zep 1:1

  debar yehwah 'aserhayah 'elsepaneyah ben kwsiy ben gedaleyah ben 'amareyah ben hizeqiyah biymey yo'siyahw ben 'amown meleke yehwdah

zep 1:2

  'asop 'asep kol me 'al peney ha'adamah ne'um yehwah

zep 1:3

  'asep 'adam wbehemah 'asep 'owp hasamayim wdegey hayam wehamakeselowt 'et haresa'iym wehikeratiy 'et ha'adam me 'al peney ha'adamah ne'um yehwah

zep 1:4

  wenatiytiy yadiy 'al yehwdah we'al kal yowsebey yerwsalaim wehikeratiy min hamaqowm hazeh 'et se'ar haba'al 'et sem hakemariym 'im hakohaniym

zep 1:5

  we'et hamisetahawiym 'al hagagowt liseba' hasamayim we'et hamisetahawiym haniseba'iym layhwah wehaniseba'iym bemalekam

zep 1:6

  we'et hanesowgiym me 'aharey yehwah wa'aserlo' biqesw 'et yehwah welo' derasuhw

zep 1:7

  has mi peney 'adonay yehwih kiyqarowb yowm yehwah kiyhekiyn yehwah zebah hiqediys qeru'ayw

zep 1:8

  wehayah beyowm zebah yehwah wpaqadetiy 'al hasariym we'al beney hameleke we'al kal halobesiym malebws nakeriy

zep 1:9

  wpaqadetiy 'al kal hadowleg 'al hamipetan bayowm hahw' hamemale'iym beyt 'adoneyhem hamas wmiremah

zep 1:10

  wehayah bayowm hahw' ne'um yehwah qowl se'aqah mi sa'ar hadagiym wiylalah min hamiseneh weseber gadowl me hageba'owt

zep 1:11

  heyliylw yosebey hamaketes kiynidemah kal 'am kena'an nikeretw kal netiyley kasep

zep 1:12

  wehayah ba'et hahiy' 'ahapes 'et yerwsalaim banerowt wpaqadetiy 'al ha'anasiym haqope'iym 'al simereyhem ha'omeriym bilebabam lo' yeytiyb yehwah welo' yare'a

zep 1:13

  wehayah heylam limesisah wbateyhem lisemamah wbanw batiym welo' yesebw wenate'w keramiym welo' yisetw 'et yeynam

zep 1:14

  qarowb yowm yehwah hagadowl qarowb wmaher me'od qowl yowm yehwah mar soreha sam gibowr

zep 1:15

  yowm 'eberah hayowm hahw' yowm sarah wmeswqah yowm so'ah wmesow'ah yowm hoseke wa'apelah yowm 'anan wa'arapel

zep 1:16

  yowm sowpar wterw'ah 'al he'ariym habesurowt we'al hapinowt hagebohowt

zep 1:17

  wahaserotiy la'adam wehalekw ka 'iweriym kiylayhwah hata'w wesupake damam ke 'apar wlehumam ka gelaliym

zep 1:18

  gam kasepam gam zehabam lo' ywkal lehasiylam beyowm 'eberat yehwah wbe'es qine'atow te'akel kal ha'ares kiykalah 'ake nibehalah ya'aseh 'et kal yosebey ha'ares