u-Amose
6:1 Maye kulabo abahlezi ngokukhululeka eSiyoni, futhi abathembele entabeni yaseSiyoni
iSamariya, ababizwa ngokuthi inhloko yezizwe, indlu yabo
U-Israyeli wafika!
6:2 Dlulani eKaline, nibone; nisuke lapho niye eHamati elikhulu;
bese wehlela eGati lamaFilisti;
imibuso? Umkhawulo wabo mkhulu kunomkhawulo wenu na?
6:3 Nina enidedisela kude usuku olubi, futhi ebangela isihlalo sobudlova
sondelani;
6:4 Abalala emibhedeni yophondo lwendlovu, bazendlalela emibhedeni yabo.
nidle amawundlu emhlambini namathole aphuma phakathi kwawo
itafula;
6:5 Lokho ukuhlabelela umsindo we-viol, futhi baziqambela bona
izinsimbi zomculo, njengoDavide;
6:6 Abaphuza iwayini ezitsheni, futhi bazigcobe nge induna
amafutha, kepha abadabuki ngokuhlushwa kukaJosefa.
6:7 Ngakho-ke manje bazothunjwa nabokuqala abathunjwa, futhi
idili labazelulelayo lizasuswa.
6:8 INkosi uJehova izifungile, isho iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti.
uzonde ukuzikhukhumeza kukaJakobe, uzonde izindlu zakhe zobukhosi;
nikela umuzi nakho konke okukuwo.
6:9 Futhi kuyothi uma kusasele amadoda ayishumi endlini eyodwa, ukuthi
bayakufa.
6:10 Futhi uyisekazi womuntu uyomthatha, futhi lowo omshisile, ukuze alethe
nikhiphe amathambo endlini, nithi kongaseceleni kwendlu
emaceleni endlu, usesekhona okanye nawe? futhi uzakuthi: Hatshi.
Khona izakuthi: Bamba ulimi lwakho, ngoba kasiyikukhuluma ngeNkosi
igama likaJehova.
6:11 Ngoba bheka, uJehova uyala, futhi uyoyishaya indlu enkulu
nendlu encane ibe nemifantu.
6:12 Amahhashi agijima phezu kwedwala? Umuntu angalima lapho ngezinkabi na? ngawe
baphendule ukwahlulela kwaba yinyongo, nesithelo sokulunga sibe-yisithelo
i-hemlock:
6:13 Nina enithokoza ngento eyize, nithi: 'Asizange sithathe
thina izimpondo ngamandla ethu na?
6:14 Kodwa, bheka, Ngizokuvusela isizwe, O ndlu ka-Israyeli.
usho uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti; bayakunihlupha kusukela kuJehova
bangena eHamati emfuleni wasehlane.