Amosi 1:1-15
1 La ngamazwi ka-Amosi,* owayengomnye wabafuyi beegusha baseTekowa,+ awawafumana embonweni ngoSirayeli ngemihla kaKumkani u-Uziya+ wakwaYuda nangemihla kaYerobhoham+ unyana kaYowashe,+ ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, kwiminyaka emibini ngaphambi kwenyikima.+
2 Wathi:
“UYehova uza kugquma eseZiyon,Aphakamise ilizwi lakhe eseYerusalem.
Amadlelo abalusi aza kuzila,Nenkcochoyi yeKarmele iza koma.”+
3 “Uthi uYehova,‘“Ngenxa yokungathobeli kathathu kweDamasko, nakane, andizukujika kuloo nto,Kuba ibhule iGiliyadi ngezileyi zokubhula zentsimbi.+
4 Ndiza kuthumela umlilo endlini kaHazayeli,+Uziqwenge iinqaba ezikhuselekileyo zikaBhen-hadadi.+
5 Ndiza kuyaphula imivalo yaseDamasko;+Ndiza kubatshabalalisa abahlali baseBhikate-avenNalowo ulawula* eseBhete-eden;Nabantu baseSiriya baza kuba ngabathinjwa eKire,”+ utsho uYehova.’
6 Uthi uYehova,‘“Ngenxa yokungathobeli kathathu kweGaza,+ nakane, andizukujika kuloo nto,Kuba ithathe iqela labathinjwa+ yalinikela kuEdom.
7 Ndiza kuthumela umlilo kudonga lwaseGaza,+Uziqwenge iinqaba zayo ezikhuselekileyo.
8 Ndiza kubatshabalalisa abahlali baseAshdode,+Nalowo ulawula* eseAshkelon;+Ndiza kusibeka phezu kwe-Ekron+ isandla sam,NamaFilisti ashiyekileyo aza kutshabalala,”+ itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova.’
9 Uthi uYehova,‘Ngenxa yokungathobeli kathathu kweTire,+ nakane, andizukujika kuloo nto,Kuba inikele ngeqela labathinjwa kuEdom,Yaye ayikhange isikhumbule isivumelwano sayo nomntakwayo.+
10 Ngoko ndiza kuthumela umlilo kudonga lwaseTire,Uziqwenge iinqaba zayo ezikhuselekileyo.’+
11 Uthi uYehova,‘Ngenxa yokungathobeli kathathu kukaEdom,+ nakane, andizukujika kuloo nto,Kuba waleqa umntakwabo ngekrele,+Akavuma ukuba nenceba;Ecaphuka uhlala emgrenya,Ibe uhlala enomsindo.+
12 Ndiza kuthumela umlilo kwaTeman,+Uziqwenge iinqaba ezikhuselekileyo zaseBhotsera.’+
13 Uthi uYehova,‘“Ngenxa yokungathobeli kathathu kwama-Amoni,+ nakane, andizukujika kuloo nto,Kuba agrabhuze abafazi abamithiyo baseGiliyadi, ngenjongo yokwandisa ummandla wawo.+
14 Ngoko ndiza kulutshisa udonga lwaseRabha,+Uziqwenge iinqaba zayo ezikhuselekileyo,Ngoxa kuhlatywa umkhosi ngemini yedabi,Kusitsho nesivuthuvuthu ngemini yesaqhwithi.
15 Ukumkani wabo uza kuthinjwa kunye neenkosana zakhe,”+ utsho uYehova.’
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ Othetha ukuthi “Ukuba Ngumthwalo” okanye “Ukuthwala Umthwalo.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “Nalowo uphethe intonga yobukhosi.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “Nalowo uphethe intonga yobukhosi.”
