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¶ Madichon pou moun lavil Jerizalèm! Yo vire kont Bondye, yo lage kò yo nan dezòd, lèfini y'ap peze moun parèy yo.

Yo pa t' koute Seyè a. Yo pa t' pran pinisyon Bondye a pou anyen. Yo pa t' mete konfyans yo nan Seyè a ankò, yo pa t' vin mande Bondye yo a konsèy ankò.

Nan lavil la, chèf yo tankou lyon ki grangou. Jij yo tankou chen mawon ki soti apre solèy kouche. Yo tèlman akrèk, yo pa kite yon ti zo pou denmen maten.

Pwofèt yo pa serye. Pesonn pa ka fye yo. Prèt yo menm pa respekte bagay ki apa pou Bondye. Yo fè lalwa Bondye a di sa yo vle.

Men Seyè a la nan lavil la. Li pa nan patipri. Li p'ap fè lenjistis. Chak maten, li bay santans li. Depi bajou kase, li la l'ap rann jistis. Men, moun k'ap fè sa ki mal yo pa gen nen nan figi yo.

Seyè a di: -Mwen disparèt nasyon yo. Mwen kraze gwo fò nan kwen miray ranpa yo. Mwen pa kite yon moun ap mache nan lari. Yo piye lavil yo. Yo pa kite yon moun vivan ladan yo.

Mwen te kwè pèp mwen an ta gen yon ti krentif pou mwen. Leson an ta sèvi yo. Yo pa ta janm bliye sa m' te fè yo pase. Men, se lè sa a yo lage kò yo pi rèd nan fè sa ki mal.

¶ Seyè a di: -Nou mèt tann mwen! Nou mèt tann jou pou m' kanpe akize nasyon yo! Mwen fin pran desizyon mwen: m'ap sanble tout nasyon yo ak tout peyi yo pou m' fè yo santi jan m' fache, jan m' ankòlè sou yo. Paske nan kòlè mwen, mwen pral boule tout latè.

Lè sa a, m'a chanje pawòl ki nan bouch nasyon yo. Se mwen menm yo tout yo pral lapriyè. Yo pral mete tèt yo ansanm pou yo sèvi m'.

10 Moun ap soti byen lwen lòt bò larivyè peyi Letiopi yo, y'ap vin ansanm ak moun pèp mwen an ki te gaye toupatou, y'ap pote ofrann yo ban mwen.

11 Jou sa a, nou menm pèp mwen an, nou p'ap bezwen wont tou sa nou te fè lè nou te vire do ban mwen an. Mwen wete tout moun ki gen lògèy nan mitan nou, tout moun k'ap gonfle lestonmak yo sou moun. Nou va sispann kenbe tèt avè m' sou mòn ki apa pou mwen an.

12 Men, moun m'a kite nan lavil la se pòv malere yo ki pa kite lògèy vire tèt yo. Se anba zèl mwen y'a vin chache pwoteksyon.

13 Ti ponyen moun ki va rete nan pèp Izrayèl la p'ap nan fè moun mal, yo p'ap nan bay manti, yo p'ap nan twonpe moun. Y'a manje, y'a dòmi, anyen p'ap fè yo pè.

14 ¶ Nou menm, pèp Izrayèl, rele chante pou di jan nou kontan! Nou menm ki rete sou mòn Siyon an, rele byen fò, fè fèt! Nou menm moun lavil Jerizalèm, fè kè nou kontan, danse ak tout nanm nou!

15 Seyè a wete tout moun ki t'ap fini avèk nou yo. Li bale tout lènmi nou yo ale. Seyè a, wa pèp Izrayèl la, l'a nan mitan nou. Pa gen malè ki pou rive nou ankò!

16 Jou sa a, y'a di moun lavil Jerizalèm yo: Nou menm ki rete sou mòn Siyon an, nou pa bezwen pè. Pa dekouraje!

17 Seyè a, Bondye nou an, l'a nan mitan nou! Se yon vanyan gason. Se li menm k'ap delivre nou. Li kontan wè sa n'ap fè. L'ap mete ou kanpe ankò paske li renmen ou. W'ap fè kè l' kontan. li ap chante

18 tankou lè gen fèt: Seyè a di: -Mwen wete sa ki t'ap fè nou pè a. Mwen wete wont ki te sou nou an.

