[Note: The material in this chapter with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on the older 2007 printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible. It will be updated as time allows.]

### 📖 📄 📘 Xīfānyǎshū (Xīfānyǎ·shū Zephaniah · book 西番雅书 西番雅書) 2 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 3 Dìshang (Dì·shang earth · upon 地上) wéirén (wéi·rén {actings as} · persons → [conductings of selves] 为人 為人) qiānhé (qiān·hé {are modest} · {are harmonious} → [are meek] 谦和 謙和),
Zūnshǒu (observe 遵守) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God’s → [God’s] 上帝) zhèngyì (zhèng·yì upright · righteous 正义 正義) fǎlìng (fǎ·lìng laws · decrees 法令) de (’ 的) rén (persons 人) a ([ptcl used in direct address] 啊),
Nǐmen (Nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) dōu (all 都) yào (must 要) xúnqiú (seek 寻求 尋求) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華),
Zhuīqiú (Zhuī·qiú pursue · seek 追求) zhèngyì (zhèng·yì {being upright} · righteousness 正义 正義), lìqiú (lì·qiú strongly · seek 力求) qiānhé (qiān·hé {being modest} · {being harmonious} → [meekness] 谦和 謙和).
Zhèyàng (Zhè·yàng this · {pattern → [way]} 这样 這樣), nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) jiù (then 就) hěn (very 很) kěnéng (kě·néng maybe · {being able} → [probably] 可能) huì (will 会 會)
Zài (on 在) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) fānù (fā·nù {issues forth} · anger 发怒 發怒) de (’s 的) rìzi (rì·zi {sun → [day]} · [suf for nouns] 日子)
Bèi ([passive signifier] → [be] 被) yǐncáng (concealed 隐藏 隱藏) qilai (qi·lai up · {to come} 起来 起來).
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📖 📄 📘 13 “Shàngdì bì shēnshǒu dǎjī běifāng, huǐmiè Yàshù, shǐ Níníwēi huāngliáng gānhàn, huǎngrú kuàngyě. 14 Yěshòu bì sānwǔ‐chéngqún zài chéng li (inside 里 裡/裏) tǎngwò, tíhú hé (and 和) háozhū bì zài zhùdǐng zhījiān guòyè. Chuānghu chuánchū āimíng, ménkǎnr huāngfèi, bìbǎn wàilù. 15 Cóngqián zhèi zuò chéng huānlè ānníng, xīnli shuō: ‘Méiyǒu shéi jí de shàng wǒ.’ Xiànzài zhèi zuò chéng què lúnwéi shǐ rén jīnghài de (’s 的) fèixū, yěshòu tǎngwò zhī dì! Fán jīngguò zhèlǐ de (’s 的), dōu bì chàyì, bǎishǒu chīxiào.”