UHabakhukhi
3 Lo ngumthandazo womphrofethi uHabakhukhi onjengengoma yokulila:
2 Awu Jehova, sengiwuzwile umbiko omayelana lawe.
Imisebenzi yakho iyangimangalisa, O Jehova.
Yivuselele ngesikhathi sakho* imisebenzi yakho!
Uyenze yaziwe ngesikhathi sakho.*
Sikhumbule ube lesihawu kithi ngesikhathi sobunzima.+
Inkazimulo yakhe yembesa amazulu,+
Udumo lwakhe lwagcwala umhlaba wonke.
4 Ukukhanya kwakhe kwakunjengokwelanga,+
Imisebe emibili iphazima esandleni sakhe,
Lapho okwakufihlwe khona amandla akhe.
5 Phambi kwakhe kwakuhamba isifo esiyingozi,+
Enyaweni zakhe kulandela umkhuhlane wokutshisa komzimba.
6 Wema mpo wanyikinya umhlaba,+
Wakhangela izizwe zethuka zeqa,+
Intaba zanininini zabhidlika,
Lamaqaqa akudaladala adilika.+
Lezi zindlela zakhe zakudala.
7 Ngabona ubunzima ematendeni aseKhushani.
Amalembu amatende aselizweni lakoMidiyani aphephezela.+
8 Awu Jehova, uthukuthelele imifula yini?
Yimifula na ebangele ukuthi ulaka lwakho luvuthe,
Kumbe uthukuthelele ulwandle?+
9 Ukhiphe idandili* lakho njalo usulungele ukulisebenzisa.
Kwenziwe isifungo intonga* zakho zakhitshwa. (Selah)
Wehlukanise umhlaba ngemifula,
10 Izintaba zathi zikubona zajanquka ngenxa yobuhlungu,+
Izulu lathululeka,
Amanzi asenzikini ahlokoma aduma,+
Aphakamisela izandla phezulu.
11 Ilanga lenyanga kwama mpo phezulu khonale ezindaweni zakho.+
Imitshoko yakho yaphuma ikhazimula,+
Lomkhonto wakho waphazima njengombane.
12 Wahambahamba emhlabeni wonke uthukuthele kakhulu,
Wanyathenyathela* izizwe ngolaka.
13 Waphuma usiyasindisa ogcotshiweyo wakho labantu bakho.
Wamcobodisa umkhokheli* wendlu yababi,
Wayiquphula indlu leyo kusukela esisekelweni sayo kusiya phezulu.* (Selah)
14 Wagwaza inhloko yamabutho akhe ngezikhali zayo*
Ngesikhathi bephuma njengesivunguzane ukuze bangichithe.
Kwakubathokozisa kakhulu ukucathamela umuntu osebunzimeni bamhlasele.
15 Wadabula elwandle ngamabhiza akho,
Udlula phakathi kwamagagasi olwandle.
16 Ngathi ngikuzwa lokhu ngesaba ngaqhaqhazela,*
Umsindo engangiwuzwa wenza indebe zami zaqhuqha,
Umzimba wami waphela amandla,*+
Lamadolo ami agedezela.
Kodwa ngizalulindela ngithule usuku lokuhlupheka,+
Ngoba luyeza kulabo abasihlaselayo.
17 Lanxa isihlahla somkhiwa singawavezi amaluba aso,
Njalo kungelazithelo ezihlahleni zamagilebisi,
Lanxa ama-oliva engathelanga,
Lemasimini kungelamabele,
Lanxa izimvu zingaphela esibayeni,
Lenkomo ziswelakale esibayeni,
18 Mina ngizathokoza ngoJehova,
Ngijabule ngoNkulunkulu wensindiso yami.+
19 INkosi Enkulu uJehova ingamandla ami,+
Izakwenza inyawo zami zibe njengezempala,*
Ingenze ngihambe ezindaweni eziphezulu.+
Kumqondisi wabahlabeleli, eleziginci zami.