u-Amose 1:1 Amazwi ka-Amose, owayephakathi kwabelusi baseThekhowa, okuyinto wazibona ngo-Israyeli emihleni ka-Uziya inkosi yakwaJuda nasemihleni kaJerobowamu indodana kaJowashi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, iminyaka emibili ngaphambi kukaJehova ukuzamazama komhlaba. 1:2 Wathi: "UJehova uzobhonga eSiyoni, futhi uzokhipha izwi lakhe iJerusalema; amadlelo abelusi ayakulila, nesiqongo yaseKarmeli iyobuna. 1:3 Usho kanje uJehova; Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zaseDamaseku, nangenxa yezine, angiyikukubuyisa ukujeziswa kwakho; ngoba sebebhulile iGileyadi ngezibhulo zensimbi; 1:4 Kodwa ngiyothumela umlilo endlini kaHazayeli, okuyinto uyoshwabadela izigodlo zikaBeni Hadadi. 1:5 Ngiyokwephula umgoqo waseDamaseku, futhi nginqume abakhileyo ithafa lase-Aveni, nophethe intonga endlini ka-Aveni E-Edene: nabantu base-Aramu bayakuthunjelwa eKiri,” usho kanje iNkosi. 1:6 Usho kanje uJehova; Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zaseGaza, nangenxa yezine, I ayiyikukubuyisa isijeziso sayo; ngoba bahamba bathumbe bonke abathunjwa, ukubanikela ku-Edomi; 1:7 Kodwa ngiyothumela umlilo odongeni lwaseGaza, okuyinto uyoshwabadela izigodlo zakhona: 1:8 Futhi ngiyonquma abakhileyo e-Ashidodi, futhi ngubani ophethe intonga yobukhosi evela e-Ashikeloni, futhi ngizobuyisela isandla sami phezu kwe-Ekroni; insali yamaFilisti iyakubhubha, isho iNkosi uJehova. 1:9 Usho kanje uJehova; Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zaseTire, nangenxa yezine, I ayiyikukubuyisa isijeziso sayo; ngoba banikela ukuthunjwa wonke kwa-Edomi, akakhumbulanga isivumelwano sobuzalwane. 1:10 Kodwa ngiyothumela umlilo odongeni lwaseTire, okuyinto uyoshwabadela izigodlo zalo. 1:11 Usho kanje uJehova; Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwa-Edomi, nangenxa yezine, I ayiyikukubuyisa isijeziso sayo; ngoba walandela eyakhe umfowabo ngenkemba, wasilahla sonke isihawu, nentukuthelo yakhe yasilahla izinyembezi zaphakade, wagcina ulaka lwakhe kuze kube phakade; 1:12 Kodwa ngiyothumela umlilo phezu kweThemani, oyoshwabadela izindlu zasebukhosini Bozira. 1:13 Usho kanje uJehova; Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zabantwana bakwa-Amoni, futhi ngezine, ngeke ngijike isijeziso sakho; ngoba bona ngiklebhulile abesifazane abakhulelweyo bakwaGileyadi, ukuze bande umngcele wabo: 1:14 Kodwa ngizophemba umlilo odongeni lwaseRaba, futhi uyoshwabadela izigodlo zalo, ngokumemeza ngosuku lwempi, nesiphepho phakathi usuku lwesivunguvungu: 1:15 Inkosi yabo iyakuthunjwa, yona nezikhulu zayo kanyekanye; usho uJehova.