Ilizwi Ngemihla kaYosiya

Incwadi emfutshane yomgwebo ozayo ephela ngesinye sezidinga ezinothando kunene esibhalweni. Emva kwezilumkiso, uBawo wethu utyhilwa emi phakathi kanye kwabantu bakhe—ebavumela ingoma njengoBawo kumntwana akholwayo nguye.

Isahluko 1.

Ilizwi likaBawo wethu lafika kuZefaniya unyana kaKushi, unyana kaGedaliya, unyana ka-Amariya, unyana kaHezekiya, ngexesha uYosiya unyana ka-Amon walawula kwaYuda.

“Ndiya kutshayela ngokupheleleyo konke ebusweni behlabathi,” utsho uBawo wethu.

Ukuphambuka KukaYuda Ixesha Elide

“Ndiya kutshayela umntu nenkomo; ndiya kutshayela iintaka zezulu neentlanzi zolwandle, namabhodlo ezithixo kunye nabangendawo. Ndiya kunqumla umntu ebusweni behlabathi,” utsho uBawo wethu. “Ndiya kusolula isandla sam ngakwaYuda nakubo bonke abahleli eYerusalem. Ndiya kunqumla kule ndawo onke amasalela kaBhahali, igama lababingeleli bezithixo kunye nababingeleli, abo baqubuda phezu kwezindlu kumkhosi wezinkwenkwezi, abo baqubuda befunga ngoBawo wethu, kodwa befunge noMilikom, ^a nabo babuyela umva ekumlandeleni uBawo wethu, abangamfuniyo uBawo wethu, bengabuzi kuye.”

Yithini tu phambi kweNkosi uBawo! Kuba imini kaBawo wethu isondele; ulungise umbingelelo, wabangcwalisa abamenywa bakhe. ^b

“Ngemini yombingelelo kaBawo wethu ndohlwaya izikhulu noonyana bokumkani, nabo bonke abambethe izambatho zasemzini. Ngaloo mini ndohlwaya bonke abo batsiba umbundu, abazalisa indlu yenkosi yabo ngogonyamelo nangenkohliso. ^c Ngaloo mini,” utsho uBawo wethu, “kuya kuphakama isikhalo esangweni leentlanzi, isijwili kwiSitili sesiBini, nesithonga esikhulu ezindulini. Bhombolozani, nina bahleli eMortar! Kuba bonke abarhwebi baphelile; bonke abalinganisa isilivere banqunyulwe.” ^d

Ngelo xesha ndiya kuyiphengulula iYerusalem ngezibane, ndize ndohlwaye amadoda azinze njengewayini phezu kweentsipho zalo, athi ezintliziyweni zawo: “UThixo akayi kwenza nto—akukho kulungileyo nakubi. ^e

Ubutyebi babo buya kuphangwa nezindlu zabo zenziwe amanxuwa. Baya kwakha izindlu, kodwa bangahlali kuzo; batyale izidiliya, kodwa bangaseli iwayini yazo.”

Imini enkulu kaBawo wethu isondele—isondele kwaye iza ngokukhawuleza. Phulaphulani! Imini kaBawo wethu ikrakra; apho igorha elinobukroti liyakhala. Loo mini yimini yengqumbo, imini yembandezelo nenkxwaleko, imini yentshabalalo nokubhuqwa, imini yobumnyama nesithokothoko, imini yamafu nobumnyama obungqingqwa, imini yesandi sesigodlo nenkwazo yemfazwe ngokuchasene nemizi enqatyisiweyo, nangakwiinqaba eziphakamileyo zeembombo.

Ndiya kubazisela abantu imbandezelo engaka, ukuze baphuthaphuthe njengemfama, ngokuba bonile kuBawo wethu. Igazi labo liya kuphalazwa njengothuli, nenyama yabo njengomgquba. Nesilivere yabo negolide yabo aziyi kuba nako ukubasindisa ngomhla wengqumbo kaBawo wethu. Emlilweni webukhwele bakhe liya kudliwa lonke ihlabathi, kuba uya kuphelisa ngesiquphe bonke abemi behlabathi.

Imibhalo esemazantsi

^aUZefaniya 1:5 — UMilikom wayenguthixo oyintloko wama-Amon; igama ngokwalo liphethe intsingiselo yobukumkani.
^bUZefaniya 1:7 — Imini kaBawo wethu — imini asebenza ngayo yena ngokwakhe. Apha iFHB imbiza ngegama ukuze umfundi adibane noBawo ogwebayo, hayi uthixo okude. UBawo lowo mnye odalayo asindise, uzisa eli phakade ekugwebeni kwalo okumisiweyo.
^cUZefaniya 1:9 — Ukutsiba umbundu yayilinkolelo yobuhedeni, kusenokwenzeka inxulumene nesithethe samaFilisti endlwini kaDagon (jonga 1 Samuweli 5:5).
^dUZefaniya 1:11 — IMortar (ngesiHebhere yiMaktesh) yayiyindawo yentengiso eyingonxi yaseYerusalem, ethiywe ngenxa yesimo sayo esinjengesitya.
^eUZefaniya 1:12 — Iwayini eshiywe ingaphazanyiswa phezu kweentsipho zayo iba shinyene ikrakre — umfanekiso wabantu abazinze kakhulu bonwabile kangangokuba abalindeli nto kuBawo wethu.