Zeffaniya 2
1 Mukuŋŋaane, weewaawo, mukuŋŋaane, mmwe eggwanga eritalina nsonyi,
Search yourselves; yea, search, O nation without shame!
2 ekiseera ekyategekebwa nga tekinnatuuka, olunaku ne luba ng’ebisusunku ebifuumulibwa, obusungu bwa Mukama nga tebunnabatuukako, ng’olunaku olw’obusungu bwa Mukama terunnabatuukako.
Before the decree bring forth, Before the day come upon you like chaff; Before the fierce anger of Jehovah come upon you, Before the day of the anger of Jehovah come upon you.
3 Munoonye Mukama, mmwe mwenna abawombeefu ab’omu nsi, abakola by’alagira; munoonye obutuukirivu n’obuwombeefu; mpozzi mulikwekebwa ku lunaku olw’obusungu bwe.
Seek ye Jehovah, all ye lowly of the land, Ye, who obey his commands! Seek righteousness; seek lowliness; It may be that ye shall be hid in the day of the anger of Jehovah.
4 Gaza kirirekebwawo, ne Asukulooni kiriba matongo: abantu ba Asudodi baligobebwamu mu ttuntu, ne Ekuloni kirisimbulibwa.
For Gaza shall be forsaken, And Askelon a desolation; Ashdod shall be driven out at noonday, And Ekron shall be rooted up.
5 Zibasanze mmwe ababeera ku lubalama lw’ennyanja, eggwanga ery’Abakeresi! Ekigambo kya Mukama kikwolekedde, ggwe Kanani, ensi ey’Abafirisuuti. Ndikuzikiriza so tewaliba asigalawo.
Woe to the inhabitants of the sea-coasts, the nation of the Cherethites! This is the word of Jehovah against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.”
6 Olubalama lw’ennyanja ab’Akeresi gye babeera luliba malundiro g’abasumba n’ebisulo by’endiga.
And the sea-coast shall be pastures full of habitations for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
7 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.
The coast shall be for the residue of the house of Judah; Thereon shall they feed; In the houses of Askelon shall they lie down in the evening; For Jehovah their God will look upon them, and bring back their captives.
8 Mpulidde okuvuma kwa Mowaabu n’okusekerera kw’Abamoni kwe bavumye abantu bange ne batiisatiisa ensi yaabwe.
I have heard the reproach of Moab, And the revilings of the sons of Ammon, With which they have reproached my people, And exalted themselves against their borders.
9 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.
Therefore, as I live, saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Moab shall be as Sodom, And the sons of Ammon as Gomorrah, A possession for thorns, and a pit for salt, and a perpetual desolation. The residue of my people shall spoil them, And the remainder of my nation shall possess them.
10 Eno y’eriba empeera yaabwe olw’amalala gaabwe, kubanga bavumye ne banyooma abantu ba Mukama Ayinzabyonna.
This shall come upon them for their pride, Because they have uttered reproaches, and exalted themselves against the people of Jehovah of hosts.
11 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.
Jehovah will be terrible against them; For he will destroy all the gods of the earth; And before him shall worship, every one from his place, All the islands of the nations.
12 Nammwe Abaesiyopiya, mulittibwa n’ekitala kyange.
Ye, also, O Ethiopians! Ye shall be slain by my sword!
13 Aligololera omukono gwe ku bukiikakkono n’azikiriza Obwasuli; n’afuula Nineeve amatongo era ekikalu ng’eddungu.
He will also stretch out his hand against the North, And destroy Assyria, And make Nineveh a desolation, Even dry like a desert.
14 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.
And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, Yea, all the tribes of wild beasts; The pelican and the hedgehog shall lodge in the capitals of her pillars; A cry shall resound in the window; Desolation shall be upon the threshold; For her cedar-work shall be laid bare.
15 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.
This is the rejoicing city that dwelt in security, That said in her heart, “I, and none besides me!” Now is she become a desolation, a resting-place for wild beasts! Every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
