UZefaniya Chapter 1
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Izwi likaJehova elafika kuZefaniya indodana kaKushi kaGedaliya ka - Amariya kaHezekiya ezinsukwini zikaJosiya indodana ka -Amoni, inkosi yakwaJuda.
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Ngiyakuqothula nokuqothula konke , kusuke ebusweni bomhlaba , usho uJehova.
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Ngiyakuqothula abantu nezilwane, ngiqothule izinyoni zezulu nezinhlanzi zaselwandle, ngikhubekise ababi, nginqume abantu ebusweni bomhlaba, usho uJehova.
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Ngiyakwelula isandla sami phezu kukaJud a naphezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema , nginqume insali kaBali kule ndawo , negama labapristi bezithixo kanye nabapristi,
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nabakhuleka kulo ibandla lasezulwini phezu kwezindlu , nabakhuleka kuJehova bemfunga, befunga futhi uMilkomu,
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nababuyile ekumlandeleni uJehova , nabangamfunanga uJehova bengabuzanga ngaye.
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Thula phambi kobu so beNkosi uJehova , ngokuba usuku lukaJehova luseduze; uJehova ulungisile umhlatshelo , ungcwelisile abamenyiweyo bakhe.
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Kuyakuthi ngosuku lomhlatshelo kaJehova , ngihambele izikhulu , namadodana enkosi, nabo bonke abembethe isambatho sabezizwe.
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Ngalolo s uku ngiyakuhambela bonke abeqa umbundu , begcwalisa indlu yamakhosi abo ngobudlova nangenkohliso.
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Ngalolo suku , usho uJehova , kuyakuba khona izwi lokukhala , livela eSangweni Lezinhlanzi, nokuhhewula, kuvela eNxenyeni Yesibili , nokufahlazeka okukhulu, kuvela emagqumeni.
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Hhewulani nina enakhe esiGqulweni, ngokuba bonke abantu abathengisayo bachithekile, bonke abathweswe isiliva banqunyiwe.
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Kuyakuthi ngaleso sikhathi ngicwaninge iJerusalema ngezibani , ngihambele abantu abajiyile enhleseni yabo , abathi e zinhliziyweni zabo : UJehova akenzi okuhle, akenzi nokubi.
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Ingcebo yabo iyakuba yimpango , nezindlu zabo incithakalo ; bayakwakha izindlu, kepha abayikuhlala kuzo , batshale izivini , bangaliphuzi kodwa iwayini lazo.
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Usuku olukhulu lukaJehova luseduze; luseduze, lushesha kakhulu; umsindo wosuku lukaJehova uyababa, neqhawe liyahhewula khona.
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Lolo suku lungusuku lolaka , usuku lokuhlupheka nolosizi , usuku lwencithakalo nolokuyize , usuku lobumnyama nolwesigayegaye , usuku lwamafu nolobumnyama obukhulu,
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usuku lwecilongo nolokuhlaba umkhos i ngasemizini ebiyelwey o nasemibhoshongweni yasezingosini.
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Ngiyakucindezela abantu , bahambe njengezimpumputhe, ngokuba bonile kuJehova; igazi labo liyakuthululwa njengothuli , nenyama yabo njengomquba.
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Nasiliva labo nago lide labo akuyikuba namandla okubophul a ngosuku lwentukuthelo lukaJehova , kepha umhlaba wonke uyakudliwa ngumlilo womhawu wakh e, ngokuba uyakuqeda , yebo, aqede ngokuzumayo bonke abakhileyo ezweni.