Zefaniya 3
Zyacinyonyoono ca Jelusalemu akunununwa
1 Maawe kumunzi wabasikudyaminina, munzi uuzanga uulisofweede! 2 Taakwe ngouswiilila, tuuyandi kululamikwa. Tuusyomi mu Mwami Leza, tuukumbili Leza kuti augwasye. 3 Balupati-pati bawo mbaasyuumbwa bavuluma, beendelezi bawo mbaaumpe baubide, balida limwi cakuti taakwe cisyaala kuti bazoolye bwaca. 4 Basinsimi bawo mbaasilutuzi, mmbantu baunina. Bapaizi bawo basofwaazya busena busalala, balatyola milawo. 5 Nikuba boobo Mwami Leza mwacili mulinguwo, ulacita ziluleme, taakwe ncalubizya. Cifumo-fumo cili coonse ulatondezya bululami bwakwe, buzuba abuzuba taleki pe, nikuba boobo bataluleme tabalisendi pe.
6 “Ndakanyonyoona misyobo, mayubilo aabo mayumu ndakaamwayaula. Ndakasiya migwagwa yabo kiisyeede buyo mbuboobu, taakwe muntu naba omwe uuinda mulinjiyo. Minzi yabo ilinyonyweedwe. Taakwe naba omwe uusyeede, taakwe pe. 7 Ndakaambila munzi kuti, ‘Kasimpe uyoondiyoowa mane kusikila ukazumine kululamikwa!’ Nkaako bacili kuyandisya kucita zibi muli zyoonse nzibakali kucita.
8 “Ono amulindile, ‘Mbwaamba Mwami Leza,’ buzuba mbwenjooima kupa bumboni! Ndayeeya kuti ndibunganye misyobo, ndiyobolole bantu bamumalelo, ndibatilile bukali bwangu, kulutila kwangu koonse. Nyika yoonse iyoosyukutwa akaambo kabukali bwangu buyaka mbuli mulilo.
9 “Eelyo ndiyoocita kuti bantu boonse bakakombe ndime nde Mwami Leza bweelede, akuti bakandikutaukile milimo iili yoonse amoyo omwe. 10 Kuzwa mutala lyamilonga yaku Kusyi, bantu bangu bandikomba, bantu bangu bamwaikide bayoondiletela zituuzyo. 11 Mubuzuba oobo tamukausigwi nsoni pe, akaambo kazibi zyoonse nzimwakandicitila nkaambo njoogwisya bangu aabo basekelela caku lisumpula mumunzi ooyu. Tamukalisumpuli limbi mucilundu cangu cisalala. 12 Pele mukati kamunzi ooyo ndiyoosiya aabo batete myoyo balibombya, basyoma muzina lya Mwami Leza. 13 Bantu ba Isilayeli basyeede tabakabisyi, tabakaambi zyaku beja, takukajanwi lucengo mulimbabo. Bayoolya akulyoonena, taakwe uuyoobayoosya pe.”
Lwiimbo lwakutangala
14 Koimba omunzi wa Ziyoni, koompolola O Isilayeli!
Tangala usekelele amoyo wako woonse, omunzi wa Jelusalemu!
15 Mwami Leza waleka kukusubula, wakutandila sinkondonyoko. Mwami Leza,
Mwami wa Isilayeli, ulaanduwe, taakwe noyooyoowa cikucisa alimwi.
16 Mubuzuba oobo bayooambila Jelusalemu kuti,
“Utayoowi omunzi wa Ziyoni, maboko aako atagonkelwi pe.
17 Mwami Leza wako ulaanduwe, ngusinguzu uukonzya kuvuna.
Uyookondwa kapati mulinduwe,
uyookuumbulizya aluyando lwako,
uyoosekelela akaambo kanduwe mukwiimba nyimbo.
18 Njoomugwisizya mapenzi ngomwali kujana muciindi cama pobwe aabikidwe,
aali kumukatazya akumuletela masampu.
19 Ciindi eeco ndiyoobacita boonse aabo bali kumudyaminina, ndiyoovuna balema,
akuyobolola baabo bakamwaikide.
Ndiyoocita kuti bakatembaulwe akulemekwa muzisi zyoonse oomo mubakali kuusigwa nsoni.
20 Ciindi eeco ndiyoomuyobolola, ciindi eeco ndiyoomuleta kumunzi.
Ndiyoocita kuti mukalemekwe akutembaulwa akati kabantu boonse bamunyika,
ndaakumupilusizya coolwe canu, anywebo kamuyoobwene buya,” mbwaamba Mwami Leza.