Habakuki
3:1 Umkhuleko kaHabakuki umprofethi phezu kweShigionoti.
3:2 O Jehova, Ngiyizwile inkulumo yakho, futhi ngesaba: O Jehova, vuselela umsebenzi wakho
phakathi kweminyaka, phakathi kweminyaka yenza kwaziwe; phakathi
ulaka khumbula umusa.
3:3 UNkulunkulu uvela eThemani, oNgcwele evela entabeni yasePharanu. Sela. Inkazimulo yakhe
wasibekela amazulu, umhlaba ugcwele indumiso yakhe.
3:4 Futhi ukukhanya kwakhe kwaba njengokukhanya; wayenezimpondo eziphuma kuye
isandla: kwasekusithelwa amandla akhe.
3:5 Phambi kwakhe kwahamba isifo, namalahle avuthayo aphumela kuye
izinyawo.
3:6 Wema, walinganisa umhlaba;
izizwe; nezintaba zaphakade zihlakazekile, kuze kube phakade
amagquma akhothama, izindlela zakhe zimi phakade.
3:7 Ngabona amatende aseKushani esosizini, nezilenge zezwe laseKushani.
uMidiyani ethuthumela.
3:8 Ingabe uJehova wayethukuthelele imifula? intukuthelo yakho yaba phezu kukaJehova
imifula? Ulaka lwakho lwaba phezu kolwandle, ukuthi ukhwele phezu kwakho
amahhashi nezinqola zakho zensindiso na?
3:9 Umnsalo wakho wenziwa nqunu impela, ngokwezifungo zezizwe, yebo
izwi lakho. Sela. Wadabula umhlaba ngemifula.
3:10 Izintaba zakubona, futhi zathuthumela: ukuchichima kwamanzi
utwa lwazwakalisa izwi lalo, lwaphakamisa izandla zalo phezulu.
3:11 Ilanga nenyanga wema endaweni yabo, ekukhanyeni kwakho
imicibisholo yahamba, nasekubenyezeleni komkhonto wakho obenyezelayo.
3:12 Wadabula izwe ngokuthukuthela, wena ubhule
umhedeni ngolaka.
3:13 Wena waphuma ukuze insindiso yabantu bakho, ngisho insindiso
kanye nogcotshiweyo wakho; wena walimaza ikhanda endlini kaJehova
ababi, ngokwembula isisekelo kuze kufike entanyeni. Sela.
3:14 Wahlaba ngezinduku zakhe inhloko yemizi yakhe
baphuma njengesivunguvungu ukungihlakaza; ukuthokoza kwabo kwaba njengokudla
abampofu ngasese.
3:15 Wena wadabula ulwandle namahhashi akho, ngokusebenzisa inqwaba
amanzi amakhulu.
3:16 Lapho ngizwa, isisu sami sathuthumela; izindebe zami ziyavevezela ngenxa yezwi;
ukubola kwangena emathanjeni ami, ngathuthumela phakathi kwami, ukuze ngiqine
aphumule ngosuku lwenhlupheko;
abahlasele ngamaviyo akhe.
3:17 Nakuba umkhiwane ngeke iqhakaze, futhi ngeke kube nesithelo kuwo
imivini; umsebenzi womnqumo uyakuphela, namasimu awayikuthela
inyama; umhlambi uyakunqunywa esibayeni, ungabikho
umhlambi ezitebeleni:
3:18 Nokho mina ngiyojabula ngoJehova, ngiyojabula kuNkulunkulu wensindiso yami.
3:19 UJehova uNkulunkulu ungamandla ami, futhi uyokwenza izinyawo zami zibe njengezezindluzelekazi.
uyakungenza ngihambe ezindaweni zami eziphakemeyo. Kumculi omkhulu
ngezinsimbi zami ezinezintambo.