U-Amose
2 “Yilokhu uJehova akushoyo,
‘ “Ngenxa yokuvukela* kaningi kukaMowabi, + ngeke ngikushintshe engikunqumile
Ngoba washisa amathambo enkosi yakwa-Edomi ukuze enze umcako.
2 Ngakho ngiyothumela umlilo kwaMowabi,
Uyoshwabadela imibhoshongo eqinile yaseKheriyoti; +
UMowabi uyofa ngesikhathi kunokuxokozela,
Ngesiqubulo sempi, ngomsindo wophondo. +
4 Yilokhu uJehova akushoyo,
‘Ngenxa yokuvukela kaningi kukaJuda, + ngeke ngikushintshe engikunqumile
Ngoba uwenqabile umthetho* kaJehova
Futhi akazigcinanga iziqondiso zakhe; +
Kodwa amanga afanayo ayelandelwa okhokho bakhe, amenze waduka. +
6 Yilokhu uJehova akushoyo,
‘Ngenxa yokuvukela kaningi kuka-Israyeli, + ngeke ngikushintshe engikunqumile
Ngoba uthengisa olungile ngesiliva,
Athengise ompofu ngezimbadada. +
Ubaba nendodana baya ocansini nentombazane eyodwa,
Bengcolisa igama lami elingcwele.
8 Uzelulela eceleni kwawo wonke ama-altare + phezu kwezingubo azithathe njengesibambiso; +
Iwayini aliphuza endlini* yonkulunkulu bakhe lalithathwe kulabo ayebahlawulisile.’
9 ‘Kodwa yimi engaqothula umAmori phambi kwakhe, +
Owayemude njengezihlahla zomsedari, eqine njengezihlahla ze-oki;
Ngaqothula izithelo zakhe ngaphezulu nezimpande zakhe ngaphansi. +
10 Nganikhuphula ezweni laseGibhithe, +
Nganenza ukuba nihambe ehlane iminyaka engu-40 +
Ukuze nithathe izwe lomAmori.
Akunjalo yini bantu bakwa-Israyeli?’ kusho uJehova.
12 ‘Kodwa naqhubeka ninika amaNaziri iwayini ukuba aphuze, +
Nayala abaprofethi nithi: “Akumele niprofethe.” +
13 Ngakho ngizonichoboza endaweni yenu,
Njengoba nje inqola egcwele ukudla okusanhlamvu ichoboza okungaphansi kwayo.
14 Onejubane ngeke abe nayo indawo azobalekela kuyo, +
Onamandla ngeke ahlale enamandla,
Alikho iqhawe eliyosindisa ukuphila kwalo.
15 Ophatha umcibisholo ngeke ame,
Onejubane ngeke aphunyuke,
Umgibeli wehhashi ngeke akusindise ukuphila kwakhe.