1 Auno uwo usenga nabii Habakuki wayaghubulighwe na Imulungu.

2 Ghwe IMNDEWA nitsokulila ghweghwe unyapfile mbaka tsuwachi, naghwe uleke kunitegheletsa na kunyapfila? Nokulilila kwaapfila twodununzika, naghwe ng'ukombola baye. 3 Heule undeka mbone ighehile na maghayo? Hambele hangu nakona ukuhinyika kwa ipfinu na ukwisonga, kwolawila ughomvi na ukwitowa. 4 Apfo ghamalaghitso ghahela ngupfu, nayo ihaki ng'aitendeka baye, iwehile wowahuma wana ihaki, ihaki ng'aihighighwa ghoya baye.

5 Imulungu kolonga, Waloleni iwanu wa isi tsingi, loleni na mkangawale ghendo, kwaapfila nitsotenda chinu mna ghamatsuwa ghenu ghamkala wagima, namwe hata mng'alongelighwa ng'amtsotoghola baye. 6 Kwaapfila nitsowenula Wababeli, iwanu awala iwakali, na iwali na usongo, awala iwofosa mna isi yose na kuboka tsiisi tsa wanu wangi. 7 Wawo wa wanu wa ukupfukighwa na wanu iwoghuma wogha, wawo wohigha ka pfawobama iwenyegho, na ukulu weing'a iwenyegho. 8 Falasi wawo wotsuma himahima kubita iduma, iwanu awo wakali kubita yumbwa wa kumuhulo yana inzala haipfika nemihe. Wadina falasi wawo wolawa kutali, woghuluka ka magengele pfayoghulukila imnyama. 9 Wose wakutsa kutenda pfulughu, aku ipfihanga pfawo pfika ndita, woluta hambele ka libeho ililawa Mashaliki, woweka hamwe iwanu iwaghoghighwe wengi ka msanga. 10 Wowaseka iwafalume na iwatawala wowona si chinu baye. Chila ngome wawo woibetsa na woilundikila ifumvu na woiboka. 11 Kuya wofosa ka beho, na wotenda matotso kwaapfila tsingupfu tsawo yuyo imulungu wawo!

12 Angu ghweghwe ng'uli IMNDEWA baye kulawa ghumwande? Ghweghwe yuyo Imulungu wangu, kwela, naghwe ng'atutsakufa baye. Ghwe IMNDEWA Imulungu, kuwasaghula Wababeli watuhighe, ghweghwe, yauli bambalawe kuwagangamitsa ili watutowe! 13 Tsinenge tsako tsela ghendo, natso ngatsidaha kulola ghehile baye, ghweghwe ng'udaha ghendo ukududumila ghehile. Heule lelo kowona iwotenda ighehile kuya kwenyamala tulu? Hebali winyamala tulu hauwona iwanu iwehile wowamalitsa iwanu awala wana ihaki kubita wawo? 14 Kuwatenda iwanu wakale ka isomba mna ibahali, ka pfiumbe ipfitambala ipfilihela chilongotsi! 15 Wababeli wowapfula iwanu kwa indoano, na wowakwegha kunze, wose woweka hamwe mna ilwapfu lwawo, kuya wodeng'elela na kusekelela. 16 Apfo wotsitambikila tsinyapfu tsawo na kutsidusulila upfumba kwaapfila tsinyapfu tsawo tsiwalapfila chijo ichinoghile. 17 Pfihi katsoghendelela kuwalapfa iwanu mna ilwapfu lwake, na kuwakoma kwa lipanga iwanu wa tsiisi bila kuwonela libatsi?