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{\MT ZEFANIA



\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Shoko raJehovha rakasvika kuna Zefania, mwanakomana waKushi, mwanakomana waGedharia, mwanakomana waAmaria, mwanakomana waHezekia, pamazuva okutonga kwaJosia mwanakomana waAmoni mambo weJudha richiti:


\par }{\SH Yambiro yokuuya kwoKuparadzwa
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{\Q \VS{2}“Ndichatsvaira zvose

\par }{\QB kubva pamusoro penyika,”

\par }{\QD ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}“Ndichatsvaira zvose vanhu nemhuka;

\par }{\QB ndichatsvaira shiri dzedenga nehove dzegungwa.

\par }{\Q Vakaipa vachasara nemirwi yamarara chete,

\par }{\QB kana ndabvisa munhu pamusoro penyika,”

\par }{\QD ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.


\par }{\SH Kurwiswa kweJudha
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{\Q \VS{4}Ndichatambanudza ruoko rwangu kuti ndirwise Judha

\par }{\QB uye ndicharwisa vose vanogara muJerusarema.

\par }{\Q Ndichaparadza kubva panzvimbo ino vose vakasara vaBhaari,

\par }{\QB mazita avaprista vechihedheni vanonamata zvifananidzo,


\par }{\Q \VS{5}vaya vanopfugama pamusoro pedzimba

\par }{\QB kuti vanamate nyeredzi dzedenga,

\par }{\Q vaya vanopfugama vachipika naJehovha

\par }{\QB uye vanopikawo naMoreki,


\par }{\Q \VS{6}vaya vanotsauka kubva pakutevera Jehovha

\par }{\QB uye vasingatsvaki Jehovha kana kubvunza kwaari.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Nyararai pamberi paIshe Jehovha,

\par }{\QB nokuti zuva raJehovha rava pedyo.

\par }{\Q Jehovha agadzirira chibayiro;

\par }{\QB akavaita vatsvene, vaya vaakakoka.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Pazuva rechibayiro chaJehovha,

\par }{\QB ndicharova machinda

\par }{\QB navanakomana vamambo,

\par }{\Q navaya vose vakapfeka

\par }{\QB nguo dzavatorwa.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Pazuva iro ndicharanga

\par }{\QB vose vanonyenyeredza kuti vasatsika paburiro,

\par }{\Q vanozadza temberi yavamwari vavo

\par }{\QB nechisimba nounyengeri.


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{\Q \VS{10}“Pazuva iro,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha,

\par }{\QB “kuchema kuchanzwikwa kubva kuSuo reHove,

\par }{\QB kuungudza kubva kuRutivi Rutsva rweguta,

\par }{\QB nokukoromoka kukuru kubva kuzvikomo.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Ungudzai imi munogara munharaunda yomusika,

\par }{\QB vashambadzi venyu vose vachaparadzwa,

\par }{\QB vose vanotengesa nesirivha vachaparadzwa.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Panguva iyoyo ndichanzvera Jerusarema nomwenje;

\par }{\QB uye ndicharanga vaya vagere zvavo,

\par }{\QB vakaita sewaini yakasiyiwa mumasese ayo,

\par }{\Q vanofunga kuti, ‘Jehovha hapana zvaangaita,

\par }{\QB zvakanaka kana zvakaipa.’


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Upfumi hwavo huchapambwa,

\par }{\QB dzimba dzavo dzichaputswa,

\par }{\Q vachavaka dzimba,

\par }{\QB asi havangagari madziri;

\par }{\Q vachasima minda yemizambiringa,

\par }{\QB asi havanganwi waini yacho.


\par }{\SH Zuva Guru raJehovha
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{\Q \VS{14}“Zuva guru raJehovha rava pedyo,

\par }{\QB pedyo, uye riri kuuya nokukurumidza.

