Zephaniah 2:4-15

4Ngoba iGaza a , b , c izadelwa d, leAshikeloni ibe lunxiwa e , f , g; bazaxotsha iAshidodi h , i emini enkulu j, leEkhironi k , l isitshunwe. 5Maye kwabakhileyo belizwe m lolwandle n, isizwe samaKerethi o! Ilizwi leNkosi limelene lani. Wena Khanani, lizwe lamaFilisti p, ngizakuchitha, kuze kungabi lomhlali q. 6Lelizwe r lolwandle s lizakuba ngamadlelo alemigodi yamanzi yabelusi, lezibaya zezimvu t. 7Njalo ilizwe lizakuba u ngelensali yendlu kaJuda v; bazakudla kulo w; kusihlwa bazalala x ezindlini y zeAshikeloni z; ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo izabahambela aa, iphendule ukuthunjwa kwabo ab.

8Ngiyizwile ac inhlamba kaMowabi ad, lokuthuka ae kwamadodana kaAmoni af, abahlambaze ngakho abantu bami, bezikhulisa ag bemelene lomngcele wabo ah. 9Ngakho kuphila kwami ai, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, isibili uMowabi uzakuba aj njengeSodoma ak, labantwana bakaAmoni al njengeGomora am, indawo yezimbabazane an, lemigodi yetshwayi ao, lencithakalo kuze kube phakade ap. Insali yabantu bami izabaphanga aq, labaseleyo babantu bami badle ilifa labo ar. 10Lokhu bazakuba lakho endaweni yokuziphakamisa kwabo as, ngoba bathuka, bazikhulisa bemelene labantu beNkosi yamabandla at. 11INkosi izakwesabeka kubo, ngoba izacakisa bonke onkulunkulu bomhlaba au; njalo bazakhothama kuyo av, ngulowo lalowo esendaweni yakhe aw, zonke izihlenge zezizwe ax.

12Lani maEthiyophiya ay, lizakuba ngababuleweyo az ngenkemba yami ba. 13Njalo izakwelula isandla sayo imelene lenyakatho, ichithe iAsiriya bb, ibeke iNineve bc ibe lunxiwa, yome njengenkangala bd. 14Njalo imihlambi izalala phansi phakathi kwayo be , bf, zonke izinyamazana zezizwe bg; lalo iwunkwe bh kanye lenhloni kulale ezidukwini zayo bi; ilizwi lizahlabela ewindini, incithakalo ibe sembundwini bj; ngoba ezakwembula bk umsebenzi womsedari bl. 15Lo ngumuzi ojabulayo bm, obuhlezi ngokuvikeleka bn, owawusithi enhliziyweni yawo: Yimi, njalo kakho omunye ngaphandle kwami bo , bp. Yeka ukuba kwawo yincithakalo, indawo yokulala yezinyamazana bq! Wonke owedlula kiwo br uyancifa bs , bt, anyikinye isandla sakhe bu.

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