Amos 5

Isililo Lesimemezelo Sokuphenduka

1Zwana ilizwi leli, wena ndlu ka-Israyeli, isililo lesi engisenzayo ngani:

2“Iwile iNtombi u-Israyeli,
kayiphindi ivuke futhi,
ideliwe elizweni layo,
kungekho ongayiphakamisela phezulu.”
3Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

“Idolobho lenu elikhupha inkulungwane eziqinileyo
lizasala labalikhulu kuphela;
idolobho elikhupha abalikhulu abaqinileyo lizasala
labalitshumi kuphela.”
4Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo endlini ka-Israyeli:

“Dingani mina, liphile;
5lingadingi iBhetheli,
lingayi eGiligali,
lingayi eBherishebha.
Ngoba impela iGiligali izakuya ekuthunjweni,
leBhetheli izadliwa iphele nya.”
6Dingani uThixo liphile
hlezi adabule phakathi kwendlu kaJosefa njengomlilo;
uzatshisa uqothule,
njalo iBhetheli kayiyikuba lomuntu ozawucitsha.

7Lina eliguqula ukulunga kube yibuhlungu,
lilahlele ubuqotho emhlabathini.

8Yena owenza iSilimela loMthala,
oguqula umnyama ube yikusa
enze imini ibe yibusuku obumnyama,
yena obiza amanzi olwandle,
awathele phezu kobuso belizwe,
uThixo yilo ibizo lakhe,
9wehlisela incithakalo phezu kwenqaba atshabalalise
idolobho elivikelweyo.

10Liyamzonda okhuzayo emthethwandaba limeyise
lalowo okhuluma iqiniso.

11Linyathezela umyanga limncindezele
ukuba aliphe amabele.
Ngakho-ke, lanxa lakhe izindlu ezinkulukazi zamatshe
kaliyikuhlala kuzo;
lanxa lihlanyele izivini ezinhle,
iwayini lazo kaliyikulinatha.
12Ngoba iziphambeko zenu ngiyazazi ukuthi zingaki
kanye lokuthi izono zenu zinkulu okunganani.

Lincindezela abalungileyo lamukele isivalamlomo,
njalo emithethwandaba linqabela abayanga imfanelo.
13Ngakho ezikhathini ezinjalo umuntu ohlakaniphileyo uyazithulela,
ngoba izikhathi zimbi.

14Dingani okuhle, hatshi okubi,
ukuze liphile.
Lapho-ke uThixo uNkulunkulu uSomandla uzakuba lani
njengoba lisithi ulani.
15Zondani okubi lithande okuhle;
qinisani ukulunga emithethwandaba.
Mhlawumbe uThixo uNkulunkulu uSomandla uzakuba lomusa
kuzinsalela zakoJosefa.
16Ngakho nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi, uThixo, uNkulunkulu uSomandla,

“Kuzakuba lokulila emigwaqweni yonke
lokukhala kabuhlungu ezinkundleni zonke zikazulu.
Abalimi bazabizwa ukuba bakhale,
labakhalayo ukuba balile.
17Kuzakuba lokulila ezivinini zonke,
ngoba ngizadlula phakathi kwenu,”
kutsho uThixo.

Usuku LukaThixo

18Maye kini lina elilangazelela
usuku lukaThixo!
Kungani lilangazelela lolosuku lukaThixo na?
Lolosuku luzakuba ngumnyama, hatshi ukukhanya.
19Kuzafana lokuthi umuntu ubalekele isilwane
wahlangana lebhele,
njengangathi ungene endlini yakhe
wabambelela emdulini ngesandla
waselunywa yinyoka.
20Usuku lukaThixo kaluyikuba ngumnyama na,
hatshi ukukhanya,
lumnyama bhuqe, kungekho nhlansi yokukhanya?

21“Ngiyayizonda, ngiyayeyisa imikhosi yokholo lwenu;
angingeke ngiyimele imbuthano yenu.
22Lanxa lingangilethela iminikelo yokutshiswa leminikelo
yamabele kangiyikuyamukela.
Lanxa liletha iminikelo emihle kakhulu yobuzalwane,
lokunonisiweyo kangiyikuyinanza.
23Sukani lomsindo wezingoma zenu!
Kangiyikuwulalela umculo wamachacho enu.
24Kodwa ukulunga kakugeleze njengamanzi,
lobuqotho njengesifula esingatshiyo!

25Kanje wake wangilethela imihlatshelo leminikelo
eminyakeni engamatshumi amane enkangala,
wena ndlu ka-Israyeli na?
26Seliphakamise indawo yokukhonzela izithombe zenu,
isenabelo senkosi unkulunkulu wenu uSakhuthi,
lenkanyezi kankulunkulu wenu uKhayiwani,
elazenzela khona lina ngokwenu.
27Ngakho ngizalisa ekuthunjweni ngale kweDamaseko,”
kutsho uThixo obizo lakhe nguNkulunkulu uSomandla.