Zephaniah 3
1 Acn Jerusalem ac musalla, sie siti olafohkfok ac tunyuna, su akkeokye mwet lal sifacna.
Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
2 El tuh tia porongo LEUM GOD, ku insewowo in eis kas in kaiyuk lal. El tia filiya lulalfongi lal in LEUM GOD, ku suk kasru sel.
She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
3 Mwet leum lun acn we elos oana lion ngutngut; mwet nununku we oana kosro wolf masrinsral su arulana rapku ac tia lela soko sri in oan nu ke lotu tok uh.
Her princes within her [are] roaring lions; her judges [are] evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
4 Mwet palu elos tiana oru ma kunalos ac elos kutasrik; mwet tol elos akfohkfokyela ma mutal ac ikil ma sap lun God in wo nu selos sifacna.
Her prophets are light [and] treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
5 Tusruktu LEUM GOD El srakna oasr in siti uh; El oru ma suwohs ac tia ku in oru ma sufal. Lotutang nukewa El tia tui in oru nununku suwohs nu sin mwet lal. A ne ouinge, mwet sesuwos we srakna oru na ma koluk ac tia mwekin.
The just LORD [is] in the midst of her; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
6 LEUM GOD El fahk, “Nga sukela mutunfacl puspis. Nga kunausla siti selos ac filiya pot ac tower ke siti inge in musalla na oan. Siti uh wanginla mwet we, inkanek uh oalalla — wangin mwet lula.
I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is no inhabitant.
7 Nga tuh nunku mu ma inge ac tuh oru mwet luk in asmakla ac akfulatye kaiyuk luk, ac tia mulkunla mwe luti luk nu selos. A tia paht na elos sifil oru koluk oana meet ah.
I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, however I punished them: but they rose early, [and] corrupted all their doings.
8 Ac LEUM GOD El fahk, “Soano na. Tupan len se nga ac tuyak ac orek loh lain mutunfacl uh. Nga wulela tari tuh nga fah orani mutunfacl ac tokosrai, ac oru elos in pula ku lun kasrkusrak luk. Faclu nufon ac fah kunausyukla ke kasrkusrak luk, su oana sie firir in e.
Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination [is] to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them my indignation, [even] all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
9 “Na nga fah ekulla ouiyen kaskas lun mwet in mutunfacl nukewa, ac elos fah pre nu sik mukena, ac tia nu sin kutena god saya. Elos nukewa fah akosyu.
For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
10 Finne acn Ethiopia su oan loeslana, mwet luk su fahsrelik elos ac fah use mwe kisa nu sik we me.
From beyond the rivers of Cush my suppliants, [even] the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring my offering.
11 In pacl sac, kowos mwet luk fah tia sifilpa enenu in mwekin lah kowos tuh tuyak lainyu. Nga fah lusla mwet nukewa su filang ac inse fulat, ac kowos fah tia sifilpa tunyuna lainyu fin eol mutal sik.
In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, in which thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
12 Nga fah oakiya sie mutunfacl pusisel ac efal in acn we, su fah tuku ac sukok kasru sik.
I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
13 Mwet Israel su lula ac fah tia oru kutena ouiya koluk nu sin kutena mwet, ku fahk kas kikiap, ku srike in aklalfonye mwet. Elos fah kapkapak ac muta in misla, ac tia sangeng sin kutena mwet.”
The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make [them] afraid.
14 On ac sasa ke engan, kowos mwet Israel! Jerusalem, engan ke insiom nufon!
Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
15 LEUM GOD El tulokinya kaiyuk lal nu sum. El lusak mwet lokoalok lom nukewa. LEUM GOD, su tokosra lun Israel, El wi kom. Inge kowos tia enenu in sifilpa sangeng.
The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thy enemy: the King of Israel, [even] the LORD, [is] in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
16 Pacl se apkuran me ke elos fah fahk nu sin Jerusalem, “Nikmet sangeng, siti Zion! Nikmet lela poum in munasla!
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: [and to] Zion, Let not thy hands be slack.
17 LEUM GOD lom El wi kom; Ku lal ac fah sot kutangla nu sum. LEUM GOD El fah enganak keim, Ac ke lungse yohk lal El fah sot nu sum sie moul sasu. El fah on ac arulana engan keim,
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee [is] mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
18 Aok, oana engan lun mwet uh ke pacl in kufwa.” LEUM GOD El fahk, “Nga aksafyela tari mwe aksangeng lun ongoiya Ac eisla mwe mwekin lom.
I will gather [them that are] sorrowful for the solemn assembly, [who] are of thee, [to whom] the reproach of it [was] a burden.
19 Pacl se apkuranme! Nga fah akkeokye mwet ma akkolukye kom; Nga fah molela mwet ul nukewa Ac folokonma mwet sruoh nu yen selos. Nga fah ekulla mwekin lalos nu ke akfulat, Ac faclu nufon fah kaksakunulos.
Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
20 Pacl se apkuranme! Nga fah oru tuh mwet lom nukewa su fahsrelik in folokeni nu yen selos. Nga fah oru kom in pwengpeng fin faclu nufon Ac sifilpa akkasrupye kom.” LEUM GOD El fahk ouinge.
At that time will I bring you [again], even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.
