1 Leli livi lelembulelwa Habakhuki, umphrofethi.
2 Awu, Simakadze, kuyawudzimate kube ngunini solo ngikhala ngicela lusito, kodvwa wena solomane ungalaleli? Kuyawudzimate kube ngunini ngimemeta ngikhala kuwe ngitsi: “Budlwangudlwangu!” kodvwa wena ungasindzisi?
3 Wentelani kutsi ngibone bubi lobungaka? Ukubeketelelani kuhlushwa kwalabacindzetelekile? Imbhubhiso nebudlwangudlwangu busembikwami njalo; kukhona kulwa nekubanga lokunyenti.
4 Ngako-ke umtsetfo sewuchwale waze waba butsakatsaka, akusehlulelwa ngebucotfo. Lababi behlula labalungile, kuze kutsi bucotfo bemtsetfo buphanjukiswe.
5 “Bukani tive letinye, nicaphelisise, nimangale nife. Ngobe ngitakwenta intfo emalangeni enu, intfo leningasoze nayikholwa, nome beningatjelwa.
6 Ngobe bukani-ke, ngivusa baseBhabhulona, leso sive lesingenamusa, nalesiphulukundlelako, lesidzabula wonkhe umhlaba sitewuphanga tindzawo tekuhlala letingasito taso.
7 Basive lesesatjwako nalesitfutfunyelelwako, bona bangumtsetfo wabo cobo lwabo, batibabatela bona ludvumo lwabo.
8 “Emahhashi abo agijima kwendlula tingwe, esabeka kwendlula timphisi ebusuku. Emasotja abo lagibela emahhashi agijima ashiye inyosi. Bagibeli babo bemahhashi bachamuka khashane. Bandiza njengelusweti naluhlwitsa kudla.
9 “Bonkhe beta basahlose kulwa nekubhubhisa. Emabutfo abo agijima ashulungane njengemoya waselugwadvule, abutse batfunjwa njengesihlabatsi.
10 BaseBhabhulona basive lesiphukuta emakhosi, sihlekise ngebabusi. Siwahleka onkhe emadolobha latinqaba; sakha lutsango lwemhlabatsi lwekuvimbetela, siwahlasele siwadle.
11 Bese sishulungana sendlulele embili njengemoya, emadvodza lanemacala, lamandla awo angunkulunkulu wawo.”
12 Awu, Simakadze, awusiye yini wena wasendvulo? Nkulunkulu wami, wena Longcwele wami, singeke sife. Awu, Simakadze, ubeke bona baseBhabhulona kutsi behlisele kitsi sijeziso. Awu, dvwala letfu, umise bona kutsi batewusishaya.
13 Emehlo akho ahlanteke kakhulu kutsi angabuka bubi; ungeke ukubeketelele kuhlushwa kwalabacindzetelwe. Manje-ke ubabeketelelani laba labambulutako? Ubindzeleni ngesikhatsi lababi bamita labo labalunge kwengca bona?
14 Bantfu ubaphatselani njengetinhlanti taselwandle, babe njengetilwanyakatana letinwabutelako letingenambusi?
15 BaseBhabhulona babadvonsa bonkhe ngemadweba, bababamba ngemanetha abo, bababutsele ndzawonye, enetheni labo lekuhudvula; bajabula ngaloko, futsi batsakasa.
16 Ngako-ke benta umhlatjelo emanetheni abo ekuhudvula, bashisele imphepho emanetheni abo ekuhudvula, ngobe ngalamanetha abo badla ngaloludzala, batijabulise ngekudla kudla lokukhetsekile.
17 Kungabe batawuchubeka yini, batfulule emanetha abo, babhubhise tive ngelunya?
1 Ngitawuma embonisweni yami ngibuke, ngitimise kahle etingosini tami, ngitawubukisisa kahle ngitewubona kutsi Nkulunkulu utawutsini kimi, nekutsi ngitawuphendvula ngitsini ngalokukhonona.
