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Zeffaniya 3
Endagaano Enkadde nʼEndagaano Empya

Obujeemu bwa Yerusaalemi

3 (A)Zikisanze ekibuga ekijooga,
    ekijeemu era ekyonoonefu!
2 (B)Tekigondera ddoboozi lya Mukama,
    wadde okukkiriza okubuulirirwa;
tekyesiga Mukama;
    wadde okusemberera Katonda waakyo.
3 (C)Abakungu baakyo mpologoma eziwuluguma,
    era n’abalamuzi baakyo misege gya kiro,
    bakirimululu abatafissaawo kantu.
4 (D)Bannabbi baakyo si ba buvunaanyizibwa
    era ba nkwe;
bakabona baakyo baweebuusizza ekifo ekitukuvu,
    era bamenya amateeka.
5 (E)Mukama ali wakati mu kyo, mutuukirivu
    era tasobya.
Buli nkya alamula mu bwenkanya,
    era buli lukya talemwa;
    naye atali mutuukirivu taswala.

6 (F)“Nsanyizzaawo amawanga,
    era ebigo byabwe bifufuggaziddwa;
nzisizza enguudo zaabwe,
    ne wataba ayitamu.
Ebibuga byabwe bizikiridde,
    ne watabaawo muntu n’omu abeeramu.
7 (G)Nagamba eri ekibuga nti,
    ‘Ddala onontya,
    era onokkiriza okubuulirirwa.’
Ennyumba zaakyo tezandimaliddwawo,
    n’ebibonerezo byange byonna tebyandimutuuseeko.
Naye beesunganga nnyo
    okukola ebitasaana mu byonna bye baakolanga.
8 (H)Noolwekyo munnindirire,” bw’ayogera Mukama.
    Olunaku lwe ndiyimirira ne ntegeeza byonna
kubanga mmaliridde okukuŋŋaanya amawanga,
    ndireeta obwakabaka wamu
okubayiwako obusungu bwange,
    n’ekiruyi kyange kyonna.
Omuliro ogw’obuggya bwange
    gulisaanyaawo ensi yonna.

Essuubi lya Isirayiri

9 (I)“Mu biro ebyo ndirongoosa enjogera ey’amawanga;
    bonna balikoowoola erinnya lya Mukama,
    okumuweereza n’omwoyo gumu.
10 (J)Okuva emitala w’emigga egy’Obuwesiyopya,
    abo abansinza, abantu bange abasaasaana,
    balindeetera ssaddaaka.
11 (K)Ku lunaku olwo toliswala
    olw’ebyo byonna by’osobezza gye ndi:
kubanga ndiggya wakati mu ggwe
    abo abeenyumiririza mu malala,
toliddayo nate kwegulumiza
    ku lusozi lwange olutukuvu.
12 (L)Naye ndireka wakati mu ggwe
    abantu abakakkamu era abeetoowaze,
    abo abesiga erinnya lya Mukama.
13 (M)Ekitundu kya Isirayiri ekirisigalawo tebalikola bitali bya butuukirivu
    so tebalyogera bya bulimba
    wadde okuba abakuusa.
Balirya, baligalamira,
    so tewaliba alibatiisa.”

Oluyimba olw’Essanyu

14 (N)Yimba, ggwe omuwala wa Sayuuni;
    yogerera waggulu, ggwe Isirayiri;
sanyuka ojaguze n’omutima gwo gwonna,
    ggwe omuwala wa Yerusaalemi.
15 (O)Mukama akuggyeeko ekibonerezo kyo,
    agobyewo omulabe wo.
Kabaka wa Isirayiri, Mukama, ali naawe;
    tokyaddayo kutya kabi konna.
16 (P)Ku lunaku olwo Yerusaalemi kirigambibwa nti,
    “Totya, ggwe Sayuuni;
    emikono gyo gireme okuddirira.
17 (Q)Mukama Katonda ali naawe,
    ow’amaanyi alokola:
alikusanyukira,
    alikukkakkanyiza mu kwagala kwe,
    alikusanyukira n’okuyimba.”

