UHabhakuki 3

3 ¹Umkhuleko kaHabakuki umprofethi, ngeShigiyonoti. ^a a v1 iShigiyonoti: cishe kuyindlela yomculo enentshiseko negeleza ngokukhululekile; lo mkhuleko wabhalwa ukuze uculwe. ²Baba wethu, ngiwuzwile umbiko wakho, futhi ngime ngokwesaba. Baba wethu, vuselela umsebenzi wakho ngesikhathi sethu; ngesikhathi sethu wenze ukuba waziwe; entukuthelweni khumbula isihawu. ^b b v2 UHabakuki ucela uBaba wethu ukuba akhumbule inhliziyo yakhe yesihawu — uthando olujulile umzali aluzwa ngomntwana. Ngaphansi kwakho konke ukukhala kocela isihawu kulele ukukhala kokuba inhliziyo kaBaba wethu iphendukele kithi. ³UBaba wethu wavela eThemani, oNgcwele ovela eNtabeni iParani. Inkazimulo yakhe yasibekela amazulu, umhlaba wagcwala udumiso lwakhe. ⁴Ukubenyezela kwakhe kwakunjengokukhanya; imisebe yaphazima esandleni sakhe; futhi lapho amandla akhe ayefihlwe khona. ⁵Phambi kwakhe kwahamba isifo esibhubhisayo, umashayabhuqe walandela ezinyaweni zakhe. ⁶Wema wanyakazisa umhlaba; wabuka wenza izizwe zathuthumela. Izintaba zaphakade zaphihlizeka; amagquma aphakade athotshiselwa phansi. Izindlela zakhe zindala. ⁷Ngabona amatende aseKhushani esosizini; amakhetheni ezwe laseMidiyani athuthumela. ⁸Ulaka lwakho lwalubhekiswe emifuleni na, Baba wethu? Intukuthelo yakho yayibhekiswe emifuleni, noma ukufutheka kwakho olwandle, mhla ugibela emahhashini akho, ezinqoleni zakho zensindiso na? ⁹Wawembula umnsalo wakho; wabiza imicibisholo eminingi. Waqhekeza umhlaba ngemifula. ¹⁰Izintaba zakubona zagwinciza; amanzi aqubukayo akhukhula edlula; inziki yaphakamisa izwi layo, yaphakamisela izandla zayo phezulu. ¹¹Ilanga nenyanga kwema kwaba ndwi endaweni yawo ephakeme, ngenxa yokukhanya kwemicibisholo yakho endizayo, ngenxa yokubaneka komkhonto wakho obenyezelayo. ¹²Ngokufutheka wanyathela umhlaba; ngentukuthelo wabhula izizwe. ¹³Waphuma ngenxa yensindiso yabantu bakho, ngenxa yensindiso yogcotshiweyo wakho. Wachoboza inhloko yendlu yomubi, wamhlubula kusukela ekhanda kuze kube sezinyaweni. ¹⁴Ngemicibisholo yakhe siqu wagwaza ikhanda lamaqhawe akhe, afika egasela ukuhlakaza mina, eklolodela sengathi azodla abampofu ekusithekeni. ¹⁵Wanyathela ulwandle ngamahhashi akho, ukufukuzela kwamanzi anamandla. ¹⁶Ngezwa, umzimba wami wathuthumela; izindebe zami zaqhaqhazela ngenxa yomsindo; ukubola kwanwabuzela emathanjeni ami, imilenze yami yathuthumela ngaphansi kwami. Nokho ngizolinda ngokuthula usuku losizi oluzokwehlela abantu abasihlaselayo.

¹⁷Nokuba umkhiwane ungaqhakazi, nezithelo zingekho emivinini; nokuba isivuno seminqumo sehluleka, amasimu enganiki ukudla; nokuba kungekho umhlambi esibayeni, kungekho nezinkomo ezibayeni, ¹⁸nokho ngizothokoza kuBaba wethu; ngizojabula kuBaba wensindiso yami. ¹⁹UBaba oBusayo ungamandla ami; wenza izinyawo zami zibe njengezenyamazane; ungenza nginyathele ezindaweni eziphakeme. Kumqondisi wekwaya: ngezinsimbi zami ezinezintambo. ^c c v19 “Kumqondisi wekwaya: ngezinsimbi zami ezinezintambo” kuyisiqondiso sokwenza, sibonisa ukuthi lo mkhuleko wawuqanjelwe ikwaya yethempeli.