The Book of Habakkuk is the eighth book of the 12 minor prophets of the Bible. It is attributed to the prophet Habakkuk, and was probably composed in the late 7th century BC. The original text was written in the Hebrew language.

1. Habakuki
ISAHLUKO 1
1 Isiprofetho asibona uHabakuki umprofethi.
2 Koze kube nini, Jehova, ngikhala, ungezwa;
ngikhala kuwe ngobudlova, ungasindisi.
3 Ungiboniselani ububi, ungibonise izinhlupheko,
na? ngokuba ukuphanga nobudlova kuphambi
kwami; kukhona abavusa ukuxabana nokuxabana.
4 Ngakho-ke umthetho uyephuza, nokwahlulela
akuphumi phakade, ngokuba omubi uhaqa
olungileyo; ngakho-ke ukwahlulela
okungalungile kuvela.
5 Bhekani phakathi kwabezizwe, nibheke,
nimangale ngokumangalisayo, ngokuba
ngiyakwenza umsebenzi ezinsukwini zenu
eningayikukholwa, noma niwutsheliwe.
6 Ngokuba bhekani, ngivusa amaKaledi, isizwe
esibabayo nesisheshayo, esidabula ebubanzini
bezwe, ukuba sidle ukudla kwezindawo zokuhlala
ezingezona ezaso.
7 Bayesabeka, bayesabeka; ukwahlulela kwabo
nesithunzi sabo kuphuma kubo.
8 Amahhashi aso anejubane kunezingwe, anolaka
kunezimpisi zakusihlwa; bayakundiza
njengokhozi olushesha ukudla.
9 Bonke bayakuza ngobudlova, ubuso babo
bubheke phezulu njengomoya wasempumalanga,
babuthe abathunjwa njengesihlabathi.
10 Bawaklolodela amakhosi, nezikhulu zibe
yinhlekiso kubo; ngokuba bayakunqwabelanisa
uthuli, baluthathe.
11 Khona-ke uyoshintsha umqondo wakhe, futhi
uyokweqa, futhi enze icala, ngoba lawa mandla
aso kunkulunkulu wakhe.
12 Wena Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, oNgcwele
wami, awungowaphakade na? asiyikufa. Jehova,
ubamisele ukwahlulelwa; futhi, O Nkulunkulu
onamandla, wabamisela ukuba baqondiswe.
13 Wena unamehlo ahlanzekile ukuba ungaboni
okubi, awukwazi ukubheka okubi;
14 Wenza abantu babe njengezinhlanzi zolwandle,
njengezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo
ezingenambusi phezu kwazo?
15 Babakhipha bonke ngodobo, bababambe
enetheni labo, bababuthe ngenetha labo
elihudulwayo; ngalokho bayathokoza, bajabule.
16 Ngalokho bayahlabela inetha labo, bashisele
inetha labo elihudulwayo impepho; ngoba isabelo
sabo sinonile ngazo, nokudla kwabo kuchichima.
17 Ngakho bayakuthulula amanetha abo,
bangahawukeli njalo ukubulala izizwe na?
ISAHLUKO 2
1 Ngiyakuma ewashini lami, ngingibeke phezu
kombhoshongo, ngibuke ukuba ngibone ukuthi
uyakuthini kimi, nokuthi ngiyakuphendula
ngokuthini lapho ngisolwa.
2 UJehova wangiphendula, wathi: “Loba umbono,
uwucacise ezibhebheni, ukuze agijime
owufundayo.
3 Ngokuba umbono usengowesikhathi
esimisiweyo, kepha ekugcineni uyakukhuluma,
ungaqambi amanga; ngoba lizakuza lokufika,
kaliyikulibala.
4 Bheka, umphefumulo wakhe oziphakamisile
awuqotho kuye, kepha olungileyo uyakuphila
ngokholo lwakhe.
5 Yebo futhi, ngenxa yokuthi weqa ngewayini,
ungumuntu ozidlayo, futhi ongahlali ekhaya,
owandisa isifiso sakhe njengesihogo, futhi
unjengokufa, futhi engeke aneliseke, kodwa
ubuthela kuye zonke izizwe, futhi abuthele kuye
zonke. abantu:
6 Bonke laba abayikumphakamisela isaga
nokumklolodela, bathi: ‘Maye kowandisa
okungesikho kwakhe! isikhathi eside
kangakanani? nakuye owethwesa udaka oluqinile!
7 Abayikuvuka ngokuzumayo abakulumayo,
bavuke abakuhluphayo, ube yimpango kubo, na?
8 Ngokuba uphangile izizwe eziningi, yonke
insali yezizwe iyakuphanga wena; ngenxa yegazi
labantu, nangenxa yobudlova bezwe, nomuzi,
nabo bonke abahlala kuwo.
9 Maye kulowo ofela indlu yakhe inzuzo embi,
ukuze abeke isidleke sakhe phezulu, ukuze
akhululwe esandleni sobubi!
10 Ucebele indlu yakho okuyihlazo ngokuchitha
abantu abaningi, wonile umphefumulo wakho.
11 Ngokuba itshe lisogangeni liyakukhala,
ugongolo olusogodweni luphendule.
