1Yehova anayankhula ndi Zefaniya mwana wa Kusi, mwana wa Gedaliya, mwana wa Amariya, mwana wa Hezekiya pa nthawi ya Yosiya, mwana wa Amoni, mfumu ya Yuda.

Yehova Adzaweruza Dziko Lapansi

2“Ndidzawononga kotheratu zinthu zonse

pa dziko lapansi,”

akutero Yehova.

3“Ndidzawononga anthu pamodzi ndi nyama zomwe;

ndidzawononga mbalame zamlengalenga

ndi nsomba za mʼnyanja.

Ndidzawononga anthu oyipa,

ndipo ndidzafafaniza mtundu wa anthu pa dziko lonse lapansi,”

akutero Yehova.

Chenjezo kwa Yuda

4Ndidzatambasula dzanja langa pa Yuda

ndi onse okhala mu Yerusalemu.

Ndidzawononga pamalo pano otsalira opembedza Baala,

mayina a anthu osapembedza pamodzi ndi ansembe a mafano:

5amene amagwada pa madenga a nyumba zawo

kupembedza zolengedwa zamumlengalenga,

amene amagwada ndi kulumbira mʼdzina la Yehova,

komanso mʼdzina la Moleki,

6amene abwerera mʼmbuyo osatsata Yehova,

osafunafuna kapena kupempha nzeru kwa Yehova.

7Khalani chete pamaso pa Ambuye Yehova,

chifukwa tsiku la Yehova layandikira.

Yehova wakonzekera kupereka nsembe;

wapatula iwo amene wawayitana.

8Pa tsiku la nsembe ya Yehova

ndidzalanga akalonga

ndi ana aamuna a mfumu

ndi onse amene amavala

zovala zachilendo.

9Pa tsiku limenelo ndidzalanga

onse amene safuna kuponda pa chiwundo,

amene amadzaza nyumba ya ambuye awo

ndi chiwawa ndi chinyengo.

10“Pa tsiku limenelo,” akutero Yehova,

“Kufuwula kwakukulu kudzamveka pa Chipata cha Nsomba,

kulira kwa chisoni kuchokera mʼChigawo Chatsopano,

ndi phokoso la kugumuka kochokera ku mapiri.

11Lirani mwachisoni, inu amene mumakhala kumene kuli msika;

a malonda anu onse adzapululidwa,

ndiponso onse amene ali ndi siliva adzawonongedwa.

12Pa nthawi imeneyo ndidzafufuzafufuza mu Yerusalemu ndi nyale

ndi kulanga onse amene sakulabadira,

amene ali ngati vinyo wosakhutchumulidwa,

amene amaganiza kuti, ‘Yehova sadzachita chilichonse,

chabwino kaya choyipa.’

13Chuma chawo chidzafunkhidwa,

nyumba zawo zidzagwetsedwa.

Adzamanga nyumba,

koma osakhalamo;

adzadzala minda ya mpesa

koma sadzamwako vinyo wake.”

Tsiku Lalikulu la Yehova

14Tsiku lalikulu la Yehova layandikira,

layandikira ndipo lifika msanga.

Tamverani! Kulira kwa pa tsiku la Yehova kudzakhala kowawa,

ngakhale munthu wolimba mtima adzalira kwambiri.

15Tsiku limenelo lidzakhala la ukali,

tsiku losautsa ndi lomvetsa chisoni,

tsiku la mavuto ndi la chiwonongeko,

tsiku la mdima ndi lachisoni,

tsiku la mitambo ndi la mdima wandiweyani.

16Tsiku loliza lipenga ndi la mfuwu wankhondo,

tsiku la kugwa kwa mizinda yotetezedwa

ndi nsanja za pa ngodya.

17Ndidzabweretsa msautso pa anthu

ndipo adzayenda ngati anthu osaona,

chifukwa achimwira Yehova,

magazi awo adzamwazika ngati fumbi

ndi mnofu wawo ngati ndowe.

18Ngakhale siliva wawo kapena golide wawo

sadzatha kuwapulumutsa

pa tsiku la ukali wa Yehova.

Dziko lonse lapansi lidzanyeka

mʼmoto wa nsanje yake

chifukwa adzakantha modzidzimutsa

onse okhala pa dziko lapansi.