Habakkuk 2
1 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look out to see what He will speak by me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
Aga m arịgoro nʼelu ebe nche m, guzo onwe m nʼebe nchekwa ahụ. Aga m echerekwa ịhụ ihe ọ ga-agwa m, na ihe m ga-asa, banyere mkpesa ndị a.
2 And the LORD answered me, and said: 'Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that a man may read it swiftly.
Mgbe ahụ Onyenwe anyị zara m sị, “Dee ọhụ ahụ nʼelu mbadamba nkume e ji ede ihe. Depụta ya nke ọma, ka onye na-agba ọsọ nwee ike ịgụ ya.
3 For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it declareth of the end, and doth not lie; though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.'
Nʼihi na e nwere ọhụ nke ga-adị ruo oge a kara aka, ọ na-ekwu banyere oge ọgwụgwụ, Ọ gaghị abụkwa ụgha. Ọ bụrụ na ọ dịka mmezu ya adịghị abịaru ọsịịsọ, chere mmezu ya, nʼihi na ọ ga-emesịa mezuo, ọ gaghị anọ tee aka.
4 Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright in him; but the righteous shall live by his faith.
“Lee, onye iro na-afụli onwe ya elu; ọchịchọ ya ezikwaghị ezi ma onye ezi omume ga-esite nʼokwukwe ya dị ndụ.
5 Yea, moreover, wine is a treacherous dealer; the haughty man abideth not; he who enlargeth his desire as the nether-world, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all peoples. (Sheol h7585)
Nʼezie, mmanya na-eduhie ya ụzọ, onye jupụtara na nganga, na-adịghị enwe ezumike. Ebe ọ bụ na o nwere anya ukwu dịka ala mmụọ, ọ gaghị enwekwa afọ ojuju dịka ọnwụ. Nʼihi na ọ na-achịkọta mba niile nye onwe ya, ọ na-adọtakwa ọtụtụ ndị mmadụ nʼagha. (Sheol h7585)
6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting riddle against him, and say: 'Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with many pledges!'
“Ndị a niile ha agaghị eji ịkwa emo na nkọcha sị ya, “‘Ahụhụ dịrị onye ahụ na-atụkọta ihe e zutere nʼohi, ruo ole mgbe ka ị ga-anọ na-eme onwe gị ọgaranya site nʼịnara ndị mmadụ ụgwọ nʼike?’
7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall exact interest of thee, and awake that shall violently shake thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
Ọ bụ na ndị i ji ụgwọ agaghị abịakwasị gị na mberede? Ọ bụ na ha agaghị eteta nʼụra, mee gị ka ị maa jijiji? Mgbe ahụ ka ha ga-eji gị mee ihe ha chọrọ.
8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein.
Nʼihi na ị kwakọtala akụ nke ọtụtụ mba dị iche iche, ndị ahụ fọdụrụ ga-abịakwa kwakọrọ ihe niile i nwere. Nʼihi na ị wụsịala ọbara ndị mmadụ, i bibiela ọtụtụ ala na obodo na ndị niile bi nʼime ha.
9 Woe to him that gaineth evil gains for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
“Ahụhụ na-adịrị onye ahụ na-ewu ụlọ ya site nʼuru ọjọọ, nke na-ewukwasị akwụ ya nʼebe dị elu, nʼihi ịgbanarị mbibi nke ga-abịa.
10 Thou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast forfeited thy life.
I sitela nʼizuzu ọjọọ gị mee ka mbibi bịakwasị ọtụtụ mmadụ, sị otu a tufuo ndụ gị, ma wetakwara ezinaụlọ gị ihere.
11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
Ọ bụladị nkume ahụ e ji wuo mgbidi ga-eti mkpu megide gị. Osisi e ji doo elu ụlọ ga-etikwa mkpu akwa za nkume ndị ahụ.
12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!
“Ahụhụ dịrị onye ahụ na-eji ọbara ewu obodo, nke na-ejikwa ajọ omume eme ka obodo ahụ guzosie ike.
13 Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
Ọ bụ na ọ bụghị uche Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, na ndọgbu nʼọrụ niile nke mmadụ bụ na nkịtị, ihe e ji afụnwu ọkụ, na oke ọrụ niile nke mba dị iche iche bụ ihe lara nʼiyi?
14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
Nʼihi na ụwa niile ga-ejupụta na ihe ọmụma nke ebube Onyenwe anyị, dịka mmiri si ekpuchi oke osimiri.
15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy venom thereto, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
“Ahụhụ dịrị onye ahụ na-enye onye agbataobi ya mmanya, nke na-anọgide na-agbanyere ya mmanya tutu ruo mgbe mmanya bidoro igbu ya, ka o si otu a hụ ọtọ ya anya.
16 Thou art filled with shame instead of glory, drink thou also, and be uncovered; the cup of the LORD'S right hand shall be turned unto thee, and filthiness shall be upon thy glory.
Ihere ga-anọchi otuto na nsọpụrụ i nwere. Ṅụọ ka ị bụrụ onye mmanya na-egbu. Nʼihi na iko dị nʼaka nri Onyenwe anyị na-abịakwute gị. Ihere ga-anọchikwa anya otuto gị.
17 For the violence done to Lebanon shall cover thee, and the destruction of the beasts, which made them afraid; because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein.
Ihe ike ahụ i mere Lebanọn ga-abịakwasịkwa gị. Mbibi i bibiri anụmanụ dị iche iche ga-emekwa ka egwu ju gị obi. Nʼihi na ị wụsịala ọbara ọtụtụ mmadụ, bibie ala na obodo dị iche iche, bibiekwa ndị niile bi nʼime ha.
18 What profiteth the graven image, that the maker thereof hath graven it, even the molten image, and the teacher of lies; that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
“Gịnị bụ uru arụsị bara ebe ọ bụ aka mmadụ kpụrụ ya? Kedụ uru igwe a kpụrụ akpụ bara, bụ nke na-ekwu okwu ụgha? Nʼihi na onye na-atụkwasị ha obi na-atụkwasị obi ya nʼihe ahụ aka ya rụpụtara, nʼihi na ọ bụ arụsị na-enweghị ike ikwu okwu ka o mere.
19 Woe unto him that saith to the wood: 'Awake', to the dumb stone: 'Arise!' Can this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
Ahụhụ dịrị onye ahụ na-agwa osisi okwu sị, ‘Dịrị ndụ.’ Ma ọ bụ nkume nke na-apụghị ikwu okwu, ‘Teta nʼụra.’ O nwere ike izi mmadụ ihe? Lee, ọ bụ ihe eji ọlaọcha na ọlaedo machie, ma ọ dịghị nkuume ọbụla dị nʼime ya.”
20 But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before Him.
Ma Onyenwe anyị nọ nʼime ụlọnsọ ukwu ya. Ya mere, ka ụwa niile dere duu nʼihu ya.
