It was not as a mere possibility of such hardships that the prophet Habakkuk spoke of such a thing, saying: "Although the fig tree itself may not blossom, and there may be no yield on the vines; the work of the olive tree may actually turn out a failure, and the terraces themselves may actually produce no food; the flock may actually be severed from the pen, and there may be no herd in the enclosures; yet, as for me, I will exult in Jehovah himself; I will be joyful in the God of my salvation."
Muprofeta Habakuku u wu phofule hi ndlela yo saseka ntshembo wolowo loko a tsala a ku: "Hambiloko nkuwa wu nga rhumbuki, ni mirhi ya vhinya yi nga humesi mihandzu; entiyisweni ntirho wa mutlhwari wu nga va vuhava, ni masimu ma nga humesi swakudya; ntlhambi wa tinyimpfu wu nga herisiwa etshangeni, naswona ntlhambi wa tihomu wu nga vi kona endhawini leyi biyeriweke; kambe loko ku ri mina, ndzi ta khana eka Yehovha; ndzi ta tsakela Xikwembu xa ku ponisiwa ka mina." - Hab.