UZefaniya 1
1 Ngeyomqondisi womculo. Ezigincini zami. Ilizwi likaThixo elafika kuZefaniya indodana kaKhushi, indodana kaGedaliya, indodana ka-Amariya, indodana kaHezekhiya, ekubuseni kukaJosiya indodana ka-Amoni inkosi yakoJuda:
Ya Mukulu wa Bayimbi, ku bivuga byange ebirina enkoba. Ekigambo kya Mukama ekyajjira Zeffaniya mutabani wa Kuusi, muzzukulu wa Gedaliya, muzzukulu wa Amaliya, muzzukulu wa Keezeekiya, mu mirembe gya Yosiya mutabani wa Amoni, Kabaka wa Yuda.
2 “Ngizakhucula konke ebusweni bomhlaba,” kutsho uThixo.
“Ndizikiririza ddala byonna okuva ku nsi,” bw’ayogera Mukama.
3 “Ngizakhucula kokubili abantu lezinyamazana; ngizakhucula izinyoni zasemoyeni kanye lenhlanzi zasolwandle, lezithombe ezenza ababi bakhubeke. Lapho ngiqeda abantu ebusweni bomhlaba,” kutsho uThixo.
“Ndizikiriza abantu wamu n’ensolo; ndizikiriza ebinyonyi eby’omu bbanga n’ebyennyanja; ababi balisigaza ntuumu ya kafakalimbo; bwe ndimalawo abantu okuva ku nsi,” bw’ayogera Mukama.
4 “Ngizakwelulela isandla sami koJuda lakubo bonke abahlala eJerusalema. Ngizaqeda konke okukaBhali okuseleyo kule indawo, amabizo abahedeni labaphristi abakhonza izithombe
Ndigololera ku Yuda omukono gwange, era ne ku abo bonna abali mu Yerusaalemi; era ekitundu kya Baali ekifisseewo n’ennyumba ya Bakemali, bakabona abasinza ebifaananyi, ndibazikiriza okuva mu kifo kino,
5 labo abakhothama phezu kwezindlu bakhonze ixuku lezinkanyezi, labo abakhothama bafunge ngoThixo, abafunga langoMoleki futhi,
abo abavuunamira eggye ery’omu ggulu ku nnyumba waggulu, ne balisinza n’abo abalayira mu linnya lya Mukama, ate nga balayira ne mu linnya lya Malukamu,
6 labo ababuyela emuva bedela ukulandela uThixo njalo abangamdinganga uThixo loba babuze ngaye.
abo abadda emabega obutagoberera Mukama, wadde abo abatamunoonya newaakubadde okumwebuuzaako.
7 Thula phambi kukaThixo Wobukhosi, ngoba usuku lukaThixo seluseduze. UThixo uselungise umhlatshelo; usebangcwelisile labo abanxusileyo.
Siriikirira awali Mukama Katonda, kubanga olunaku lwa Mukama luli kumpi. Mukama ategese ssaddaaka, era atukuzizza abagenyi be.
8 Ngosuku lomhlatshelo kaThixo ngizajezisa izikhulu lamadodana amakhosi labo bonke labo abagqoke izigqoko zezizweni.
Ku lunaku olwa ssaddaaka ya Mukama, ndibonereza abakungu n’abaana ba Kabaka, n’abo bonna abambadde ebyambalo ebitasaana.
9 Ngalolosuku ngizabajezisa bonke abaxwaya ukunyathela umbundu womnyango, abagcwalisa ithempeli labonkulunkulu babo ngodlakela langenkohliso.”
Awo ku lunaku olwo ndibonereza abo bonna abeewala okulinnya ku muziziko, n’abo abajjuza ennyumba ya Mukama waabwe ebikolwa eby’obukambwe n’obulimba.
10 UThixo, uthi, “Ngalolosuku ilizwi lokukhala lizaqonga ngaseSangweni leNhlanzi, ukulila kuvelela esiGabeni eSitsha lomsindo omkhulu wokufohloza uvela emaqaqeni.
