Zephaniah 1
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:
1Ko e folofola ʻa Sihova ʻaia naʻe hoko kia Sefanaia ko e foha ʻo Kusi, ko e foha ʻo Ketalia, ko e foha ʻo ʻAmalia, ko e foha ʻo Hesikia, ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Siosaia ko e foha ʻo ʻAmoni, ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta.
2“I will completely sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.
2ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, “Te u fakaʻauha ʻaupito ʻae ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē mei he fonua.
3“I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.
3Te u fakaʻauha ʻae tangata mo e manu; te u fakaʻauha ʻae fanga manu ʻoe langi, mo e ngaahi ika ʻoe tahi, mo e ngaahi tūkiaʻanga mo e kakai angahala: pea te u tuʻusi ʻae tangata mei he fonua, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova.
4“I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests—
4Te u mafao atu foki ʻa hoku nima ki Siuta, pea ki he kakai kotoa pē ʻo Selūsalema; pea te u tuʻusi mei he potu ni ʻae toenga ʻo Peali, mo e hingoa ʻo Kimalime, mo e ngaahi taulaʻeiki;
5those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,
5Pea mo kinautolu ʻoku hū ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoe langi ʻi he tuʻa fale, mo kinautolu ʻoku lotu mo fuakava ʻia Sihova, pea ʻoku fuakava ʻia Malikami;
6and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”
6Pea mo kinautolu kuo ʻikai ke kumi kia Sihova, pe fehuʻi kiate ia.”
7Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.
7Ke ke fakalongo pē ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua: he ʻoku ofi ʻae ʻaho ʻo Sihova: he kuo teuteu ʻe Sihova ʻae feilaulau, kuo ne tala ki heʻene kakai.
8“On the Day of the LORD’s sacrifice I will punish the princes, the sons of the king, and all who are dressed in foreign apparel.
8Pea ʻe hoko ia ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe feilaulau ʻa Sihova, te u tautea ʻae houʻeiki, mo e fānau ʻae tuʻi, mo kinautolu kotoa pē kuo kofuʻaki ʻae kofu kehe.
9On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.
9ʻI he ʻaho ko ia foki te u tautea ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku hopo ʻi he lakaʻanga ʻoe matapā, ʻaia ʻoku fakapito ʻae fale ʻo honau ngaahi ʻeiki ʻaki ʻae fakamālohi mo e kākā.
10On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.
10ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, pea ʻe hoko ia ʻi he ʻaho ko ia, ʻe ai ʻae longoaʻa ʻoe tangi mei he matapā ika, mo e tāngiloa mei hono ua, mo e maumau lahi mei he ngaahi moʻunga.
11Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off.
11Tangi ʻakimoutolu ʻae kakai ʻo Makitesi, he kuo tuʻusi ki lalo ʻae kakai fakatau kotoa pē: kuo tuʻusi ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku fua ʻae siliva.
12And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’
12Pea ʻe hoko ʻi he kuonga ko ia, te u hakule ʻa Selūsalema ʻaki ʻae ngaahi maama, pea tautea ʻae kakai ʻoku nau nofo fakafiemālie hifo: ʻaia ʻoku pehē ʻi honau loto, “ʻE ʻikai fai ha lelei ʻe Sihova, pea ʻe ʻikai te ne fai ha kovi.”
13Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.
13Ko ia ʻe hoko ai ʻa ʻenau koloa ko e vetea, mo honau ngaahi fale ko e fakaʻauha: te nau langa foki ʻae ngaahi fale, ka ʻe ʻikai nofo ai; pea te nau tō ai ʻae ngaahi ngoue vaine, ka ʻe ʻikai inu ʻi hono uaine.
14The great Day of the LORD is near— near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.
14ʻOku ofi ʻae ʻaho lahi ʻo Sihova, ʻio, ʻoku ofi ia, pea ʻoku fakatoʻotoʻo mai ʻaupito; ʻoku fakamamahi ʻae leʻo ʻoe ʻaho ʻo Sihova: ʻe toki tangi kalanga ai ʻae tangata mālohi.
15That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,
15Ko e ʻaho ko ia ko e ʻaho ʻoe houhau, ko e ʻaho ʻoe tuʻutāmaki mo e mamahi, ko e ʻaho ʻoe maveuveu, mo e fakaʻauha, ko e ʻaho ʻoe poʻuli, mo e fakapoʻupoʻuli, ko e ʻaho ʻoe ngaahi ʻao, mo e poʻuli matolu,
16a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.
16Ko e ʻaho ʻoe meʻalea, mo e kalanga ki he ngaahi kolo ʻoku ʻāʻi, pea ki he ngaahi fale māʻolunga.
17I will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.
17Pea te u ʻomi ʻae mamahi ki he kakai, ke nau ʻalu ʻo hangē ko e kakai kui, koeʻuhi kuo nau angahala kia Sihova: pea ʻe huaʻi honau toto ʻo hangē ko e efu, mo honau kakano ʻo hangē ko e kinohaʻa.
18Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.
18Pea ʻe ʻikai ke faʻa fakahaofi ʻakinautolu ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe houhau ʻo Sihova ʻe heʻenau siliva, pe ko ʻenau koula; ka ʻe keina ʻae fonua kotoa ʻi he afi ʻo ʻene fuaʻa: he te ne fai ke ʻosi vave ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku nofo ʻi he fonua.
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