ZEFANIA 1 - Sena

¹ Pandzidzi ukhali Yosia mwana Amoni mfumu wa Yuda, MBUYA adalonga kuna Zefania mwana Kushi. Kushi akhali mwana Gedalia, Gedalia akhali mwana Amaria, Amaria akhali mwana Hezekia.

Nsiku inafuna MBUYA dzatonga mseru

² MBUYA adalonga mbati, “Ine ndinati nditswaire pyonsene kupibulusa padziko yapansi.”

³ Ine ndinatswaira anthu na nyama zene; ine ndinatswaira mbalame na nsomba zene za m'bara. Anyakudawika ndinamala kuavunga pandzidzi unafuna ine dzabulusa munthu padziko yapansi. Ndalonga ndine MBUYA.

Mphangwa zakupokanyisana na Yuda

⁴ “Ine ndinati ndifuthule mkono wanga kutchunyusa Yuda, pontho na onsene anyakukhala mu Yerusalemu. Ine ndinabulusa m'dziko muno anyakusalira onsene ale ambapembedza milungu Baala, pontho anyansembe ale ambapembedza milungu inango; ndinafudza madzina onsene a anyakukhonda pembedza MBUYA.

⁵ Ndinavunga ale ambalamba pansoyi za nyumba kupembedza dzuwa, mwezi na nyenyezi, ale ambalamba mbadumbira na dzina ya MBUYA na ndzidzi onthowo mbadumbira na dzina ya milungu Moleki,

⁶ ale adabauka mbakhonda kutewera MBUYA, pontho mbakhonda kusaka-saka MBUYA, penu kuvunza nzeru kuna iye.

⁷ “Matamani pamaso pa MBUYA Mulungu, thangwi nsiku inafuna MBUYA dzatonga mseru ili chifupi. MBUYA asasanya nsembe, iye apipambulira anthu ambachemera iye ale.

⁸ Pansiku ya nsembe ya MBUYA, ine ndinatchunyusa mathubu na ana a mfumu, pontho na anthu onsene ambatsanzira pyachilendo ale.

⁹ Pansiku yeneyo ndinati nditchunyuse onsene ale ambapembedza milungu yachilendo, ale ambadzaza nyumba ya milungu yawo na pyakuzunguzika pontho pyakunama.”

¹⁰ MBUYA akulonga kuti, “Pansiku yeneyo kukalala kunaveka kubulukira ku Msuwo wa Nsomba, kulira kubulukira kukhundu itswa ya mzinda, pontho na kutitima kubulukira kumapiri.

¹¹ Lirani, imwe anyakukhala m'misika; anyamalonda onsene anamala puluzwamo, onsene ale ambagulisa pinthu anamala vungwa.

¹² “Pandzidzi wenewo ndinasaka-saka Yerusalemu na nyale, pontho ndinatchunyusa ale ambakhala pyawo thikithi mbagaya mumtima mwawo kuti, ‘MBUYA nkhabe dzatichita pinthu chadidi penu chakuipa tayu.’

¹³ Mfumawo inapokoserwa, nyumba zawo zinamala gomolwa. Iwo anamanga nyumba, kwache nkhabe dzakhalamo tayu. Iwo anabzala mfesa, kwache nkhabe dzamwa vinyu wache tayu.”

Nsiku ikulu ya MBUYA

¹⁴ “Nsiku ikulu ya MBUYA ili chifupi, ili chifupi pontho ikuchimbiza kudza. Ngavani! Kulira pa Nsiku ya MBUYA kunakhala kwakuvesa kupha, pontho panaveka kukhuwa kwa anyankhondo amphamvu.

¹⁵ Nsiku yeneyi inakhala nsiku ya ukali, nsiku yakusanyika pontho nyatwa, nsiku ya dzedze pontho kuvungika, nsiku ya mdima pontho kutsukwala, nsiku ya makole pontho yankhungu,

¹⁶ nsiku ya kulizwa kwa ngoma pontho mkhuwo wa anyankhondo kumenyana na mizinda yakutchingwa na mpanda, pontho kumenyana na nsanja za m'nkhomo mwa mpanda.

¹⁷ “Ine ndinadzesa nyatwa ikulu pana anthu, tenepo iwo anafamba ninga maboli-boli, thangwi iwo adawira MBUYA. Chiropa chawo chinakhuthulira pansi ninga fumbi, manungo awo anavunda mbanunkha.”

¹⁸ Nee siliva penu golidi wawo pinafuna dzaapulumusa pansiku ya ukali wa MBUYA. Na ntchanje yache ya moto, dziko yonsene yapansi inamala piswa, thangwi iye anamaliratu gwebede mwakututumusa anthu onsene akukhala m'dziko yapansi.