UHabhakuki
2:1 Ndiya kuma emboniselweni yam, ndizibeke phezu kwenqaba, ndibonisele
uyibone into aya kuyithetha kum, nento endiya kuphendula yona mna, ndakuba ndithe ndavuka
wohlwaywa.
2:2 Wandiphendula uYehova, wathi, Bhala umbono, uwukrole
phezu kweetafile, ukuze abaleke oyifundayo.
2:3 Kuba umbono usaya kuba ngowexesha elimisiweyo, ukhawulezela ekupheleni
Thetha, ungaxoki; nokuba ithe wazilazila, linda yona; kuba ngokuqinisekileyo iya kuba njalo
yiza, ayiyi kulibala.
2:4 Yabona, ugxalathelene, awuthe tye, umphefumlo wakhe phakathi kwakhe;
uya kuphila ngokholo lwakhe.
2:5 Ewe, ngenxa yokuba etshiseka ngewayini, akakhukhumali
ehlala ekhaya, owandisa umnqweno wakhe njengelabafileyo, enjengokufa, na
kodwa zihlanganisela kuye zonke iintlanga, zibe ziimfumba
kuye bonke abantu.
2:6 Aziyi kuwenza umzekeliso ngaye yini na, zonke ezi ziphela?
nize nimqhathelise, nithi, Uha, lowo wandisayo!
hayi eyakhe! ixesha elingakanani? nakulowo uzithwalisa udongwe olungqingqwa!
2:7 Abakulumileyo abayi kuvuka ngesiquphe na, bakuvuse oko?
Uya kuqwenga na, ube uthimbe kubo?
2:8 Ngokuba wena ubhunyule iintlanga ezininzi, amasalela ezizwe zonke
uya kukubhuqa; ngenxa yamagazi oluntu, nangenxa yokugonyamela kwabantu
umhlaba, umzi, nabo bonke abemi bawo.
2:9 Yeha ke, lowo ubawela inzuzo embi endlwini yakhe, ukuze azuze!
yibeke phezulu indlwane yakhe, ukuba ahlangulwe esandleni sobubi.
2:10 Uyicebele ihlazo indlu yakho, ngokunqamla izizwe ezininzi;
wonile kumphefumlo wakho.
2:11 Kuba ilitye eliseludongeni liya kukhala, nomqadi phezu komthi
ndiya kuyiphendula.
2:12 Yeha, owakha umzi ngamagazi, owuzinzisayo umzi!
ubugwenxa!
2:13 Yabona, akuphumi kuYehova wemikhosi na ukuthi abantu basebenze;
nomlilo, abantu bazidinise ngokulambathayo?
2:14 Kuba ihlabathi liya kuzala kukwazi ubuqaqawuli bukaYehova
Yehova, njengamanzi egubungele ulwandle.
2:15 Yeha, wena useza ummelwane wakho, usongezelela intsumpa yakho!
uyamnxilisa naye, ukuze ukhangele kubo
ubuze!
2:16 Uya kuhluthiswa ngocukucezo, ngenxa yozuko; Sela nawe, usele
iya kuba tyhini ijwabi, indebe yesandla sokunene sikaYehova iya kujika
kuwe, ucukucezo lube phezu kozuko lwakho.
2:17 Ngokuba ukuyigonyamela kweLebhanon kuya kukugubungela, nokuphangwa kwamarhamncwa;
owaboyikisa ngenxa yamagazi oluntu, nangenxa yokugonyamela kwabo
ilizwe, nomzi, nabemi bawo bonke.
2:18 Unceda ntoni na umfanekiso oqingqiweyo, ukuba awuqingqe nje umenzi wawo?
umfanekiso otyhidiweyo, nomfundisi wobuxoki, ongumenzi wesenzo sakhe
Ukholose ngayo na, ngokwenza izinto ezingento, ezizidenge?
2:19 Yeha, othi enkuni, Vuka; athi kwilitye elithe cwaka, Suk' ume!
uya kufundisa! nali, lifakwe egolideni nasesilivereni;
akukho moya phakathi kwayo.
2:20 UYehova ke yena usetempileni yakhe engcwele; malithi tu lonke ihlabathi
phambi kwakhe.