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?