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.