Habakhuki
1 Loku lokulandzelako simemetelo lengasiva embonweni, mine Habakhuki* umphrofethi. Ngatsi:
2 ‘Awu Jehova, kuyawuze kube ngunini solo ngikhalela lusito kodvwa wena ungangiva?+
Kuyawuze kube ngunini solo ngikubita kuze ungisindzise ebudloveni?+
3 Kungani ungenta kutsi ngibone bubi?
Futsi kungani ubabeketelela bantfu labacindzetela labanye?
Kungani imbhubhiso nebudlova kusembikwami?
Futsi kungani kungevani nekucabana kukunyenti kangaka?
4 Kute lolalela umtsetfo,
Nalokulungile akwentiwa sanhlobo.
Ngobe lababi banyenti kunalabalungile;
Kungako bangehluleli ngekulunga.+
5 “Bukani emkhatsini wetive futsi ninakisise!
Bukisisani nimangele futsi netfukile;
Ngobe kukhona lokutakwenteka emalangeni enu
Leningeke nikukholwe ngisho nobe nitjelwa ngako.+
Sikhukhula tindzawo letinkhulu temhlaba
Kuze sititsatsele emakhaya langasiwo aso.+
7 Siyetfusa futsi siyesabeka.
Sitibekela imitsetfo yaso kanye neligunya.*+
8 Emahhashi aso agijima kwendlula tingwe,
Futsi anelulaka kwendlula timphisi ebusuku.+
Emahhashi aso emphi lanemandla agijima aya embili;
Lamahhashi aso asuka khashane.
Andiza ngelitubane lelikhulu kuhle kwelusweti lwehlela kuyobamba inyamatane.+
9 Sonkhe lesive sita sesikulungele kubhubhisa.+
Buso baso bubheke embili njengemoya wasemphumalanga,+
Futsi sibutsa labatfunjiwe kuhle kwesihlabatsi.
10 Lesive siphukuta emakhosi
Siphindze sihlekise ngetikhulu letiphakeme.+
Sihlekisa ngato tonkhe tindzawo letivikelekile;+
Senta tindvundvuma, singene bese siyatfumba.
11 Sitawuchubekela embili njengemoya lohhushako futsi sitawendlula kulelive,
Kodvwa sitawuba nelicala,+
12 Awu Jehova, wena bewusolo ungekho yini kusukela endvulo?+
Awu Nkulunkulu wami, wena Longcwele wami, wena awufi.*+
Kungani-ke ubabeketelela bantfu labakhohlakele+
Futsi kungani ubindza nangabe umuntfu lowenta bubi agwinya lolunge kwengca yena?+
14 Kungani wenta umuntfu afane nenhlanti yaselwandle,
Afane netilwane letihumako letite umbusi?
15 Tonkhe leti, lesitsa* sitidvonsa ngelihhuka lekudweba.
Sitibamba ngelinethi laso,
Futsi sitibutsisa ndzawonye enethini laso lekudweba.
Kungako sijabula kakhulu.+
16 Kungako sentela linethi laso imihlatjelo
Futsi sentele nelinethi laso lekudweba imihlatjelo;*
Ngobe incenye yaso icebiswe* ngulamanethi,
Futsi kudla kwaso kwelikhetselo.
17 Sitawuchubeka yini sitfulula linethi laso?*
Sitawuchubeka yini sibulala tive ngelunya?+