Amos 2

1Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

“Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zaseMowabi
loba ngenxa yezine, kangiyikulunqanda ulaka lwami,
ngoba utshise amathambo enkosi yase-Edomi
aze afana lekalaga,
2ngizathumela umlilo kuMowabi
ozalobisa izinqaba zaseKheriyothi.
UMowabi uzachitheka kulokuxokozela okukhulu
lokumenyezelwa kwezitsho zempi lokukhala kwecilongo.
3Ngizaqothula ababusi bakhe
ngibulale zonke izikhulu zakhe kanye laye,”
kutsho uThixo.
4Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

“Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zikaJuda
loba ngenxa yezine, kangiyikulunqanda ulaka lwami,
ngoba bawalile umthetho kaThixo
kabaze bagcina lezimiso zakhe,
ngoba badukiswe ngonkulunkulu bamanga,
onkulunkulu abalandelwa ngokhokho babo.
5Ngizathumela umlilo koJuda
ozalobisa izinqaba zaseJerusalema.”

Ukwahlulelwa Kuka-Israyeli

6Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

“Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zika-Israyeli
loba ngenxa yezine, kangiyikulunqanda ulaka lwami
ngoba bathengisa abalungileyo ngesiliva,
labaswelayo ngamanyathelo.
7Banyathela phezu kwamakhanda abayanga
njengaphezu kothuli lomhlabathi
banqabele imfanelo yabancindezelweyo.
Uyise lendodana bembatha lentombi yinye
kanjalo bangcolise ibizo lami elingcwele.
8Bacambalala phansi emaceleni ama-alithare wonke,
phezu kwezembatho ezithethwe ziyizibambiso.
Endlini kankulunkulu wabo
banatha iwayini elithethwe njengenhlawulo.

9Ngachitha umʼAmori phambi kwabo,
lanxa wayemude njengemisedari
njalo eqine njengomʼokhi.
Ngachitha izithelo zakhe phezulu
kanye lempande zakhe ngaphansi.
10Ngalikhupha eGibhithe
ngalikhokhela iminyaka engamatshumi amane enkangala
ukuba ngilinike ilizwe lama-Amori.

11Ngakhupha labaphrofethi bephuma phakathi kwamadodana enu,
kanye lamaNaziri ephuma phakathi kwezinsizwa zenu.
Lokhu akuqotho na, bantu bako-Israyeli?”
kutsho uThixo.
12“Kodwa lanathisa amaNaziri iwayini,
lalaya abaphrofethi ukuba bangaphrofethi.

13Khathesi-ke mina ngizalichoboza
njengokuchoboza kwenqola ithwele amabele.
14Olejubane kayikubaleka,
oqinileyo uzawaswela amandla akhe,
lebutho kaliyikusindisa impilo yalo.
15Umtshoki akayikugxila,
ibutho elilejubane kaliyikuphunyuka
lomgadi webhiza kayikusindisa impilo yakhe.
16Lebutho elilesibindi kakhulu,
ngalolosuku lizabaleka linqunu,”
kutsho uThixo.