¹Aßan aßin li cßaßru quicßutbesîc chiru li profeta Habacuc xban li Kâcuaß.

¹Shoko raMwari rakaonekwa nomuporofita Habhakuki.

²¿Joß najtil chic yôkin chixjapbal cue chixpatzßbal intenkßanquil, at Kâcuaß, ut lâat incßaß tinâcuabi? Ut, ¿jarub sut tinyâba lâ cßabaß xban li raylal li cuanco cuiß ut lâat incßaß nocoâcol?

²Aiwa, Jehovha, ndichadana kusvikira riniko, imwi musinganzwi? Ndinodana kwamuri pamusoro pokuitirwa simba, asi hamundiponesi.

³¿Cßaßut nak niquinâqßue chirilbal li raylal ut li mâusilal aßin? ¿Cßaßut nak cuan li rahobtesînc ib saß kayânk? Ut, ¿cßaßut nak cuan li joskßil ut li sacßoc ib ut li cuechßînc ib saß kayânk?

³Munondiratidzireiko zvakaipa, munotarireiko zvisakarurama? nekuti kuparadza nokuitira vamwe simba zviri pamberi pangu; rukave ruripo, uye kukakavara kunomuka.

⁴Li chakßrab nacana chi mâcßaß chic xcuanquil. Nak nequeßrakoc âtin, incßaß nequeßxbânu saß xyâlal. Li nequeßbânun mâusilal, nequeßnumta saß xbêneb li tîqueb xchßôl ut incßaß nequeßrakoc âtin saß tîquilal, chan laj Habacuc.

⁴Saka murayiro haune simba, uye kururamisira vamwe hakuchaonekwi; nekuti vakashata vanokomba vakarurama; saka kururamisira vamwe kunongoonekwa kwakaminama.

⁵Li Kâcuaß quixye re: —Ilomakeb lix nînkal ru tenamit ut chisachk êchßôl chirilbal li sachba chßôlej li tinbânu saß eb li cutan nak toj cuânkex lâex. Incßaß raj têpâb cui yal ani ta junak tâserakßînk êre.

⁵Tarirai pakati pamarudzi, muone, mushamiswe kwazvo-kwazvo; nekuti ndinobata basa pamazuva enyu, ramucharamba kutenda kunyange muchizviudzwa.

⁶Qßuehomak retal, lâin oc cue chixtaklanquileb laj Caldea, li joskß aj tenamit, li incßaß nequeßelajic. Eb aßan teßxsuti li ruchichßochß chixmakßbal li naßajej li jalan aj e.

⁶nekuti tarirai, ndinomutsa vaKaradhea, rudzi rune hasha runopenga, vanofamba panyika pose, kuti vazvitorere ugaro husati huri hwavo.

⁷Cauheb rib ut xucuajel rilbaleb li tenamit aßan. Eb aßan incßaß nequeßxqßue xcuanquil li chakßrab. Caßaj cuiß li nequeßraj xbânunquil eb aßan nequeßxqßue xcuanquil.

⁷Vanotyisa nokukarudza; kutonga kwavo nokukudzwa kwavo kunobva kwavari vamene.

⁸Kßaxal sêbakeb lix cacuâyeb chiruheb li hix. Tzßakalakeb aj camsinel chiru laj xoj li nequeßbêc chiru kßojyîn. Kßaxal cuißchic teßtâmk li nequeßxic chirix cacuây chi camsînc. Chi najt teßchâlk chak chirix cacuây li teßchâlk chi pletic. Nak teßxic saß ânil chi pletic, chanchanakeb li cßuch nak naxic chi junpât chixchapbal lix tib.

⁸Mabhiza avowo anomhanya achipfuura ingwe, ane hasha kupfuura mapere amadekwana; vatasvi vavo vamabhiza vanomhanya vachiuruka, zvirokwazvo vatasvi vavo vamabiza vanouya vachibva kure, vanobhururuka segondo rinokurumidzira kudya.

⁹Li cßaßru teßxtau saß lix beheb, teßxsach ru. Ac xiu xiu cuanqueb li tenamit usta toj mâjiß nequeßnumeß. Nak teßnumtâk saß xbên li tenamit, numtajenak xqßuialeb li teßxchap. Chanchan xqßuial li cocß ru li samaib li cuan chire li palau.

