UHABAKUKI 3

₂Jehova, ngizwile umbiko ngawe, ngiyesaba izenzo zakho;

zivuselele phakathi kwaleminyaka,

wenze ukuba zaziwe kuleminyaka,

ukhumbule umusa nasolakeni.

₃UNkulunkulu uvela eThemani,

oNgcwele uphuma entabeni yasePharanu. Sela*.

Udumo lwakhe lusibekela amazulu,

nomhlaba ugcwele indumiso yakhe.

₄Kuqhamuka ukubengezela kunjengokukhanya;

imisebe ivela esandleni sakhe,

efihla lapho amandla akhe.

₅Ngaphambi kwakhe kuhamba isifo,

amalangabi aphuma ezinyathelweni zakhe.

₆Uyema, uzamazamisa umhlaba;

ubuka, uthuthumelisa izizwe;

izintaba zaphakade ziyahlakazwa,

namagquma amandulo akhothama —

yizindlela zakhe zaphakade.

₇Ngibona amatende aseKushani ephansi kosizi,

izilenge zezwe lakwaMidiyani ziyathuthumela.

₈UJehova uyathukuthelela imifula na?

Ulaka lwakho luvuthela imifula,

nentukuthelo yakho ulwandle,

lokhu ukhwele amahashi akho,

nezinqola zakho zokunqoba, na?

₉Umnsalo wakho uvelé obala, wambuliwe,

usuthile ngemicibisholo yesambo sakho. Sela*.

Uqhekeza umhlaba ube-yimifula.

₁₀Izintaba ziyakubona, zithuthumele;

isikhukhula samanzi siyadlula;

utwa luzwakalisa izwi lalo,

luphakamisela phezulu izandla zalo.

₁₁Ilanga nenyanga kwema endaweni yakho

ngokukhanya kwemicibisholo yakho egijimayo

nangokubengezela kwemikhonto yakho ecwebezelayo.

₁₂Udabula umhlaba ngokuthukuthela,

ubhula izizwe ngolaka.

₁₃Uphumela ukusindiswa kwabantu bakho,

yebo, ukusindiswa kogcotshiweyo wakho;

uphohloza uphahla endlini yababi,

wambula isisekelo kuze kube-sentanyeni. Sela*.

₁₄Ugwaza ikhanda lomholi wabo ngeyakhe imicibisholo,

lapho besondela njengesivunguvungu ukungihlakaza,

bejabula njengabayakudla ompofu ngasese.

₁₅Unyathela ulwandle ngamahashi akho,

inqaba yamanzi amaningi.

₁₆Ngiyezwa, kuyathuthumela okuphakathi kwami,

izindebe zami ziyaqhaqhazela ngenhlokomo;

ukubola kungena emathanjeni ami,

ngithuthumela endaweni lapha ngimi khona,

ngilindela usuku lokuhlupheka

ukuze kukhuphuke lokhu okuyakucindezela abantu.

₁₇Noma umkhiwane ungakhahleli,

kungabikho izithelo emvinini,

umsebenzi womnqumo uphuthe,

amasimu angavezi ukudla,

izimvu zinqunywe esibayeni,

kungabikho-nkomo ezibayeni,

₁₈nokho mina ngiyakuthokoza ngoJehova,

ngijabulele uNkulunkulu wokusindiswa kwami.

₁₉UJehova, iNkosi yami, ungamandla ami,

wenza izinyawo zami zibe-njengezezindluzelekazi,

angenze ukuba ngihambe ezindaweni zami eziphakemeyo.