UAmosi
1:1 Amazwi ka-Amosi, obengomnye wabalusi baseTekowa, awawabonayo
ngokusingisele kwaSirayeli, ngemihla kaUziya ukumkani wakwaYuda, nangemihla
kaYarobheham unyana kaYowashe ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, iminyaka emibini phambi koYehova
inyikima.
1:2 Wathi, UYehova uya kubharhula eZiyon, akhuphe ilizwi lakhe
iYerusalem; amakriwa abalusi enze isijwili;
iya kubuna eKarmele.
1:3 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zaseDamasko, ngenxa yezine;
andiyi kulubuyisa umva ubugwenxa bayo; ngokuba babhulile
eGiliyadi ngezibhulo zesinyithi;
1:4 ndiya kuthumela umlilo endlwini kaHazayeli, utshise uYehova
iibhotwe zikaBhen-hadade.
1:5 Ndowaphula umvalo weDamasko, ndinqumle ummi
eAven, nophethe intonga yobukumkani endlwini ka-Aven
Eden: Baya kuthinjwa abantu bakwa-Aram, baye eKire;
iNkosi.
1:6 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zaseGaza, ngenxa yezine,
akayi kulubuyisa umva ubugwenxa bakhe; ngokuba bemka
abathinjwa bonke, abanikele kuEdom;
1:7 ndiya kuthumela umlilo eludongeni lweGaza, oya kuyiqwenga
amabhotwe ayo:
1:8 Ndomnqumla omiyo eAshdode, nobambeleyo
intonga yobukumkani eAshkelon, ndisibuyisele isandla sam phezu kwe-Ekron;
amasalela amaFilisti aya kutshabalala; itsho iNkosi uYehova.
1:9 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zeTire, ngenxa yezine, I
akayi kulubuyisa umva ubugwenxa bakhe; ngokuba bawanikelayo
bephelele abathinjwa kwaEdom, akawukhumbula umnqophiso wobuzalwana.
1:10 ndiya kuthumela umlilo eludongeni lweTire, oya kuyiqwenga
namabhotwe ayo.
1:11 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zakwaEdom, ngenxa yezine
akayi kulubuyisa umva ubugwenxa bakhe; ngokuba ebesukela eyakhe
umzalwana wakhe ngekrele, wayilahla yonke imfesane, nomsindo wakhe wenjenjalo
ewe, ukrazule ngonaphakade;
1:12 ndiya kuthumela umlilo kwaTeman, utshise iingxande ezinde zelizwe lakwaTeman
eBhotsera.
1:13 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Ngenxa yezikreqo ezithathu zoonyana baka-Amon,
nangenxa yesine andiyi kuyibuyisa umva le nto; ngokuba bona
babaqwenga abamithiyo baseGiliyadi, ukuze bandise
Umda wabo:
1:14 ndiya kuphemba umlilo eludongeni lweRabha, utshise ke
iingxande zayo ezinde, kuhlatywa umkhosi ngemini yedabi, kusaqhwithi
imini yesaqhwithi:
1:15 Uya kuthinjwa emke ukumkani wabo, yena nabathetheli bakhe kunye;
utsho uYehova.