Habakuki 3:16
Habakkuk 3:16 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Nilisikia na moyo wangu ukagonga kwa nguvu, midomo yangu ikatetemeka kwa hofu niliposikia sauti; uchakavu ukanyemelea mifupa yangu, na miguu yangu ikatetemeka. Hata hivyo nitasubiri kwa uvumilivu siku ya maafa kuyajilia mataifa yaliyotuvamia.
Habakkuk 3:16 in English
Habakkuk 3:16 · Berean Standard Bible
I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.
Context
14Kwa mkuki wake mwenyewe ulitoboa kichwa chake
wakati mashujaa wake walifurika nje kwa kishindo kututawanya,
wakifurahi kama walio karibu kutafuna
wale wanyonge waliokuwa mafichoni. 15Ulikanyaga bahari kwa farasi wako,
ukisukasuka maji makuu. 16Nilisikia na moyo wangu ukagonga kwa nguvu,
midomo yangu ikatetemeka kwa hofu niliposikia sauti;
uchakavu ukanyemelea mifupa yangu,
na miguu yangu ikatetemeka.
Hata hivyo nitasubiri kwa uvumilivu siku ya maafa
kuyajilia mataifa yaliyotuvamia. 17Ingawa mtini hauchanui maua
na hakuna zabibu juu ya mizabibu,
ingawaje mzeituni hauzai,
na hata mashamba hayatoi chakula,
iwapo hakuna kondoo katika banda,
wala ngʼombe katika zizi, 18hata hivyo nitashangilia katika Bwana,
nitamfurahia Mungu Mwokozi wangu.
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