Irmos: Traversing the deep on foot, as though it were dry land, and seeing the tyrant Pharaoh drowned, Israel cried aloud: Let us chant unto God a hymn of victory!
We beseech thee, O prophet, who standest before the throne of God, that thou earnestly entreat Him to grant enlightenment to us who with faith hymn thine honored memory.
Theotokion: The Sun which shone forth from thy holy womb, O Mistress, illumineth all the earth with most brilliant rays; and enlightened thereby, we honor thee as the Mother of God.
Thou hast been shown to be a divine instrument containing enlightenment and the gifts of the divine Spirit, O most wise Zephaniah; wherefore, rejoicing, we, the faithful, call thee blessed.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.