U-Amosi 5:1-27
5 “Lina ndlu ka-Israyeli, zwanini ilizwi leli engilitshela lona ngengoma yokulila:
2 ‘Intombi egcweleyo u-Israyeli isiwile,Ngeke iphinde ivuke.
Isilahlelwe iganga elizweni layo,Kakho loyedwa ongayivusa.’
3 “Nanku okutshiwo yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova:
‘Idolobho ebelithumela amasotsha angu-1 000 empini lizasala langu-100,Kuthi ebelithumela angu-100 lisale langu-10 kuphela. Lokhu yikho okuzakwenzakala endlini ka-Israyeli.’+
4 “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova kwabendlu ka-Israyeli:
‘Ngidingani ukuze liqhubeke liphila.+
5 Lingayidingi iBhetheli,+Lingayi eGiligali+ futhi lingadluleli eBheri-shebha,+Ngoba iGiligali izathunjwa loba sekutheni,+LeBhetheli izachithwa iphele nya.
6 Dingani uJehova liqhubeke liphila,+Ukuze angalavuki njengomlilo atshise indlu kaJosefa,Atshise iBhetheli ilobe kungabi lamuntu ozayicitsha.
7 Liguqula ukwahlulela okuhle kube ngumhlonyane,*Lijikele ukulunga emhlabathini.+
8 Lowo owenza iqembu lezinkanyezi okuthiwa yiKhima lelithiwa yiKhesili,+Otshintsha ubumnyama obukhulu bube yikukhanya kokusa,Owenza imini ibe yibusuku,+Obiza impophoma zamanzi olwandleAwathele phezu komhlaba.+
UJehova yilo ibizo lakhe.
9 Uzakwenza abalamandla behlelwe ngumonakalo,Abhidlize izindawo ezilezinqaba.
10 Liyabazonda abakhuza abantu egedini ledolobho,Labakhuluma iqiniso liyabenyanya.+
11 Licindezela umyanga ngokumbhadalisa ukulima emasimini enu*Njalo limbhadalisa ngamabele akhe,+Yikho lingasoze liqhubeke lihlala ezindlini elizakhe ngamatshe abaziweyo+Kalisoze lilinathe iwayini eliphuma emasimini enu amahle amagilebisi.+
12 Ngiyakwazi ukuthi selihlamuke kangaki*Lokuthi izono zenu zinkulu kangakananiLihlukuluza olungileyo,Liyafunjathiswa,*
Njalo lithathela abayanga amalungelo abo egedini ledolobho.+
13 Yikho-ke, abalokuqedisisa bazaqhubeka bezithulele ngalesosikhathi,Ngoba kuzabe kuyisikhathi sokuhlupheka.+
14 Dingani okuhle, hatshi okubi+Ukuze liqhubeke liphila.+
Mhlawumbe uJehova uNkulunkulu wamabutho angaba lani,Njengoba lisithi ulani.+
15 Zondani okubi lithande okuhle,+Yahlulelani kuhle egedini ledolobho.+
Engxenye uJehova uNkulunkulu wamabuthoUzakuba lomusa kwabaseleyo bendlu kaJosefa.’+
16 “Ngakho nanku okutshiwo nguJehova, uJehova uNkulunkulu wamabutho uthi:
‘Kuzazwakala umkhosi kuwo wonke amagceke edolobho,Abantu bazahlaba umkhosi kuyo yonke imigwaqo besithi, “Maye babo, maye babo!”
Bazabiza abalimi ukuthi bazokhala,Labenza umsebenzi wokukhala ukuthi bazohlaba umkhosi.’
17 ‘Kuzakuba lokukhala kuwo wonke amasimu amagilebisi+Ngoba ngizadlula phakathi kwenu,’ kutsho uJehova.
18 ‘Maye ngalabo abafisa ukuthi usuku lukaJehova lufike!+
Pho usuku lukaJehova luzaliphathelani?+
Ubumnyama hatshi ukukhanya.+
19 Kuzafanana lomuntu othi ebalekela isilwane adibane lebhere,
Athi nxa engena endlini yakhe abambelele emdulini alunywe yinyoka.
20 Usuku lukaJehova luzakuba yibumnyama hatshi ukukhanya,
Luzakuba lusuku lobumnyama obukhulu hatshi ukukhanya.
21 Ngiyayizonda futhi ngiyayenyanya imikhosi yenu,+Loqhatshi lwemihlangano yenu eqakathekileyo alungithokozisi ngitsho.
22 Lanxa lingangenzela iminikelo yokutshiswa egcweleyo kanye leyezipho,Ayisoze ingithabise,+Lemihlatshelo yenu yobudlelwano eyezifuyo ezinonileyo kangisoze ngiyamukele.+
23 Yekelani ukungibangela umsindo ngezingoma zenu,Angifuni lakuwuzwa umculo weziginci zenu.+
24 Ukwahlulela kuhle akugeleze njengamanzi,+Lokulunga kube njengesifula esihlala sigeleza.
25 Lina ndlu ka-Israyeli langilethela yini imihlatshelo leminikelo yeziphoOkweminyaka engu-40 lisenkangala?+
26 Khathesi sekumele lithwale uSakhuthi inkosi yenu loKhayiwane,*Izithombe elizenzele zona, ezenkanyezi kankulunkulu wenu.
27 Ngakho ngizalisa ekuthunjweni ngale kweDamaseko,’+ kutsho lowo obizo lakhe nguJehova uNkulunkulu wamabutho.”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “yisihlahlakazana esibaba gamu.”
^ Kumbe, “umthelo wamasimu.”
^ Kumbe, “Liphiwa isivalamlomo.”
^ Kumbe, “amacala enu mangaki.”
^ Onkulunkulu laba bengabe besitsho iplanethi okuthiwa yi-Saturn, eyayikhonzwa ngabantu.