Ku lunaku olwo, bw’ayogera Mukama, eddoboozi ery’okukaaba liriwulikika ku Mulyango ogw’Ebyennyanja, okukaaba okuva ku luuyi olwokubiri, n’okubwatuka okunene okuva ku nsozi.
11 Lilani lina elihlala esigodini sokuthengisela saseMakhithashi, bonke abathengisi benu bazaqedwa, bonke abathengiselana ngesiliva bazabhujiswa.
Mwekaabireko, mmwe abali mu matwale g’akatale; abasuubuzi bammwe bonna zibasanze, n’abo abeebinika ffeeza balizikirizibwa.
12 Ngalesosikhathi ngizaphenya iJerusalema ngezibane ngijezise labo abangakhathaliyo, abanjengewayini elitshiywe phakathi kwensipho zalo, abathi, ‘UThixo kayikwenza lutho, oluhle loba olubi.’
Awo olulituuka mu biro ebyo ndimulisa Yerusaalemi n’ettabaaza nga nnoonya, mbonereze abo bonna abalagajjavu abali ng’omwenge ogutanasengejjebwa, abalowooza nti Mukama talibaako ne ky’akolawo.
13 Inotho yabo izaphangwa, izindlu zabo zidilizwe. Bazakwakha izindlu kodwa bangahlali kuzo; bazahlanyela izivini, kodwa iwayini bangalinathi.”
Obugagga bwabwe bulinyagibwa, n’ennyumba zaabwe zimenyebwemenyebwe. Ne bwe balizimba ennyumba tebalizituulamu, era balisimba ennimiro ez’emizabbibu nazo tebalinywa wayini wamu.
14 Usuku olukhulu lukaThixo seluseduze, njalo luza ngokuphangisa. Lalelani! Ukukhala ngosuku lukaThixo kuzakuba buhlungu, lokuklabalala kwebutho khonapho.
Olunaku lwa Mukama olukulu luli kumpi; ddala lunaatera okutuuka. Wuliriza! Omulwanyi alikaabira eyo ng’aliko obuyinike bungi, n’okukaaba ku lunaku lwa Mukama kujja kuba kungi nnyo.
15 Lolosuku luzakuba lusuku lolaka, usuku losizi lokudabuka; usuku lokuhlupheka lokuchitheka, usuku lomnyama lokudana, usuku lwamayezi lobumnyama,
Olunaku olwo lunaku lwa busungu, lunaku lwa buyinike n’okulaba ennaku, lunaku lwa mutawaana n’okuzikirira, olunaku olw’ekikome n’ekizikiza, olunaku lw’ebire n’ekizikiza ekikutte ennyo;
16 usuku lwecilongo lokuhlaba umkhosi wokulwa impi lamadolobho avikelweyo kanye lezinqaba zasemajikweni.
olunaku olw’okufuuwa ekkondeere n’okulangirira olutalo ku bibuga ebiriko ebigo n’eri eminaala emigulumivu.
17 “Ngizaletha usizi ebantwini njalo bazahamba njengeziphofu, ngoba bonile kuThixo. Igazi labo lizachithwa njengothuli lezibilini zabo njengamanyala.
Ndireeta, obuyinike ku bantu, batambule ng’abazibe b’amaaso, kubanga bakoze ebibi mu maaso ga Mukama, omusaayi gwabwe guliyiyibwa ng’enfuufu, n’ebyenda byabwe bivundire kungulu.
18 Isiliva sabo loba igolide labo kakungeke kwenelise ukubasindisa ngosuku lolaka lukaThixo. Umhlaba wonke uzatshiswa emlilweni womona wakhe ngoba uzakwenza isiphetho ngokuphangisa kubo bonke abahlala emhlabeni.”
Effeeza yaabwe ne zaabu yaabwe tebiriyinza kubataasa ku lunaku olw’obusungu bwa Mukama. Ensi yonna erizikirizibwa omuliro gw’obuggya bwe, era alimalirawo ddala abo bonna abali mu nsi.
