Habakuku
1 Ngaaya makani musinsimi Habakuku* ngaakapegwa mucilengaano:
2 O Jehova, ino ndilalilila lugwasyo kwaciindi cilamfwu buti yebo kotandimvwi?+
Ino ndilalomba kwaciindi cilamfwu buti kuti undivwune kuzigwebenga pele yebo kotabwezi ntaamu?+
3 Ino nkaambo nzi ncondipa kubona zintu zibi?
Alimwi nkaambo nzi ncolekelela mapenzi kuti kaacitika?
Nkaambo nzi ncokuli lunyonyooko abugwebenga kumbele lyangu?
Alimwi nkaambo nzi mazwanga akulwana ncozivwulide?
4 Aboobo mulawo wabula nguzu,
Abwalo bululami tabucitiki pe.
Nkaambo babi bazinguluka balulami;
Nkakaambo kaako bululami bwanyonganizyigwa.+
5 “Amulange akati kamasi, mubikkile maano!
Amulangisisye kamugambidwe, mulamwe;
Nkaambo kuli cintu ciyoocitika mumazuba aanu
Eeco ncomutakasyomi nokuba kuti mwaambilwa ncico.+
Balakukulula muzilawo zipati zyamunyika
Kuti babweze maanda aatali aabo.+
7 Balayoosya alimwi bantu balabayoowa kapati.
Balalibikkila bululami bwabo beni alimwi abweendelezi.*+
Mabbiza aabo aankondo alauluka naabalika;
Mabbiza aabo azwida kule.
Alaliwaala mbuli sikwaze uufwuumukila cakulya.+
9 Boonse balaboola kabakanzide kusaala.+
Masyu aabo boonse alangide kumbele mbuli muwo wakujwe,+
Alimwi bapinka baange banji mbubonya mbuli musenga.
Masena oonse aakwabilidwe balaaseka;+
Alimwi balundika bulongo akwaazunda.
12 O Jehova, sena yebo tonooliko kuzwa lili alili?+
O Leza wangu, Uusalala wangu, yebo tofwi pe.*+
O Jehova, nkaambo yebo wakabasala kuti babeteke;
13 Yebo ulasalala kapati cakuti meso aako taakonzyi kulangilila cintu cibi,
Alimwi tokonzyi kubulangilila buyo bubi.+
Aboobo, ino nkaambo nzi ncobalanga buyo bantu bampelenge+
Ancoumuna buyo ciindi muntu mubi namena muntu uululeme kwiinda nguwe?+
14 Nkaambo nzi bantu ncobapa kuba mbuli nswi zyamulwizi,
Mbuli zilenge zyamumaanzi zitakwe muleli?
15 Zyoonse eezyi sinkondo* ulaziloba akalobyo.
Ulazijata akkombe lyakwe,
Alimwi ulazibunganya mulunsabwe lwakwe.
Ncencico cimupa kukkomana kapati.+
16 Nkakaambo kaako ncatuulila kkombe lyakwe zipaizyo
Akuumpila lunsabwe lwakwe zipaizyo;*
Nkaambo eezyi zimupa kuba acaabilo camafwuta,
Alimwi zyakulya zyakwe nzibotu.
17 Aboobo sena walo ulazumanana kudikimuna kkombe lyakwe?*
Sena ulazumanana kujaya bantu mumasi cakuteengelela?+