18. Nomata Habakkuk expectim olketa hard samting, wanem nao tingting bilong hem?

¹⁸ War savve mekem planti hard samting kamap, nomata for olketa wea win tu. Kaikai savve short. Olketa material samting maet lus. Living maet kamap worse. Sapos datwan happen long iumi, wanem nao bae iumi duim? Habakkuk showimaot gudfala example long tingting bilong hem, from hem sei: “Nomata fig tree hem no garem flaoa, and olketa vine no garem harvest; waka bilong olive tree maet fail, and olketa garden no givim eni kaikai; olketa sheep maet aot from fence, and maet no eni buluka insaed fence; bat, for saed bilong mi, bae mi hapi long Jehovah seleva; bae mi hapi long God bilong salvation bilong mi.” (Habakkuk 3:17, 18) Habakkuk expectim hard samting, maet hangre tu. Nomata olsem, hem nating lusim hapi bilong hem long Jehovah, wea givim hem salvation.

20. Nomata iumi kasem hard samting for lelebet taem, wanem nao iumi mas disaed strong for duim?

²⁰ So, nomata wanem hard samting iumi mas feisim for lelebet taem, iumi bae no lus faith long paoa bilong Jehovah for sevem iumi. Planti long olketa brata and sista bilong iumi long Africa, Eastern Europe, and narafala ples mas feisim barava hard taem, bat olketa go ahed for “hapi long Jehovah.” Letem iumi, olsem olketa, no stop for duim sem samting. Remember hao Sovereign Lord Jehovah hem nao Source bilong “strong” bilong iumi. (Habakkuk 3:19) Hem bae no lusim iumi. Armageddon bae kam, and niu world wea God promisim bae kam bihaenem datwan. (2 Peter 3:13) Then “earth bae fulap witim wei for savve long glory bilong Jehovah olsem olketa wata seleva kavarem sea.” (Habakkuk 2:14) Go kasem datfala nambawan taem, letem iumi followim gudfala example bilong Habakkuk. Letem iumi evritaem ‘hapi long Jehovah, God bilong salvation bilong iumi.’