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.