12 Wo kowakha umuzi ngegazi, aqinise umuzi
ngobubi!
13 Bheka, akuveli kuJehova Sebawoti ukuthi
abantu bayakukhandleka emlilweni, abantu
bazidinise okuyize na?
14 Ngokuba umhlaba uyakugcwala ukwazi
inkazimulo kaJehova, njengamanzi asibekela
ulwandle.
15 “Maye kophuzisa umakhelwane wakhe, othela
isivalo sakho kuye, amdakise naye, ukuze ubuke
ubunqunu bakhe!

2. 16 Uyakusuthiswa ihlazo esikhundleni sodumo;
phuza nawe, kwambulwe ijwabu lakho; indebe
yesandla sokunene sikaJehova iyakuphendulelwa
kuwe, kube ngumhlatshelo oyihlazo phezu
kodumo lwakho.
17 Ngokuba ubudlova baseLebanoni
buyakusibekela, nokuphangwa kwezilwane
okwazesabisa, ngenxa yokuchithwa kwegazi
labantu, nobudlova bezwe, nomuzi, nabo bonke
abahlala kuwo.
18 Usizani umfanekiso obaziweyo ukuthi umenzi
waso esibazile? isithombe esibunjiweyo,
nomfundisi wamanga, ukuthi umenzi umsebenzi
waso athembele kuso ukuze enze izithombe
eziyizimungulu?
19 Wo koshoyo emthini ukuthi: “Vuka; etsheni
eliyisimungulu: Sukuma, lifundise! Bheka,
libekwe phezu kwegolide nesiliva, futhi akukho
nhlobo umoya phakathi kwalo.
20 Kepha uJehova usethempelini lakhe
elingcwele; umhlaba wonke mawuthule phambi
kwakhe.
ISAHLUKO 3
1 Umkhuleko kaHabakuki umprofethi phezu
kweShigiyoni.
2 Jehova, ngizwile ukukhuluma kwakho, ngesaba;
Jehova, vuselela umsebenzi wakho phakathi
kweminyaka, wazise phakathi kweminyaka;
olakeni khumbula umusa.
3 UNkulunkulu uvela eThemani, oNgcwele evela
entabeni yasePharanu. Sela. Inkazimulo yakhe
yasibekela amazulu, futhi umhlaba ugcwele
indumiso yakhe.
4 Ukukhanya kwakhe kwakunjengokukhanya;
wayenezimpondo ziphuma esandleni sakhe, futhi
kwakukhona ukufihlakala kwamandla akhe.
5 Ngaphambi kwakhe kwahamba isifo, namalahle
avuthayo aphuma ezinyaweni zakhe.
6 Wema, walinganisa umhlaba; uyabuka,
wahlakaza izizwe; izintaba zaphakade
ziyahlakazeka, namagquma aphakade akhothama;
izindlela zakhe zimi phakade.
7 Ngabona amatende aseKushani ehlupheka,
izilenge zezwe lakwaMidiyani ziyathuthumela.
8 UJehova wayethukuthelele imifula na?
Intukuthelo yakho yayiphezu kwemifula na?
Ulaka lwakho lwaba phezu kolwandle, uze
ugibele amahhashi akho nezinqola zakho
zensindiso na?
9 Umnsalo wakho ubunqunu impela
njengezifungo zezizwe, yebo, izwi lakho. Sela.
Wadabula umhlaba ngemifula.
10 Izintaba zakubona, zathuthumela, isikhukhula
samanzi sadlula;
11 Ilanga nenyanga kwema endaweni yakho
yokuhlala, ngokukhanya kwemicibisholo yakho
kwahamba, nasekubenyezeleni komkhonto
wakho.
12 Wadabula izwe ngokuthukuthela, ubhula
izizwe ngolaka.
13 Waphumela ukusindisa abantu bakho, yebo,
ukusindiswa kogcotshiweyo wakho; walimaza
ikhanda endlini yomubi, wembula isisekelo kuze
kube sentanyeni. Sela.
14 Wahlaba ngezinduku zakhe inhloko yemizi
yakhe, baphuma njengesivunguvungu
ukungihlakaza, ukuthokoza kwabo kwaba
njengokudla ompofu ngasese.
15 Wadabula ulwandle ngamahhashi akho,
inqwaba yamanzi amaningi.
16 Lapho ngizwa, isisu sami sathuthumela;
izindebe zami zavevezela ngezwi; ukubola
kwangena emathanjeni ami, ngathuthumela
phakathi kwami, ukuze ngiphumule ngosuku
losizi;
17 Nakuba umkhiwane ungakhahleli, kungabikho
izithelo emvinini; umsebenzi womnqumo
uyakuphela, namasimu awayikuthela ukudla;
izimvu ziyakunqunywa esibayeni, kungabikho
nkomo ezibayeni;
18 Nokho mina ngiyakuthokoza ngoJehova,
ngijabule kuNkulunkulu wensindiso yami.
19 UJehova uJehova ungamandla ami, wenza
izinyawo zami zibe njengezezindluzelekazi,
angenze ngihambe ezindaweni zami
eziphakemeyo. Kumholi wokuhlabelela
ngezinsimbi zami ezinezintambo.