Zephaniah 3 (HLTMCSB)

1Anunae, phuel uh tih aka nok uh, aka vuelvaek khopuei aih.Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!

2Ol te hnatun pawh. BOEIPA dongkah, thuituennah khaw doe pawh. A Pathen taengah pangtung pawt tih, mop pawh.She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God.

3A khui kah a mangpa rhoek te, sathueng la kawk. A laitloek rhoek tah hlaemhmah uithang bangla, mincang ham a cilh uh moenih.Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.

4A tonghma rhoek soetae uh tih, hlang paw la poehuh. A khosoih rhoek loh hmuencim a poeih uh tih, olkhueng a poe uh.Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.

5A khui kah BOEIPA tah dueng tih, dumlai a khueh moenih. A tiktamnah te mincang, mincang kah khosae dongah a paek tih, dalh tlaih pawh. Tedae boethae long tah, a yahpohnah khaw ming pawh.The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame.

6Namtom te ka khoe tih, a bangkil ah pong uh coeng. A kawtpoeng te ka khah tih, aka pah om pawh. A khopuei te a rhaem uh tih, khosak a tal hil ah, hlang om pawh.“I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.

7“Kai he n'rhih vetih, thuituennah he na doe ngawn bitni. Te vaengah ni a soah, ka cawh ham koi boeih tah, a khuirhung kah khaw khoe boel saeh ,” ka ti. Tedae thoo uh tih, a khoboe rhamlang neh boeih porhak uh.I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me and accept correction.’ Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I punished her. But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds.

8Te dongah maeh la ka pai khohnin hil kai he n'rhing uh. He tah BOEIPA kah olphong ni. Ka laitloeknah he tah namtom aka coi la, ram te kamah taengah aka tingtun sak la, ka thintoek thinsa boeih dongkah ka kosi he amih soah aka lun la om ni. Ka thatlainah hmai loh diklai pum a hlawp ni.Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.

9Te vaengah BOEIPA ming te a pum la khue ham neh laengpang pakhat la amah taengah thohtat sak ham, pilnam kah hmuilai te cimphan la ka maelh pah ni.For then I will restore pure lips to the peoples, that all may call upon the name of the LORD and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.

10Rhalvangan lamloh Kusah tuiva duela kai aka bawkkung rhoek om uh vetih, ka taek ka yak nu loh ka khocang hang khuen ni.From beyond the rivers of Cush My worshipers, My scattered people, will bring Me an offering.

11Na khoboe rhamlang cungkuem lamloh kai taengah boe na koek vanbangla, te khohnin ah mah yak boeh. Na khui lamkah yalpo la na hoemnah te kang khoe ni. Te vaengah ka tlang cim ah koep sang ham na khoep mahpawh.On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.

12Tedae na khui kah pilnam mangdaeng neh tattloel tah ka hlun vetih BOEIPA ming neh ying uh ni.But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.

13Israel kah a meet loh dumlai saii uh voel pawt vetih, laithae thui voel mahpawh. Amih ka dongah a huep ol hmu voel mahpawh. Tedae amih te luem uh vetih, a kol uh vaengah lakueng uh voel mahpawh.The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.”

14Zion nu aw tamhoe laeh, Israel aw yuhui laeh, Jerusalem nu aw lungbuei boeih neh kohoe lamtah sundaep laeh.Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!

15BOEIPA loh na laitloeknah te a khoe tih, na thunkha te mael coeng. Israel manghai la na khui ah Yahweh om coeng tih, yoethaenah na rhih voel mahpawh.The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.

16Tekah khohnin ah tah Jerusalem te, “Zion aw rhih boeh, na kut te kha boel saeh.On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.

17Na Pathen Yahweh, na khui kah hlangrhalh loh n'khang coeng. Na soah kohoenah neh omngaih ni. A lungnah neh n'duem sak vetih, nang soah tamlung neh omngaih ni.The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”

18Khoning lamkah aka pae rhoek te nang taeng lamloh ka coi ni. Anih ham tah kokhahnah buham om coeng.“I will gather those among you who grieve over the appointed feasts, so that you will no longer suffer reproach.

19Amah tue ah tah nang aka phaep boeih te ka saii van ni ne. Aka cungdo te ka khang vetih, a heh te ka coi ni. Amih kah yahpohnah khohmuen boeih ah amih te koehnah neh ming ka khueh pah ni.Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.

20Amah tue vaengah tah nangmih te kam mael puei ni. Amah tue vaengah nang te kan tingtun sak ni. Nang te diklai pilnam cungkuem lakli ah ming neh koehnah kam paek ni. Nangmih kah thongtla rhoek te na mikhmuh ah kam mael puei ni,” ti la BOEIPA loh a thui.At that time I will bring you in; yes, at that time I will gather you. For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes,” says the LORD.

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