\par }{\Q Teererai! Kuchema pazuva raJehovha kucharwadza,

\par }{\QB kuchema kwemhere ipapo.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Zuva iro richava rokutsamwa,

\par }{\QB zuva rokudzungaira nokumanikidzwa,

\par }{\Q zuva rokutambudzika nokuparadzwa,

\par }{\QB zuva rerima nokusuwa, zuva ramakore nezarima.


\par }{\Q \VS{16}Zuva rehwamanda nemhere yehondo yokurwisa maguta akakomberedzwa namasvingo, nokurwisa shongwe dzomumakona.


\par }{\Q \VS{17}Ndichauyisa kudzungaira pavanhu

\par }{\QB uye vachafamba samapofu,

\par }{\QB nokuti vakatadzira Jehovha.

\par }{\Q Ropa ravo richadururwa seguruva,

\par }{\QB uye nyama yavo sendove.


\par }{\Q \VS{18}Sirivha yavo kana goridhe ravo

\par }{\QB hazvingagoni kuvaponesa,

\par }{\QB pazuva rokutsamwa kwaJehovha.

\par }{\Q Mumoto wegodo rake

\par }{\QB nyika yose ichaparadzwa,

\par }{\Q nokuti achauyisa magumo pakarepo

\par }{\QB kuna vose vanogara panyika.”




\par }\PoetryChap{2}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Unganai pamwe chete, unganai pamwe chete,

\par }{\QB imi rudzi runonyadzisa,


\par }{\Q \VS{2}nguva dzakatarwa dzisati dzasvika

\par }{\QB uye zuva iroro risati rapfuura sehundi,

\par }{\Q kutsamwa kukuru kwaJehovha kusati kwauya pamusoro penyu,

\par }{\QB zuva rehasha dzaJehovha risati rauya pamusoro penyu.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Tsvakai Jehovha, imi mose vanyoro vapanyika,

\par }{\QB imi mose munoita zvaakarayira.

\par }{\Q Tsvakai kururama, tsvakai unyoro;

\par }{\QB zvimwe mungadzivirirwa

\par }{\QB pazuva rokutsamwa kwaJehovha.


\par }{\SH Kurwiswa kweFiristia
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{\Q \VS{4}Gaza richasiyiwa

\par }{\QB uye Ashikeroni richasiyiwa rava dongo.

\par }{\Q Pamasikati makuru Ashidhodhi richasiyiwa risisina chinhu

\par }{\QB uye Ekironi radzurwa.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Mune nhamo imi munogara pedyo negungwa,

\par }{\QB imi vanhu veKereti;

\par }{\Q shoko raJehovha rinokurwisa,

\par }{\QB iwe Kenani nyika yavaFiristia.

\par }{\Q “Ndichakuparadza,

\par }{\QB uye hapana achasara.”


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{\Q \VS{6}Nyika iri pedyo negungwa, panogara vaKereti,

\par }{\QB ichava nzvimbo yavafudzi namatanga ehwai.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Ichava yavakasara veimba yavaJudha;

\par }{\QB vachawana mafuro ikoko.

\par }{\Q Mumadekwana vachavata pasi

\par }{\QB mudzimba dzaAshikeroni.

\par }{\Q Jehovha Mwari wavo achavachengeta;

\par }{\QB Achavadzorera pfuma yavo.


\par }{\SH Kurwiswa kweMoabhu neAmoni
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{\Q \VS{8}“Ndakanzwa kutuka kwaMoabhu

\par }{\QB nokuzvidza kwavaAmoni,

\par }{\Q avo vakatuka vanhu vangu

\par }{\QB uye vakatyisidzira nyika yavo.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Naizvozvo, zvirokwazvo noupenyu hwangu,”

\par }{\QB ndizvo zvinotaura Wamasimba Ose, Mwari waIsraeri,

\par }{\Q “zvirokwazvo Moabhu achaita seSodhomu,

\par }{\QB vaAmoni seGomora,

\par }{\Q nzvimbo yesora namakomba emunyu,

\par }{\QB matongo nokusingaperi.

