Sefanaia 3
1 Ke malaʻia kiate ia ʻoku ʻuli mo taʻemaʻa, ki he kolo ʻoku fakamālohi!
Woe to her that is rebellious and polluted, to the oppressing city!
2 Naʻe ʻikai te ne talangofua ki he leʻo naʻe ʻikai ke maʻu ʻe ia ʻae akonaki; naʻe ʻikai ke falala ia kia Sihova; naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻunuʻunu atu ki hono ʻOtua.
She hearkened not to any voice; she accepted no correction; in the Lord she did not trust; to her God she drew not near.
3 Ko hono houʻeiki ʻi ai ko e fanga laione ngungulu; ko ʻene kau fakamaau ko e fanga ulofi ʻoe efiafi; ʻoku nau tatali ke nau kai pongipongi ʻae ngaahi hui.
Her princes in her midst are roaring lions: her judges are evening wolves, they leave not a bone for the morning.
4 Ko e kakai maʻamaʻa mo kākā ʻa ʻene kau palōfita: kuo fakaʻuliʻi ʻae falelotu ʻe heʻene kau taulaʻeiki, kuo nau maumauʻi ʻae fono.
Her prophets are thoughtless men of treachery: her priests have profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
5 ʻOku ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo ia, ʻa Sihova, angatonu; ʻe ʻikai te ne fai ha meʻa hala; ʻoku ʻomi ʻe ia ʻa ʻene fakamaau ki he maama ʻi he pongipongi kotoa pē, ʻoku ʻikai te ne siʻaki; ka ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻiloʻi ha mā ʻe he taʻeangatonu.
The just Lord is in her midst, he will not do wrong; morning after morning doth he bring his justice to the light [of day], it never faileth; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
6 Kuo u tuʻusi ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga: kuo ʻuha ʻa honau ngaahi fale māʻolunga; ne u fakalala ʻa honau ngaahi hala, ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻalu atu ai ha taha: kuo maumauʻi ʻa honau ngaahi kolo, ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ai ha tangata, ʻoku ʻikai ai ha taha ʻoku nofo ai.
I have cut off nations; destroyed are their battlements; I have laid in ruins their streets, so that none passeth through; their cities are wasted, without a man, without an inhabitant.
7 Naʻaku pehē, “Ko e moʻoni, te ke manavahē kiate au, te ke maʻu ʻae akonaki; ko ia ʻe ʻikai tuʻusi ai honau nofoʻanga neongo ʻeku tautea ai ʻakinautolu,” naʻa nau tuʻu vave hake, ʻo fakalieliaʻi ʻa ʻenau ngaahi ngāue kotoa pē.
I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt accept correction; so that her dwelling should not be cut off, all that I had decreed to bring over her; but they rose up early, they acted corruptly in all their doings.
8 ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, “Ko ia mou tatali kiate au, ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho te u tuʻu hake ki he maumau; he kuo u pau pe ke tānaki ʻae ngaahi fonua, ke u fakataha ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga, ke huaʻi kiate kinautolu ʻa ʻeku tuputāmaki, ʻio, ʻa ʻeku houhau kakaha kotoa pē: koeʻuhi ʻe keina ʻa māmani kotoa pē ʻaki ʻae afi ʻo ʻeku fuaʻa.
Therefore wait but for me, saith the Lord, for the day that I rise up to the prey; for my judgment [cometh] to gather the nations, for me to assemble the kingdoms, to pour over them my indignation, all the fierceness of my anger; for through the fire of my jealousy shall all the earth be devoured.
9 Pea hili ia te u ʻomi ʻae lea maʻa ki he kakai, koeʻuhi ke nau ui kotoa pē ki he huafa ʻo Sihova, ke tauhi kiate ia ʻi he uouangataha.
Yea then will I change unto the people a pure language, that they may all call on the name of the Lord, to serve him with one accord.
10 ʻE ʻomi mei he tuʻa vaitafe ʻo ʻItiopea ʻae feilaulau kiate au, ʻekinautolu ʻoku hū kiate au, ʻio, ʻae ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo ʻeku kakai, kuo fakamovetevete.
From beyond the rivers of Cush shall they bring my suppliants, even the assembly of my dispersed, as an offering unto me.
