Amos 1

1La ngamazwi ka-Amosi, omunye wabelusi baseThekhowa, lokho akubonayo mayelana lo-Israyeli eminyakeni emibili ngaphambi kokuzamazama komhlaba, ngezinsuku u-Uziya eyinkosi yakoJuda loJerobhowamu indodana kaJowashi eyinkosi yako-Israyeli.

2Wathi:

UThixo uyavungama eseZiyoni,
idume iJerusalema;
amadlelo abelusi ayoma
lengqongo yeKhameli iyabuna.”

Ukwahlulelwa Kwabakhelene Lo-Israyeli

3Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

“Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zeDamaseko,
loba ngenxa yezine,
kangiyikulunqanda ulaka lwami.
Ngenxa yokuthi yatshaya iGiliyadi
ngemibhulo elamazinyo ensimbi,
4ngizathumela umlilo endlini kaHazayeli
ozalobisa izinqaba zikaBheni-Hadadi.
5Ngizabhidliza isango laseDamaseko;
ngizachitha inkosi ephakathi kweSigodi sase-Aveni
lalowo ophethe intonga yobukhosi eBhethi Edeni.
Abantu base-Aramu bazathunjwa
basiwe eKhiri,”
kutsho uThixo.
6Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

“Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zeGaza
loba ngenxa yezine,
kangiyikulunqanda ulaka lwami
ngenxa yokuthi yathumba abantu bezigaba zonke
yabathengisa e-Edomi,
7ngizathumela umlilo emidulini yaseGaza
ozalobisa izinqaba zayo.
8Ngizayichitha inkosi yase-Ashidodi
kanye lalowo ophatha intonga yobukhosi e-Ashikheloni.
Ngizaphendulela isandla sami ekuhlaseleni i-Ekroni
kuze kufe umFilistiya wokucina,”
kutsho uThixo Wobukhosi.
9Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

“Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zaseThire
loba ngenxa yezine, kangiyikulunqanda ulaka lwami.
Ngenxa yokuthi yabathengisela e-Edomi
bonke abantu bezigaba zonke ezathunjwayo
inganaki isivumelwano sobuzalwane,
10ngizathumela umlilo emidulini yaseThire
ozalobisa izinqaba zayo.”
11Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

“Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zase-Edomi
loba ngenxa yezine, kangiyikulunqanda ulaka lwami.
Ngenxa yokuthi waxotshana lomfowabo ngenkemba,
enqabela isihawu sonke,
ngoba ulaka lwakhe lwavutha kokuphela
lentukuthelo yakhe yabhebha ingelakuthitshwa,
12ngizathumela umlilo eThemani
ozalobisa izinqaba zaseBhozira.”
13Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

“Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zase-Amoni, loba langenxa yezine,
kangiyikulunqanda ulaka lwami.
Ngenxa yokuthi waqhaqha abesifazane abazithweleyo baseGiliyadi
ukuze aqhelise ilizwe lakhe,
14ngizathungela imiduli yaseRaba ngomlilo
ozalobisa izinqaba zayo
kumenyezelwa izitsho zempi ngosuku lokulwa
kulomoya olamandla ngosuku lwesiphepho.
15Inkosi yalo izathunjwa,
yona kanye lezikhulu zayo,”
kutsho uThixo.
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