< Zephaniah 1 >

1 The word of the Lord that came to Sophonias the son of Chusi, the son of Godolias, the son of Amarias, the son of Ezechias, in the days of Josias the son of Amon king of Juda.
Sí olórí akọrin lórí ohun èlò orin olókùn mi. Ọ̀rọ̀ Olúwa tí ó tọ Sefaniah ọmọ Kuṣi, ọmọ Gedaliah, ọmọ Amariah, ọmọ Hesekiah, ní ìgbà Josiah ọmọ Amoni ọba Juda.
2 Gathering, I will gather together all things from off the face of the land, saith the Lord:
“Èmi yóò mú gbogbo nǹkan kúrò lórí ilẹ̀ náà pátápátá,” ni Olúwa wí.
3 I will gather man, and beast, I will gather the birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea: and the ungodly shall meet with ruin: and I will destroy men from off the face of the land, saith the Lord.
“Èmi yóò mú ènìyàn àti ẹranko kúrò; èmi yóò mú àwọn ẹyẹ ojú ọ̀run kúrò, àti ẹja inú Òkun, àti ohun ìdìgbòlù pẹ̀lú àwọn ènìyàn búburú; èmi yóò ké ènìyàn kúrò lórí ilẹ̀ ayé,” ni Olúwa wí.
4 And I will stretch out my hand upon Juda, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and I will destroy out of this place the remnant of Baal, and the names of the wardens of the temples with the priests:
“Èmi yóò na ọwọ́ mi sórí Juda àti sórí gbogbo àwọn ènìyàn tí ń gbé ní Jerusalẹmu. Èmi yóò sì ké kúrò níhìn-ín yìí ìyókù àwọn Baali, àti orúkọ àwọn abọ̀rìṣà pẹ̀lú àwọn àlùfáà abọ̀rìṣà,
5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the tops of houses, and them that adore, and swear by the Lord, and swear by Melchom.
àti àwọn tí ń foríbalẹ̀ lórí òrùlé, àwọn tí ń sin ogun ọ̀run, àwọn tó ń foríbalẹ̀, tí wọ́n sì ń fi Olúwa búra, tí wọ́n sì ń fi Moleki búra.
6 And them that turn away from following after the Lord, and that have not sought the Lord, nor searched after him.
Àwọn tí ó yípadà kúrò lọ́dọ̀ Olúwa; àti àwọn tí kò tí wá Olúwa, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni wọn kò sì béèrè rẹ̀.”
7 Be silent before the face of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is near, for the Lord hath prepared a victim, he hath sanctified his guests.
Ẹ dákẹ́ jẹ́ẹ́ níwájú Olúwa Olódùmarè, nítorí tí ọjọ́ Olúwa kù sí dẹ̀dẹ̀. Olúwa ti pèsè ẹbọ kan sílẹ̀, ó sì ti ya àwọn alápèjẹ rẹ̀ sí mímọ́.
8 And it shall come to pass in the day of the victim of the Lord, that I will visit upon the princes, and upon the king’s sons, and upon all such as are clothed with strange apparel.
“Ní ọjọ́ ẹbọ Olúwa, Èmi yóò bẹ àwọn olórí wò, àti àwọn ọmọ ọba ọkùnrin, pẹ̀lú gbogbo àwọn tí ó wọ àjèjì aṣọ.
9 And I will visit in that day upon every one that entereth arrogantly over the threshold: them that fill the house of the Lord their God with iniquity and deceit.
Ní ọjọ́ náà, èmi yóò fi ìyà jẹ gbogbo àwọn tí ó yẹra láti rìn lórí ìloro ẹnu-ọ̀nà, tí wọ́n sì kún tẹmpili àwọn ọlọ́run wọn pẹ̀lú ìwà ipá àti ẹ̀tàn.
10 And there shall be in that day, saith the Lord, the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and a howling from the Second, and a great destruction from the hills.
