Zeffaniya 1

¹Ekigambo kya Mukama ekyajjira Zeffaniya mutabani wa Kuusi, muzzukulu wa Gedaliya, muzzukulu wa Amaliya, muzzukulu wa Keezeekiya, mu mirembe gya Yosiya mutabani wa Amoni, Kabaka wa Yuda.

²“Ndizikiririza ddala byonna okuva ku nsi,” bw’ayogera Mukama.

³“Ndizikiriza abantu wamu n’ensolo;

⁴Ndigololera ku Yuda omukono gwange,

⁵abo abavuunamira eggye ery’omu ggulu

⁶abo abadda emabega obutagoberera Mukama,

⁷Siriikirira awali Mukama Katonda,

⁸Ku lunaku olwa ssaddaaka ya Mukama,

⁹Awo ku lunaku olwo ndibonereza

¹⁰Ku lunaku olwo, bw’ayogera Mukama,

¹¹Mwekaabireko, mmwe abali mu matwale g’akatale;

¹²Awo olulituuka mu biro ebyo ndimulisa Yerusaalemi n’ettabaaza nga nnoonya,

¹³Obugagga bwabwe bulinyagibwa,

¹⁴Olunaku lwa Mukama olukulu luli kumpi;

¹⁵Olunaku olwo lunaku lwa busungu,

¹⁶olunaku olw’okufuuwa ekkondeere n’okulangirira olutalo

¹⁷Ndireeta, obuyinike ku bantu,

¹⁸Effeeza yaabwe ne zaabu yaabwe