Habakuk 2
1 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.
I will stand upon my watch, and fix my foot upon the tower: and I will watch, to see what will be said to me, and what I may answer to him that reproveth me.
2 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.
And the Lord answered me, and said: Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables: that he that readeth it may run over it.
3 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.
For as yet the vision is far off, and it shall appear at the end, and shall not lie: if it make any delay, wait for it: for it shall surely come, and it shall not be slack.
4 “Lee, onye iro na-afụli onwe ya elu; ọchịchọ ya ezikwaghị ezi ma onye ezi omume ga-esite nʼokwukwe ya dị ndụ.
Behold, he that is unbelieving, his soul shall not be right in himself: but the just shall live in his faith.
5 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)
And as wine deceiveth him that drinketh it: so shall the proud man be, and he shall not be honoured: who hath enlarged his desire like hell: and is himself like death, and he is never satisfied: but will gather together unto him all nations, and heap together unto him all people. (Sheol h7585)
6 “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?’
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a dark speech concerning him: and it shall be said: Woe to him that heapeth together that which is not his own? how long also doth he load himself with thick clay?
7 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.
Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee: and they be stirred up that shall tear thee, and thou shalt be a spoil to them?
8 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.
Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all that shall be left of the people shall spoil thee: because of men’s blood, and for the iniquity of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
9 “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.
Woe to him that gathereth together an evil covetousness to his house, that his nest may be on high, and thinketh he may be delivered out of the hand of evil.
10 I sitela nʼizuzu ọjọọ gị mee ka mbibi bịakwasị ọtụtụ mmadụ, sị otu a tufuo ndụ gị, ma wetakwara ezinaụlọ gị ihere.
Thou hast devised confusion to thy house, thou hast cut off many people, and thy soul hath sinned.
11 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.
For the stone shall cry out of the wall: and the timber that is between the joints of the building, shall answer.
12 “Ahụhụ dịrị onye ahụ na-eji ọbara ewu obodo, nke na-ejikwa ajọ omume eme ka obodo ahụ guzosie ike.
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and prepareth a city by iniquity.
13 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?
Are not these things from the Lord of hosts? for the people shall labour in a great fire: and the nations in vain, and they shall faint.
14 Nʼihi na ụwa niile ga-ejupụta na ihe ọmụma nke ebube Onyenwe anyị, dịka mmiri si ekpuchi oke osimiri.
For the earth shall be filled, that men may know the glory of the Lord, as waters covering the sea.
15 “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.
Woe to him that giveth drink to his friend, and presenteth his gall, and maketh him drunk, that he may behold his nakedness.
16 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.
Thou art filled with shame instead of glory: drink thou also, and fall fast asleep: the cup of the right hand of the Lord shall compass thee, and shameful vomiting shall be on thy glory.
17 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.
For the iniquity of Libanus shall cover thee, and the ravaging of beasts shall terrify them because of the blood of men, and the iniquity of the land, and of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
18 “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.
What doth the graven thing avail, because the maker thereof hath graven it, a molten, and a false image? because the forger thereof hath trusted in a thing of his own forging, to make dumb idols.
19 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.”
Woe to him that saith to wood: Awake: to the dumb stone: Arise: can it teach? Behold, it is laid over with gold, and silver, and there is no spirit in the bowels thereof.
20 Ma Onyenwe anyị nọ nʼime ụlọnsọ ukwu ya. Ya mere, ka ụwa niile dere duu nʼihu ya.
But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
