Amos 3

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1Zwanini lelilizwi iNkosi elikhulume imelene lani a, lina bantwana bakoIsrayeli b, imelene losendo lonke engalwenyusa elizweni leGibhithe c, isithi: 2Yini kuphela d engilaziyo kuzo zonke izinsendo zomhlaba e; ngakho-ke ngizaphindisela phezu kwenu bonke ububi benu f. 3Ababili bangahamba kanyekanye yini ngaphandle kokuthi behlangene g? 4Kambe h isilwane singabhonga ehlathini singelampango i? Ibhongo lesilwane lingakhupha ilizwi lalo j ebhalwini k lwalo lingabambanga lutho yini? 5Inyoni ingawela emjibileni emhlabeni lapho okungelasifu sayo khona l yini? Umjibila ungathanya yini emhlabathini uba ungabambanga ulutho m? 6Uphondo lungavuthelwa yini emzini n abantu bangethuki? Kulobubi o yini p emzini iNkosi engabenzanga q? 7Isibili iNkosi uJehova kayenzi lutho ngaphandle kokuthi yembule r icebo layo eliyimfihlo encekwini zayo abaprofethi s. 8Isilwane sesibhongile t, ngubani ongayikwesaba? INkosi uJehova isikhulumile, ngubani ongayikuprofetha u?

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9Zwakalisani ezigodlweni zeAshidodi lezigodlweni zelizwe leGibhithe, lithi: Buthanani phezu kwezintaba zeSamariya v, libone iziphithiphithi ezinkulu phakathi kwayo labacindezelwayo phakathi kwayo w. 10Ngoba kabakwazi ukwenza okuqondileyo x, itsho iNkosi, ababuthelela udlakela lencithakalo ezigodlweni zabo y.

11Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Isitha, esizazingelezela ilizwe z, esizakwehlisa amandla akho kuwe, lezigodlo zakho ziphangwe aa. 12Itsho njalo iNkosi: Njengalokho umelusi esophula imilenze emibili ab emlonyeni wesilwane, loba isiqa sendlebe ac, ngokunjalo abantwana bakoIsrayeli abahlala eSamariya ad bazakophulwa egumbini lombheda ae ledamaseko yethala af.

13Zwanini lifakaze ag endlini kaJakobe ah, itsho iNkosi uJehova uNkulunkulu wamabandla ai, 14ukuthi mhla ngizaphindisela iziphambeko zikaIsrayeli phezu kwakhe, ngizaphindisela futhi phezu kwamalathi aj eBhetheli ak, lempondo zelathi zizaqunywa al ziwele emhlabathini am. 15Ngizatshaya an indlu yebusika ao kanye lendlu yehlobo ap, lezindlu zempondo zendlovu zizabhubha aq, lezindlu ezinkulu ziphele; itsho iNkosi.
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