\par }{\Q Vakasara vavanhu vangu vachavapamba;

\par }{\QB vachararama vorudzi rwangu vachagara nhaka yenyika yavo.”


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{\Q \VS{10}Izvi ndizvo zvavachawana nokuda kwokuzvikudza kwavo,

\par }{\QB nokuti vakatuka uye vakadadira vanhu vaJehovha Wamasimba Ose.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Jehovha achava anotyisa kwavari

\par }{\QB paachaparadza vamwari vose venyika.

\par }{\Q Ndudzi pamahombekombe ose dzichamunamata,

\par }{\QB rudzi rumwe norumwe munyika yarwo.


\par }{\SH Kurwiswa kweEtiopia
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{\Q \VS{12}“Nemiwo, imi vaEtiopia,

\par }{\QB muchaparadzwa nomunondo wangu.”


\par }{\SH Kurwiswa kweAsiria
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{\Q \VS{13}Achatambanudza ruoko rwake kuti arwise nyika

\par }{\QB yokumusoro agoparadza Asiria,

\par }{\Q achasiya Ninevhe rava dongo zvachose

\par }{\QB uye raoma segwenga.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Mapoka amakwai nemombe zvichavata pasi imomo,

\par }{\QB nezvipuka zvamarudzi ose.

\par }{\Q Zizi romurenje nezizi romurwizi

\par }{\QB zvichavata pamusoro pembiru dzavo.

\par }{\Q Kudana kwazvo kuchaungira nomumawindo,

\par }{\QB marara achava pamisuo yavo,

\par }{\QB mapango omusidhari achasiyiwa pachena.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Iri ndiro guta risina hanya

\par }{\QB raigara vakachengetedzeka.

\par }{\Q Rakati mumwoyo maro,

\par }{\QB “Ndini, uye hakuna mumwe kunze kwangu.”

\par }{\Q Razova dongo rakadii,

\par }{\QB nzvimbo inovata mhuka dzesango!

\par }{\Q Vose vanopfuura napariri vanoseka

\par }{\QB Uye vanokunga zvibhakera zvavo.




\par }\Chap{3}{\SH Ramangwana reJerusarema
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{\Q \VerseOne{1}Rine nhamo guta ravamanikidzi,

\par }{\QB rakapanduka uye rikasvibiswa!


\par }{\Q \VS{2}Harina warinoteerera,

\par }{\QB harigamuchiri kudzorwa.

\par }{\Q Harivimbi naJehovha,

\par }{\QB hariswederi pedyo naMwari waro.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Machinda aro ishumba dzinoomba,

\par }{\QB vatongi varo mapere amadekwana,

\par }{\QB vasingasiyi chinhu chamangwanani.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Vaprofita vavo vanozvikudza;

\par }{\QB vanhu vanonyengera.

\par }{\Q Vaprista varo vanozvidza nzvimbo tsvene

\par }{\QB uye vanoputsa murayiro.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Jehovha ari mariri mutsvene;

\par }{\QB haaiti zvakaipa.

\par }{\Q Mangwanani oga oga anotonga nokururamisira kwake,

\par }{\QB zuva rimwe nerimwe idzva anoriuyisa,

\par }{\QB asi vasakarurama havanyari.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}“Ndakaparadza ndudzi;

\par }{\QB shongwe dzavo dzakaparara.

\par }{\Q Ndakasiya nzira dzavo dzisisafambwi,

\par }{\QB hapasisina anopfuura nomo.

\par }{\Q Maguta avo akaparadzwa;

\par }{\QB hapana achasiyiwa, kana mumwe zvake.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Ndakati kuguta,

\par }{\QB ‘Zvirokwazvo uchanditya

\par }{\QB ugogamuchira kudzorwa!’

\par }{\Q Ipapo vagari varo havangaparadzwi,

\par }{\QB kana kuranga kwangu kwose hakungauyi pariri.

