UHabakuki 1

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 kube nini,

ngokuba omubi uhaqa olungileyo;

ngalokho ukwahlulela kuphuma kuhlanekezelwe.

₅“Bonani 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.

₈Amahhashi aso anejubane kunezingwe,

anonya kunezimpisi zakusihlwa;

abamahhashi baso bayaqinisela;

yebo, bavela kude abamahhashi 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.

₁₁Bese sikhukhula 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?