Zefania 3
1 Hankàñe amy maleotse naho tìvay, i rova mamorekekey.
Woe to her that is rebellious and polluted! to the oppressing city!
2 Tsy hinao’e i fiarañanañañey, tsy rinambe’e i lafay, tsy niatoa’e t’Iehovà; tsy niharinea’e t’i Andrianañahare.
She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in Jehovah; she drew not near to her God.
3 Liona mitroñe o roandria ama’eo amboa-hako o mpizaka’eo; ndra loli’e tsy apo’ iareo am-para’ te maray.
Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow.
4 Ondaty jagarigary naho mpikitroke o mpitoki’eo, fa tiniva’ o mpisoro’eo i miavakey, naho nivalike amy Hàke.
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons; her priests have profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
5 Vantañe añivo’e ao t’Iehovà, ie tsy mandilatse; aboa’e an-kazavàñe boa-maraiñe tsy milesa ty hatò’e; fe tsy mete salatse ty mengoke.
Jehovah in the midst of her is righteous; he will not do iniquity; every morning doth he bring his justice to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
6 Toe naitoako o fifeheañeo, bangiñe o rova’eo; nampikoaheko o lala’eo am-para’ te tsy amam-pañavelo ty ey; rotsake o rova’eo, po-sehanga’e, leo raike tsy mimoneñe ao.
I have cut off nations; their battlements are desolate; I have made their streets waste, so that none passeth by; their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant.
7 Nanao ty hoe iraho: Va’e hañeveñe amako irehe? handrambesa’o lafa, soa tsy haitoañe o akiba’oo; amy ze he’e nametsahako ama’ey! fe nalisa iereo, naniva ze fonga sata’iareo.
I said, Only fear thou me; receive correction; so her dwelling shall not be cut off, [according to] all that I have appointed concerning her: but they rose early and corrupted all their doings.
8 Aa le liñiso iraho, hoe t’Iehovà, ampara’ i andro hanjehazehako anahareoy, fa hoe ty safiriko: hatontoko o kilakila’ ndatio, havoriko o fifeheañeo hampidoañako ty habosehako miforoforo; ho fonga forototoe’ ty afom-pamarahiako ty tane toy.
Therefore wait ye for me, saith Jehovah, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger; for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
9 Eka hampikotritriaheko am’ondatio ty soñi’ iareo, soa te hene hikanjy ty tahina’ Iehovà, hitoroñe Aze am-pitraofañ’ina.
For then will I turn to the peoples of a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of Jehovah, to serve him with one consent.
10 Boak’ alafe’ o saka’ i Kosìo añe ty hanesea’ iareo o mpipay Ahikoo; o anak’ ampela’ i nampiparaitahekoio ro ho banabanaeñe amako.
From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
11 Amy andro zay, tsy hanalatse azo o fitoloña’oo, o niolà’o amakoo, fa hasintako añivo’o ao o mpitreñe am-pirengevohañeo, ie tsy hibohaboha ka amy vohiko miavakey.
In that day shalt thou not be put to shame for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee thy proudly exulting ones, and thou shalt no more be haughty in my holy mountain.
12 Le hapoko añivo’o ao t’indaty misotry naho rarake, hitsoloke amy tahina’ Iehovày.
But I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall take refuge in the name of Jehovah.
13 Tsy handilatse tsy handañitse ty sengaha’ Israele; le tsy ho oniñe am-palie’e ao ty famelem-pamañahiañe: fa hikama iereo vaho handre, le tsy ho amam-pañembañe.
The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
14 Misaboa, ry anak’ ampela’ i Tsione: mipazaha ry Israele; mifalea naho mirebeha an-kaampon-troke ry anak’ ampela’ Ierosalaime.
Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
15 Fa nafaha’ Iehovà o nañozoñañ‘azoo; fa sinoi’e añe o rafelahi’oo; Iehovà ro mpanjaka’ Israele añivo’o ao; tsy hahaonin-karatiañe ka irehe.
Jehovah hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the King of Israel, even Jehovah, is in the midst of thee; thou shalt not fear evil any more.
16 Amy sa zay, ho tseizeñe am’ Ierosalaime ty hoe: Ko hembañe; naho amy Tsione: Ko mampigebam-pitàñe.
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not; O Zion, let not thy hands be slack.
17 Añivo’o ao t’Iehovà Andrianañahare’o, ie Fanalolahy maharombake hirebek’ ama’o an-kafaleañe, hianjiñe aman-koko; handia taroba aman-tsabo.
Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.
18 Hatontoko o mihontoke o sabadidam-pamantañañeoo, o mpiama’o mivave i injeio.
I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assembly, who were of thee; [to whom] the burden upon her was a reproach.
19 Inao, ie tsatoke i andro zay songa ho toloñeko o manindry azoo, le ho rombaheko i mikoletray, naho hatontoko i niroaheñey, vaho hafoteko ho engeñe naho tahinañe an-tane atoy ty fisalara’ iareo.
Behold, at that time I will deal with all them that afflict thee; and I will save that which is lame, and gather that which was driven away; and I will make them a praise and a name, whose shame hath been in all the earth.
20 Hampolieko amy andro zay nahareo, amy sa anontonako anahareoy, Toe hanoako tahinañe naho engeñe añivo ze hene ondati’ty tane toy, naho ampoliko añatrefam-pihaino’ areo, ty fandrohizañe anahareo, hoe t’Iehovà.
At that time will I bring you in, and at that time will I gather you; for I will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I bring back your captivity before your eyes, saith Jehovah.
