Habakuki
2:1 Ngiyokuma phezu kwewashi lami, futhi ngimise phezu kombhoshongo, futhi ngiyobukela
bheka ukuthi uzothini kimi, nokuthi ngiyakuphendula ngokuthini uma ngikhona
wakhuzwa.
2:2 Futhi uJehova wangiphendula, futhi wathi: "Loba umbono, futhi uwucacise
phezu kwamatafula, ukuze agijime oyifundayo.
2:3 Ngoba umbono usengowesikhathi esimisiwe, kodwa ekugcineni uyoba
khuluma, ungaqambi amanga; ngoba kuzokwenza njalo
wozani, aliyikulibala.
2:4 Bheka, umphefumulo wakhe oziphakamisile awuqotho kuye, kodwa nje
uyakuphila ngokholo lwakhe.
2:5 Yebo, futhi, ngoba eqa ngewayini, ungumuntu ozidlayo, noma
ohlala ekhaya, owandisa isifiso sakhe njengesihogo, futhi unjengokufa, futhi
lingesuthi, kodwa libuthela kuye izizwe zonke, libuthe
kuye bonke abantu;
2:6 Ngeke yini bonke laba bathathe umfanekiso ngokumelene naye nokuklolodela
isaga ngaye, nithi: Maye kowandisa okukhona
hhayi eyakhe! isikhathi eside kangakanani? nakuye owethwesa udaka oluqinile!
2:7 Ngeke yini bavuke ngokuzumayo abayokuluma, futhi bavuse ukuthi
bayakukuhlupha, ube yimpango yabo na?
2:8 Ngoba uphangile izizwe eziningi, yonke insali yabantu
uyakuphanga; ngenxa yegazi labantu, nangenxa yobudlova baba
izwe, nomuzi, nabo bonke abahlala kuwo.
2:9 Maye kulowo ofela indlu yakhe inzuzo embi, ukuze akwazi
beka isidleke sakhe phezulu, ukuze akhululwe esandleni sobubi!
2:10 Ucebise indlu yakho ihlazo ngokubulala abantu abaningi, futhi
wonile emphefumulweni wakho.
2:11 Ngoba itshe liyokhala odongeni, futhi ugongolo ogodweni
ngizoyiphendula.
2:12 Maye kulowo owakha umuzi ngegazi, futhi aqinise umuzi eduze
ububi!
2:13 Bheka, akuveli kuJehova Sebawoti ukuthi abantu bayosebenza kanzima
wona kanye umlilo, futhi abantu bayozidinisa ngokuyize?
2:14 Ngokuba umhlaba uyakugcwala ukwazi inkazimulo ye
Jehova, njengamanzi asibekela ulwandle.
2:15 Wo kuye ophuzisa umakhelwane wakhe, othela ibhodlela lakho
uyamdakisa futhi, ukuze ubuke kubo
ubunqunu!
2:16 Uyakusuthiswa ihlazo esikhundleni inkazimulo;
ijwabu liyambulwa, indebe yesandla sokunene sikaJehova iyakuphendulwa
kuwe, ukuchaphaza okuyihlazo kuyakuba phezu kodumo lwakho.
2:17 Ngoba ubudlwangudlwangu baseLebanoni buyakusibekela, nokuphangwa kwezilwane;
owabethusa, ngenxa yegazi labantu, nangobudlova baba
izwe, nomuzi, nabo bonke abahlala kuwo.
2:18 Sisizani isithombe esibaziweyo ukuthi umenzi waso asibazile?
isithombe esibunjiweyo, nomfundisi wamanga, umenzi womsebenzi wakhe
othembela kuyo ukwenza izithombe eziyizimungulu?
2:19 Wo kulowo othi esihlahleni, Vuka; etsheni eliyisimungulu: Sukuma;
uzofundisa! bheka, libekwe phezu kwegolide nesiliva, futhi likhona;
awukho nakancane umoya phakathi kwawo.
2:20 Kodwa uJehova usethempelini lakhe elingcwele: Umhlaba wonke mawuthule
phambi kwakhe.