¹ Maombi gha Habakuki nabhi: ² Yahwe, na kulika taarifa syobhe, no uune ngubhehe. Yahwe, syula mulimo ghombe hakati bhwakati; hakati jamuda uugwe; jilalijo jimanyike; jisukila kubha no lehema kusabhabhu ja kwobhe. ³ Kabhumba ghakesanga kufuma Temani, no ghulya mulaifu kufuma Palani. Sela. Bhutukufu ghwaje ghwa sifumba ighula no ilongo jikabhela jibhumbike bhutukufu ghwaaje. ⁴ Miali ibhili sya mabhoko ghaaje jikabhele jilikumeta kabhe ilangasi, hakubha bhuko bhwele bhwaje ghuka fisilwe. ⁵ Bhulwele ghwa kwihagha ghukalombolwe hambele jaaje, no taabhu jikafuutile maghulu ghakwaaje. ⁶ Nyene akajughalele no kupima indi' akakungile no ghaka ghasukusyanga mataifa. Ningi misosi sya milele jakabhihi sibhwanga kabhisa, no filima fya milele fikabhwile hansi. Njila jaaje nija milele. ⁷ Nankalolanga mahema ghabhakuhi kumateso, no fitambala sya mahema ku Midiani fili kutetema. ⁸ Yahwe akabhele no sisila halya hamanga? Ghadhabu jakwobhe jikabhele dhindi ja myonga, ama sisila syoobhe shidi ja bhahali, mukutanda halughulu ja farasi bhakanya mikokoteni no bhabhushindi ghwa kwoobhe? ⁹ Uletile lupinde loobhe bhusila mufunike ulikubhika miohali kulupinde lwahoobhe sela ghwaka jighabhulanga ilongo no monga. ¹⁰ Misosi syaka kulolanga uughwe no kuhindiuka kubhusuni. Mansi gho ghaka ghonilwe hansi ghaka hitile halughuki jaabho; bhulehe ghwa bhahali syaka hulanga bhulanga. Mawimbi ghaaje ghaka bhukanga hatunde. ¹¹ Isyubha no mwensi fyaka jughalalanga imala hatunde mahali hakwaaje ku ilangasi lya mishale ja kwoobhe no jala ghulungasi lya masumo gha kwoobhe. ¹² Walyata halughulu ja inchi kubhusungu. Ku sisila (ghasabhu) ghwa hwa mataifa. ¹³ Ukajile hanse kujili ja bhusogha ghwabhantu ghwakwoobhe, kujili ja bhokobhu ghwa muteule ghoobhe. Uughwe sanyanta mutwe ghwa nyumba ja mwokobhu kubhika halafu musingi ghwa ikosi. Sela. ¹⁴ Wasitumba mutwe ghwa bhehaghanyi ghwaaje kumusyale ghwaaje nyeene sabhabhu bhakesanga kobhe musagha kutu sambasya uufwe, bhubha lya kwaabho likabhele kati muntu gho alikumuteketesya masikini kumahalihakwifisa. ¹⁵ Ghwalyata halughulu ja bhahali kufalani ghwakoobhe, hokughahita mansi makulu. ¹⁶ Nanka hulikanga, no mukati mwane nanka sughumanga! Milomo syane syaka syughumyanga sauti. Bhubhole bhwisile kumafuha ghwa kwaane, no hansi hane ghwamwenga nankasughumanga kati ndiku hembela kujili ja ntuka ja kuhusunisya jijike halughulu ja bhantu (kutpopanga) uufwe. ¹⁷ Ningi bho mutini tebhuli kumela no tebhuli kufyala kutokana no musabhibhili; no ninga bho kufyala kwa sisya musaituni tekuli kusogha mabhala teghali kufumya syakulya; no ningibho ikundi lyakutunga lyafuma no kutuhu ng'ombe kuisisi, iisye syosila kusijila. ¹⁸ Hasyaali, ndo nyomwa ku Yahwe. Ndakubhano fulaha ku ssbhabhu ja kabhumba ghwa bhoka bhughwaane. ¹⁹ Bhwana Yahwe ni managha ghamwane no alikughajila maghulu gha kwaane kobhe ghakulungu. Ali kunjila uune iije hambele mahali ha mwaane hahatunda - kulonda maelekezo gha muziki, ku fyombo fya ane fyatuje.