u-Amose
5:1 Yizwani leli zwi engiliphakamisa ngani, yebo, isililo, O
indlu ka-Israyeli.
5:2 Intombi yakwa-Israyeli iwile; alisayikuvuka, lishiyiwe
ezweni lakhe; akakho ongamvusa.
5:3 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu. Umuzi owaphuma ngenkulungwane uyakuba
shiya ikhulu, nophume ngekhulu uyakuhamba
eziyishumi, endlini ka-Israyeli.
5:4 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi kuyo indlu ka-Israyeli: Ngifuneni mina, futhi nani
uzophila:
5:5 Kodwa ningafuni eBethele, futhi ningangeni eGiligali, futhi ningaweli eBeri Sheba.
ngoba iGiligali lizakuya ekuthunjweni, leBhetheli lizafika
lutho.
5:6 Funani uJehova, futhi niyophila; funa abhodloze njengomlilo phakathi
indlu kaJosefa, uyidle, kungabibikho wokuyicima
eBethel.
5:7 Nina eniguqula ukwahlulela kube umhlonyane, futhi niyeke ukulunga phakathi
umhlaba,
5:8 Funani lowo owenza izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa ne-Orion, futhi aphendule isithunzi
lokufa kube ngukusa, lemini lenza kube mnyama ebusuku: ukuthi
ubiza amanzi olwandle, awathululele ebusweni bukaJehova
umhlaba: nguJehova igama lakhe;
5:9 Oqinisa abaphangiwe ngokumelene abanamandla, ukuze abaphangiwe
iyakufika imelene nenqaba.
5:10 Bayamzonda okhuzayo esangweni, futhi bayamenyanya lowo
ukhuluma iqiniso.
5:11 Ngakho, njengoba nje ninyathela abampofu, futhi nithatha kubo
Imithwalo yengqoloyi yakhe;
ungahlali kuzo; nitshale izivini ezithandekayo, kepha aniyikutshala
uphuze iwayini kuzo.
5:12 Ngoba ngiyazazi iziphambeko zenu eziningi kanye nezono zenu ezinamandla
bahlukuluze olungileyo, bamukele umvuzo, bahlubule abampofu ezweni
esangweni kwesokudla sabo.
5:13 Ngakho-ke ohlakaniphile uyothula ngaleso sikhathi; ngoba kubi
isikhathi.
5:14 Funani okuhle, hhayi okubi, ukuze niphile, futhi kanjalo uJehova, uNkulunkulu we
amabutho, ayakuba nawe, njengoba nje ukhulumile.
5:15 Zondani okubi, nithande okuhle, futhi nimise ukwahlulela esangweni: it
mhlawumbe uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti uyakuba nomusa kuyo insali
uJosefa.
5:16 Ngakho, uJehova, uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, uJehova, usho kanje: Ukukhala
kuyoba kuzo zonke izitaladi; ezindleleni zonke bayakusho ukuthi: “Maye!
maye! bayakubiza umlimi ukuba alile, nabanjalo
enekhono lokulila nokulila.
5:17 Futhi kuzo zonke izivini kuyoba ukulila, ngoba ngizodabula phakathi kwakho.
usho uJehova.
5:18 Maye kinina enifisa usuku lukaJehova! kuyini kuwe na?
usuku lukaJehova luwubumnyama, alukona ukukhanya.
5:19 Njengokungathi umuntu ubalekela ingonyama, futhi ibhere wahlangana naye; noma wangena
endlini, wancika isandla sakhe odongeni, walunywa yinyoka.
5:20 Ingabe usuku lukaJehova ngeke kube ubumnyama, futhi kungabi ukukhanya? ngisho kakhulu
kumnyama, kungekho kukhanya kuwo?
5:21 Ngiyayizonda, ngiyayidelela imikhosi yenu;
imihlangano.
5:22 Noma ninikela kimi iminikelo yokushiswa neminikelo yenu yempuphu, mina ngeke
zamukeleni; neminikelo yenu yokuthula yamanoni angiyikunaka
izilo.
5:23 Susa kimi umsindo wezingoma zakho; ngoba kangiyikuzwa
ingoma yezigubhu zakho.
5:24 Kodwa ake ukwahlulela kugobhoze njengamanzi, nokulunga njengamaqhawe
ukusakaza.
5:25 Ninikele kimi imihlatshelo neminikelo ehlane ezingamashumi amane
iminyaka, wena ndlu ka-Israyeli?
5:26 Kodwa niye nathwala itabernakele likaMoloki wenu noKiwuni izithombe zenu.
inkanyezi kankulunkulu wenu enazenzela wona.
5:27 Ngakho, Ngizokwenza ukuba nithunjwe ngaphesheya kweDamaseku, kusho
uJehova, ogama lakhe linguNkulunkulu Sebawoti.