Sefania 1:1-18
1 Icebo ca kwa Yehova icaishile kuli Sefania mwana Kushi mwana Gedalia mwana Amaria mwana Hisekia mu nshiku sha kwa Yoshia+ mwana Amoni+ imfumu ya Yuda ni ci:
2 “Nkalofya conse icaba pa muulu wa mushili,” e fyasosa Yehova.+
3 “Nkalofya umuntunse ne nama.+ Nkalofya ifipupuka mu muulu ne sabi lya muli bemba,+ na babifi aba kuipununako;+ kabili nkalofya abantunse pa muulu wa mushili,”+ e fyasosa Yehova.
4 “Kabili nkatambalika ukuboko kwandi pali Yuda na bekashi bonse aba mu Yerusalemu,+ kabili nkalofya abashalako ba kwa Baali+ pano pantu, ishina lya bashimapepo ba kwa lesa umbi umbi pamo na bashimapepo,+
5 na balya abakontama pa mitenge ku fya mu muulu,+ e lyo na bapepa balesa bambi,+ no kulapila muli Yehova+ no kulapila muli Malkamu;+
6 na bafutatuka mu kukonka Yehova+ na bashafwaya Yehova kabili abashaipusha kuli ena.”+
7 Beni tondolo ku cinso ca kwa Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova;+ pantu nabupalama ubushiku bwa kwa Yehova,+ pantu Yehova napekanya ilambo;+ nasangulula+ abo alaalika.
8 “Kabili pa bushiku bwe lambo lya kwa Yehova e po nkaalukila kuli bacilolo, na ku bana ba mfumu,+ na kuli bonse abafwala ifya kufwala fya bambi bambi.+
9 Kabili nkaalukila kuli bonse abalenina pa cisebele* muli ubo bushiku, abaleisusha ubunkalwe no bucenjeshi mu ng’anda ya bashikulwibo.+
10 Kabili pali ubo bushiku,” e fyasosa Yehova, “kukaba ukulila kwa nkuuta ukufuma ku Mpongolo ye Sabi,+ no kuwelesha ukufuma ku citungu icipya ica musumba,+ e lyo no kuwa ukukalamba ukufuma ku tupili.+
11 Welesheni,+ mwe bekashi ba mu Makteshe, pantu bashimakwebo bonse nabatalalikwa;+ bonse abapima silfere nabaloba.
12 “Kabili pa nshita ilya nkasokota mu Yerusalemu ku nyali,+ kabili nkaalukila ku bantu ababa ngo mwangashi uwatikama pa fiseekwa fya uko+ kabili abaletila mu mitima yabo, ‘Yehova takacite icisuma kabili takacite icibi.’+
13 Awe ifyuma fyabo fikaba ifya kupokolola na mayanda yabo yakaba ifibolya.+ Kabili bakakuula amayanda, lelo tabakekalemo;+ kabili bakalima amabala ya myangashi, lelo tabakanweko umwangashi.+
14 “Ubushiku ubukalamba+ ubwa kwa Yehova nabupalama.+ Nabupalama, kabili buleyangufyanya nga nshi.+ Ukulila kwa bushiku bwa kwa Yehova kwa kutiinya.+ Impalume kulya ilelila akalanda.+
15 Ubo bushiku, bushiku bwa bukali, bushiku bwa bulanda kabili ubwa nkumbabulili,+ bushiku bwa nkuuka kabili ubwa konaula, bushiku bwa mfifi kabili ubwafiita fititi,+ bushiku bwa makumbi kabili ubwafiitisha,
16 bushiku bwa ntandala kabili ubwe penga lya kusoka,+ pa kusansa imishi iya malinga ne mpungu ishasansuka isha pa makona ya malinga.+
17 Kabili nkaleta ubucushi ku bantunse, na bo bakenda nge mpofu;+ pantu ni Yehova babembukila.+ No mulopa wabo uketilwa ngo lukungu,+ na mala yabo nga mafi.+
18 Nangu ni silfere wabo nangu ni golde wabo tafyakabe na maka ya kubapokolola mu bushiku bwa bukali ubwa kwa Yehova;+ lelo ku kupimpa kwakwe ukwaba ngo mulilo isonde lyonse likonaulwa,+ pantu akalofya abekashi bonse aba pe sonde, ukulofya ukwine kwine.”+
Amafutunoti
^ Napamo apa e po baleteka icipuna ca bufumu.
