UAmosi ISAHLUKO 1 1 Amazwi ka-Amosi, obengomnye wabalusi baseTekowa, awawabonayo ngokusingisele kwaSirayeli, ngemihla kaUziya ukumkani wakwaYuda, nangemihla kaYarobheham unyana kaYowashe, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, iminyaka emibini phambi konyikimo. 2 Wathi, UYehova ubharhula eZiyon, ukhupha ilizwi lakhe eYerusalem; amakriwa abalusi enze isijwili, incopho yeKarmele yome. 3 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zeDamasko, ngenxa yezine—andiyi kuyibuyisa umva le nto—ngenxa yezono zabo; ngokuba bambhulayo uGiliyadi ngezibhulo zesinyithi; 4 ndiya kuthumela umlilo endlwini kaHazayeli, utshise iingxande ezinde zikaBhen-hadade. 5 Ndowaphula umvalo weDamasko, ndinqumle ummi wasesihlanjeni seAven, nophethe intonga yobukumkani eBhete-eden; bathinjwe abantu bakwa-Aram, baye eKire; utsho uYehova. 6 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zeGaza, ngenxa yezine—andiyi kuyibuyisa umva le nto— ngenxa yezono zabo; ngokuba bathimba bonke abathinjwa, ukuze babanikele kuEdom. 7 ndiya kuthumela umlilo eludongeni lweGaza, utshise iingxande zayo ezinde. 8 Ndomnqumla omiyo eAshdode, nophethe intonga yobukumkani eAshkelon, ndisibuyisele isandla sam phezu kwe-Ekron, atshabalale amasalela amaFilisti; itsho iNkosi uYehova. 9 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zeTire, ngenxa yezine—andiyi kuyibuyisa umva le nto— ngenxa yoko le nto andiyi kuyibuyisa umva le nto; ngenxa enokuba banikela ukuthinjwa bonke kuEdom, abawukhumbula umnqophiso wobuzalwana. 10 ndiya kuthumela umlilo eludongeni lweTire, utshise iingxande zayo ezinde. 11 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zakwaEdom, ngenxa yezine—andiyi kuyibuyisa umva le nto — ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zakwaEdom; ngenxa enokuba wamsukelayo umzalwana wakhe ngekrele, wayilahla yonke imfesane yakhe; 12 ndiya kuthumela umlilo kwaTeman, utshise iingxande ezinde zaseBhotsera. 13 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zoonyana baka-Amon, ngenxa yezine—andiyi kuyibuyisa umva le nto — ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zoonyana bakaAmon, ngenxa yezine. ngokuba baqandule abamithiyo baseGiliyadi, ukuze bandise umda wabo; 14 ndiya kuphemba umlilo eRabha yonke, utshise iingxande zayo ezinde, kuhlatywa umkhosi ngemini yokulwa, kukho umoya ovuthuzayo ngemini yesaqhwithi. 15 Uya kuthinjwa emke ukumkani wabo, yena nabathetheli bakhe kunye naye; ISAHLUKO 2 1 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zakwaMowabhi, ngenxa yezine—andiyi kuyibuyisa umva
le nto — ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zakwaMowabhi; ngokuba wawatshisayo amathambo okumkani wakwaEdom, aba yikalika. 2 ndiya kuthumela umlilo kwaMowabhi, utshise iingxande ezinde zaseKeriyoti, afe uMowabhi, kuphithizelwa, kuhlatywa umkhosi, kuvuthelwa izigodlo. 3 Ndomnqumla umgwebi phakathi kwakhe, ndibabulale bonke abathetheli bakhe kunye naye; utsho uYehova. 4 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zakwaYuda, ngenxa yezine—andiyi kuyibuyisa umva le nto—ngenxa yezono zabo; ngenxa enokuba bewucekisile umyalelo kaYehova, abayigcina imithetho yakhe, abasuke babandwendwisa, amanga abo abalandela ooyise. 5 ndiya kuthumela umlilo kwaYuda, utshise iingxande ezinde zeYerusalem. 6 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zakwaSirayeli, ngenxa yezine—andiyi kuyibuyisa umva le nto—ngenxa yezono zabo; Ngokuba bathengisa ilungisa ngesilivere, namahlwempu ngeembadada ezimbini; 7 bona abo bazondayo ukuba intloko yezisweli ibe nothuli lomhlaba, bayijike indlela yabalulamileyo, bangene umntu noyise kumkhonzazana omnye, ukuze balihlambele igama lam elingcwele; 8 balala phezu kweengubo ezisisibambiso, ezibingelelweni zonke, basela iwayini yabagwetyiweyo endlwini yothixo wabo. 9 Ke mna ndamtshabalalisa phambi kwabo umAmori, obude bunjengobude bemisedare, omelele njengemioki; ndasitshabalalisa isiqhamo sakhe phezulu, neengcambu zakhe ngaphantsi. 10 Ke mna ndaninyusa ezweni laseYiputa, ndanihambisa entlango iminyaka emashumi mane, ukuze nilihluthe ilizwe lomAmori. 11 Ndavelisa koonyana benu abokuba ngabaprofeti, nakumadodana enu abokuba ngabazahlulileyo. Akunjalo na, nyana bakaSirayeli? utsho uYehova. 12 Ke nisuke nabaseza iwayini abazahlulileyo; wabawisela umthetho abaprofeti, esithi, Musani ukuwisa intetho. 13 Yabonani, ndiya kunixinzelela phantsi, njengokuba ixinzelelwa phantsi inqwelo ezele zizithungu. 14 Ngako oko ukusaba kuya kudaka anamendu, igorha lingawaqinisekisi amandla akhe, igorha lingasindisi ngokwalo; 15 Nobambe isaphetha akayi kuma; Onyawo zinamendu akayi kuzihlangula, nalowo ukhwele ihashe akayi kuzihlangula. 16 nontliziyo ikhaliphileyo phakathi kwamagorha asabe eze ngaloo mini; utsho uYehova. ISAHLUKO 3 1 Liveni eli lizwi alithethileyo ngani, nyana bakaSirayeli, ngayo yonke imizalwane endayinyusayo ezweni laseYiputa, lisithi, 2 Ndazi nina nedwa emizalwaneni yonke yehlabathi; ngenxa yoko ndiya kubuvelela kuni ubugwenxa benu bonke. 3 Bahamba kunye na ababini, bengavani? 4 Ikha ibharhule na ingonyama ehlathini, ingenanto iyiqwengayo? Ingonyama entsha iya kukhala na emhadini wayo, ingabambanga nto?