Amosi

4 “Liveni eli lizwi, nina zimazi zeenkomo zaseBhashan,

Ezisentabeni yaseSamariya,+

Nina bafazindini baqhatha izisweli,+ nityumza namahlwempu,

Nina bathi kubayeni benu,* ‘Siphatheleni into yokusela!’

 2 INkosi enguMongami uYehova ifunge ngobungcwele bayo yathi,

‘“Jongani! Kuza imihla apho niya kuphakanyiswa ngeehaki zomxheli

Baze abashiyekileyo baphakanyiswe ngeehaki zokuloba iintlanzi.

 3 Niza kuphuma ngeentanda eziseludongeni, ngamnye aye ngqo phambili,

Ibe niza kuphoswa eHarmon,” utsho uYehova.’

 4 ‘Yizani eBheteli nize nenze isono,+

EGiligali none nakakhulu!+

Zisani imibingelelo yenu+ kusasa,

Nezishumi zenu+ ngomhla wesithathu.

 5 Qhumisani umbingelelo wokubulela ngesonka esinegwele.+

Bhengezani iminikelo yenu yokuzithandela!

 6 ‘Mna ndawenza acoceka amazinyo enu ngenxa yokungabi nakutya kuzo zonke izixeko zenu

Ndaza ndanenza naswela isonka kuzo zonke izindlu zenu;+

Kodwa anizange nibuyele kum,’+ utsho uYehova.

 7 ‘Ndanivimba nemvula kwiinyanga ezintathu ngaphambi kwexesha lesivuno.+

Ndenza kwanetha kwesinye isixeko, kodwa kwesinye akwanetha.

Esinye isiqwenga somhlaba safumana imvula,

Kodwa esinye soma ngenxa yokungabikho kwemvula.

 8 Abantu bezixeko ezibini okanye ezithathu babegxadazelela kwisixeko esinye ukuze basele amanzi,+

Ibe babenganeli.

Kodwa anizange nibuyele kum,’+ utsho uYehova.

Nayandisa imiyezo namasimi enu eediliya,

Kodwa imithi yenu yamafiya* neyeminquma yadliwa ziinkumbi.+

Ndakwenza kwangena ezimpumlweni zenu ukunuka kweenkampu zenu.+

Kodwa anizange nibuyele kum,’ utsho uYehova.

11 ‘Ndanibhukuqa,

Ngendlela endayibhukuqa ngayo iSodom neGomora.+

Naninjengesikhuni esixhwilwe emlilweni,

Kodwa anizange nibuyele kum,’+ utsho uYehova.

Ekubeni ndiza kwenza kanye le nto kuwe,

Zilungiselele ukudibana noThixo wakho, Sirayeli.

13 Kuba jonga! nguye owayila iintaba+ nowadala umoya.+

Uxelela umntu izinto azicingayo,

Ujika ukuthi qheke kokusa kube bubumnyama,+

Unyathela kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zomhlaba,+

Igama lakhe nguYehova uThixo wemikhosi.”