1. Thapelo ya moporofeta Habakuke, e tle e binwe ka Shigionothe:
2. Jehova, ke utlwile taba tsa hao, ke bile ke tshohile! Jehova, mosebetsi wa hao o ke o o hlahise mahareng a dilemo; mahareng a dilemo o o bonahatse! Kgalefong, o hopole ho hauhela!
3. Modimo o a tla, o tswa Themane, Mohalaledi o tswa thabeng ya Parane! (Sela.) Kganya ya hae e akaretsa lehodimo, lefatshe le tletse letlotlo la hae.
4. Ho hlaha kganya e kang ya letsatsi; mahlasedi a tswa ho yena; ke moo matla a hae a patetsweng teng.
5. O etellwa pele ke lefu la sewa, lefu le tjhesang le mo sala morao.