1 Atĩrĩrĩ, ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova ĩrĩa yakinyĩrĩire Zefania mũrũ wa Kushi, mũrũ wa Gedalia, mũrũ wa Amaria, mũrũ wa Hezekia, rĩrĩa Mũthamaki Josia mũrũ wa Amoni aathamakaga Juda.
2 Atĩrĩrĩ, Jehova ekuuga ũũ:
3 Nĩnganiina andũ o na nyamũ;
4 “Nĩngatambũrũkia guoko gwakwa njũkĩrĩre Juda,
5 o acio mainamagĩrĩra,
6 o acio matigaga kũrũmĩrĩra Jehova magacooka na thuutha,
7 Atĩrĩrĩ, kirai ki mũrĩ mbere ya Mwathani Jehova,
8 Mũthenya ũcio wa igongona rĩa Jehova-rĩ,
9 Mũthenya ũcio-rĩ, nĩngaherithia ataagarari othe a hingĩro,
10 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Mũthenya ũcio
11 Girĩkai, inyuĩ mũtũũraga rũgongo rwa ndũnyũ;
12 Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩngoya matawa njethe andũ Jerusalemu,
13 Ũtonga wao nĩũgatahwo,
14 “Mũthenya ũrĩa mũnene wa Jehova ũrĩ hakuhĩ,
15 Mũthenya ũcio-rĩ, ũgaakorwo ũrĩ wa mangʼũrĩ,
16 mũthenya wa kũhuhwo karumbeta na mbugĩrĩrio ya mbaara
17 Nĩngarehere andũ mĩnyamaro,
18 Betha kana thahabu ciao