1Ibihanurwaumuhanuzi Habakuki yeretswe.
2Uwiteka we, nzatakautanyumva ngeze ryari? Ngutakira iby'urugomorurihontubikize.
3Ni iki gitumaunyereka gukiranirwa,ukareba iby'ubugoryi? Kuko kurimbuka n'urugomobiri imbere yanjye. kandi hari n'intonganya, hadutse n'umuvurungano.
4Ni cyo gituma amategeko acogora kandi mu nkiko nta rubanza rutunganye rugihinguka, kuko inkozi z'ibibi zigose abakiranutsi, ni cyo gituma imanza zitabera zigoramye.
5“Yemwe abari mu mahanga mwe, nimurebe, mwitegereze kandi mwumirwe, kuko mu gihe cyanyu ngiye gukoraumurimomutaribwemere naho mwawubwirwa.
6Kuko mpagurukijeAbakaludaya, bwa bwoko bukazekandi buhutiraho ngo bakwire isi yose, bahindūre igihugu kitari icyabo.
7Ni abo gutinywa kandi bateraubwoba, imanza zabo n'icyubahiro cyabo ni ibyo bīhangiye.
8“N'amafarashi yabo arusha ingwe imbaraga, kandi arusha amasega asohoka bwije gukara. Abagendera ku mafarashi babo bagenda bīrāta, niukuriabagendera ku mafarashi babo baturukakure, bagurukank'igisiga kihutiragushiha inyama.
9“Bose bazanwa no kugiraiby'urugomo, bahanga amaso imbere yabo kandi bakoranya imfate nk'abarundaumusenyi.
10Niukuribaseka abami, n'ibikomangoma na byo barabishinyagurira, bahinyura ibihome byose kuko batindaho igitakacyo kuzamukiraho bakabifata.
11Maze bakihuta nk'umuyaga, bagahitana, bagakora ibizira, amaboko yabo bayagize imana yabo.”
12Mbese nturi Ihoraho, Uwiteka Mana yanjye, Uwera wanjye? Ntabwo tuzapfa. Uwiteka we, wamutegetse gusohoza amateka, nawe Rutare, wamushyiriyeho guhana.
13Ufite amaso atunganye adakunda kurebaikibi, habe no kwitegerezaubugoryi. Kukiurebaabakorauburiganyaukihorera, igiheumunyabibi amiraumuntuumurusha gukiranuka,
14ugahwanya abantu n'amafi yo mu nyanja, nk'ibyikururahasi bitagiraumwamiubitegeka?
15Bose abazamuzaururobo, akabafatisha mu murakawe, akabakoranyiriza mu rushundura rwe, ni cyo gituma anezerwa, kandi akishima.
16Ni cyo gituma atambiriraurushundura rwe, akosereza imibavuumurakawe, kuko ari byo biteraumugabane we kuba mwinshi, ibyokurya bye bigatubuka.
17Mbese yakunkumuraurushundura rwe, akareka guhorayica amahanga?