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Zeffaniya 3
Endagaano Enkadde nʼEndagaano Empya
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.
Zephaniah 3
New International Version
Zephaniah 3
New International Version
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
- Zephaniah 3:7 Or her sanctuary
- Zephaniah 3:7 Or all those I appointed over
- Zephaniah 3:8 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew will rise up to plunder
- Zephaniah 3:10 That is, the upper Nile region
- Zephaniah 3:20 Or I bring back your captives
Zephaniah 3
English Standard Version
Zephaniah 3
English Standard Version
Judgment on Jerusalem and the Nations
3 Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,
(A)the oppressing city!
2 She listens to no voice;
(B)she accepts no correction.
(C)She does not trust in the Lord;
she does not draw near to her God.
3 (D)Her officials within her
are roaring lions;
her judges are (E)evening wolves
that leave nothing till the morning.
4 (F)Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men;
(G)her priests (H)profane what is holy;
they do violence to the law.
5 The Lord within her (I)is righteous;
he does no injustice;
every morning he shows forth his justice;
each dawn he does not fail;
but (J)the unjust knows no shame.
6 (K)“I have cut off nations;
their battlements are in ruins;
I have laid waste their streets
(L)so that no one walks in them;
their cities have been made desolate,
without a man, without an inhabitant.
7 (M)I said, ‘Surely you will fear me;
(N)you will accept correction.
Then your[a] dwelling would not be cut off
according to all that I have appointed against you.’[b]
But (O)all the more they were eager
to make all their deeds corrupt.
8 “Therefore (P)wait for me,” declares the Lord,
“for the day when I rise up to seize the prey.
For my decision is (Q)to gather nations,
to assemble kingdoms,
to pour out upon them my indignation,
all my burning anger;
for in the fire of my jealousy
(R)all the earth shall be consumed.
The Conversion of the Nations
9 “For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples
to (S)a pure speech,
that all of them may call upon the name of the Lord
and serve him with one accord.
10 (T)From beyond the rivers (U)of Cush
my worshipers, the daughter of my dispersed ones,
shall bring my offering.
11 (V)“On that day (W)you shall not be put to shame
because of the deeds by which you have rebelled against me;
for then (X)I will remove from your midst
your proudly exultant ones,
and (Y)you shall no longer be haughty
in my holy mountain.
12 But I will leave in your midst
a people (Z)humble and lowly.
(AA)They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord,
13 (AB)those who are left in Israel;
they (AC)shall do no injustice
and speak no lies,
(AD)nor shall there be found in their mouth
a deceitful tongue.
(AE)For they shall graze and lie down,
and none shall make them afraid.”
Israel's Joy and Restoration
14 (AF)Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion;
shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you;
he has cleared away your enemies.
(AG)The King of Israel, (AH)the Lord, is in your midst;
you shall never again fear evil.
16 (AI)On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Fear not, O Zion;
(AJ)let not your hands grow weak.
17 (AK)The Lord your God is in your midst,
(AL)a mighty one who will save;
(AM)he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.
18 I will gather those of you who mourn (AN)for the festival,
so that you will no longer suffer reproach.[c]
19 Behold, at that time (AO)I will deal
with all your oppressors.
And (AP)I will save the lame
and gather the outcast,
and I will change (AQ)their shame into (AR)praise
and renown in all the earth.
20 (AS)At that time I will bring you in,
at the time when I gather you together;
for I will make you renowned and praised
among all the peoples of the earth,
(AT)when I restore your fortunes
before your eyes,” says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 3:7 Hebrew her
- Zephaniah 3:7 Hebrew her
- Zephaniah 3:18 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
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