u-Amose
8:1 Ilokhu iNkosi uJehova yangibonisa: futhi bheka, ubhasikidi ehlobo
izithelo.
2 Wathi: "Amose, ubonani na?" Ngathi: Iqoma lasehlobo
izithelo. Wayesethi uJehova kimi: “Ukuphela kufikile phezu kwabantu bami
Israyeli; angisayikuphinda ngidlule kubo.
8:3 Futhi izingoma zethempeli ziyoba ukuhhewula ngalolo suku, kusho uJehova
Nkosi Jehova, izidumbu ziyakuba ziningi ezindaweni zonke; bazokwenza
bakhiphe ngokuthula.
8:4 Yizwani lokhu, O nina enigwinya abampofu, ngisho ukuze wenze abampofu of the
umhlaba uzohluleka,
8:5 esithi: Kuzaphela nini ukwethwasa kwenyanga ukuze sithengise ngamabele? kanye ne
isabatha, ukuze sithele ukolweni, sinciphise i-efa,
ishekeli elikhulu, nenza izilinganiso zibe ngamanga ngenkohliso na?
8:6 Ukuze sithenge abampofu ngesiliva, futhi abampofu ngezicathulo ezimbili;
yebo, nithengise ngemfucumfucu kakolweni na?
8:7 UJehova ufungile ngokuphakama kukaJakobe: Impela mina ngeke
khohlwa noma yimiphi imisebenzi yabo.
8:8 Ngeke yini izwe lithuthumele ngenxa yalokhu, futhi wonke umuntu ohleziyo alile
lapho? futhi liyakukhuphuka lonke njengesikhukhula; futhi iyakuphonswa
waphuma, waminza njengomfula waseGibithe.
8:9 Futhi kuyokwenzeka ngalolo suku, isho iNkosi uJehova, ukuthi mina
yenza ukuba ilanga lishone emini, futhi ngizokwenza mnyama emhlabeni
usuku olucacile:
8:10 Futhi ngiyophendula imikhosi yakho ibe ukulila, futhi zonke izingoma zakho zibe
isililo; ngiyakwehlisela indwangu yamasaka ezinkalweni zonke, nempandla
phezu kwawo wonke amakhanda; futhi ngiyokwenza kube njengesililo sendodana eyodwa, futhi
ukuphela kwakho njengosuku olubabayo.
8:11 Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, isho iNkosi uJehova, lapho ngiyothumela khona indlala
umhlaba, kungabi yindlala yesinkwa, kungabi kukomela amanzi, kodwa okokuzwa
amazwi kaJehova:
8:12 Futhi bayozulazula kusukela olwandle kuze kube selwandle, futhi kusukela enyakatho ngisho kuze kube sekupheleni
empumalanga, bayakuzulazula ukuyofuna izwi likaJehova, futhi bayohlala
ngingayitholi.
8:13 Ngalolo suku izintombi ezinhle nezinsizwa ziyoquleka ngenxa yokoma.
8:14 Labo abafunga isono saseSamariya, futhi bathi: 'Kuphila unkulunkulu wakho, Dani!
nokuthi, Indlela kaBeri Sheba iphila; nabo bayakuwa, bangabe besawa
avuke futhi.