1Gusenga k'umuhanuzi Habakuki, kwaririmbishwaga n'ijwi rya Shigiyonoti.
2Uwiteka we, numvise inkuru zawe zinteraubwoba,
Uwiteka we, hemburaumurimowawe hagati yo muri iyi myaka,
Hagati yo muri iyi myaka ujyeuwumenyesha,
Mu burakari wibuke kubabarira.
3Imana yaje iturutse i Temani,
N'Iyera iturutse ku musoziParani.
Sela.
Ubwiza bwayo bwakwiriye ijuru,
Kandi isi yuzuyegusingizwa kwayo.
4Kurabagirana kwayo kwari kumezenk'umucyo,
Imyambi y'umucyo yavaga mu kubokokwayo,
Ni hoububasha bwayo bwari bubitswe.
5Icyorezo cyanyuragaimbere yayo,
N'amakara yaka akava ku birenge byayo.
6Irahagarara igeraurugerorw'isi,
Iritegereza itataniriza amahanga hirya no hino,
Imisozi ihoraho irasandara,
Udusozitudashira turīka,
Imigenzereze yayo ihoraho iteka ryose.
7Nabonye amahema ya Kushani afiteumubabaro,
Inyegamo zo mu gihugu cy'i Midiyani zahinzeumushyitsi.
8Mbese imigezi ni yo Uwiteka yarakariye,
Cyangwa seuburakari bwawe bwari ku migezi,
Cyangwaumujinya wawe ku nyanja,
Kugirangougendere ku mafarashi yawe,
No ku magare y'agakiza kawe?
9Umuhetowawe warawujishuye rwose,
Imyambi y'ijambo ryawe ni yo muvumowavumishije imiryango,
Sela.
Wasataguje isi imigezi.
10Imisozi yarakubonye ihindaumushyitsi,
Amasumo y'amazi arahita,
Imuhengeri humvikanisha ijwi ryaho,
Hategera amaboko yaho hejuru.
11Izuba n'ukwezi bihagarara mu kibanza cyabyo,
Ku bw'umucyo imyambi yawe yagendanaga,
No ku bwo kwaka kw'icumu ryawe rirabagirana.
12Watambagiye igihuguufiteumujinya mwinshi,
Uhondaguza amahangauburakari.
13Wazanywe no gukizaubwoko bwawe,
Kandi no gukizauwawewasīze.
Wakomerekejeumutwe w'inzu y'inkozi y'ibibi,
Ukurahourufatirougezamu gihumbi cyayo.
Sela.
14Watikuyeumugabaw'ingabo ze n'amacumu ye ubwe,
Baje kuntatanya bameze nka serwakira,
Byasaga nk'aho banezezwa no kumaraho abakene rwihishwa.
15Inyanja wayikandagije amafarashi yawe,
Mu kigogo cy'amazi menshi.
16Narabyumviseumubiriwanjyeuhindaumushyitsi,
Iminwa yanjye isusumirishwa n'iryo jwi,
Ikimungu cyinjira mu magufwa yanjye,
Mpindiraumushyitsi aho ndi,
Kuko nkwiriye gutegerezaumunsi w'amakuba nywitondeye,
Igiheuzagera ku bwoko buzadutezaibitero.
17Nahoumutiniutatoha n'inzabibu ntizere imbuto,
Bagahingiraubusaimyelayo n'imirima ntiyere imyaka,
N'intama zigashira mu rugo n'amashyo akabura mu biraro,
18Nta kabuza ko nishimana Uwiteka,
Nkanezererwa mu Mana y'agakiza kanjye.
19Uwiteka, Yehova ni we mbaraga zanjye,
Ibirenge byanjye abihindura nk'iby'imparakazi,
Kandi azantambagiza aharengeye hanjye.
Byahimbiweumutware w'abaririmbyi babicuranga mu mirya y'inanga.