Zephaniah 3
1 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
Rine nhamo guta ravamanikidzi, rakapanduka uye rikasvibiswa!
2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
Harina warinoteerera, harigamuchiri kudzorwa. Harivimbi naJehovha, hariswederi pedyo naMwari waro.
3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
Machinda aro ishumba dzinoomba, vatongi varo mapere amadekwana, vasingasiyi chinhu chamangwanani.
4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
Vaprofita vavo vanozvikudza; vanhu vanonyengera. Vaprista varo vanozvidza nzvimbo tsvene uye vanoputsa murayiro.
5 The just LORD is in the middle thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning does he bring his judgment to light, he fails not; but the unjust knows no shame.
Jehovha ari mariri mutsvene; haaiti zvakaipa. Mangwanani oga oga anotonga nokururamisira kwake, zuva rimwe nerimwe idzva anoriuyisa, asi vasakarurama havanyari.
6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passes by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
“Ndakaparadza ndudzi; shongwe dzavo dzakaparara. Ndakasiya nzira dzavo dzisisafambwi, hapasisina anopfuura nomo. Maguta avo akaparadzwa; hapana achasiyiwa, kana mumwe zvake.
7 I said, Surely you will fear me, you will receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
Ndakati kuguta, ‘Zvirokwazvo uchanditya ugogamuchira kudzorwa!’ Ipapo vagari varo havangaparadzwi, kana kuranga kwangu kwose hakungauyi pariri. Asi vakanga vachine shungu dzokuita uori pakuita kwavo kwose.
8 Therefore wait you on me, says the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour on them my indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
Naizvozvo ndimirirei,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, “zuva randichasimuka kuti ndigopupura. Ndafunga kuunganidza ndudzi, kuunganidza ushe hwose uye nokudurura hasha dzangu pavari, kutsamwa kukuru kwangu kwose. Nyika yose ichaparadzwa nomoto wegodo rokutsamwa kwangu.
9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call on the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
“Ipapo ndichachenesa miromo yavanhu, kuti vose zvavo vadane kuzita raJehovha uye vamushumire nomwoyo mumwe.
10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring my offering.
Kubva mhiri kwenzizi dzeEtiopia vanamati vangu, vanhu vangu vakapararira, vachandiunzira zvipiriso.
11 In that day shall you not be ashamed for all your doings, wherein you have transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the middle of you them that rejoice in your pride, and you shall no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
Pazuva iro hamungaiswi pakunyadziswa nokuda kwezvakaipa zvamakandiitira, nokuti ndichabvisa kubva muguta rino vaya vanofara mukuzvikudza kwavo. Hamungazovizve namanyawi pagomo rangu dzvene.
12 I will also leave in the middle of you an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
Asi ndichasiya pakati penyu vanyoro vanozvininipisa, vanovimba nezita raJehovha.
13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
Vakasara vaIsraeri havangaiti zvakaipa; havangarevi nhema, uye kunyengera hakuzowanikwi mumiromo yavo. Vachadya uye vagorara pasi, uye hapana angavatyisa.”
14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
Imba, iwe Mwanasikana weZioni, danidzira, iwe Israeri! Fara ugofarisisa nomwoyo wako wose, iwe Mwanasikana weJerusarema!
15 The LORD has taken away your judgments, he has cast out your enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the middle of you: you shall not see evil any more.
Jehovha abvisa kurangwa kwako kwose, adzinga muvengi wako. Jehovha, Mambo waIsraeri, anewe; hauzotyizve kuti ungakuvadzwa nechinhu chipi zvacho.
16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear you not: and to Zion, Let not your hands be slack.
Pazuva iro vachati kuJerusarema, “Usatya, iwe Zioni; usarega maoko ako achishayiwa simba.
17 The LORD your God in the middle of you is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over you with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over you with singing.
Jehovha Mwari wako anewe, ndiye ane simba rokuponesa. Achafadzwa zvikuru newe, achakunyaradza norudo rwake, achafara nokuda kwako nokuimba.”
18 I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of you, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
“Matambudziko emitambo yakatarwa ndichaabvisa kwauri; iwo mutoro nokuzvidzwa kwauri.
19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict you: and I will save her that halts, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
Panguva iyoyo ndichatonga vose vakakumanikidza; ndichanunura vakaremara uye ndichaunganidza vaya vakaparadzirwa. Ndichavapa rumbidzo norukudzo munyika dzose dzavakaiswa pakunyadziswa.
20 At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, said the LORD.
Panguva iyoyo ndichakuunganidzai; panguva iyoyo ndichakuuyisai kumusha. Ndichakupai rukudzo nerumbidzo pakati pavanhu vose vapanyika, pandichadzora pfuma yenyu muchizviona nameso enyu,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.
