u-Amose
4:1 Zwanini leli zwi, nina zinkomo zaseBashani, elisentabeni yaseSamariya.
abacindezela abampofu, abacindezela abampofu, abathi kubo
makhosi, Lethani, siphuze.
4:2 INkosi uJehova ifungile ubungcwele bayo, ukuthi, bheka, izinsuku ziyeza
phezu kwakho, ukuthi uyakumuka ngezingwegwe, nezizukulwane zakho ngazo
izingwegwe zezinhlanzi.
4:3 Niyakuphuma ngezikhala ezifantwini, zonke izinkomo zibheke phambili
wakhe; niyobaphonsa esigodlweni,” usho uJehova.
4:4 Wozani eBethele, nenze isono; nandise iziphambeko eGiligali; futhi
nilethe imihlatshelo yenu ekuseni njalo, nokweshumi kwenu emva kweminyaka emithathu;
4:5 Futhi ninikele umhlatshelo wokubonga ngemvubelo, futhi nimemezele futhi
memezelani iminikelo yesihle, ngokuba kuyanithanda nina bantwana bakwa
Israyeli, isho iNkosi uJehova.
4:6 Futhi ngininike ukuhlanzeka kwamazinyo kuyo yonke imizi yenu, futhi
noswela isinkwa kuzo zonke izindawo zenu, nokho anibuyelanga kimi.
usho uJehova.
4:7 Futhi ngibagodlile imvula kuwe, lapho kwakusele ezintathu
izinyanga ngaphambi kokuvuna; ngenza imvula emzini owodwa, ngenza
angani phezu komunye umuzi;
ucezu elinganisanga phezu kwalo olubunile.
4:8 Ngakho imizi emibili noma emithathu yazulazula emzini owodwa, ukuze baphuze amanzi; kodwa bona
aninelisekanga, nokho anibuyelanga kimi,” usho uJehova.
4:9 Nginishayile ngokuhamuka nesikhutha: lapho izivande zakho futhi yakho
izivini, nemikhiwane yenu, neminqumo yenu yanda;
izinkumbi zabadla, kepha anibuyelanga kimi,” usho uJehova
NKOSI.
4:10 Ngithumele phakathi kwenu isifo ngendlela yaseGibhithe: yakho
ngibulele izinsizwa ngenkemba, ngathumba amahhashi enu;
ngenzile iphunga lekamu lenu likhuphukele emakhaleni enu.
nokho anibuyelanga kimi,” usho uJehova.
4:11 Ngiye ngagumbuqela abanye benu, njengoba nje uNkulunkulu wachitha iSodoma neGomora, futhi
ninjengesikhuni esophulwe emlilweni, nokho aninakho
wabuyela kimi,” usho uJehova.
4:12 Ngakho-ke ngizokwenza kanje kuwe, O Israyeli, futhi ngoba ngizokwenza lokhu
zilungiselele ukuhlangana noNkulunkulu wakho, Israyeli.
4:13 Ngoba bheka, Lowo owakha izintaba, futhi udala umoya, futhi
utshela umuntu ukuthi yini umcabango wakhe, owenza ukusa
ubumnyama, unyathela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zomhlaba, uJehova, uJehova
NguNkulunkulu Sebawoti, igama lakhe.