Abhakuki
1 Mphangwa zidapangwa mprofeta Abhakuki* mʼmasomphenya:
2 Yahova, mpaka lini ndinakhuwa toera kuphemba ciphedzo, imwe mbamukhonda kundibva?+
Mpaka lini ndinaphemba toera mundipulumuse ku uphanga, imwe mbamukhonda kucita pinthu?*+
3 Thangwi yanji imwe musandicitisa kuona pinthu pyakuipa?
Thangwi yanji imwe musasiya anthu anaponderera andzawo?
Thangwi yanji kufudza na uphanga pisacitika pamaso panga?
Pontho thangwi yanji kulongezana na kumenyana kwathimizirika?
4 Natenepa, mwambo nkhabebve mphambvu,
Pontho anthu nee ali kucitabve pinthu pyakulungama.
Thangwi anyakucita pyakuipa asaponderera anthu akulungama;
Na thangwi ineyi, anthu nkhabe kucita pyakulungama.+
5 “Yangʼanani pakati pa madzindza, pontho onesesani mwadidi!
Yangʼanisani mwadidi, mbamudzumatirwa kakamwe;
Thangwi piripo pinafuna kudzacitika mu ntsiku zanu,
Pyakuti nee munadzapikhulupira, maseze munthu akupangeni.+
Iwo asakunda mbuto zikulu za pa dziko yapantsi,
Toera akwate nyumba zakuti nee ndi zawo.+
7 Iwo ndi akugopswa, pontho asathusa anthu.
Iwo asakhazikisa ulungami wawo na utongi wawo.+
8 Makavalo awo asathamanga kakamwe kupiringana anyalugwe,
Pontho namasiku, iwo asagopswa kakamwe kupiringana mibindzi.+
Makavalo awo a nkhondo asathamanga kakamwe;
Iwo asabuluka kutali kakamwe.
Iwo asamburuka ninga capungu angafuna kuphata cinthu toera kudya.+
9 Onsene asabwera akukhunganyika toera kucita uphanga.+
Iwo angakhala pabodzi, nkhope zawo zisaoneka ninga mphepo yakumabulukiro a dzuwa,+
Pontho anthu adaphata iwo ninga mabitcu ndi azinji kakamwe ninga tcetca.
10 Iwo asasingirira amambo,
Pontho asaseka atsogoleri.+
Iwo asaseka mbuto zonsene za citsidzikizo cakuwanga;+
Iwo asatutira mataka, mbakunda mizinda.
11 Buluka penepo, iwo asafamba mwakucimbiza ninga mphepo, mbaenda kutsogolo,
Mbwenye iwo anadzakhala na mulando,+
Thangwi iwo asanyerezera kuti adaapasa mphambvu ndi mulungu wawo.”*+
12 Imwe Yahova, kodi nee ndimwe wakwenda na kwenda?+
Mulungu wanga Wakucena, imwe nkhabe kufa.+
Mphapo thangwi yanji musasiya ale anacita pinthu mwaumpfakafaka,+
Pontho thangwi yanji musapitiriza kumatama mu ndzidzi wakuti anthu akuipa asafudza anthu akulungama kupiringana iwo?+
14 Thangwi yanji musatawirisa kuti munthu atsalakanwe ninga ntsomba za mʼbara,
Pontho ninga nyama zinafamba na pfufu ya mimba zakuti nkhabe ntongi?
15 Iye* asamedza onsene na cimedzo.
Iye asaaphata na kokota yace,
Pontho iye asaaphata na malitcera ace.
Na thangwi ineyi, iye asakomerwa kakamwe.+
16 Natenepa, iye asapereka ntsembe kuna kokota yace,
Pontho asapereka ntsembe* kuna malitcera ace;
Iye akhakwanisa kugumana cakudya cakupasa ungumi wadidi thangwi ya pinthu pyenepi,
Pontho cakudya cace ndi cadidi kakamwe.
17 Kodi iye anadzapitiriza kuphata ntsomba na kokota yace?*
Kodi iye anapitiriza kupha madzindza a anthu, mbakhonda kuabvera ntsisi?+