1 Umthandazo kaHabhakuki umprofeti, ngeshigayon:
2 Yehova, ndiluvile udaba lwakho, ndoyika; Yehova, wuphilise umsebenzi wakho phakathi kweminyaka, Wazise phakathi kweminyaka; Ekugugumeni kwakho khumbula inceba.
3 UThixo uza evela kwaTeman, OyiNgcwele evela ezintabeni zaseParan. (Phakamisani.) Igubungele amazulu indili yakhe, Ihlabathi lizele yindumiso yakhe.
4 Ubumhlophe bakhe busuke baba njengokukhanya; Yimithi emacaleni akhe; Kulapho ke ukuzimela kwamandla akhe.
5 Phambi kwakhe kuhamba indyikitya yokufa, Kulandele icesina ezinyaweni zakhe.
6 Umi, walishukumisa ihlabathi; Ukhangele, wazishukumisa iintlanga; Zaba nkumenkume iintaba zanini, Zasibekeka iinduli zasephakadeni; Iindlela zakhe yena zisephakadeni.
7 Ndibone iintente zakwaKushan zisenkathazweni; Amalengalenga elizwe lakwaMidiyan adidizela.
8 Yabe iyimilambo na, Yehova, Yabe iyimilambo, kusini na, owavutha ngayo na umsindo wakho? Yabe ilulwandle, kusini na, Owaphuphumela lona umsindo wakho, Ukuze nje ukhwele emahasheni akho, Ezinqwelweni zakho zokusindisa?
9 Sizihlubile sazihluba isaphetha sakho; Zifungelwe ilizwi iintonga zokohlwaya. (Phakamisani.) Ihlabathi uligqobhoza imilambo.
10 Zikubonile, ziyankwantya iintaba, Kudlule isiphango samanzi; Amanzi anzongonzongo akhupha isandi sawo, Aziphakamisela phezulu izandla zawo.
11 Latshona ilanga nenyanga ekhayeni lazo, Ngokukhanya kweentolo zakho ezihambayo, Ngobumhlophe bokubengezela kwezikhali zakho.
12 Ulinyathela ilizwe ubhavuma, Unyhashe iintlanga unomsindo. Uphuma ukuba usindise abantu bakho.
13 Ukuba usindise umthanjiswa wakho: Uphaluse intloko endlwini yongendawo, Usihlube isiseko sakhe, ude use entanyeni. (Phakamisani.)
14 Uyihlaba ngeentonga zakhe intloko yezimpi zakhe, Ezigalelekayo zisiza kundichitha; Ezikuvuyelela kwazo ngathi ziza kudla olusizana entsithelweni.
15 Unyathela ulwandle ngamahashe akho, Isiyaluyalu samanzi amaninzi.
16 Ndithe ndakuva, saxuxuzela isisu sam, Umlomo wam wabebezela seso sithonga; Kwangena impehla emathanjeni am, ndagungqa apho ndimi khona; Ukuba ndilindele imini yembandezelo, Eza ebantwini oya kubangenela.
17 Nokuba umkhiwane awusayi kutyatyamba, Kungabikho ndyebo emidiliyeni; Nokuba isiqhamo somnquma asiyi kuba siso, Amasimi angabi nakudla, Iphele esibayeni impahla emfutshane, Kungabikho nkomo esitalini:
18 Mna ke ndiya kudlamka ndikuYehova, Ndigcobe ndikuThixo umsindisi wam.
19 Ungamandla am uYehova iNkosi; Uzenza iinyawo zam, zibe njengezamaxhamakazi, Andinyathelise emimangweni yam. Kumongameli owokubethelwa izinto ezineentambo.