u-Amose
7:1 INkosi uJehova yangibonisa kanje; bheka, wakha
izintethe ekuqaleni kokumila kohlu lwakamuva;
bheka, kwakuyisitshalo sakamuva emva kokusika kwenkosi.
7:2 Kwathi lapho sebeqedile ukudla utshani
ngasengisithi: Nkosi Jehova, ake uthethelele;
UJakobe uyavuka na? ngoba mncane.
7:3 UJehova wazisola ngalokhu: Ngeke kube, kusho uJehova.
7:4 Ilokhu iNkosi uJehova yangibonisa: futhi bheka, iNkosi uJehova yabiza
ukulwa nomlilo, waqeda utwa olukhulu, wadla a
ingxenye.
7:5 Ngasengisithi, O Nkosi Nkulunkulu, ngiyeke, ngiyakuncenga, ngubani uJakobe
vuka? ngoba mncane.
7:6 INkosi yazisola ngalokhu: Lokhu futhi ngeke kube, isho iNkosi uJehova.
7:7 Wangibonisa kanje: bheka, uJehova wayemi phezu kodonga olwakhiwe ngodonga
intambo yomthofu wokumisa esandleni sakhe.
" 7:8 Futhi uJehova wathi kimi: "Amose, yini oyibonayo?" Futhi ngathi, A
umshini wokumisa amanzi. Wayesethi uJehova: “Bheka, ngiyakubeka intambo yomthofu wokumisa phakathi
phakathi kwabantu bami u-Israyeli, angisayikuphinda ngidlule kubo;
7:9 Futhi izindawo eziphakemeyo zika-Isaka kuyoba incithakalo, kanye nezindawo ezingcwele
u-Israyeli uyakuba yincithakalo; futhi ngizovukela indlu ka
uJerobowamu ngenkemba.
7:10 U-Amasiya, umpristi waseBethele, wathumela kuJerobowamu inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
wathi: U-Amose ukwenzele ugobe phakathi kwendlu ka-Amose
Israyeli: izwe alikwazi ukuthwala onke amazwi akhe.
7:11 Ngokuba usho kanje u-Amose, 'UJerobowamu uyakufa ngenkemba, futhi u-Israyeli ngeke
ngokuqinisekile bazothunjwa baphume ezweni lakubo.
7:12 U-Amasiya wayesethi ku-Amose: “Wena mboni, hamba, ubalekele esigodini.
ezweni lakwaJuda, udle khona isinkwa, uprofethe khona;
7:13 Kepha ungabe usaprofetha eBethele, ngokuba iyindlu yokukhonzela yenkosi;
futhi iyigceke lenkosi.
" 7:14 Khona-ke u-Amose waphendula, futhi wathi ku-Amaziya, "Mina angisiye umprofethi, futhi mina
indodana yomprofethi; kepha ngangingumalusi nomtheli wemisikomori;
7:15 Futhi uJehova wangithatha ngisalandela umhlambi, futhi uJehova wathi kimi:
Hamba, uprofethe kubantu bami u-Israyeli.
7:16 Manje, lalela izwi likaJehova: Wena uthi, 'Ungaprofethi
ngokumelene no-Israyeli, futhi ungaconsi izwi lakho phezu kwendlu ka-Isaka.
7:17 Ngakho-ke, usho kanje uJehova. Umkakho uyakuba isifebe emzini;
amadodana akho namadodakazi akho ayakuwa ngenkemba nezwe lakho
izohlukaniswa ngomugqa; uyakufa ezweni elingcolile: futhi
U-Israyeli uyakuthunjwa nokuphuma ezweni lakhe.