Habhakuki
1 Mashoko anokosha akapiwa muprofita Habhakuki* achiita zvekuratidzwa:
2 Jehovha, ndichachemera kuti ndibatsirwe kusvikira riini, imi musinganzwi?+
Ndichasvika riini ndichishevedzera kwamuri kuti mundibatsire pandinorwiswa, imi musingapindiri?*+
3 Nei muchiita kuti ndione zvinhu zvakaipa?
Nei muchingosiya udzvinyiriri huripo?
Nei ndichingogara ndichiona kuparadzwa kwezvinhu nemhirizhonga?
Uye nei paine kupopotedzana nekunetsana kwakanyanya kudai?
4 Zvino mutemo hausisina simba,
Uye hapachatomboitwi zvakarurama.
Vanhu vakaipa vakomba vanhu vakarurama;
Saka nyaya hadzichatongwi zvakarurama.+
5 “Tarisai pakati pemarudzi muone!
Tarisai makashama miromo yenyu, muchishamisika;
Nekuti pane zvichaitika mumazuva enyu
Zvamusingazobvumi kunyange mukaudzwa nezvazvo.+
Rudzi rwacho runosvika kure panyika,
Ruchitora misha isiri yarwo.+
7 Vanovhundutsa uye vanotyisa.
Vanogadza mitemo yavo vega uye vanozvipa masimba.+
Mabhiza avo ehondo anomhanya kwazvo;
Mabhiza avo anobva kure.
Anomhanya achidzika segondo riri kuenda kunobata chimwe chinhu.+
9 Vese zvavo vanouya vachingoda zvemhirizhonga.+
Pavanoungana, vanenge vakaita semhepo yekumabvazuva,+
Uye vanodyorera nhapwa sejecha.
Vanoseka nzvimbo dzese dzakavakwa zvakasimba;+
Vanounganidza murwi wevhu vodzikunda.
12 Haiwa Jehovha, hamuna kugara muriko nekusingaperi here?+
Haiwa Mwari wangu, Mutsvene wangu, hamufi.*+
13 Maziso enyu akachena chaizvo zvekuti haangatarisi zvakaipa,
Uye hamugoni kungosiya zvakaipa zvichiitika.+
Saka nei muchingosiya vanhu vanonyengera vakadaro,+
Uye muchingoramba makanyarara munhu akaipa achimedza munhu ari nani paari?+
14 Munoitirei kuti vanhu vaite sehove dzemugungwa,
Sezvinhu zvinokambaira, zvinhu zvisina anozvitonga?
15 Anodhonza* vese ivava nechirauro.
Anovabata mumambure ake ekukukudzisa,
Anovaunganidza mumambure ake ekubatisa hove.
Ndokusaka achipembera nemufaro.+
16 Ndokusaka achipa chibayiro kumambure ake ekukukudzisa
Uye achipa zvibayiro* kumambure ake ekubatisa hove,
Nekuti ndiwo anoita kuti awane zvakanuna,
Uye kuti adye machikichori.
17 Zvino acharamba achingokutura mambure ake ekukukudzisa here?*
Acharamba achingouraya marudzi zvisina tsitsi here?+