Habakuki
3 Lilombelo lya kapolofweto Habakuki lyalombelele ngwe uje emba myaso ya busiwa:
2 Obe Yehova, njinazibi muzimbu wendeka byobe.
Njalikomokela mwafwa ya bipangi byobe, obe Yehova.
Bilingise bikaleko mu simbu yetu!
Bilingise babizibuke mu simbu yetu.
Twanuke na kututetela mu simbu ya bukalu.
3 Njambi watundile ku Temani,
Wakujela watundile ku Munkinda wa Palani. (Sela)*
Bulemu bwendi bwafwikile melu.
Lifuti-libu lyashulile kumushangazala.
4 Kubyakula kwendi kwapwile ngwe ceke.
Misha ibali yatwile kutunda mu liboko lyendi,
Muje muyalishwekele nzili yendi.
5 Mushongo wa kulitambwisa watwamene kulutwe lwendi,
Co lisika-sika lyakama lyamukabele munima.
6 Wemanene na kuninganga lifuti-libu.
Baka-mafuti bajombokele mwabatalele.
Minkinda ya myaka yoshe yatikikile,
Co malundu a kusañulu atsikamene.
Bingila bya laja binapu byendi.
7 Njamwene bukalu mu bitenti bya Kushani.
Binanga bya tenti bya mu lifuti lya Midiani byaningangele.
8 Kuma unalubalela bindonga, obe Yehova?
Kuma butenu bwobe bunepukila bindonga ndi?
Indi unalubalela kalunga-ndonga?
Mwafwa walondele ha tubalu bobe,
Matemba obe ahyanene.*
9 Unambata buta bwobe bwa lusipa, co unalibwahesela kubunana.
Bimbweti* banabitumu kwesekesa na cikumiiyo. (Sela)
Tepa lifuti-libu na bindonga.
10 Minkinda yaningangele mwafwa ya kuziba kubabala muyakumwene.
Nyonzi yakama yasindumukile.
Nzinga yacumine.
Yemikile maboko ayo mwilu.
11 Litangwa na ngonde byemanene mu myela yabyo ya mwilu.
Mikili yobe yamwashukile ngwe ceke.
Likunga lyobe lyabyakwile ngwe muhyato.
12 Wendanganene ha lifuti-libu oku unalubala.
Walyatangelele* baka-mafuti na butenu.
13 Waile na kwobola banu bobe, mangana wobole wakubwabesa wobe.
Watikile ntwama wa njibo ya banu bababi.
Yabihile, kutunda ku ciluli kweta na ku lubula. (Sela)
14 Watubile mutwe wa baka-kulwa bendi na bitwa* byendi
Mubanjijemukilile mangana banjishandole.
Babwahelelele kunyongesa munu wa kuyanda ku bushweke.
15 Wetile ha kalunga-ndonga na tubalu bobe,
Wetile ha mema amangi a kutenuka.
16 Munjazibile ou muzimbu njalijujukilile,
Co mwafwa ya cilumo cawo, kanwa kange kajajele.
Bitsiya byange byazeyele,
Mendi ange akele na kujaja.
Oloni njiwa mbunge na kubandamena litangwa lya bukalu,
Mwafwa lizila banu baje bali na kutulwisa.
17 Nameme muti wa mukuyu ujeneka kutuhula bishani,
Nameme ku miti ya binyu kujeneka kukala bushuka,
Nameme muti wa olive ujeneka kwima,
Co nameme mu mahya mujeneka kukala byakulya,
Nameme mu limba mujeneka kukala butanga,
Co nameme mu mulaka mujeneka kukala bingombe,
18 Yange njilisamba mwafwa ya Yehova,
Njibwahelela mwafwa ya Njambi yange, muka-kunjobola.
19 Mwata Wahakamwa ya Byoshe Yehova ikeye nzili yange,
Alingisa mendi ange apwe ngwe a ntaba
Na kunjilingisa njilyatangele ha myela ya kulunduka.
Kuli muka-kutwamenena; na bisanzi byange bya mikole.