Habakuku 1

¹Uthenga umene mneneri Habakuku analandira mʼmasomphenya.

²Kodi inu Yehova, ndidzakhala ndikukupemphani thandizo kwa nthawi yayitali motani,

³Chifukwa chiyani mukundionetsa zinthu zoyipa?

⁴Kotero malamulo anu atha mphamvu,

⁵“Yangʼanani pakati pa mitundu ya anthu, ndipo penyetsetsani,

⁶Pakuti taonani, Ine ndikuwutsa Ababuloni,

⁷Iwowa ndi anthu ochititsa mantha, ndipo ndi owopsa;

⁸Akavalo awo ndi aliwiro kwambiri kupambana akambuku

⁹onse akubwera atakonzekera zachiwawa.

¹⁰Akunyoza mafumu

¹¹Kenaka amasesa mofulumira ngati mphepo nʼkumangopitirirabe,

¹²Inu Yehova, kodi sindinu wachikhalire?

¹³Maso anu ndi oyera kwambiri safuna kuona choyipa;

¹⁴Mwasandutsa anthu kukhala ngati nsomba zamʼnyanja,

¹⁵Mdani wawo woyipa amakoka anthu onse ndi mbedza,

¹⁶Choncho iye amaperekera nsembe ukonde wake

¹⁷Kodi iye azipitirabe kugwiritsa ntchito makoka akewo,