Habakhuki 2

₁Ngitawuma embonisweni yami ngibuke,

ngitimise kahle etingosini tami,

ngitawubukisisa kahle ngitewubona

kutsi Nkulunkulu utawutsini kimi,

nekutsi ngitawuphendvula ngitsini ngalokukhonona.

₂Simakadze wase uyaphendvula, watsi:

“Bhala phansi lesembulo,

usibhale sicace

kuletibhelekeca,

kuze kutsi kufundzeke kahle.

₃Ngobe lesembulo silindzele sikhatsi lesimisiwe;

sikhuluma ngesiphetfo lesiphutfumako,

futsi ngeke sibonakale singemanga.

Nome sephutisa nje, silindzele,

sona sitawufika nome kanjani,

futsi ngeke sephute.

₄“Nasi sembulo:

Lotiphakamisako angeke aphephe,

kodvwa lolungile uyawuphila ngekukholwa kwakhe.”

₅Yebo, liwayini liyamyenga,

ungumuntfu lotigcabhako,

futsi akasenakuphumula.

Njengobe ungugubhela kusakhe njengelidliza

nanjengekufa akaze eneliseke,

utibutsela kuye tonkhe tive,

atfumbe bonkhe bantfu, babe bakhe.

₆“Abayikumchukuluta bonkhe yini

ngemagama ekumeya,

bahlekise ngaye batsi:

‘Maye kulowo lompongisa timphahla letebiwe,

atinjingise ngekweba!

Loku kutawuchubeka kuze kube ngunini?’

₇Labo lobakweledako abayiwuvuka masinyane yini?

Abayiwuvuka bakwesabise yini?

Lapho-ke uyawuba yimphango yabo.

₈Njengobe uphange tive letinyenti,

letive letisele tiyawukuphanga nawe.

Ngobe ucitse ingati yebantfu,

wabhubhisa emave nemadolobha

kanye nabo bonkhe labebahlala kuwo.

₉“Maye kulowo lowakha likhaya lakhe

ngenzuzo lengakalungi,

atakhele sidleke sakhe etulu ekuphakameni,

kuze atewuphunyula etidladleni tembhubhiso.

₁₀Wakhe luzungu lwekubhubhisa tive letinyenti,

wahlazisa indlu yakho;

walahlekelwa nakuphila kwakho.

₁₁Ematje elubondza ayawukhala ngetento takho,

nemishayo yeluphahla iyawuklaza ivumelane nawo.

₁₂“Maye kulowo lowakha lidolobha ngekucitsa ingati,

emise lidolobha ngebugebengu!

₁₃Kungabe kambe Simakadze longuSomandla

akakumisi yini engcondvweni yakhe

kutsi kushikashikeka kwebantfu kungemafutsa nje

ekubhebhetela umlilo,

nekutsi tive tishikashikeke,

titikhandlekele lite?

₁₄Ngobe umhlaba uyawugcwala

kwati bukhosi baSimakadze,

njengaloku emanti asibekela lwandle.

₁₅“Maye kulowo muntfu lonatsisa

bomakhelwane bakhe tjwala,

abutfululele kuso sikhumbasikhwama,

banatse baze badzakwe,

entele kutsi atewubukela imitimba yabo nase bangcunu.

₁₆Wena uyawudliwa ngemahloni esikhundleni sekudvunyiswa.

Manje-ke selitfuba lakakho!

Natsa nawe, ungcunuleke!

Lendzebe lesuka esandleni saSimakadze

sangasekudla seyijikela ngakuwe,

nelihlazo liyawumbonya ludvumo lwakho.

₁₇Lobudlova lobente kuyo iLebanoni buyawukwehlula,

nekubhubhisa kwakho tilwane kuyawukwesabisa.

Ngobe ucitse ingati yebantfu,

wabhubhisa emave nemadolobha

kanye nabo bonkhe labebahlala kuwo.

₁₈“Sinamsebenti muni sithico,

njengaloku sibatwe ngumuntfu nje?

Yebo, sisitani sitfombe lesifundzisa emanga?

Ngobe lowo losibatako wetsembela

emsebentini wetandla takhe,

wakha tithico letingeke tize tikhulume.

₁₉Nako kulowo muntfu losho esigodvweni

atsi: ‘Phila!’

nome etjeni lelingenamphilo

atsi: ‘Vuka!’

Lingasinika yini seluleko?

Lembeswe ngegolide nangesiliva,

kute umphefumulo kulo.

₂₀“Kodvwa Simakadze usethempelini lakhe lelingcwele.

Umhlaba wonkhe awuthule embikwakhe.”