UHabhakuki
1:1 Isihlabo awasibonayo uHabhakuki umprofeti.
1:2 Kunini na, Yehova, ndizibika, ungeva; ndikhale ku
Ugonyamelo, ungasindisi;
1:3 Yini na ukuba undikhangelise ubutshinga, ukondele okubi? ngenxa
Ukubhuqwa nokugonyamela kuphambi kwam; kukho ingxabano
kunye nengxabano.
1:4 Ngenxa yoko uyekelelwe umyalelo, ukuze kungaveli naphakade okusesikweni;
Abangendawo bayawarhawula amalungisa; ngenxa yoko ugwebo olugwenxa
iyaqhubeka.
1:5 Khangelani phakathi kweentlanga, nondele, nimangale ngokubalulekileyo;
uya kusebenza umsebenzi ngemihla yenu, eningayi kukholwa nguwo, nokuba unjalo
ndikuxelele.
1:6 Kuba, yabonani, ndixhoxha amaKaledi, uhlanga olulugcalagcala, oluyintshakavula;
baya kucanda kububanzi belizwe, ukuba balihluthe
iindawo zokuhlala ezingezizo ezabo.
1:7 Ziyoyikeka, ziyoyikeka;
baqhubeke ngokwabo.
1:8 Kananjalo anamendu ngaphezu kwamangwe amahashe awo, anobujorha;
ngaphezu kweengcuka zangokuhlwa, namahashe azo aziphangalalisa, athi
abamahashe bawo baya kuvela kude; ziya kuphaphazela njengexhalanga
khawuleza ukutya.
1:9 bephela bephela besiza ngokugonyamela, ubuso babo bubheke empumalanga;
moya, yaye baya kubutha abathinjwa njengentlabathi.
1:10 Bona bacukuceza ookumkani, nezidwangube zibe yintlekisa kubo
bona baya kuzihleka zonke iinqaba; ngokuba baya kufumba uthuli;
Yithathe.
1:11 Uya kwandula ke aguquke umphefumlo wakhe, adlule, enze ityala;
Loo nto ingamandla akhe kuthixo wabo.
1:12 Asinguwe na owasusela kwamandulo, Yehova Thixo wam, ungoyiNgcwele wam? siya kwenza njalo
hayi ukufa. Yehova, ubamisele ukuba bagwebe; yaye, Owu gorha!
Thixo, ubaseke ukuba bathethise;
1:13 Wena ungomehlo ahlambulukileyo, ukuba angayikhangeli into embi, ungabi nakukondela;
Ubaveleleni na ke abanginizi, ukuba utheni na?
uthi cwaka xa ongendawo emginya umntu omkhulu
Lilungisa kunaye?
1:14 ubenze abantu banjengeentlanzi zolwandle, njengezinambuzane;
akanamlawuli kubo?
1:15 Bonke bephela babanyusa ngeqherhu labo; babaqweqwedisa ngomnatha wabo;
Bahlanganiselwe entsatsheni yabo; ngenxa yoko bayavuya, bagcobe.
1:16 Ngenxa yoko babingelela kumnatha wabo, baqhumisele kumnatha wabo
tsala kuba sityebe ngezo nto isahlulo sabo, nokudla kwabo kwaba ngamanqatha ngazo.
1:17 Baya kuwukhuphela ke ngoko umnatha wabo, bangacongi baxabele ngokubulala
izizwe?