Habakuki
1:1 Isiprofetho uHabakuki umprofethi asibonile.
1:2 O Jehova, koze kube nini ngikhala, futhi ungezwa! ngikhale ku
wena wobudlova, ungasindisi;
1:3 Kungani ungibonisa ububi, futhi ungenze ngibone isikhalo? okwe
ukuphanga nobudlova kuphambi kwami, kukhona abavusa ukuxabana
kanye nombango.
1:4 Ngakho-ke umthetho uyehlisa, nokwahlulela akuphumi naphakade;
ababi bayahaqa olungileyo; ngakho ukwahlulela okungalungile
iyaqhubeka.
1:5 Bhekani phakathi kwabezizwe, nibheke, nimangale ngokumangalisayo;
uyosebenza umsebenzi ezinsukwini zenu, eningayikukholwa, noma kunjalo
Ngikutshelile.
1:6 Ngokuba bheka, ngiyakuvusa amaKaledi, isizwe esibabayo nesixhamazelayo, okuyinto
bayodabula ububanzi bezwe ukuze balidle
izindawo zokuhlala okungezona ezabo.
1:7 Bayesabeka futhi besabeka: ukwahlulela kwabo nesithunzi sabo
baqhubeke ngokwabo.
1:8 Amahhashi abo futhi anejubane ngaphezu izingwe, futhi banolaka kakhulu
kunezimpisi zakusihlwa, nabamahhashi bazo bayakuhlakazeka, bahlakazeke
abamahhashi babo bayakuvela kude; bayakundiza njengokhozi
ishesha ukudla.
1:9 Bazakuza bonke ngobudlova, ubuso babo buyophakama njengempumalanga
umoya, futhi bayobutha abathunjwa njengesihlabathi.
1:10 Futhi bayoklolodela amakhosi, futhi izikhulu ziyoba usulu
bayakuhleka zonke izinqaba; ngoba bayakunqwabelanisa uthuli, futhi
Ithahe.
1:11 Khona-ke ingqondo yakhe izoshintsha, futhi uyodlula, futhi akhubekise, imputing
lokhu kungamandla akhe kunkulunkulu wakhe.
1:12 Awuyena owasendulo, O Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, oNgcwele wami? sizokwenza
angafi. Jehova, ubamisele ukwahlulelwa; futhi, O onamandla
Nkulunkulu, uzimisile ukuba ziqondiswe.
1:13 Wena unamehlo ahlanzekile kunokuba abuke okubi, futhi awukwazi ukubheka
ububi: kungani ubheka labo abenza ngokukhohlisa, futhi
ubambe ulimi lwakho lapho omubi edla abantu abaningi
ulungile kunaye?
1:14 Futhi wenza abantu njengezinhlanzi zolwandle, njengezinto ezinwabuzelayo, ukuthi
abanaye umbusi phezu kwabo?
1:15 Babakhipha bonke nge-engeli, bababambe ngenetha labo.
ubabuthe ekuhuduleni kwabo; ngalokho bayathokoza, bajabule.
1:16 Ngakho bahlabela inetha labo, bashisele impepho kubo
hudula; ngokuba isabelo sabo sinonile ngazo, nokudla kwabo kuchichima.
1:17 Ngakho-ke bayothulula inetha labo, futhi bangayeki ukubulala njalo
izizwe?