¹The word of Jehovah that came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.

¹ Rabbi sanno kaŋ kaa Zafaniya do, Kusi ize, Gedaliya ize, Amariya ize, Hezeciya ize. Sanno kaa Yahuda bonkoono Yosiya, Amon ize jirbey ra, ka ne:

²I will utterly take away everything from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah:

² «Ay ga hay kulu halaci parkatak! ndunnya fando boŋ,» Yaadin no Rabbi ci.

³I will take away man and beast; I will take away the fowl of the heavens and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling-blocks with the wicked, and I will cut off mankind from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah.

³ «Ay ga boro nda alman kulu halaci, Ngey da beene curey da teeku hamey, Da hartayaŋ sabaabey, Kaŋ ga ti boro laaley, care banda,» Yaadin no Rabbi ci. «Ay ga borey tuusu ka kaa ndunnya fando boŋ.

⁴And I will stretch forth my hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, the name of the Chemarim with the priests;

⁴ Ay g'ay kamba salle mo Yahudiya* nda Urusalima* gorokoy kulu boŋ. Ay ga Baaley kaŋ cindi nango wo tuusu, Da tooru ganakoy maayey, ngey da alfagey*,

⁵and them that bow down to the host of the heavens upon the housetops; and them that bow down to Jehovah, that swear by [him], and swear by Malcham;

⁵ Da borey kaŋ yaŋ ga sududu beene kundey se ngey jidan bisey boŋ, Da borey kaŋ yaŋ ga sududu ka ze da Rabbi, I ga ze da ngey bonkoono Molek mo,

⁶and them that turn back from after Jehovah, and that do not seek Jehovah, nor inquire for him.

⁶ Da borey kaŋ yaŋ bare ka fay da Rabbi ganayaŋ, Kaŋ mana Rabbi ceeci, I mana saaware ceeci a gaa mo.

⁷Be silent at the presence of the Lord Jehovah; for the day of Jehovah is at hand; for Jehovah hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath hallowed his guests.

⁷ Ma dangay Rabbi, Koy Beero jine, zama Rabbi zaaro maan, Zama Rabbi na sargay soola, A na borey kaŋ yaŋ nga ce hanandi.

⁸And it shall come to pass in the day of Jehovah's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.

⁸ A ga ciya mo, Rabbi sarga* zaaro ra, Ay ga goojiyaŋ te mayraykoyey da koy-izey, Da boro kulu kaŋ goono ga daabu nda yaw bankaaray se mo.

⁹And in that day will I punish all those that leap over the threshold, who fill their master's house with violence and deceit.

⁹ Zaaro din ra mo no koyne ay ga fu me kutijo sar-ka-daaruko halaci, Borey kaŋ yaŋ ga ngey koyo windo toonandi nda toonye da gulinci.

¹⁰And in that day, saith Jehovah, there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish-gate, and a howling from the second [quarter], and a great crashing from the hills.

¹⁰ Zaaro din ra, Rabbi ne, i ga maa kuuwayaŋ jinde Hamisa Meyo do haray, Da hẽeni Kuray Tajo do haray, Da bagu-baguyaŋ kosongu beeri mo tudey do haray.

¹¹Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh; for all the people of Canaan are cut down, all they that are laden with silver are cut off.

¹¹ Ya araŋ habo kuray gorokoy, wa hẽ, Zama Kanaana gorokoy kulu ga halaci. Borey kulu kaŋ yaŋ go ga nzarfu tiŋa neesi, I g'i tuusu ka kaa mo.

¹²And it shall come to pass at that time, [that] I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.

¹² A ga ciya mo, alwaati din ra, Ay ga Urusalima fintal da fitillayaŋ. Ay ga borey kaŋ goono ga goro nda laakal kanay zuure, Ngey kaŋ yaŋ ga ne ngey biney ra: ‹Rabbi si booriyaŋ goy te, A si goy laalo te mo.›

¹³And their wealth shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation; and they shall build houses, and not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and not drink the wine thereof.

¹³ I duurey ga ciya wongu arzaka, I windey mo ga ciya kurmu. Oho, i ga windiyaŋ cina, amma i si goro i ra. I ga reyzin* kaliyaŋ tilam, amma i si i haro haŋ.

¹⁴The great day of Jehovah is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly. The voice of the day of Jehovah: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.

¹⁴ Rabbi zaari beero maan, a maan. A goono ga cahã gumo, Rabbi zaaro ga jinde sambu. Wongaari ga hẽeni korno te zaaro din ra.

¹⁵That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of ruin and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and gross darkness,

¹⁵ Woodin futay zaari no, da masiiba da kankami zaari. Bone da halaciyaŋ zaari, Kubay da kubay-kubay zaari no, Beene hirriyaŋ no gumo nda buuda zaari.

¹⁶a day of the trumpet and alarm, against the fenced cities and against the high battlements.

¹⁶ Hilli karyaŋ da wongu kuuwa zaari no, Ka gaaba nda birni cinarikoyey da cinari kuuku beerey mo.

¹⁷And I will bring distress upon men, and they shall walk like blind men; for they have sinned against Jehovah; and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung:

¹⁷ Laakal tunay no ay ga kande borey gaa, Hal i ma bar-bare sanda danawyaŋ, Zama i na zunubi te Rabbi se. Ay g'i kuri mun sanda kusa cine, I hamey mo ma hima boro wuri.

¹⁸their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them, in the day of Jehovah's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for a full end, yea, a sudden [end], shall he make of all them that dwell in the land.

¹⁸ Baa i nzarfu wala i wura, I day si hin k'i faaba Rabbi futay zaaro ra, Amma a cansa danjo ga laabo kulu ŋwa, Zama a ga laabo gorokoy kulu halaci. Oho, a g'i halaci da waasi.