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.