19 Jou sa a, m'a pini tout moun ki t'ap peze nou yo. M'a sove moun k'ap bwete yo, m'a fè moun yo te depòte yo tounen lakay yo. Nan tout peyi kote moun t'ap fè yo wont mwen pral fè yo fè lwanj pou yo, tout moun pral nonmen non yo.

20 Lè sa a, m'a fè nou tounen lakay nou. Wi, m'a fè nou sanble ankò nan peyi nou an. M'a fè moun toupatou sou latè fè lwanj nou, y'a nonmen non nou. N'a wè m'a fè peyi nou an kanpe ankò. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.

'Sofoni 3 ' not found for the version: Nouvo Testaman: Vèsyon Kreyòl Fasil.

Jerusalem

Woe to the city of oppressors,(A)
    rebellious(B) and defiled!(C)
She obeys(D) no one,
    she accepts no correction.(E)
She does not trust(F) in the Lord,
    she does not draw near(G) to her God.
Her officials within her
    are roaring lions;(H)
her rulers are evening wolves,(I)
    who leave nothing for the morning.(J)
Her prophets are unprincipled;
    they are treacherous people.(K)
Her priests profane the sanctuary
    and do violence to the law.(L)
The Lord within her is righteous;(M)
    he does no wrong.(N)
Morning by morning(O) he dispenses his justice,
    and every new day he does not fail,(P)
    yet the unrighteous know no shame.(Q)

Jerusalem Remains Unrepentant

“I have destroyed nations;
    their strongholds are demolished.
I have left their streets deserted,
    with no one passing through.
Their cities are laid waste;(R)
    they are deserted and empty.
Of Jerusalem I thought,
    ‘Surely you will fear me
    and accept correction!’(S)
Then her place of refuge[a] would not be destroyed,
    nor all my punishments come upon[b] her.
But they were still eager
    to act corruptly(T) in all they did.
Therefore wait(U) for me,”
    declares the Lord,
    “for the day I will stand up to testify.[c]
I have decided to assemble(V) the nations,(W)
    to gather the kingdoms
and to pour out my wrath(X) on them—
    all my fierce anger.(Y)
The whole world will be consumed(Z)
    by the fire of my jealous anger.

Restoration of Israel’s Remnant

“Then I will purify the lips of the peoples,
    that all of them may call(AA) on the name of the Lord(AB)
    and serve(AC) him shoulder to shoulder.
10 From beyond the rivers of Cush[d](AD)
    my worshipers, my scattered people,
    will bring me offerings.(AE)
11 On that day you, Jerusalem, will not be put to shame(AF)
    for all the wrongs you have done to me,(AG)
because I will remove from you
    your arrogant boasters.(AH)
Never again will you be haughty
    on my holy hill.(AI)
12 But I will leave within you
    the meek(AJ) and humble.
The remnant of Israel
    will trust(AK) in the name of the Lord.
13 They(AL) will do no wrong;(AM)
    they will tell no lies.(AN)
A deceitful tongue
    will not be found in their mouths.(AO)
They will eat and lie down(AP)
    and no one will make them afraid.(AQ)

14 Sing, Daughter Zion;(AR)
    shout aloud,(AS) Israel!
Be glad and rejoice(AT) with all your heart,
    Daughter Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away your punishment,
    he has turned back your enemy.
The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;(AU)
    never again will you fear(AV) any harm.(AW)
16 On that day
    they will say to Jerusalem,
“Do not fear, Zion;
    do not let your hands hang limp.(AX)
17 The Lord your God is with you,
    the Mighty Warrior who saves.(AY)
He will take great delight(AZ) in you;
    in his love he will no longer rebuke you,(BA)
    but will rejoice over you with singing.”(BB)

18 “I will remove from you
    all who mourn over the loss of your appointed festivals,
    which is a burden and reproach for you.
19 At that time I will deal
    with all who oppressed(BC) you.
I will rescue the lame;
    I will gather the exiles.(BD)
I will give them praise(BE) and honor
    in every land where they have suffered shame.
20 At that time I will gather you;
    at that time I will bring(BF) you home.
I will give you honor(BG) and praise(BH)
    among all the peoples of the earth
when I restore your fortunes[e](BI)
    before your very eyes,”
says the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 3:7 Or her sanctuary
  2. Zephaniah 3:7 Or all those I appointed over
  3. Zephaniah 3:8 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew will rise up to plunder
  4. Zephaniah 3:10 That is, the upper Nile region
  5. Zephaniah 3:20 Or I bring back your captives