| Zephaniah (1/3) → |
| 1. | Ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kuZefaniya indodana kaKushi, kaGedaliya, kaAmariya, kaHezekhiya, ensukwini zikaJosiya indodana kaAmoni inkosi yakoJuda. |
| 2. | Lathi: Ngizaqothula konke kuthi nya emhlabeni, itsho i Nkosi; |
| 3. | ngizaqothula abantu lenyamazana, ngiqothule inyoni zamazulu lenhlanzi zolwandle. Ngizachitha ababi, ngiqume abantu basuke emhlabeni, kutsho i Nkosi. |
| 4. | Ngizaphakamisela isandla sami phezu kukaJuda laphezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema, ngiqume konke okuseleyo kukaBhali kusuke kulindawo lebizo labapristi bezithombe, |
| 5. | ngiqede labakhonza ibutho lamazulu phezu kwezindlu, labakhuleka kimi bangifunge, bafunge futhi loMilkomu, |
| 6. | labangidelileyo abangangidingiyo, bangabuzi kimi. |
| 7. | Thula phambi kweNkosi uJehova! Ngoba usuku lwe Nkosi selusondele. I Nkosi isilungisile umhlatshelo, yahlambulula labanxusiweyo bayo. |
| 8. | Kuzakuthi ngosuku lomhlatshelo wami ngitshaye iziphathamandla lamadodana e Nkosi labo bonke abagqoka izigqoko zabezizwe. |
| 9. | Ngalolosuku ngizatshaya bonke abeqayo umbundu womnyango, labagcwalisa indlu yenkosi yabo ngobubi langenkohliso. |
| 10. | Ngalolosuku, itsho i Nkosi, kuzazwakala ilizwi lokukhala eSangweni lenhlanzi, lokulila esigabeni sesibili somuzi lokufohloza okukhulu kuzwakala emaqaqeni. |
| 11. | Khalani. lina elakhe endaweni yokuthengisela, ngoba bonke abathengisayo kabasekho, bonke abalinganisa isiliva baphelile. |
| 12. | Kuzakuthi ngalesosikhathi ngihlole iJerusalema ngezibane, ngitshaye bonke abantu abazithokozisayo abazithembayo, abathi enhliziyweni zabo: I Nkosi kayiyikwenza lutho. |
| 13. | Impahla yabo izaphangwa, lezindlu zabo zidilizwe. Loba besakha izindlu, kabayikuhlala kuzo, loba belima izivini, kabayikunatha iwayini lazo. |
| 14. | Usuku olukhulu lwe Nkosi selusondele, luyeza ngokuphangisa; usuku lwe Nkosi lulobuhlungu, iqhawe liyakhala ngokubabayo kulo. |
| 15. | Lolosuku lusuku lolaka, usuku lokuhlupheka losizi, usuku lokuchitheka lokubhidlika, usuku lomnyama, lolwamayezi, lomnyama onzima, |
| 16. | usuku lokutshaya uphondo lokuhlaba umkhosi emizini ebiyelwe ngemithangala lezinqabeni eziphakemeyo. |
| 17. | Ngizakwehlisela abantu usizi ukuze bahambe njengeziphofu, ngoba bonile e Nkosi ni; igazi labo lizachithwa njengothuli; lenyama yabo njengobulongwe. |
| 18. | Isiliva sabo legolide labo kakuyikuba lamandla okubakhulula ngosuku lolaka lwe Nkosi. Umhlaba wonke uzaqedwa ngumlilo wolaka lwayo lobukhwele bayo; ngoba izaqeda, yebo izabajuma ibaqede bonke abakhileyo elizweni. |
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