2 Simakadze wase uyaphendvula, watsi: “Bhala phansi lesembulo, usibhale sicace kuletibhelekeca, kuze kutsi kufundzeke kahle.
3 Ngobe lesembulo silindzele sikhatsi lesimisiwe; sikhuluma ngesiphetfo lesiphutfumako, futsi ngeke sibonakale singemanga. Nome sephutisa nje, silindzele, sona sitawufika nome kanjani, futsi ngeke sephute.
4 “Nasi sembulo: Lotiphakamisako angeke aphephe, kodvwa lolungile uyawuphila ngekukholwa kwakhe.”
5 Yebo, liwayini liyamyenga, ungumuntfu lotigcabhako, futsi akasenakuphumula. Njengobe ungugubhela kusakhe njengelidliza nanjengekufa akaze eneliseke, utibutsela kuye tonkhe tive, atfumbe bonkhe bantfu, babe bakhe.
6 “Abayikumchukuluta bonkhe yini ngemagama ekumeya, bahlekise ngaye batsi: ‘Maye kulowo lompongisa timphahla letebiwe, atinjingise ngekweba! Loku kutawuchubeka kuze kube ngunini?’
7 Labo lobakweledako abayiwuvuka masinyane yini? Abayiwuvuka bakwesabise yini? Lapho-ke uyawuba yimphango yabo.
8 Njengobe uphange tive letinyenti, letive letisele tiyawukuphanga nawe. Ngobe ucitse ingati yebantfu, wabhubhisa emave nemadolobha kanye nabo bonkhe labebahlala kuwo.
9 “Maye kulowo lowakha likhaya lakhe ngenzuzo lengakalungi, atakhele sidleke sakhe etulu ekuphakameni, kuze atewuphunyula etidladleni tembhubhiso.
10 Wakhe luzungu lwekubhubhisa tive letinyenti, wahlazisa indlu yakho; walahlekelwa nakuphila kwakho.
11 Ematje elubondza ayawukhala ngetento takho, nemishayo yeluphahla iyawuklaza ivumelane nawo.
12 “Maye kulowo lowakha lidolobha ngekucitsa ingati, emise lidolobha ngebugebengu!
13 Kungabe kambe Simakadze longuSomandla akakumisi yini engcondvweni yakhe kutsi kushikashikeka kwebantfu kungemafutsa nje ekubhebhetela umlilo, nekutsi tive tishikashikeke, titikhandlekele lite?
14 Ngobe umhlaba uyawugcwala kwati bukhosi baSimakadze, njengaloku emanti asibekela lwandle.
15 “Maye kulowo muntfu lonatsisa bomakhelwane bakhe tjwala, abutfululele kuso sikhumbasikhwama, banatse baze badzakwe, entele kutsi atewubukela imitimba yabo nase bangcunu.
16 Wena uyawudliwa ngemahloni esikhundleni sekudvunyiswa. Manje-ke selitfuba lakakho! Natsa nawe, ungcunuleke! Lendzebe lesuka esandleni saSimakadze sangasekudla seyijikela ngakuwe, nelihlazo liyawumbonya ludvumo lwakho.
17 Lobudlova lobente kuyo iLebanoni buyawukwehlula, nekubhubhisa kwakho tilwane kuyawukwesabisa. Ngobe ucitse ingati yebantfu, wabhubhisa emave nemadolobha kanye nabo bonkhe labebahlala kuwo.
18 “Sinamsebenti muni sithico, njengaloku sibatwe ngumuntfu nje? Yebo, sisitani sitfombe lesifundzisa emanga? Ngobe lowo losibatako wetsembela emsebentini wetandla takhe, wakha tithico letingeke tize tikhulume.
19 Nako kulowo muntfu losho esigodvweni atsi: ‘Phila!’ nome etjeni lelingenamphilo atsi: ‘Vuka!’ Lingasinika yini seluleko? Lembeswe ngegolide nangesiliva, kute umphefumulo kulo.
