Amose 4:1-13

  • Lesa apingula ing’ombe ishikota isha ku Bashani (1-3)

  • Yehova akalipila abena Israele pa mulandu wa kupepa tulesa twa bufi (4, 5)

  • Abena Israele bakaana ukumfwa ifyo Yehova abafunda (6-13)

    • “Ipekanyeni ukukumanya Lesa wenu” (12)

    • ‘Lesa aleba umuntunse ifyo aletontonkanya’ (13)

4  “Umfweni amashiwi aya, mwe ng’ombe ishikota isha ku Bashani,Mwe baba pa lupili lwa Samaria,+Mwe bacenjesha abapiina+ no kubacusha,Mwe beba abalume* benu amuti, ‘Leteni ifya kuti tunwe!’   Apo Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova wa mushilo, nalapa ukuti,‘“Moneni! Inshiku shileisa ilyo nkamwimisha ku fya kukobelako,Na mwe bakashalapo nkamwimisha ku ndobo.   Umo icibumba catobeka e mo cila muntu bakamupushisha;Kabili bakamutamfisha ku Harmone,” e fyo Yehova alanda.’   ‘Iseni mucite ifyabipa ku Betele,+Mwise mucilenapo ukucita ifyabipa* ku Gilgali!+ Mulete amalambo yenu+ ulucelo,Kabili mulete ifya pe kumi+ pa bushiku bwalenga shitatu.   Tuuleni ilambo lya kutootela ilya mukate uwatutumuka+Bilisheni ukuti namutuula umutuulo wa kuitemenwa! Pantu e fyo mwatemwa ukucita mwe bena Israele,’ e fyo Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova alanda.   ‘Kabili nalengele ameno yenu yabuuta pa mulandu wa kuti tamwakwete ifya kulya* mu misumba yenu yonse,Kabili mu mayanda yenu yonse tamwali ifya kulya;+Lelo tamwabwelele kuli ine,’+ e fyo Yehova alanda.   Nalimutanine ne mfula ilyo kwashele imyeshi itatu ukuti mutendeke ukusombola;+Naliloseshe imfula mu musumba umo, lelo mu musumba umbi nshaloseshemo. Imfula yalilokele mu mpanga imo,Lelo mu mpanga imbi umushali imfula mwalyumine.   Abantu ba mu misumba ibili nelyo itatu baile baletalantanta ku musumba umo mu kunwa amenshi,+Nomba icilaka tacapwile;Lelo tamwabweleele kuli ine,’+ e fyo Yehova alanda.   ‘Nalengele ifilimwa fyenu fyapya ku cikabilila kabili fyalifufwime.+ Mwalilimine amabala ayengi na mabala aya myangashi,Lelo makanta yaliliile imiti yenu iya mikunyu ne ya miolife+Nomba tamwabweleele kuli ine,’+ e fyo Yehova alanda. 10  ‘Nalimutumiine icikuko nga cilya cali ku Egupti.+ Naipaile abalumendo benu+ ku lupanga kabili nalisendele bakabalwe benu.+ Nalengele mwaumfwa icena icanunka piipi icali mu nkambi shenu;+Lelo tamwabweleele kuli ine,’ e fyo Yehova alanda. 11  ‘Nalyonawile icalo cenu,Nga filya naonawile Sodomu na Gomora.+ Kabili mwaishileba ngo lukuni ulo basompola mu mulilo;Lelo tamwabweleele kuli ine,’+ e fyo Yehova alanda. 12  E ico ifi e fyo nkamucita mwe bena Israele. Pa mulandu ne fi ifyo nkamucita,Ipekanyeni ukukumanya Lesa wenu mwe bena Israele. 13  Pantu moneni! E wabumbile impili+ kabili e walengele ukuti kube umwela;+Aleba umuntunse ifyo aletontonkanya,Alenga amacaca yaba imfifi,+Kabili anyantaula apasansuka;+Ishina lyakwe ni Yehova Lesa wa mabumba.”

Amafutunoti

Nelyo “bashikulwinwe.”
Nelyo “ukupondoka.”
Nelyo “nshamupeele ifya kulya.”