Zefania 1

¹Atĩrĩrĩ, ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova ĩrĩa yakinyĩrĩire Zefania mũrũ wa Kushi, mũrũ wa Gedalia, mũrũ wa Amaria, mũrũ wa Hezekia, rĩrĩa Mũthamaki Josia mũrũ wa Amoni aathamakaga Juda.

²Atĩrĩrĩ, Jehova ekuuga ũũ:

³Nĩnganiina andũ o na nyamũ;

⁴“Nĩngatambũrũkia guoko gwakwa njũkĩrĩre Juda,

⁵o acio mainamagĩrĩra,

⁶o acio matigaga kũrũmĩrĩra Jehova magacooka na thuutha,

⁷Atĩrĩrĩ, kirai ki mũrĩ mbere ya Mwathani Jehova,

⁸Mũthenya ũcio wa igongona rĩa Jehova-rĩ,

⁹Mũthenya ũcio-rĩ, nĩngaherithia ataagarari othe a hingĩro,

¹⁰Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Mũthenya ũcio

¹¹Girĩkai, inyuĩ mũtũũraga rũgongo rwa ndũnyũ;

¹²Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩngoya matawa njethe andũ Jerusalemu,

¹³Ũtonga wao nĩũgatahwo,

¹⁴“Mũthenya ũrĩa mũnene wa Jehova ũrĩ hakuhĩ,

¹⁵Mũthenya ũcio-rĩ, ũgaakorwo ũrĩ wa mangʼũrĩ,

¹⁶mũthenya wa kũhuhwo karumbeta na mbugĩrĩrio ya mbaara

¹⁷Nĩngarehere andũ mĩnyamaro,

¹⁸Betha kana thahabu ciao