Amos 1

Ukwahlulelwa kwezizwe ezakhelene loIsrayeli

1Amazwi kaAmosi owayephakathi kwabelusi beThekhowa a, awabona ngoIsrayeli, ensukwini b zikaUziya inkosi yakoJuda c, lensukwini zikaJerobhowamu d indodana kaJowashi inkosi yakoIsrayeli, iminyaka emibili ngaphambi kokuzamazama komhlaba e. 2Wasesithi: INkosi izabhonga iseZiyoni f, ikhuphe ilizwi layo iseJerusalema g; lendawo zokuhlala zabelusi h zizalila, lengqonga i yeKharmeli j ibune. 3Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu k , l zeDamaseko m, langenxa yezine n, kangiyikuphambula isijeziso sabo, ngoba babhule o iGileyadi p ngembulo zensimbi q. 4Ngakho ngizathumela umlilo endlini r kaHazayeli, ozaqeda izigodlo zikaBenihadadi s. 5Njalo ngizakwephula umgoqo t weDamaseko u, ngiqume umhlali wegceke v leAveni w, lophethe intonga x, esuka eBeti-Edeni y; njalo abantu beSiriya bazathunjelwa eKiri z , aa, itsho iNkosi.

6Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu ab zeGaza ac , ad, langenxa yezine, kangiyikukuphambula; ngoba babathumba ngokuthunjwa okupheleleyo ae, ukuthi babanikele af e-Edoma ag. 7Ngakho ngizathumela umlilo emdulini weGaza, ozaqeda izigodlo zayo ah. 8Ngiqume umhlali eAshidodi ai , aj, lophethe intonga ak eAshikeloni al , am, ngiphendulele isandla sami ngimelene an leEkhironi ao , ap; njalo insali yamaFilisti aq , ar izabhubha; itsho iNkosi uJehova.

9Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu as zeTire at, langenxa yezine au, kangiyikuphambula isijeziso sabo, ngoba babathumba ngokuthunjwa okupheleleyo av babanikela kuEdoma aw, kabakhumbulanga isivumelwano sabazalwane ax. 10Ngakho ngizathumela umlilo emdulini weTire ozaqeda izigodlo zayo ay.

11Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu az zeEdoma ba , bb, langenxa yezine, kangiyikukuphambula, ngoba yaxotshana bc labafowabo bd ngenkemba be, yonakalisa izihawu zayo, lolaka lwayo lwadabudabula njalonjalo bf, yagcina intukuthelo yayo kokuphela. 12Ngakho ngizathumela umlilo bg eThemani bh ozaqeda izigodlo bi zeBhozira bj.

13Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu bk zabantwana bakoAmoni bl, langenxa yezine, kangiyikuphambula isijeziso sabo, ngoba baqhaqha abesifazana abazithweleyo beGileyadi bm, ukuze bandise umngcele wabo bn. 14Ngakho bo ngizaphemba umlilo bp emdulini weRaba bq, ozaqeda izigodlo zayo br, ngokumemeza osukwini lwempi bs, ngesiphepho osukwini lwesivunguzane; 15lenkosi yabo izakuya ekuthunjweni bt, yona kanye leziphathamandla zayo bu; itsho iNkosi.
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