UHABAKUKI 2

₁Ngiyakuma endaweni yami yokulinda, ngigcule enqabeni,

ngikhangele ukubona ukuthi uyakukhulumani kimi

nokuthi ngiyakuphendulani ngokusola kwami.

₂UJehova wangiphendula wathi:

Wulobe umbono,

uwuqophe ezibhebheni

ukuba kufundwe kalula.

₃Ngokuba umbono usengowesikhathi esimisiweyo;

uphuthuma ekupheleni, awuyikukhohlisa;

noma ulibala, wulindele,

ngokuba uyakufika nokufika, awuyikwephuza.

₄Bheka, umphefumulo wakhe uziphakamisile, awuqotho phakathi kwakhe,

kepha olungileyo uzakuphila ngokukholwa kwakhe.

₅Yebo, iwayini liyakhohlisa,

lingumuntu okhukhumeleyo ongayikuma,

owandisa ukufisa kwakhe njengendawo yabafileyo;

unjengokufa: akasuthi;

uyazibuthela zonke izizwe,

uziqoqela bonke abantu.

₆Bona abayikuphakamisa isaga nomfanekiso wemfumbe ngaye, bathi:

Wo kuyena owandisa okungesikho okwakhe —

koze kube-nini na? —

nozisindisa ngezibambiso!

₇Abayikuvuka ngokuzumayo abakulumayo,

bavuke abakuthuthumelisayo,

ube-yimpango yabo, na?

₈Ngokuba wena uphangile izizwe eziningi,

bonke abanye abantu bayakuphanga wena,

ngenxa yezingazi zabantu nendluzula eyenziwe ezweni,

nasemzini, nakubo bonke abakhé kuwo.

₉Wo kozuzela indlu yakhe inzuzo embi

ukuba abeke isidleke sakhe phezulu

ukuyophulwa esandleni sobubi!

₁₀Ucebele indlu yakho okubi

ngokuchitha abantu abaningi,

wona kuwo umphefumulo wakho.

₁₁Ngokuba amatshe ayakukhala esodongeni,

nomshayo uyakuwaphendula usemithini.

₁₂Wo kowakha umuzi ngezingazi,

aqinise idolobha ngobubi!

₁₃Bheka, akuveli kuJehova-Sebawoti

ukuthi abantu bakhandlekela umlilo,

izizwe zizikhathaze ngokuyize, na?

₁₄Ngokuba umhlaba uyakugcwala

ukwazi inkazimulo kaJehova,

njengamanzi asibekela ulwandle.

₁₅Wo komphuzisa umngane wakhe,

axube nokufutheka, amdakise,

ukuze abuke ubunqunu bakhe!

₁₆Uyakusuthiswa ngehlazo esikhundleni senkazimulo,

uphuze nawe, wambule ijwabu,

indebe yesandla sokunene sikaJehova

siphendulelwe kuwe,

kube-yihlazo phezu kodumo lwakho.

₁₇Ngokuba indluzula eyenziwe eLebanoni iyakukusibekela,

ukuchithwa kwezilwane kukwesabise,

ngenxa yezingazi zabantu nendluzula eyenziwe ezweni,

nasemzini, nakubo bonke abakhé kuwo.

₁₈Sisizani isithombe esibaziweyo,

lokhu umbumbi waso esibaza,

nesithombe esibunjiweyo nomfundisi wamanga,

lokhu umbumbi waso ethemba kuso,

ukuze enze izithombe eziyizimungulu, na?

₁₉Wo koshoyo kumuthi ukuthi: Vuka!

nakulo itshe eliyisimungulu: Phaphama!

Lokhu kungafundisa na?

Bheka, kunamekwé ngegolide nangesiliva,

kungekho neze umoya phakathi kwakho.

₂₀Kepha uJehova usethempelini lakhe elingcwele;

thula phambi kwakhe, mhlaba wonke.