u-Amose
2:1 Usho kanje uJehova; Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zikaMowabi, nangenxa yezine, I
ayiyikukubuyisa isijeziso sayo; ngoba watshisa amathambo
yenkosi yakwa-Edomi ibe umcako;
2:2 Kodwa mina ngiyothumela umlilo phezu kukaMowabi, futhi uyoshwabadela izindlu zasebukhosini
eKiriyoti; uMowabi uyakufa ngokuhlokoma, ngokumemeza, nangokumemeza
umsindo wecilongo:
2:3 Futhi ngiyonquma umahluleli phakathi kwabo, futhi ngiyobulala bonke
izikhulu zalo kanye naye,” usho uJehova.
2:4 Usho kanje uJehova; Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwaJuda, nangenxa yezine, I
ayiyikukubuyisa isijeziso sayo; ngoba bedelile
umthetho kaJehova, kabagcinanga imilayo yakhe lamanga abo
wabadukisa, abahamba ngakuzo oyise;
2:5 Kodwa ngizothumela umlilo phezu kukaJuda, futhi uyoshwabadela izigodlo
eJerusalema.
2:6 Usho kanje uJehova; Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwa-Israyeli, nangenxa yezine, I
ayiyikukubuyisa isijeziso sayo; ngoba bathengisa
abalungile ngesiliva, nabampofu ngezicathulo;
2:7 Abalangazelela uthuli lomhlaba ekhanda labampofu, futhi baphenduke
eceleni kwendlela yabamnene: umuntu noyise bayakungena endlini
yona leyo ncekukazi, ukungcolisa igama lami elingcwele;
2:8 Balala phezu kwezingubo ezibekwe njengesibambiso ngase-altare ngalinye.
baphuza iwayini labagwetshiwe endlini kankulunkulu wabo.
2:9 Nokho ngamchitha umAmori phambi kwabo, ubude babo kwakunjengokukaJehova
ukuphakama kwemisedari, wayenamandla njengama-oki; nokho ngachitha eyakhe
izithelo ezivela phezulu, nezimpande zakhe ngaphansi.
2:10 Futhi ngakukhuphula ezweni laseGibhithe, futhi ngakuhola iminyaka engamashumi amane
ehlane ukuze badle izwe lama-Amori.
2:11 Futhi ngavusa amadodana enu abaprofethi, futhi izinsizwa zenu
AmaNazaretha. Akunjalo yini, nina bantwana bakwa-Israyeli? usho uJehova.
2:12 Kodwa naphuzisa amaNazari iwayini; futhi wayala abaprofethi.
esithi: Ungaprofethi.
2:13 Bhekani, mina ngicindezelwe ngaphansi kwenu, njengoba inqola igxishwe egcwele
izinyanda.
2:14 Ngakho-ke ukubaleka kuyoshabalala kusukela enejubane, futhi abanamandla ngeke
angaqinisi amandla akhe, neqhawe aliyikuzikhulula;
2:15 Nobamba umnsalo akayikuma; futhi onejubane
unyawo aluyikuzikhulula, nogibele ihhashi akayikuzikhulula
azikhulule.
2:16 Futhi lowo onesibindi phakathi kwabanamandla uyobaleka nqunu kulokho
usuku,” usho uJehova.