Zefania 1 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

Nyakubaho okufubira ebihangirwe byona

¹ Eki n'ekigambo kya Nyakubaho eki yaagambiire Zefaniya mwene Kuushi, mwijukuru wa Gedaliya, mwene Amariya ya Hezekiya, omu busingye bwa Yosiya mwene Amoni, omugabe wa Buyuda.

² Nyakubaho naagira ati: Ndyamariraho kimwe omu nsi ekintu kyona.

³ Ndyamariraho kimwe abantu n'enyamaishwa; mmarireho kimwe enyonyi z'omu mwanya, n'ebyenyanja by'omu mayanja. Nyakubaho naagira ati: Ndyacwekyereza ababi abarikuteeza entsibo, mmareho abantu boona omu nsi.

Eby'okufubira Buyuda na Yerusalemu

⁴ Ndyabangira Yuda omukono n'abatwire omuri Yerusalemu boona. Mmare omuri ogu mwanya aba Baali abaatsigaireho. Mmareho abahongyerezi abarikuramya ebishushani,

⁵ abaramiza amahe g'omu iguru aha mitwe y'amaju; abaramya Nyakubaho bakamurahira, kandi bakarahira Milikoomu.

⁶ Kandi n'abaagarukire enyima bakareka kukuratira Nyakubaho, abatasherura Nyakubaho, nobu kwakuba okumwebuuzaho.

⁷ Ceceka omu maisho ga Nyakubaho, ahabw'okuba eizooba rye riri haihi. Nyakubaho atebeekaniise ekitambo, yaayeza abagyenyi be.

⁸ Reero aha izooba ry'ekitambo kyangye, Nyowe Nyakubaho ndyafubira abakungu, na batabani b'omugabe n'abantu boona abarikutooreza emicwe y'abanyamahanga.

⁹ Kandi eryo izooba ndyafubira boona abarikwemurikira aha bitembezo bya Nyaruju, n'abaijuza ekikaari kya mukama waabo obubisha n'oburyangatanisa.

¹⁰ Nyakubaho naagira ati: Eryo izooba enduuru eryahurirwa neeteererwa aha Irembo ry'Ebyenyanja, okuborooga nikureeterwa omu kirorero kisya ky'Orurembo, n'okubaruka kuhango nikuruga omu bibungo.

¹¹ Yaimwe batuuzi b'omu Kirorero kya Ifo, nimucure! Manya abashuubuzi boona tibaakiriho. Abarikurenga efeeza boona bahwerekyereziibwe.

¹² Omuri obwo bunaku ndyacaakisa Yerusalemu amatabaaza, nfubire abatarikuruga ha ibonde ry'eviino; abagira omu mitima yaabo bati: Nyakubaho taine ki araakore, yaaba kirungi nari kibi.

¹³ Ebintu byabo biryanyagwa, amaju gaabo gacwekyerezibwe. Nobu barikwombeka amaju, tibarigataahamu. Nobu barikubyara emizaabibu, tibarinywa viino yaayo.

Eizooba rya Nyakubaho

¹⁴ Eizooba rya Nyakubaho erikuru riri haihi. Riri haihi, kandi nirirahuka munonga. Nimuhurire! Eizooba rya Nyakubaho n'ery'akabi. N'emanzi rugambwa eriboroogyeraho.

¹⁵ Eryo izooba n'eizooba rya kashanga, eizooba ry'enaku n'obusaasi, ery'okucwekyereza n'okumariraho kimwe, ery'omwirima ndindindi.

¹⁶ N'eizooba ry'okuteeraho enzamba y'akasirikiriro, n'enduuru y'orugamba kuteera endembo z'ebigo bigumire, n'eminaara miraingwa y'okwerindiramu.

¹⁷ Ndyareetera abantu okweshobera, babandagire nk'empumi, ahabw'okuba bakancumuraho, Nyowe Nyakubaho. Eshagama yaabo eryayatwa nk'omucuucu, emibiri yaabo enagwe nk'amasha.

¹⁸ Ahari eryo izooba rya kashanga ya Nyakubaho, efeeza zaabo nobu zaakuba ezaabu zaabo tiziribajuna; kureka ensi yoona eryamarwaho omuriro gwa kashanga ye ey'eihato. Buzimazima aryamariraho kimwe kitaraariire abatwire omu nsi boona.