¹ Ndi eshiwi lyakwa Yawe ndyo ilyaishile kuli Sefeniya umwana mwaume kushi umwna mwaume wakwa Gedalia umwana mwaume wakwa Amaria, umwana mwaume wakwa Hisekia, munshiku shakwa Yoshia umwana mwaume wakwa Amoni imfumu yakwa Yuda. ² "Neebo nakanaula fyonse fe ukwabula noluse muneende yonse iya caalo nku ekusosa kwa kwa Yawe. ³ Neebo nakanaula abantu elo nenama; neebo nakaula ifyuni fyamumyulu elo nenswi shamuli bemba, nkonaula nembifi kanshi neebo nakulofya abantu aba pesonde-nko ekusosa kwa kwa Yawe. ⁴ Neebo nakutambulwila ukuboko kwandi pali Yuda elo naboonse abekala fyonse ifyashala mo ifyalola kukupepa Baali ukufuma mu ncende elo namashina yabasenshi babanta abamuli banshipepo. ⁵ Abantu mbo abaya mitenge yamayanda nokuyokupelapo ifita fyamyulu, elo na bantu mbo abashinshimuna elo nolapa Yawe lelo nakamba balapa imfumu yabo. ⁶ Neebo nakambi nakonalela mbo abansangukila abatafwaya neebo ne Yawe mbo abatambona ne Yawe nangu fe ukunjipusha pakuti mbapandeko amano. ⁷ Beni tondolo kuncinso cakwa Sikulu Yawe! pakuti ubushiku bwakwa Yawe buli mupepi ; Yawe alipekenye iilambo elo aacisangulwile nanebo akutile . ⁸ " pakuti cakwisa pabushiku bwe laambo lyakwa Yawe, ai neebo nakukanda intungulushi elo nabana baume bamfumu, elo naonse ngo uwafwele ififwalo fya mishobo. ⁹ Pali mbulya bushiku neebo nakubakanda bonse mbo abatoloka pamwenshi ulo bakoingila, mbo abeusha abonaushi elo nalufyengo mumaŋanda yakubashikulu wabo. ¹⁰ Kanshi cakuba pali mbulya bushiku-nku ekusosa kwakwa Yawe- ai ukulila kwa musebanya yakwisa ukufuma kumpongolo ya nswi, yakwisa ukufuma kumpongolo ya nswi ukufuma ku ciputulwa cabubili elo nomunkunta uukulu ukumfwika ukufuma mutupili. ¹¹ Mwakulosha , mwebaikala mucitulwa cacisankano kabantu bonse abena kanani bakonaika; nambo boonse abapima silifa bakonaulwa. ¹² Cakwisa kuba panshita yakuti neebo nakufwaya Yerusalemu nefisaniko elo nakukanda abantu mbo abaikala mumyangashi yabo elo nokusosa munutima yabo ai,'' Yawe takacitepofe nangu kamo, Icabune nangu icabubi. ¹³ Icuma cabo cakutapwa lo namaŋanda ybo yakubafe amapopa bakukulula amaŋanda lelo tabakekalemo elo bakulima amabala yamya ngashi elo taka nwemo umwanga wabo ¹⁴ Ubushiku ubukulu bwakwa Yawe buli balamine bwipalamine elo bukoisa mukusakauka! iciunda cabushiku bwakwa yawe cakuba kwai kulila kwa mushilika ukulila kwabubi saana. ¹⁵ Mbulya bushuku bwakuba bushiku bwa bukali ubushiku bwakumanama elo nobu cushi ubushiku bwamakumbi elo ne mfinshi yatikama. ¹⁶ Bwakuba bushiku bwakulisha amapenga elo nokukuta kwabulwi pakusha inisumba yamalinga elo nobucushi bukulu saana. ¹⁷ Pakuti neebo nakuleeta abantu ubulanda pakuti bakoyokwenda kwai nimpofu pakuti baalibembuka kwi Yawe umulopa wabo wakuyokupongoloka kwai lukungu elo nefya nsoni fyabo kwai mantwiko. ¹⁸ Nangu fe silifa wabo nangu golide takaba pusheko pabushiku bwa cipyu cakwa Yawe mumulilo wabufuba bwakwe insonde lyonse fe lyakupya mumulilo impeela lyabula ukwenekela kuli bonse abekashi bapensonde.