Zefania
1 Yehowa wiemɔ ni ekɛ Zefania,* ni ji Hezekia binuu Amaria binuu Gedalia binuu Kushi binuu lɛ wie yɛ Amon+ binuu Yosia,+ ni ji Yuda maŋtsɛ lɛ gbii lɛ amli nɛ:
2 “Makpãtã nɔ fɛɛ nɔ hiɛ kwraa kɛje shikpɔŋ lɛ nɔ,” Yehowa kɛɛ.+
3 “Makpãtã gbɔmɔ kɛ kooloo hiɛ.
Makpãtã ŋwɛi loofɔji kɛ ŋshɔŋ loi,+
Kɛ nanetɔ̃tɔmɔnii*+ kɛ mɛi fɔji fɛɛ ahiɛ;
Ni majie adesai kɛje shikpɔŋ lɛ nɔ,” Yehowa kɛɛ.
4 “Makpã minine mli yɛ Yuda nɔ
Kɛ Yerusalembii lɛ fɛɛ hu anɔ,
Ni makpãtã Baal he nɔ fɛɛ nɔ ni eshwɛ lɛ hiɛ kɛje biɛ nɛɛ,+
Magbe maji krokomɛi anɔ nyɔŋmɔi lɛ asɔfoi lɛ agbɛ́i, ni makpãtã osɔfoi lɛ hu ahiɛ,+
5 Kɛ mɛi ni kotoɔ ŋwɛi asraafoi lɛ yɛ tsũi ayiteŋ lɛ,+
Kɛ mɛi ni kotoɔ Yehowa ní amɛkãa kitã akɛ amɛbaaye lɛ anɔkwa+
Ní nakai beiaŋ nɔŋŋ lɛ, amɛkãa kitã akɛ amɛbaaye Malkam anɔkwa lɛ;+
6 Kɛ mɛi ni kpaa yɛ Yehowa sɛɛ+
Kɛ mɛi ni taooo Yehowa sɛɛ gbɛ, ní amɛbiii lɛ nii lɛ.”+
7 Feemɔ diŋŋ yɛ Nuŋtsɔ Ofe Yehowa hiɛ, ejaakɛ Yehowa gbi lɛ ebɛŋkɛ.+
Yehowa esaa afɔle eto; efee mɛi ni efɔ̃ amɛ nine lɛ krɔŋkrɔŋ.
8 “Yehowa afɔle gbi lɛ nɔ lɛ, magbala lumɛi lɛ,
Maŋtsɛ lɛ bihii lɛ,+ kɛ mɛi fɛɛ ni woɔ maŋsɛɛ atadei lɛ atoi.
9 Nakai gbi lɛ nɔ lɛ, magbala mɛi fɛɛ ni kwɔɔ kpoku* lɛ atoi,
Mɛi ni kɛ yiwalɛ kɛ mɔlakamɔ woɔ amɛnuŋtsɔ lɛ shĩa obɔ lɛ.
10 Nakai gbi lɛ nɔ lɛ,” Yehowa kɛɛ akɛ,
“Abaanu bolɔmɔ kɛaajɛ Loo Agbó+ lɛ naa gbɛ,
Kɛ yaafo ni naa wa hu kɛaajɛ maŋ lɛ Kpokpaa Hee lɛ nɔ,+
Kɛ gbɛɛmɔ ni naa wa kɛaajɛ gɔŋkpɔi lɛ anɔ.
11 Nyɛfóa waa, nyɛ mɛi ni nyɛyɔɔ Maktesh* lɛ,
Ejaakɛ akpãtã jarayelɔi* lɛ fɛɛ ahiɛ;*
Akpãtã mɛi fɛɛ ni ŋmɛɔ jwiɛtɛi lɛ ahiɛ.
12 Nakai be lɛ mli lɛ, mikɛ kanei baakpa Yerusalem maŋ lɛ mli fitsofitso,
Ni magbala mɛi ni efeɔ amɛ akɛ amɛhe ejɔ amɛ* lɛ atoi, mɛi ni kɛɔ yɛ amɛtsui mli akɛ,
‘Yehowa efeŋ ekpakpa, ni efeŋ efɔŋ hu’ lɛ.+
13 Abaashɔ̃ nii ni amɛyɔɔ lɛ, ni abaakpãtã amɛshĩai lɛ ahiɛ.+
Amɛbaamamɔ shĩai, shi amɛhiŋ mli;
Amɛbaafee wain ŋmɔji, shi amɛnuŋ amɛmli wain lɛ eko.+
14 Yehowa gbi wulu lɛ ebɛŋkɛ!+
No beiaŋ lɛ, tawulɔ baabolɔ.+