“Ní ọjọ́ náà,” ni Olúwa wí, “Ohùn ẹkún yóò wà láti ìhà ibodè ẹja, híhu láti ìhà kejì wá àti ariwo ńlá láti òkè kékeré wá.
11 Howl, ye inhabitants of the Morter. All the people of Chanaan is hush, all are cut off that were wrapped up in silver.
Ẹ hu, ẹ̀yin tí ń gbé ní agbègbè ọjà, gbogbo àwọn oníṣòwò rẹ̀ ni a ó mú kúrò, gbogbo àwọn ẹni tí ó ń ra fàdákà ni a ó sì parun.
12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and will visit upon the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their hearts: The Lord will not do good, nor will he do evil.
Ní àkókò wọ̀n-ọn-nì, èmi yóò wá Jerusalẹmu kiri pẹ̀lú fìtílà, èmi ó sì fi ìyà jẹ àwọn tí kò ní ìtẹ́lọ́rùn, tí wọn sì dàbí àwọn ènìyàn tí ó sinmi sínú gẹ̀dẹ̀gẹ́dẹ̀ wọn, àwọn tí wọn sì ń wí ní ọkàn wọn pé, ‘Olúwa kì yóò ṣe nǹkan kan tí ó jẹ́ rere tàbí tí ó jẹ́ búburú.’
13 And their strength shall become a booty, and their houses as a desert: and they shall build houses, and shall not dwell in them: and they shall plant vineyards, and shall not drink the wine of them.
Nítorí náà, ọrọ̀ wọn yóò di ìkógun, àti ilé wọn yóò sì run. Àwọn yóò sì kọ́ ilé pẹ̀lú, ṣùgbọ́n wọn kì yóò gbé nínú ilé náà, wọn yóò gbin ọgbà àjàrà, ṣùgbọ́n wọn kì yóò mu ọtí wáìnì láti inú rẹ̀.”
14 The great day of the Lord is near, it is near and exceeding swift: the voice of the day of the Lord is bitter, the mighty man shall there meet with tribulation.
“Ọjọ́ ńlá Olúwa kù sí dẹ̀dẹ̀, ó kù sí dẹ̀dẹ̀ ó sì ń yára bọ̀ kánkán. Ẹ tẹ́tí sílẹ̀, ohùn ẹkún àwọn alágbára; ní ọjọ́ Olúwa yóò korò púpọ̀,
15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of tribulation and distress, a day of calamity and misery, a day of darkness and obscurity, a day of clouds and whirlwinds,
ọjọ́ náà yóò jẹ́ ọjọ́ ìbínú, ọjọ́ ìrora àti ìpọ́njú, ọjọ́ òfò àti idà ọjọ́ ìdahoro ọjọ́ òkùnkùn àti ìtẹ̀ba, ọjọ́ kurukuru àti òkùnkùn biribiri,
16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high bulwarks.
ọjọ́ ìpè àti ìpè ogun sí àwọn ìlú olódi àti sí àwọn ilé ìṣọ́ gíga.
17 And I will distress men, and they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as earth, and their bodies as dung.
“Èmi yóò sì mú ìpọ́njú wá sórí ènìyàn, wọn yóò sì máa rìn gẹ́gẹ́ bí afọ́jú, nítorí àwọn ti dẹ́ṣẹ̀ sí Olúwa. Ẹ̀jẹ̀ wọn ni a ó sì tú jáde bí eruku àti ẹran-ara wọn bí ìgbẹ́.
18 Neither shall their silver and their gold be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord: all the land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy, for he shall make even a speedy destruction of all them that dwell in the land.
Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni fàdákà tàbí wúrà wọn kì yóò sì le gbà wọ́n là ní ọjọ́ ìbínú Olúwa.” Ṣùgbọ́n gbogbo ayé ni a ó fi iná ìjowú rẹ̀ parun, nítorí òun yóò fi ìyára fi òpin sí gbogbo àwọn tí ń gbé ní ilẹ̀ ayé.

< Zephaniah 1 >