UHabakuki ukhala kuNkulunkulu
1Isiprofetho owasibonayo uHabakuki umprofethi.
2Ngiyakukuncenga kuze kube-nini, Jehova, ungezwa,
ngikhala ngendluzula, ungasindisi, na?
3Ungiboniselani ububi, ungibhekise ukukhathazeka na?
Ngokuba ukuchitheka nendluzula kuphambi kwami;
kukhona ukulwa, ukuxabana kuyaqhamuka.
4Ngalokho umthetho uba-buthakathaka,
nokwahlulela akuphumi kuze kubenini,
ngokuba omubi uhaqa olungileyo;
ngalokho ukwahlulela kuphuma kuhlanekezelwe.
UNkulunkulu uvusela uIsrayeli amaKaledi
5Bonani phakathi kwabezizwe, nibheke,
nimangale nokumangala,
ngokuba wenza isenzo ezinsukwini zenu
eningayikukholwa yiso, lapho silandwa.
6Ngokuba bhekani, ngiyavusa amaKaledi,
isizwe esibabayo nesiphulukundlelayo,
esidabula ebubanzini bomhlaba
ukuyokudla izindawo zokuhlala ezingeyizo ezaso.
7Siyethusa, siyesabeka;
kuphuma kuso ukwahlulela kwaso nesithunzi saso.
8Amahashi aso anejubane kunezingwe,
anonya kunezimpisi zakusihlwa;
abamahashi baso bayaqinisela;
yebo, bavela kude abamahashi baso,
bandiza njengokhozi oluphuthuma ukudla.
9Zonke zifikela indluzula,
ubuso bazo bujonga phambili;
zibutha abathunjwa njengesihlabathi.
10Yebo, sibhinqa amakhosi,
nababusi balusulu kuso;
sihleka zonke izinqaba,
sinqwabela uthuli, sizithathe.
11Besesikhukhula njengomoya, sidlule,
sizitholele icala, sona esimandla aso angunkulunkulu waso.
12Wena-Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, oNgcwele,
awungowasendulo na?
Asiyikufa;
Jehova, usinqumele ukwahlulelwa;
wena-Dwala, usimisele ukujeziswa.
13Wena omehlo akho ahlambulukile ukuba ungaboni okubi,
ungenakubheka ukuhlanekezela,
ubhekelani abakhohlisayo,
uthulelani lapho omubi egwinya
olungileyo kunaye,
14wenze abantu babe-njengezinhlanzi zaselwandle,
njengezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo ezingenambusi phezu kwazo na?
15Uyabakhipha bonke ngodobo,
abadonse ngenetha,
ababuthe ngenetha lakhe elihudulwayo;
ngalokho uyathokoza, uyajabula.
16Ngalokho uyahlabela inetha lakhe,
ashisele inetha lakhe elihudulwayo impepho,
ngokuba isabelo sakhe siyanona ngakho,
kube-mnandi ukudla kwakhe.
17Ngalokho uyakuthulula inetha lakhe,
abulale njalo izizwe ngokunganqamukiyo, na?