⁹Vanouya vose kuzoita simba; zviso zvavo zvakatarira mberi; vanounganidza vatapwa sejecha.

¹⁰Teßxrahobtesiheb li acuabej ut teßxtzßektânaheb li nequeßcßamoc be saß li tenamit. Nak nequeßril li cab li nequeßxcol cuiß ribeb li tenamit, nequeßxseße. Nequeßxtûb li chßochß ut saß xbên aßan nequeßtakeß re nak târûk teßoc saß li tenamit re teßrêchani.

¹⁰Zvirokwazvo vanodadira madzimambo, machinda anosekwa navo; vanoseka nhare dzose, nekuti vanodzitutira guruva ndokudzikunda.

¹¹Chanchan nak nanumeß li câk-sut-ikß nak teßxsach li tenamit. Teßxcßoxla nak riqßuin xcuanquil lix dioseb teßxbânu aßan, chan li Kâcuaß.

¹¹Ipapo vanopfuura semhepo, ndokuenda, asi vane mhosva, ivo vanoita simba ravo mwari wavo.

¹²Quixye laj Habacuc: —At Kâcuaß, at inDios Santo, ¿Ma incßaß ta biß ac cuancat chak chalen saß xticlajic? At Kâcuaß, lâat laj Colol ke. Incßaß taxak toâqßue chi câmc. Lâat tatqßuehok reheb laj Caldea chi numtâc saß kabên re takatoj rix li kamâc.

¹²Imi Jehovha, Mwari wangu, Mutsvene wangu, hamuzakavapo kubva pakutanga-tanga here? Isu hatingafi. Jehovha, imwi makavatemera kuti vatonge, nemwi dombo makavaisapo kuti varange,

¹³Lâat tîc lâ chßôl ut incßaß nacuulac châcuu li incßaß us. ¿Cßaßut nak yal nacacuil li rahobtesînc li yôqueb chixbânunquil? Lâat mâcßaß nacabânu nak li incßaß useb xnaßleb nequeßxsach ruheb li tîqueb xchßôl.

¹³Imi, muna meso akaisvonaka, asingadi kutarira zvakaipa, musingadi kuona zvisakarurama, munotaririreiko vanonyengera, muchinyarara kana akashata achimedza akamupfuura nokururama;

¹⁴¿Cßaßut nak nacacanabeb li tenamit xjuneseb xcßulbal li raylal? Mâ ani nacßamoc be saß xyânkeb. Chanchaneb li car saß li nimaß ut chanchaneb li xul li nequeßxjucuqui rib saß chßochß.

¹⁴muchiita vanhu sehove dzegungwa, sezvinokambaira, zvisina mubati?

¹⁵Eb laj Caldea nequeßnumta saß xbêneb li tenamit ut nequeßrêchaniheb. Chanchaneb laj car nak nequeßxchap li car riqßuin lix anzuelo ut chanchan nak nequeßxchap riqßuin lix yoy. Ut nequeßsahoß saß xchßôleb chirilbal li joß qßuial nequeßxchap.

¹⁵Vanovabudisa vose nehaka yavo, vanovabata mumumbure wavo, vachivaunganidzira murutava rwavo; naizvozvo vanofara kwazvo vanomufaro.

¹⁶Eb laj chapol car nequeßxqßue xlokßal lix yoy ut lix anzuelo. Nequeßmayejac ut nequeßxcßat li pom chiru xban nak riqßuin aßan nequeßxsicß li cßaßru nequeßxtzaca.¿Ma junelic yôkeb chixchapbal li tenamit riqßuin lix yoy eb laj Caldea? Ut, ¿ma rajlal yôkeb chixsachbal ru li tenamit chi incßaß teßril xtokßobâl ruheb?

¹⁶Naizvozvo vanobayira mumbure wavo, nokupisira rutava rwavo zvinonhuhwira, nekuti mugove wavo wakakora nazvo, zvokudya zvavo zvawanda.

¹⁷¿Ma junelic yôkeb chixchapbal li tenamit riqßuin lix yoy eb laj Caldea? Ut, ¿ma rajlal yôkeb chixsachbal ru li tenamit chi incßaß teßril xtokßobâl ruheb?

¹⁷Zvino vangadurura zviri mumumbure wavo, vakaramba vachiuraya marudzi avanhu here?