UAmosi
8:1 Yenjenje ukundibonisa iNkosi uYehova:Nantso ingobozi yasehlotyeni
iziqhamo.
8:2 Yathi, Ubona ntoni na, Amosi? Ndathi, Ingobozi yasehlotyeni
iziqhamo. Wathi uYehova kum, Isiphelo sibafikele abantu bam
Sirayeli; andiyi kuphinda ndidlule kubo.
8:3 Ziya kuba kukubhomboloza iingoma zetempile ngaloo mini; utsho uYehova
Nkosi Yehova, ziya kuba zizidumbu ezininzi ezindaweni zonke; baya kuthi
bakhuphele phandle bathi cwaka.
8:4 Yivani oku, nina baginyayo amahlwempu, ukuba niwenze amahlwempu;
umhlaba uya kusilela,
8:5 Kuya kugqitha nini na ukuthwasa kwenyanga, sithengise ngengqolowa? kwaye i
Isabatha, ukuze sihluze ingqolowa, sinciphise iefa,* ne-efa
Yishekele enkulu na, nigqwesa izikali ngokukhohlisa?
8:6 ukuze sizithenge izisweli ngesilivere, namahlwempu ngeembadada ezimbini;
ewe, nithengise ngomdiza wengqolowa?
8:7 Ulifungile uYehova iqhayiya likaYakobi, esithi, Inyaniso, andiyi naphakade
balibale ngayo yonke imisebenzi yabo.
8:8 Aliyi kugungqa na ngenxa yoku ilizwe, benze isijwili bonke abemiyo?
kuyo? liya kunyuka lonke liphela njengoMnayile; kwaye iya kuphoswa
zatshona njengoMnayile waseYiputa.
8:9 Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, itsho iNkosi uYehova, ndibe mna
Litshone ilanga emini enkulu, ndenze ubumnyama ehlabathini
usuku olucacileyo:
8:10 ndiwajike abe sisijwili imithendeleko yenu, neengoma zenu zonke zibe sisijwili
isijwili; ndibeke ezirhwexayo emanqeni onke, ndibe nenkqayi
phezu kweentloko zonke; ndisenze sibe njengesijwili sonyana okuphela kwamzeleyo;
ukuphela kwayo kube njengemini ekrakra.
8:11 Yabonani, kuza imihla, itsho iNkosi uYehova, endiya kuthumela khona indlala
ilizwe, elingekuko ukulambela isonka, kungabi kuko ukunxanelwa amanzi;
amazwi kaYehova:
8:12 Kwaye baya kubhadula bethabathela kolwandle, base kolunye ulwandle, bethabathela entla, base elwandle
empumalanga, baya kutyhutyha ilizwe, befuna ilizwi likaYehova;
andiyifumani.
8:13 Ngaloo mini uya kuwa isiduli umthinjana omhle nomlisela, linxano.
8:14 abo bafunga isono sakwaSamari, bathi, Ehleli nje uthixo wakho, Dan;
nokuthi, Lihleli nje isiko likaBher-shebha; baya kuwa, bangaze bawe
vuka kwakhona.