u-Amose
3:1 Zwanini leli zwi uJehova alikhulumile ngokumelene nani, O madodana
Israyeli, phezu kwawo wonke umndeni engawukhuphula ezweni lawo
Egypt, uthi,
3:2 Nina nodwa engibaziyo kuyo yonke imindeni yomhlaba, ngakho ngizokwenza
anijezise ngazo zonke iziphambeko zenu.
3:3 Ababili bangahamba ndawonye, ngaphandle kokuba bavumelane?
3:4 Ingonyama ingabhonga ehlathini, ingenayo inyamazane? Ibhongo lengonyama
akhale emhumeni wakhe, uma engathathanga lutho na?
3:5 Inyoni ingawela yini ogibeni emhlabeni, lapho kungekho khona itiye?
umuntu angabamba ugibe emhlabeni, engabambi lutho na?
3:6 Icilongo liyoshaywa emzini, futhi abantu bangesabi?
Kuyakuba khona okubi emzini, engakwenzi uJehova, na?
3:7 Impela iNkosi uJehova ayenzi lutho, ngaphandle kokwambula imfihlakalo yayo
izinceku zakhe abaprofethi.
3:8 Ingonyama ibhongile, ngubani ongayikwesaba? iNkosi uJehova ikhulumile, ngubani
angakwazi kodwa ukuprofetha?
3:9 Shicilela ezigodlweni zase-Ashidodi, nasezindlini zamakhosi ezweni lase-Ashidodi
iGibithe, nithi: 'Buthanani ezintabeni zaseSamariya,
bheka, iziphithiphithi ezinkulu phakathi kwawo nabacindezelweyo phakathi kwawo
phakathi kwawo.
3:10 Ngoba abakwazi ukwenza okulungile, kusho uJehova, abaqoqa ubudlova
ukuphanga ezindlini zabo zobukhosi.
3:11 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu. Kuyoba khona isitha esilinganayo
nxazonke zezwe; uyakwehlisa amandla akho kuwe;
nezigodlo zakho ziyakuchithwa.
3:12 Usho kanje uJehova; Njengoba umalusi ekhipha emlonyeni wengonyama
imilenze emibili, noma ucezu lwendlebe; kanjalo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakubanjwa
abahlala eSamariya engonsini yombhede, naseDamaseku endaweni
umbhede.
3:13 Lalelani, futhi nifakaze endlini kaJakobe, isho iNkosi uJehova, uNkulunkulu
yababungazi,
3:14 Ukuze mhla ngiyohambela iziphambeko zika-Israyeli phezu kwakhe
ngiyakuhambela ama-altare aseBethele, nezimpondo ze-altare ziyakuba
qunywa, uwele phansi.
3:15 Futhi ngizoshaya indlu yasebusika kanye nendlu yasehlobo; kanye nezindlu
uphondo lwendlovu luyakubhubha, nezindlu ezinkulu ziphele,” usho uJehova
NKOSI.