20 “Kodvwa Simakadze usethempelini lakhe lelingcwele. Umhlaba wonkhe awuthule embikwakhe.”
1 Umthandazo waHabakhuki, umphrofethi, ngeShigiyonothi.
2 Awu Simakadze, ngivile ngeludvumo lwakho; ngimangaliswa tento takho, wena Simakadze. Phindza utivusetele nangalamalanga etfu, tente tatiwe nangaletikhatsi tetfu. Elulakeni lwakho khumbula umusa.
3 Nkulunkulu uchamuka eThemani, Longcwele wesuka eNtsabeni iPharani. Cabanga. Inkhatimulo yakhe isibekela emazulu, ludvumo lwakhe lugcwalisa umhlaba.
4 Kucwebetela kwakhe kunjengekuphuma kwelilanga; kubaneka imisebe etandleni takhe, lapho kufihlakele khona emandla akhe.
5 Sishayo sihamba embikwakhe, mashayacotfule wesifo ulandzela etinyatselweni takhe.
6 Nakema, kunyikanyika umhlaba, nakabuka, kutfutfumela tive. Tintsaba takudzala tiyahhihlika, nemagcuma akadzenidzeni ayagocana. Tindlela takhe taphakadze naphakadze.
7 Ngabona emathende aseKushani aselusizini, nemakhaya akaMidiyani ayatfutfumela.
8 Awu, Simakadze, kungabe bewuyitfukutselele yini imifula? Kungabe lulaka lwakho belumelene nemifudlana yini? Walutfukutselela yini lwandle ngesikhatsi ugibele emahhashi akho, netincola takho tekuncoba?
9 Wagwabula butjoki bakho, wabita imicibisholo leminyenti. Cabanga. Wadzabula umhlaba ngemifula,
10 tintsaba takubona tatfutfumela. Kwendlula tikhukhula temanti, kujula kwabhodla, kwaphakamisela emagagasi ako etulu.
11 Lilanga nenyanga kwema emazulwini ngekumanyatela kwemicibisholo yakho legijimako nangekubaneka kwekumanyatela kwesikhali sakho.
12 Ngelulaka wahambahamba wadzabula umhlaba, ngentfukutselo wagcobagcoba tive.
13 Waphumela kutawukhulula bantfu bakho, nekutawusindzisa logcotjiwe wakho. Wambhubhisa umholi waseveni lalababi, wabahlubula kusukela etinweleni tenhloko kuye etintwaneni tetinyawo. Cabanga.
14 Wamhlaba ngesakhe sikhali enhloko, ngesikhatsi emabutfo akhe aphutfuma aphuma atsi atesihlakata, asivutela tince shangatsi asatawudla labamphofu lababebhacile.
15 Wagcobagcoba lwandle ngetinselo temahhashi akho, abhodla emanti lamakhulu.
16 Ngeva, nenhlitiyo yami yabhakuta, netindzebe temlomo wami tavevetela ngalomsindvo, kubola kwakhasabela ematsanjeni ami, imilente yami yachachatela. Noko ngiyakulilindzela ngekubeketela lilanga lesehlakalo leliyawusifikela sive lesisihlasele.
17 Nome sihlahla semkhiwa singahlumi, nemagelebisi kute esihlahleni semvini, nome umncumo ungatseli, nemasimi angasatitseli tivuno, nome sekute timvu esibayeni, netinkhomo sekute esibayeni,
18 noko ngitawujabula ngaSimakadze, ngijabulele Nkulunkulu, uMsindzisi wami.
19 Simakadze loyiNkhosi ungemandla ami; wenta tinyawo tami tibe njengetenyamatane, ungenta ngihambe ngiphephile etindzaweni letiphakeme. Lemhlabelisi wetemiculo. Elugujini lwami lolunetintsambo.