Habakkuk 3

Umkhuleko KaHabhakhukhi

1Umkhuleko kaHabhakhukhi umphrofethi. NgeShigiyonothi.

2 Thixo, ngizwile ngodumo lwakho;
ngiyazesaba izenzo zakho, awu Thixo.
Zivuselele ensukwini zethu,
yenza zazakale esikhathini sethu;
ekuthukutheleni khumbula isihawu.

3UNkulunkulu wavela eThemani,
oNgcwele wavela eNtabeni iPharani.
Inkazimulo yakhe yasibekela amazulu
lokudunyiswa kwakhe kwagcwala umhlaba wonke.
4Ubucwazicwazi bakhe babunjengokuphuma kwelanga;
imisebe yaphazima esandleni sakhe
lapho amandla akhe ayefihlwe khona.
5Isifo sahamba phambi kwakhe,
umkhuhlane walandela amanyathelo akhe.
6Wasukuma, wanyikinya umhlaba;
wakhangela, waqhaqhazelisa izizwe.
Izintaba zasendulo zabhidlika
lamaqaqa akudala adilika.
Izindlela zakhe ngezanini lanini.
7Ngabona amathente aseKhushani ephakathi kosizi,
lezindawo zokuhlala zaseMidiyani zisebuhlungwini.

8Awu Thixo, imifula wawuyithukuthelele na?
Ulaka lwakho lwavuthela izifula na?
Ulwandle wawuluthukuthelele na
lapho ugade amabhiza akho
lezinqola zakho zempi ezinqobayo?
9Idandili lakho ulembule,
ufune imitshoko eminengi.
Uqhekeze umhlaba ngemifula;
10izintaba zakubona zajanqula,
izikhukhula zamanzi zedlula,
ulwandle lwahlokoma,
lwaphakamisela amagagasi alo phezulu.

11Ilanga lenyanga kwema mpo emazulwini
ekubenyezeleni kwemitshoko yakho entwezayo,
ekuphazimeni kwemitshoko yakho ecazimulayo.
12Wanyathela umhlaba ngolaka,
wabhula izizwe ngentukuthelo.
13Waphuma ukuba ukhulule abantu bakho,
ukuba usindise ogcotshiweyo wakho.
Umkhokheli welizwe lobubi umchobozile,
wamebula kusukela ekhanda kusiya enyaweni.
14Umhlabe ikhanda ngomkhonto wakhe
lapho amabutho akhe ephume ngesiqubu ukuba asihlakaze,
ethokoza kungani asezakudla
abahluphekayo abebecatshile.
15Wanyathela ulwandle ngamabhiza akho,
uqubula amanzi amanengi.

16Ngezwa, inhliziyo yami yatshaya,
izindebe zami zabikizeliswa ngumsindo;
amathambo ami angenwa yikubola,
imilenze yami yaqhaqhazela.
Kodwa ngizalindela ngesineke usuku lomonakalo
ukuba lufike esizweni esihlasela esethu.
17Lanxa isihlahla somkhiwa singanunkuli
lamavini engekho emivinini;
lanxa ama-oliva engathelanga,
lamasimu engabanga lokudla,
lanxa kungelazimvu esibayeni
lenkomo zingekho ezibayeni,
18kodwa ngizathokoza kuThixo,
ngizajabula kuNkulunkulu uMsindisi wami.

19 UThixo Wobukhosi ungamandla ami;
wenza inyawo zami zibe njengezempala,
ungenza ngihambe ezindaweni eziphakemeyo.

Ngeyomqondisi womculo. Ezigincini zami.