UHabhakuki 1

1 ¹Isiprofetho umprofethi uHabakuki asibona. ²Koze kube nini, Baba wami, ngikhala ngicela usizo kodwa ungalaleli na? Ngimemeza kuwe ngithi, “Udlame!” kodwa awusindisi.

Udlame Nxazonke

³Yini ungenza ngibuke ububi obungaka, futhi yini ubukele nje lapho okubi kwenziwa? Incithakalo nodlame kuphambi kwami; ingxabano iyavuka, ukulwa kwanda nxazonke. ⁴Ngakho umthetho ukhubazekile, ubulungiswa abenziwa nakanye. Ngokuba ababi bazungeza olungileyo; ngakho ubulungiswa buphuma bugwegwile.

Bukani Lokho Engikwenzayo

⁵“Bhekani phakathi kwezizwe, nibuke—nimangale kakhulu! Ngokuba ngenza umsebenzi ezinsukwini zenu eningeke niwukholwe uma ningawutshelwa. ⁶Ngokuba bhekani—ngivusa amaBhabhiloni, leso sizwe esibabayo nesinamawala, ahamba ewela ububanzi bomhlaba ukuze athathe izindawo zokuhlala ezingezona ezawo. ⁷Ayesabeka futhi ayethusa; ubulungiswa bawo nesithunzi sawo kuvela kuwo wodwa. ⁸Amahhashi awo asheshe kunezingwe, anonya kunezimpisi kusihlwa. Abagibeli bawo bamahhashi bayaphuthuma; abagibeli bawo bamahhashi bavela kude, bendiza njengokhozi olusheshayo ukudla. ⁹Bonke beza ngodlame, ubuso babo bonke buqonde phambili; baqoqa abathunjwa njengesihlabathi. ¹⁰Bayawaklolodela amakhosi, ababusi bayinhlekisa kubo. Bayayihleka yonke inqaba; bakha izindunduma zomhlabathi bayithathe. ¹¹Base bedlula njengomoya bese bedlula—abantu abanecala, amandla abo angunkulunkulu wabo.”

Awukho Yini Kwasephakadeni?

¹²Awukho yini kwasephakadeni, Baba wami, wena oNgcwele wami? Ngeke sife. Baba wami, wena ubamisele ekwahluleleni; Dwala lami, wena ubasekele ekusoleni. ^a a v12 iDwala lingelinye lamagama enkondlo asekuqaleni kakhulu eTestamenteni Elidala abiza uBaba wethu — liqinile, lingenakunyakaziswa, lithembekile esivumelwaneni. UHabakuki uphendukela eDwaleni ukuze athole isiqiniseko ngisho nalapho isahlulelo sehla. ¹³Amehlo akho amsulwa kakhulu ukuba abuke okubi, futhi awukwazi ukugqolozela okungalungile. Pho yini ubheka abakhohlisayo uthule lapho omubi egwinya lowo olunga kunaye? ¹⁴Wenze abantu baba njengezinhlanzi zolwandle, njengezilwanyana ezihuquzelayo ezingenambusi. ¹⁵Ubakhipha bonke ngedobo; ubahudula ngenetha lakhe; ubabutha ngomnatha wakhe wokudonsa, ngakho uyajabula athokoze. ¹⁶Ngakho-ke unikela umhlatshelo enethini lakhe, enze iminikelo kumnatha wakhe wokudonsa; ngokuba ngawo uceba, ukudla kwakhe kuvamile. ¹⁷Uyakulokhu elithulula inetha lakhe na, ebulala izizwe engenasihawu kuze kube phakade na?