Verse 1: Umkhuleko kaHabakuki umprofethi; ngeShigiyonoti.
Verse 2: Jehova, ngizwile umbiko ngawe, ngiyesaba izenzo zakho; zivuselele phakathi kwale minyaka, wenze ukuba zaziwe kule minyaka, ukhumbule umusa nasolakeni.
Verse 3: UNkulunkulu uvela eThemani, oNgcwele uphuma entabeni yasePharanu. Sela Udumo lwakhe lusibekela amazulu, nomhlaba ugcwele indumiso yakhe.
Verse 4: Kuqhamuka ukubengezela kunjengokukhanya; imisebe ivela esandleni sakhe, efihla lapho amandla akhe.
Verse 5: Ngaphambi kwakhe kuhamba isifo, amalangabi aphuma ezinyathelweni zakhe.
Verse 6: Uyema, uzamazamisa umhlaba; ubuka, uthuthumelisa izizwe; izintaba zaphakade ziyahlakazwa, namagquma amandulo akhothama yizindlela zakhe zaphakade.
Verse 7: Ngibona amatende aseKushani ephansi kosizi, izilenge zezwe lakwaMidiyani ziyathuthumela.
Verse 8: UJehova uyathukuthelela imifula na? Ulaka lwakho luvuthela imifula, nentukuthelo yakho ulwandle, lokhu ukhwele amahhashi akho, nezinqola zakho zokunqoba, na?
Verse 9: Umnsalo wakho uvele obala, wambuliwe, usuthile ngemicibisholo yesambo sakho. Sela Uqhekeza umhlaba ube yimifula.
Verse 10: Izintaba ziyakubona, zithuthumele; isikhukhula samanzi siyadlula; utwa luzwakalisa izwi lalo, luphakamisela phezulu izandla zalo.
Verse 11: Ilanga nenyanga kwema endaweni yakho ngokukhanya kwemicibisholo yakho egijimayo nangokubengezela kwemikhonto yakho ecwebezelayo.
Verse 12: Udabula umhlaba ngokuthukuthela, ubhula izizwe ngolaka.
Verse 13: Uphumela ukusindiswa kwabantu bakho, yebo, ukusindiswa kogcotshiweyo wakho; uphohloza uphahla endlini yababi, wambula isisekelo kuze kube sentanyeni. Sela
Verse 14: Ugwaza ikhanda lomholi wabo ngeyakhe imicibisholo, lapho besondela njengesivunguvungu ukungihlakaza, bejabula njengabayakudla ompofu ngasese.
Verse 15: Unyathela ulwandle ngamahhashi akho, inqaba yamanzi amaningi.
Verse 16: Ngiyezwa, kuyathuthumela okuphakathi kwami, izindebe zami ziyaqhaqhazela ngenhlokomo; ukubola kungena emathanjeni ami, ngithuthumela endaweni lapha ngimi khona, ngilindela usuku lokuhlupheka ukuze kukhuphuke lokhu okuyakucindezela abantu.
Verse 17: Noma umkhiwane ungakhahleli, kungabikho izithelo emvinini, umsebenzi womnqumo uphuthe, amasimu angavezi ukudla, izimvu zinqunywe esibayeni, kungabikho nkomo ezibayeni,
Verse 18: nokho mina ngiyakuthokoza ngoJehova, ngijabulele uNkulunkulu wokusindiswa kwami.
Verse 19: UJehova, iNkosi yami, ungamandla ami, wenza izinyawo zami zibe njengezezindluzelekazi, angenze ukuba ngihambe ezindaweni zami eziphakemeyo. Kumholi wokuhlabelela. Ngogubhu.