Habakuki 1:8
Habakkuk 1:8 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Farasi wao ni wepesi kuliko chui, na wakali kuliko mbwa mwitu wakati wa machweo. Askari wapanda farasi wao huenda mbio; waendesha farasi wao wanatoka mbali. Wanaruka kasi kama tai ili kurarua;
Habakkuk 1:8 in English
Habakkuk 1:8 · Berean Standard Bible
Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.
Context
6Nitawainua Wakaldayo,
watu hao wakatili na wenye haraka,
ambao hupita dunia yote
kuteka mahali pa kuishi pasipo pao wenyewe. 7Ni watu wanoogopwa na wanaotisha;
wenyewe ndio sheria yao,
na huinua heshima yao wenyewe. 8Farasi wao ni wepesi kuliko chui,
na wakali kuliko mbwa mwitu wakati wa machweo.
Askari wapanda farasi wao huenda mbio;
waendesha farasi wao wanatoka mbali.
Wanaruka kasi kama tai ili kurarua; 9wote wanakuja tayari kwa fujo.
Makundi yao ya wajeuri yanasonga mbele
kama upepo wa jangwani,
na kukusanya wafungwa
kama mchanga. 10Wanawabeza wafalme,
na kuwadhihaki watawala.
Wanaicheka miji yote iliyozungushiwa maboma;
wanafanya malundo ya udongo na kuiteka hiyo miji.
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