Sofoniya 1:1-18
1 Moolumo a Yehova aasuwelihiwe awe Sofoniya* mwaana a Kuxi, mwaana a Gedaliya, mwaana a Amariya, mwaana a Ezekiya, mahiku a Yosiya,+ mwaana a Amoni,+ mwene a oYuda, taala:
2 Yehova onihimya wiira:+ “Kinoopwetexa itthu sootheene siri mulaponi”.
3 “Kinompwetexa mutthu ni inama.
Kinimwaapwetexa axipalame a musulu ni ihopa sa mphareya.+
Nave kinoomala-maliha itthu sootheene sinaahapuxa atthu*+ vamosa ni atakhali.
Kinimwaamala-maliha apinaatamu mulaponi”. Yehova tonihimya.
4 “Kinimookola ntata naka kaavirikanyaka atthu a oYuda,Nave kinimwaavirikanya atthu ootheene anikhala oYerusalemu.
Kinoomala-maliha opuro ola itthu sootheene sa Bayaali sinrowa ohala.+
Kinoomala-maliha masina aanamukuttho a amuluku aamalapo vamosa ni anamukuttho akina.+
5 Kinimwaamala-maliha ale ankokhorela itheneeri sa wiirimu ari ene vasulu va empa,+Ni ale ammukokhorela ni anileiherya okhala oororomeleya wa Yehova,+Okathi omosa-ru yoowo aleiheryaka okhala oororomeleya wa Malikomi.+
6 Nave kinimwaamala-maliha ale anihiya omutthara Yehova,+Ni ale ahinimphavela Yehova nnakhala ahimmukohererya”.+
7 Mmaaleke ohoolo wa Pwiya Muulupalexa Yehova, okhala wiira nihiku na Yehova niri vakhiviru.+
Yehova oolokiherya mukuttho. Owo ohaareeriha ale aalattunle awe.
8 “Nihiku na mukuttho wa Yehova, makhulupale,Anamwane a mwene+ vamosa ni ootheene ale aniwara ikuwo sa elapo ekina, animwaakhula ohoolo waka.
9 Nihiku nno, ale aniwela vasulu* ni ale anisariha otakhala ni wootha etthoko ya pwiya aya,Animwaakhula ohoolo waka”.
10 “Nihiku nlo,Onimwiiwanyeya wunla okhumaka Mukhora wa Ihopa,+Ni wiikhupanyerya okhumaka Epooma Esya,*+Nave onimwiiwanyeya onyakula vanceene okhumaka omiyaakoni”. Yehova tonihimya.
11 “Mwiikhupanyeryeke, nyuwo atthu munkhala oMakitexi,*Okhala wiira alipa a nakoso ootheene aapwetexiwa.
Ootheene ale yaaphima eparatha aapwetexiwa.
12 Okathi owo kinoomwaleya oratteene oYerusalemu ni muthuko,Wiira kaaphwanye ni yaakhule ohoolo waka ale ahakalanle ni okumi aya, yaawo anihimya wiira:
‘Yehova khonrowa opaka etthu yooreera, nnakhala khonrowa opaka etthu yootakhala’.+
13 Mihakhu saya animwaakhiwa, ipa saya sinoopwexakasiwa.+
Anooteka ipa saya, masi khanrowa okhalaka,Animwaala miri sa ewuuva, masi khanrowa owuryaka eviinyu ene.+
14 Nihiku nuulupale na Yehova niri vakhiviru!+
Niri vakhiviru, nave ninnaattamela moowaakuveya!+
Onyakula wa nihiku na Yehova onlikana ni etthu yoowaawa.+
Nihiku nno hata nakhotto onookhuwela.+
15 Nihiku nno ninrowa okhala nihiku na oviruwa,+Nihiku na oxanka ni oriipiwa murima,+Nihiku na epheyo yuulupale ni opwetexiwa,Nihiku na epiphi ni ewiriphi,+Nihiku na meeku ni meeku ooriipela.+
16 Ninrowa okhala nihiku noowoopa nlope ni okhuweliwa ekhotto,+Sivirikanyiwaka ipooma soolipihiwa ni mapuro oorakamela osulu yahaakhaliwa.+
17 Kinoowiiriha apinaatamu oxanka,Awo animweettaka ntoko alipa-oohoona,+Okhala wiira aamutthekela Yehova.+
Ephome aya enomwarexiwa ntoko ntthupi,Nave marupo* aya anomwarexiwa ntoko mavi.+
18 Eparatha aya nnakhala eweero aya khenrowa owoopola nihiku na oviruwa wa Yehova.+
Elapo yootheene enoopahiwa ni mooro wa oviruwa wawe,+Okhala wiira owo onimwaamala-maliha, tthiri onimwaamala-maliha vootakhala, ootheene ale ankhala valaponi”.+
Inoota
^ Nsina nintaphulela, “Yehova ohiipithiha (oovitha)”.
^ Woonasa wene, sinihimmwa itthu aahiiso miteko sinivarihana ni waakokhorela amuluku eethiru.
^ Woonasa wene, onihimmwa opuro waakhala ehice ya mwene.
^ Aahiiso, “epairo ya nenli”.
^ Woonasa wene, onihimmwa mpantta wa oYerusalemu waattamela mukhora wa ihopa.
^ Aahiiso, “ethai”.
