¹ Umkhuleko kaHabakuki umprofethi; ngeShigiyonoti. ² Jehova, ngizwile umbiko ngawe , ngiyesaba izenzo zakho ; zivuselele phakathi kwale minyaka , wenze ukuba zaziwe kule minyaka , ukhumbule umusa nasolakeni. ³ UNkulunkulu uvela eThemani , oNgcwele uphuma entabeni yasePharanu . Sela Udumo lwakhe lusibekela amazulu, nomhlaba ugcwele indumiso yakhe. ⁴ Kuqhamuka ukubengezela kunj engokukhanya; imisebe ivela esandleni sakhe, efihla lapho amandla akhe. ⁵ Ngaphambi kwakhe kuhamba isifo , amalangabi aphuma ezinyathelweni zakhe. ⁶ Uyema, uzamazamisa umhlaba ; ubuka, uthuthumelisa izizwe ; izintaba zaphakade ziyahlakazwa, namagquma amandulo akhothama yizindlela zakhe zaphakade. ⁷ Ngibona amatende aseKushani ephansi kosizi, izilenge zezwe lakwaMidiyani ziyathuthumela. ⁸ UJehova uyathukuthelela imifula na ? Ulaka lwakho luvuthela imifula , nentukuthelo yakho ulwandle , lokhu ukhwele amahhashi akho , nezinqola zakho zokunqoba, na? ⁹ Umnsalo wakho uvele obala , wambuliwe, usuthile ngemicibisholo yesambo sakho. Sela Uqhekeza umhlaba ube yimifula. ¹⁰ Izintaba ziyakubona , zithuthumele; isikhukhula samanzi siyadlula ; utwa luzwakalisa izwi lalo, luphakamisela phezulu izandla zalo. ¹¹ Ilanga nenyanga kwema endaweni yakh o ngokukhanya kwemicibisholo yakho egijimayo nangokubengezela kwemikhonto yakho ecwebezelayo. ¹² Udabula umhlaba ngokuthukuthela, ubhula izizwe ngolaka. ¹³ Uphumela ukusindiswa kwabantu bakho, yebo, ukusindiswa kogcotshiweyo wakho; uphohloza uphahla endlini yababi , wambula isisekelo kuze kube sentanyeni. Sela ¹⁴ Ugwaza ikhanda lomholi wabo ngeyakhe imicibisholo , lapho besondela njengesivunguvungu ukungihlakaza , bejabula njengabayakudla ompofu ngasese. ¹⁵ Unyathela ulwandle ngamahhashi akho, inqaba yamanzi amaningi. ¹⁶ Ngiyezwa, kuyathuthumela okuphakathi kwami , izindebe zami ziyaqhaqhazela ngenhlokomo ; ukubola kungena emathanjeni ami , ngithuthumela endaweni lapha ngimi khona , ngilindela usuku lokuhlu pheka ukuze kukhuphuke lokhu okuyakucindezela abantu. ¹⁷ Noma umkhiwane ungakhahleli , kungabikho izithelo emvinini , umsebenzi womnqumo uphuthe , amasimu angavezi ukudla , izimvu zinqunywe esibayeni, kungabikho nkomo ezibayeni, ¹⁸ nokho mina ngiyakuthokoza ngo Jehova, ngijabulele uNkulunkulu wokusindiswa kwami. ¹⁹ UJehova, iNkosi yami , ungamandla ami , wenza izinyawo zami zibe njengezezindluzelekazi, angenze ukuba ngihambe ezindaweni zami eziphakemeyo. Kumholi wokuhlabelela. Ngogubhu.