18 “Ennaku eyabakwatanga olw’embaga ezabakuŋŋaanyanga
    ndigibaggyako;
    kubanga kibafuukidde omugugu.
19 (R)Laba, mu biro ebyo ndibonereza
    abo bonna abaakubonyaabonya:
era ndinunula omulema,
    ne nkuŋŋaanya n’abo abaasaasaanyizibwa;
era ndibafuula ettendo ne mbawa ekitiibwa
    mu nsi zonna gye baaswazibwa.
20 (S)Mu biro ebyo ndibakuŋŋaanya;
    mu kiseera ekyo ndibazza eka.
Weewaawo ndibawa ekitiibwa n’ettendo
    mu mawanga gonna ag’omu nsi zonna,
bwe ndikomyawo obugagga bwammwe
    nga mulaba,”
    bw’ayogera Mukama.

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Zephaniah 3
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Jerusalem

3 Woe to the city of oppressors,(A)
    rebellious(B) and defiled!(C)
2 She obeys(D) no one,
    she accepts no correction.(E)
She does not trust(F) in the Lord,
    she does not draw near(G) to her God.
3 Her officials within her
    are roaring lions;(H)
her rulers are evening wolves,(I)
    who leave nothing for the morning.(J)
4 Her prophets are unprincipled;
    they are treacherous people.(K)
Her priests profane the sanctuary
    and do violence to the law.(L)
5 The Lord within her is righteous;(M)
    he does no wrong.(N)
Morning by morning(O) he dispenses his justice,
    and every new day he does not fail,(P)
    yet the unrighteous know no shame.(Q)

Jerusalem Remains Unrepentant

6 “I have destroyed nations;
    their strongholds are demolished.
I have left their streets deserted,
    with no one passing through.
Their cities are laid waste;(R)
    they are deserted and empty.
7 Of Jerusalem I thought,
    ‘Surely you will fear me
    and accept correction!’(S)
Then her place of refuge[a] would not be destroyed,
    nor all my punishments come upon[b] her.
But they were still eager
    to act corruptly(T) in all they did.
8 Therefore wait(U) for me,”
    declares the Lord,
    “for the day I will stand up to testify.[c]
I have decided to assemble(V) the nations,(W)
    to gather the kingdoms
and to pour out my wrath(X) on them—
    all my fierce anger.(Y)
The whole world will be consumed(Z)
    by the fire of my jealous anger.

Restoration of Israel’s Remnant

9 “Then I will purify the lips of the peoples,
    that all of them may call(AA) on the name of the Lord(AB)
    and serve(AC) him shoulder to shoulder.
10 From beyond the rivers of Cush[d](AD)
    my worshipers, my scattered people,
    will bring me offerings.(AE)
11 On that day you, Jerusalem, will not be put to shame(AF)
    for all the wrongs you have done to me,(AG)
because I will remove from you
    your arrogant boasters.(AH)
Never again will you be haughty
    on my holy hill.(AI)
12 But I will leave within you
    the meek(AJ) and humble.
The remnant of Israel
    will trust(AK) in the name of the Lord.
13 They(AL) will do no wrong;(AM)
    they will tell no lies.(AN)
A deceitful tongue
    will not be found in their mouths.(AO)
They will eat and lie down(AP)
    and no one will make them afraid.(AQ)”

14 Sing, Daughter Zion;(AR)
    shout aloud,(AS) Israel!
Be glad and rejoice(AT) with all your heart,
    Daughter Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away your punishment,
    he has turned back your enemy.
The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;(AU)
    never again will you fear(AV) any harm.(AW)
16 On that day
    they will say to Jerusalem,
“Do not fear, Zion;
    do not let your hands hang limp.(AX)
17 The Lord your God is with you,
    the Mighty Warrior who saves.(AY)
He will take great delight(AZ) in you;
    in his love he will no longer rebuke you,(BA)
    but will rejoice over you with singing.”(BB)

18 “I will remove from you
    all who mourn over the loss of your appointed festivals,
    which is a burden and reproach for you.
19 At that time I will deal
    with all who oppressed(BC) you.
I will rescue the lame;
    I will gather the exiles.(BD)
I will give them praise(BE) and honor
    in every land where they have suffered shame.
20 At that time I will gather you;
    at that time I will bring(BF) you home.
I will give you honor(BG) and praise(BH)
    among all the peoples of the earth
when I restore your fortunes[e](BI)
    before your very eyes,”
says the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 3:7 Or her sanctuary
  2. Zephaniah 3:7 Or all those I appointed over
  3. Zephaniah 3:8 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew will rise up to plunder
  4. Zephaniah 3:10 That is, the upper Nile region
  5. Zephaniah 3:20 Or I bring back your captives
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