1 Migkaǥi si Zefanias te, “Mekehizuhizu is Jerusalem! Is menge meǥinged kayi nekidsukulà te Megbevayà wey mibaal te mezaat he menge vaal, ne is menge pengulu kayi midlisedlised dan is menge etew. 2 Wazà minsan hentei he ebpezumdumahan dan, ne kenè dan egkesuat he edewayen. Wazè dan medsarig wey mebpetavang diyà te Nengazen he Megbevayè dan. 3 Is menge upisyal zan henduen be te edhiniǥer he erimaung. Is menge pengulu zan henduen be te zumezaas he asu, ne ebpen-ahà te egkezeesan din emun mezukilem, ne haazà ne ed-eminen din te edaas ne wazà egkesamà ke meselem. 4 Is menge ebpeneuven diyà te kandan ne menge teruen ne kenà egkeseriǥan. Midremerikan te menge memumuhat dan is baley te Nengazen wey midsupak dan is Kesuǥuan te Megbevayà. 5 Piru zutun gihapun is Nengazen te inged dan. Mibeelan te Nengazen is hustu ne wazà sikandin mebaal te kenà hustu. Kada andew ibpeehè din ke hengkey is hustu, ne wazè din heini engkezi te ebaal. Piru heini is lalung he menge etew mibpedayun gihapun te kebaal te mezaat ne wazà sikandan meeled.

6 “Guntaan migkaǥi is Nengazen te, ‘Midezeetan ku is menge nasyun; midwaǥey ku is menge inged dan ragkes is menge verengbeng wey menge turi kayi. Wazà nesamà he menge meǥinged dutun, umbe wazè en etew he egkaahà he edhiphipanew ziyà te menge zalan dan. 7 Ne tenged kayi te mibeelan ku, iyan neisip ku is: siguradu he edtehuzen ad te menge etew ku ne edewaten dan en is kedsewaya ku kandan, su wey kenà mezeeti is inged dan sumalà te migkaǥi ku ziyà te kandan. Piru nasì en med-iseg is kebaal zan te salà.

8 “ ‘Umbe, sikiyu is menge metinumanen he menge tig-Jerusalem, teǥazi niw zà is kebpeheyaǥa ku te salà te menge nasyun. Su midisisyun ad he edtiǥumen ku is menge etew ziyà te menge nasyun wey menge ginhedian su wey ku ikepeǥezami kandan is utew ku kegkepauk he iring te hapuy he ebpekeepur te tivuuk he kelibutan. 9 Ne zutun ebeg-uwen ku is menge etew su wey zan pudu medangep kayi te kedì ne egkesevaha zan is ebpenilbi kedì. 10 Is menge etew ku he nekepeyapat diyà te egkehunaan te menge wahig diyà te Etiopia ed-uwit kayi te kediey te menge pemuhat.

11 “ ‘Dutun te andew te kedsilut ku, sikiyu is menge tig-Jerusalem kenè kew egkepeel-elezan tenged te langun he salà he mibeelan niw kayi te kedì. Su id-awè ku ziyà te keniyu is menge etew he menge teruen wey mepelevawen. Ne kenè kew en ed-uman ebpehambug diyà te segradu he vuntud ku. 12 Edsemaan ku ziyà te Jerusalem is menge etew he pubri wey egkaayuayu, ne ebuyù dan te tavang kayi te kedì. 13 Heini sikandan is egkesamà he menge Israilihanen ne kenà ebaal te mezaat; kenè dan edtarùtarù wey ebpenlimbung. Egkaan dan wey edlipezeng ne wazà ebpekepelihandek kandan.’ ”

14 Migkaǥi si Zefanias te, “Sikiyu is menge meǥinged te Israel, ugyab kew! Sikiyu is menge meǥinged diyà te Zion, he iyan is inged he Jerusalem, kanta kew wey medlipey ziyà te tivuuk he gehinawa niw! 15 Su kenè kew en edsilutan te Nengazen. Edsegseǥen din is menge kuntada niw. Duma niw is Nengazen, he Hadì te Israel, umbe wazè en igkahandek niw he kezeetan.

16 “Dutun he andew egkaǥi is menge etew ziyà te keniyu te menge tig-Jerusalem, ‘Sikiyu is menge meǥinged diyà te Zion, kenè kew mahandek; kenè kew mebpenluyaluya. 17 Su zuma niw is Nengazen he Megbevayè niw. Iring sikandin te mekeǥeǥehem he sundaru he edlibri keniyu. Igkelipey kew zin, ne pinaaǥi te kebmahala zin keniyu ebeg-uwen din is untung niw. Egkanta sikandin wey ed-ugyab te kegkelipey tenged keniyu, 18 iring te etew he egkelipey emun andew te pista.’

“Migkaǥi is Nengazen te, ‘Id-awè ku is kemeresayan niw su wey kew kenà mepeel-elezi. 19 Dutun he andew, edsilutan ku is langun he midlisedlised keniyu. Edlibriyen wey edtiǥumen ku sikiyu is iring te menge kerehidu he nengepiangan wey nekedsusuwey. Mibpeel-elezan kew zengan, piru ebeǥayan ku sikiyu te zengeg wey edhimuwen ku he mevantug kew kayi te tivuuk he kelibutan. 20 Uya, edtiǥumen ku sikiyu zutun he timpu, ne ibpeulì ku sikiyu ziyà te tanè niw. Ebeǥayan ku sikiyu te zengeg wey edhimuwen ku he mevantug kew kayi te tivuuk he kelibutan. Egkeulaula heini zutun te timpu te kebpelikua ku te meupiya he kebpekesavuk niw, ne egkeehè niw mismu. Iyan, a is Nengazen, is migkaǥi kayi.’ ”

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