Habakkuk 2

Impendulo yeNkosi

1Ngizakuma endaweni yami yokulinda a, ngizimise enqabeni, ngilinde, ukuze ngibone b ukuthi izakuthini kimi, lokuthi ngizaphendula ngithini ekusolweni kwami c. 2INkosi yasingiphendula yathi: Bhala umbono d, uwenze ucace phezu kwezibhebhe, ukuze ogijimayo awufunde e. 3Ngoba umbono f usezakuba ngowesikhathi esimisiweyo g; kodwa uzakhuluma ekucineni, ungaqambi amanga h; lanxa i uphuza j, uwulindele k; ngoba isibili uzafika l, kawuyikuphuza m.

4Khangela, uzikhukhumeza n, umphefumulo wakhe o kawuqondanga kuye; kodwa olungileyo uzaphila ngokholo lwakhe p , q. 5Yebo futhi, ngoba ekhohlisa r ngewayini s, engumuntu ozikhukhumezayo, engahlali ekhaya t, ekhulisa isiloyiso sakhe u njengesihogo v, futhi unjengokufa, kasuthiseki w, kodwa ubuthelela kuye zonke izizwe x, aziqoqele bonke abantu y. 6Bonke laba kabayikuphakamisa z umzekeliso ngaye yini aa, lesaga ab , ac esiyinhlekisa ad ngaye? Njalo bazakuthi: Maye kuye owandisa okungeyisikho okwakhe ae! Koze kube nini af? Lozethwesa ngezibambiso. 7Kabayikuhle basukume bakulume yini ag, bavuke abazakuthuthumelisa yini ah? Njalo uzakuba yizimpango kubo ai. 8Ngoba wena uziphangile izizwe ezinengi aj, yonke insali yabantu ak izakuphanga al; ngenxa yegazi elinengi labantu am, lodlakela lwelizwe an, umuzi, labo bonke abahlala kiwo ao. 9Maye kozuzela indlu yakhe inzuzo embi ap, ukuze abeke isidleke sakhe aq ngaphezulu, ukuze akhululwe esandleni sobubi ar. 10Indlu yakho usuyicebele ihlazo, ngokuquma abantu abanengi; wonile umelene lomphefumulo wakho as. 11Ngoba ilitshe lizakhala lisemdulini at, lothungo luliphendule lusesigodweni.

12Maye kowakha umuzi ngegazi elinengi au, amise idolobho ngesiphambeko av. 13Khangela, kakuveli eNkosini yamabandla yini ukuthi izizwe zizatshikatshikela aw umlilo ax, labantu ay bazidinise az ngeze ba? 14Ngoba umhlaba uzagcwala bb ngolwazi bc lwenkazimulo yeNkosi bd, njengamanzi esibekela ulwandle be. 15Maye konathisa umakhelwane wakhe bf, othulula bg imbodlela yakho bh, omdakisa laye bi, ukuze ubukele ubunqunu babo bj! 16Uzasutha ngehlazo kulodumo bk; natha lawe, wembule ijwabu laphambili bl! Inkezo yesandla seNkosi sokunene izaphendukela kuwe bm, lehlazo libe phezu kodumo lwakho bn. 17Ngoba udlakela bo lweLebhanoni luzakusibekela bp, lokuchitheka kwezinyamazana kubethuse bq, ngenxa yegazi elinengi labantu br, lodlakela lwelizwe bs, umuzi, labo bonke abahlala kiwo bt.

18Sisizani isithombe esibaziweyo lokhu umbumbi waso esibazile bu? Kumbe isithombe esibunjwe ngokuncibilikisa, lomfundisi wamanga bv, ukuthi umbumbi athembe kokubunjiweyo kwakhe, ukwenza izithombe eziyizimungulu bw? 19Maye kuye otsho kuso isigodo: Phaphama! Lelitsheni eliyisimungulu: Vuka, lona lizafundisa! Khangela, kunanyekwe ngegolide lesiliva, njalo kungekho moya phakathi kwakho bx. 20Kodwa iNkosi isethempelini layo elingcwele by; thula phambi kwayo, mhlaba wonke bz.

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