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.

₄“Bheka, 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.

“ ‘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 abakhe kuwo.

₉“Wo 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.

₁₂“Wo 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.

₁₅“Wo 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 abakhe kuwo.

₁₈“Sisizani 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, kunamekwe ngegolide nangesiliva,

kungekho neze umoya phakathi kwakho.

₂₀Kepha uJehova usethempelini lakhe elingcwele;

thula phambi kwakhe,

mhlaba wonke.”