11 ʻI he ʻaho ko ia ʻe ʻikai te ke mā koeʻuhi ko hoʻo ngaahi ngāue kotoa pē, ʻaia kuo ke angahala ai kiate au: koeʻuhi te u toʻo atu mei he lotolotonga ʻoʻou, ʻakinautolu ʻoku fiefia ʻi hoʻo fielahi, pea ʻe ʻikai te ke toe angahiki, koeʻuhi ko hoku moʻunga māʻoniʻoni.
On that day shalt thou not be ashamed because of all thy doings, whereby thou hast transgressed against me; for then will I remove out of the midst of thee those that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt never more be haughty again on my holy mount.
12 Te u tuku foki ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoʻou, ʻae kakai angavaivai mo masiva, pea te nau falala ki he huafa ʻo Sihova.
And I will leave remaining in the midst of thee a humble and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord.
13 ʻE ʻikai fai angahala ʻe he toenga ʻo ʻIsileli, pe lea loi; pea ʻe ʻikai ʻiloʻi ʻi honau ngutu ʻae ʻelelo kākā: he te nau kai mo tokoto, pea ʻe ʻikai fakamanavahēʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe ha taha.”
The remnant of Israel shall not do injustice, nor speak lies; and there shall not be found in their mouth a deceitful tongue; for they shall feed and lie down, with none to make them afraid.
14 Ke hiva, ʻE ʻofefine ʻo Saione kalanga, ʻE ʻIsileli; ke fiefia mo nekeneka ʻaki ʻae loto kotoa, ʻE ʻofefine ʻo Selūsalema.
Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; rejoice and be glad with all thy heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 Kuo toʻo atu ʻe Sihova ʻa ho ngaahi tautea, kuo ne kapusi kituʻa ho fili: ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻio, ko Sihova, ʻoku ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoʻou: ʻe ʻikai te ke toe mamata ki ha kovi.
The Lord hath removed thy punishment, he hath cleared away thy enemy: the king of Israel, the Lord, is in the midst of thee; thou shalt not see evil any more.
16 ʻE pehē ki Selūsalema ʻi he ʻaho ko ia, “ʻOua te ke manavahē: pea ki Saione, ʻoua naʻa tuku ke vaivai ho nima.”
On that day shall it be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: [to] Zion, Let not thy hands become weak.
17 ʻOku māfimafi ʻa Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoʻou; te ne fakamoʻui, te ne fiefia ʻiate koe, ʻaki ʻae fiefia: ʻe mālōlō ʻe ia ʻi heʻene ʻofa, te ne fiefia ʻiate koe ʻaki ʻae hiva.
The Lord thy God is in the midst of thee, the mighty one who will save; he will be glad over thee with rejoicing; he will be silent in his love, he will exult over thee with song.
18 Te u tānaki meiate koe ʻakinautolu ʻoku mamahi, koeʻuhi ko e fakataha mamalu, ko e manuki ʻo ia, ko e meʻa mamafa kiate kinautolu.
Those that mourn far away from the festive assembly do I gather, those that were separated from thee, [that have borne] for thee the burden of reproach.
19 Vakai, ʻi he kuonga ko ia, te u veteki ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku fakamamahiʻi koe; pea te u fakamoʻui ia ʻoku ketu, mo fakataha ia naʻe kapusi kituʻa; pea te u maʻu ʻae fakamālō, mo e ongoongo kiate kinautolu ʻi he fonua kotoa pē, ʻaia naʻe fakamaaʻi ai ʻakinautolu.
Behold, I will deal [severely] with all that afflict thee at that time: and I will save her that halteth, and her that was driven off will I gather; and I will render them a praise and a famous name on all the earth where they have been put to shame.
20 ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, Te u toe ʻomi ʻakimoutolu ʻi he kuonga ko ia, ʻio, ʻi he kuonga te u fakataha ai ʻakimoutolu: he te u ngaohi maʻamoutolu ʻae hingoa, mo e ongoongolelei ʻi he kakai kotoa pē ʻo māmani, ʻo kau ka liliu ʻa homou fakapōpula ʻi he ʻao ʻo homou mata.
At that time will I bring you back, even in the time that I gather you; for I will make you for a name and for a praise among all people of the earth, when I bring back again your captives before your eyes, saith the Lord.