\par }{\Q Asi vakanga vachine shungu

\par }{\QB dzokuita uori pakuita kwavo kwose.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Naizvozvo ndimirirei,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha,

\par }{\QB “zuva randichasimuka kuti ndigopupura.

\par }{\Q Ndafunga kuunganidza ndudzi,

\par }{\QB kuunganidza ushe hwose

\par }{\Q uye nokudurura hasha dzangu pavari,

\par }{\QB kutsamwa kukuru kwangu kwose.

\par }{\Q Nyika yose ichaparadzwa

\par }{\QB nomoto wegodo rokutsamwa kwangu.


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{\Q \VS{9}“Ipapo ndichachenesa miromo yavanhu,

\par }{\QB kuti vose zvavo vadane kuzita raJehovha

\par }{\QB uye vamushumire nomwoyo mumwe.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Kubva mhiri kwenzizi dzeEtiopia vanamati vangu,

\par }{\QB vanhu vangu vakapararira,

\par }{\QB vachandiunzira zvipiriso.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Pazuva iro hamungaiswi pakunyadziswa

\par }{\QB nokuda kwezvakaipa zvamakandiitira,

\par }{\Q nokuti ndichabvisa kubva

\par }{\QB muguta rino vaya vanofara mukuzvikudza kwavo.

\par }{\Q Hamungazovizve namanyawi

\par }{\QB pagomo rangu dzvene.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Asi ndichasiya pakati penyu

\par }{\QB vanyoro vanozvininipisa,

\par }{\QB vanovimba nezita raJehovha.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Vakasara vaIsraeri havangaiti zvakaipa;

\par }{\QB havangarevi nhema,

\par }{\QB uye kunyengera hakuzowanikwi mumiromo yavo.

\par }{\Q Vachadya uye vagorara pasi,

\par }{\QB uye hapana angavatyisa.”


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{\Q \VS{14}Imba, iwe Mwanasikana weZioni,

\par }{\QB danidzira, iwe Israeri!

\par }{\Q Fara ugofarisisa nomwoyo wako wose,

\par }{\QB iwe Mwanasikana weJerusarema!


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Jehovha abvisa kurangwa kwako kwose,

\par }{\QB adzinga muvengi wako. Jehovha,

\par }{\Q Mambo waIsraeri, anewe;

\par }{\QB hauzotyizve kuti ungakuvadzwa nechinhu chipi zvacho.


\par }{\Q \VS{16}Pazuva iro vachati kuJerusarema,

\par }{\QB “Usatya, iwe Zioni;

\par }{\QB usarega maoko ako achishayiwa simba.


\par }{\Q \VS{17}Jehovha Mwari wako anewe,

\par }{\QB ndiye ane simba rokuponesa.

\par }{\Q Achafadzwa zvikuru newe,

\par }{\QB achakunyaradza norudo rwake,

\par }{\QB achafara nokuda kwako nokuimba.”


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{\Q \VS{18}“Matambudziko emitambo

\par }{\QB yakatarwa ndichaabvisa kwauri;

\par }{\QB iwo mutoro nokuzvidzwa kwauri.


\par }{\Q \VS{19}Panguva iyoyo ndichatonga

\par }{\QB vose vakakumanikidza;

\par }{\Q ndichanunura vakaremara

\par }{\QB uye ndichaunganidza vaya vakaparadzirwa.

\par }{\Q Ndichavapa rumbidzo norukudzo

\par }{\QB munyika dzose dzavakaiswa pakunyadziswa.


\par }{\Q \VS{20}Panguva iyoyo ndichakuunganidzai;

\par }{\QB panguva iyoyo ndichakuuyisai kumusha.

\par }{\Q Ndichakupai rukudzo nerumbidzo

\par }{\QB pakati pavanhu vose vapanyika,

\par }{\Q pandichadzora pfuma yenyu

\par }{\QB muchizviona nameso enyu,”

\par }{\QD ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

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