11:1 2Ath 22:1; 1Maũ 3:14Atĩrĩrĩ, ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova ĩrĩa yakinyĩrĩire Zefania mũrũ wa Kushi, mũrũ wa Gedalia, mũrũ wa Amaria, mũrũ wa Hezekia, rĩrĩa Mũthamaki Josia mũrũ wa Amoni aathamakaga Juda.
Juda Gũtuĩrwo Ciira
2Atĩrĩrĩ, Jehova ekuuga ũũ:
“Nĩnganiina indo ciothe ithire biũ,
ithire kũndũ guothe gũkũ thĩ.
31:3 Jer 50:3; Ezek 14:17Nĩnganiina andũ o na nyamũ;
njooke niine nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ,
na thamaki cia iria-inĩ.
Andũ arĩa aaganu magaatigĩrio o hĩba cia mahuti,
hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ngaaniina andũ mathire kũndũ guothe gũkũ thĩ,”
ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
41:4 Mik 5:13; Hos 10:5“Nĩngatambũrũkia guoko gwakwa njũkĩrĩre Juda,
na njũkĩrĩre andũ othe arĩa matũũraga Jerusalemu.
Nĩnganiina mĩhianano ya Baali ĩrĩa ĩtigarĩte gũkũ,
na niine marĩĩtwa ma andũ arĩa matooĩ Ngai,
na athĩnjĩri-ngai cia mĩhianano,
5o acio mainamagĩrĩra,
makahooya mbũtũ cia igũrũ marĩ nyũmba igũrũ,
o na makainamĩrĩra, makehĩta na rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova,
na magacooka makehĩta na rĩĩtwa rĩa Milikomu,
61:6 Isa 1:4; Hos 7:7o acio matigaga kũrũmĩrĩra Jehova magacooka na thuutha,
na maticaragia Jehova, o na kana makamũrongooria.
71:7 Joel 3:14; Jer 46:10Atĩrĩrĩ, kirai ki mũrĩ mbere ya Mwathani Jehova,
nĩgũkorwo mũthenya wa Jehova ũrĩ hakuhĩ.
Jehova nĩahaarĩirie igongona;
ningĩ nĩamũrĩte andũ arĩa etĩte.
81:8 Isa 24:21; Jer 39:6Mũthenya ũcio wa igongona rĩa Jehova-rĩ,
nĩngaherithia anene, o na herithie ariũ a mũthamaki,
hamwe na arĩa othe magaakorwo mehumbĩte nguo cia bũrũri ũngĩ.
91:9 1Sam 5:5Mũthenya ũcio-rĩ, nĩngaherithia ataagarari othe a hingĩro,
o acio maiyũragia hekarũ ya ngai ciao na haaro na maheeni.”
101:10 2Maũ 33:14; Amos 5:16Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Mũthenya ũcio
nĩgũkaiguuo mũkayo uumĩte Kĩhingo-inĩ gĩa Thamaki,
o na kũgirĩka kuumĩte Itũũra Rĩerũ,
naguo mũrurumo mũnene wa mũmomoko uume tũrĩma-inĩ.
11Girĩkai, inyuĩ mũtũũraga rũgongo rwa ndũnyũ;
mũgirĩke tondũ onjorithia anyu othe nĩmekũniinwo,
na arĩa othe monjorithanagia na betha manangwo.
121:12 Ezek 8:12; Ayub 22:13Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩngoya matawa njethe andũ Jerusalemu,
na herithie arĩa meiganĩtie,
arĩa mahaana ndibei ĩtiganĩirio na kĩnyita kĩayo,
arĩa meciiragia atĩrĩ,
‘Jehova ndarĩ ũndũ angĩĩka, mwega kana mũũru.’
131:13 2Ath 24:13; Amos 5:11Ũtonga wao nĩũgatahwo,
na nyũmba ciao imomorwo.
Nĩmagaka nyũmba,
no matigacitũũra;
nĩmakahaanda mĩgũnda ya mĩthabibũ,
no matikanyua ndibei yayo.
Mũthenya ũrĩa Mũnene wa Jehova
14“Mũthenya ũrĩa mũnene wa Jehova ũrĩ hakuhĩ,
ũrĩ hakuhĩ na nĩũrooka narua.
Ta thikĩrĩriai! Kĩrĩro kĩa mũthenya ũcio wa Jehova gĩgaakorwo kĩrĩ kĩnene,
nacio njamba cia ita nĩikaarĩra mũno irĩ kũu.
151:15 Isa 22:5; Mar 13:24-25Mũthenya ũcio-rĩ, ũgaakorwo ũrĩ wa mangʼũrĩ,
mũthenya wa mĩnyamaro na ruo rũnene,
mũthenya wa mathĩĩna na mwanangĩko,
mũthenya wa nduma na mairia,
mũthenya wa matu na nduma ndumanu,
161:16 Jer 4:19; Gũcook 28:52mũthenya wa kũhuhwo karumbeta na mbugĩrĩrio ya mbaara
ya gũũkĩrĩra matũũra marĩa mairigĩirwo na hinya,
na gũũkĩrĩra mĩthiringo ĩrĩa mĩraihu na igũrũ.
171:17 Thab 79:3Nĩngarehere andũ mĩnyamaro,
nao magaathiiaga ta andũ atumumu,
nĩ ũndũ nĩmehĩirie Jehova.
Thakame yao nĩĩgaitwo ta rũkũngũ,
nacio nyama cia nda ciao iteo ta irĩ rũrua.
181:18 Zef 3:8; Kĩam 6:7Betha kana thahabu ciao
itikahota kũmahonokia,
mũthenya ũcio wa mangʼũrĩ ma Jehova.
Thĩ yothe ĩkaaniinwo
na mwaki wa ũiru wake,
nĩgũkorwo arĩa othe matũũraga gũkũ thĩ
nĩakamaniina o rĩmwe.”
1The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. 2I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.1.2 I will…: Heb. By taking away I will make an end1.2 the land: Heb. the face of the land 3I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.1.3 stumblingblocks: or, idols 4I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests; 5And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;1.5 by the…: or, to the LORD 6And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.
7Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.1.7 bid: Heb. sanctified, or, prepared 8And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD’s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king’s children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.1.8 punish: Heb. visit upon 9In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit. 10And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills. 11Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off. 12And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.1.12 settled: Heb. curded, or, thickened 13Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
14The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. 15That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, 16A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers. 17And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung. 18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
