Amos 6

Maye kulabo abangakhathaliyo

1Maye kini lina elingakhathaliyo eZiyoni, lakini elizizwa livikelekile eNtabeni iSamariya, lina madoda adumileyo esizwe sokuqala, abantu bako-Israyeli abaya kuso!

2Yanini eKhaline liyikhangele; lisuka lapho yanini eHamathi enkulu, libeselisehlela eGathi eseFilistiya. Bangcono kulemibuso yenu emibili na? Ilizwe labo likhulu kulelenu na?

3Lisusa usuku olubi lisondeze eduze ukubusa ngodlakela.

4Lilala emibhedeni eyenziwa ngezimpondo zendlovu licambalale phezu kwemibheda yenu yokuphumulela. Lidla inyama yezimvu zekhethelo leyamathole anonisiweyo.

5Lihweba amachacho njengoDavida kodwa engamachacho ezaba.

6Linatha iwayini ligcwele izinqayi, ligcobe ngamagcobo amahle, kodwa kalikhathazeki ngokuchitheka kukaJosefa.

7Ngakho-ke lizakuba ngabanye bakuqala ekuthunjweni; ukuzitika kwenu lokuhleka kuzaphela.

Inkosi iyakwenyanya ukuzigqaja kuka-Israyeli

8UJehova Wobukhosi uzifungele yena ngokwakhe – uJehova uNkulunkulu uSomandla uthi: “Ngiyakwenyanya ukuzigqaja kukaJakhobe njalo ngiyazizonda izinqaba zakhe; ngizalinikela idolobho lakho konke okukulo.”

9Uma amadoda alitshumi esele endlini eyodwa, lawo azakufa. 10Njalo uma isihlobo okumele sitshise izidumbu sifika ukuba sizisuse kuleyondlu besesibuza loba ngubani oyabe elokhu ecatshile khonapho, sithi, “Kulomunye olawe na? Yena athi, “Hatshi,” lapho-ke uzakuthi, “Thula! Akumelanga sithinte ibizo likaJehova.”

11Ngoba uJehova usekhuphe umlayo, njalo uzaphahlaza indlukazi ibe yizihlephu kuthi indlu encinyane ibe yizicucu.

12Amabhiza ayagijima emadwaleni angamawa na? Umuntu uyalima khonapho ngenkabi na? Kodwa lina liphendule ukulunga kwaba yitshefu lesithelo sokulunga saba yibuhlungu –

13lina elithokoziswa yikunqotshwa kweLo-Debhari beselisithi, “IKharinayimi kasiyithumbanga ngamandla ethu na?”

14Ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu uSomandla uthi, “Ngizakuvusela isizwe, wena ndlu ka-Israyeli, esizakucindezela indawo yonke kusukela eLebho Hamathi kusiyafika esigodini sase-Arabha.”
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