Amos - Chapter 2

Verse 1: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwaMowabi, yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka, ngokuba washisa amathambo enkosi yakwa-Edomi aba ngumcako.

Verse 2: Kepha ngiyakuthuma umlilo kwaMowabi, uqede izindlu zamakhosi zaseKeriyote, uMowabi afe ngokuxokozela, nangokumemeza, nangokukhala kwecilongo.

Verse 3: Ngiyakunquma umahluleli phakathi kwakhe, ngibulale zonke izikhulu zakhe kanye naye,” usho uJehova.

Verse 4: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwaJuda, yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka, ngokuba bawulahlile umthetho kaJehova, abagcinanga izimiso zakhe, namanga abo abadukisile, abawalandelayo nawoyise.

Verse 5: Kepha ngiyakuthuma umlilo kwaJuda, uqede izindlu zamakhosi zaseJerusalema.”

Verse 6: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwa-Israyeli, yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka, ngokuba bathengisile olungileyo ngesiliva, nompofu ngamabhangqa ezicathulo.

Verse 7: Bazondelela amakhanda abampofu ukuba abe sothulini lomhlabathi, bachezukisa indlela yabathobileyo; indoda noyise baya entombininye, ukuze balihlambalaze igama lami elingcwele,

Verse 8: bacambalale ezingutsheni ezithathwe zaba yisibambiso eceleni kwawo onke ama-altare, baphuze iwayini labahlawulisiweyo endlini kaNkulunkulu wabo.

Verse 9: “Nokho mina ngachitha ama-Amori ebusweni babo, akuphakama kwawo kwakunjengokuphakama kwemisedari, ayenamandla njengama-oki; kepha ngachitha nokho izithelo zawo phezulu nezimpande zawo phansi.

Verse 10: “Futhi mina nganikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe, nganihambisa iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane ukuba nidle ifa lezwe lama-Amori.

Verse 11: Ngavusa kumadodana enu abaprofethi nasezinsizweni zenu amaNaziri. Akunjalo, nina bantwana bakwa-Israyeli, na?” usho uJehova.

Verse 12: “Kepha naphuzisa amaNaziri iwayini, ngokuthi: ‘Ningaprofethi.’

Verse 13: “Bhekani, ngiyakunicindezela endaweni yenu njengengqukumbane icindezela, igcwele izithungu.

Verse 14: Onejubane uyakuswela ukubaleka; onamandla akayikuqinisa amandla akhe, neqhawe aliyikuzikhulula.

Verse 15: Obambe umnsalo akayikuma; onejubane ngezinyawo zakhe kayikuzikhulula, nokhwele ihhashi akayikuzikhulula;

Verse 16: onesibindi phakathi kwamaqhawe uyakubaleka ze ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova.