke si dzi woatrɔ Mawu ƒe dɔmedzoe akɔ ɖe anyi; anye hiãgbe kple xaxagbe, anye dzɔgbevɔ̃e kple tsɔtsrɔ̃gbe. Ŋkeke sia anye blukɔ kple vivitidogbe, afu kple tsizidogbe,
A day of wrath is that day, a day of distress and anxiety, a day of wasting and desolation, a day of darkness and obscurity, a day of clouds and tempestuous gloom,
16 Anye aʋakpẽkugbe kple aʋaɣlidogbe, ɖe du siwo woɖo gli sesẽwo ƒo xlãe kple gbetakpɔxɔ siwo le dzogoe dzi ŋu.
A day of the cornet and alarm, against the fenced cities, and against the high battlements.
17 “Mahe xaxa va ameawo dzi, eye woazɔ abe ŋkugbagbãtɔwo ene, elabena woda vo ɖe Yehowa ŋu. Woƒe ʋu akɔ ɖi abe ʋuʋudedi ene, eye woƒe dɔmenuwo akaka abe gbeɖuɖɔ ene.
And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk about like the blind, because against the Lord have they sinned: and their blood shall be poured out like the dust, and their flesh like the dung.
18 Le Yehowa ƒe dɔmedzoeŋkeke sia dzi la, woƒe klosalo alo sika mate ŋu aɖe wo o.” Yehowa ƒe ŋuʋaʋã ƒe dzo afia xexea me katã, elabena atsrɔ̃ ame siwo katã le anyigba dzi la kpata.
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them on the day of the Lord's wrath; through the fire of whose zeal the whole land shall be devoured; for destruction, yea, quite sudden, will he prepare for all the inhabitants of the land.
