Amosi
1 Awa akewo majwi a Amosi,* umo wa baka-kulela bimanga ba mu Tekoa, atambwile mu cimona kutalesa kuli Isalele mu matangwa a Mwene Uziya wa Juda na mu matangwa a Jeloboamu muna Joashi, myaka ibali simbu kanda lindunduma likaleko. 2 Wendekele ngwendi:
“Yehova akabuluma mu Siyone,
Na kutambeka mu Jelusalema.
Bulilo* bwa tunyungi bukakala mu busiwa,
Co helu lya munkinda wa Kameu hakoma.
3 Yehova nendeka ngwendi,
‘“Omwo Damasika nanjitengulukila* lutatu, nanjitengulukila luwana, kunjitengulula binjinayongola,
Mwafwa banajungula Giliyadi na cilei ca cikubo ca kujungwisa.
4 Ngeci, njituma tuhya ha njibo ya Hazaele,
Co tunyongesa tuposhi twa kukola twa Beni-hadadi.
5 Njipokola tupateso twa bikubo twa Damasika,
Njinyongesa banu bakala mu Bikathi-aveni,
Na uje ali na kuyula* mu Bethi-edeni,
Co banu ba Siria baya mu bufunge ku Kile,” ngwendi Yehova.’
6 Yehova nendeka ngwendi,
‘“Omwo Gaza nanjitengulukila lutatu, nanjitengulukila luwana, kunjitengulula binjinayongola,
Mwafwa bambatele cibunga coshe ca bafunge na kucana kuli Edomu.
7 Ngeci, njituma tuhya ha cibumbe ca Gaza,
Co tunyongesa tuposhi twendi twa kukola.
8 Njinyongesa banu bakala mu Ashidodi,
Na uje ali na kuyula mu Ashikeloni.
Njilwisa Ekroni,
Co baFilistiya banasalaho banyonga,” ngwendi Mwata Wahakamwa ya Byoshe Yehova.’
9 Yehova nendeka ngwendi,
‘Omwo Tile nanjitengulukila lutatu, nanjitengulukila luwana, kunjitengulula binjinayongola,
Mwafwa banene cibunga coshe ca bafunge kuli Edomu,
Co kubanukile cikumiiyo ca bandolome.
10 Ngeci, njituma tuhya ha cibumbe ca Tile,
Co tunyongesa tuposhi twendi twa kukola.’
11 Yehova nendeka ngwendi,
‘Omwo Edomu nanjitengulukila lutatu, nanjitengulukila luwana, kunjitengulula binjinayongola,
Mwafwa wakilimisile ndolome yendi na mukwale,
Co wabyanene kumutetela.
Mu kutenuka kwendi, natwalelelaho kubasanyozola kwa kujeneka kwiluka munima,
Natwalelelaho kubalubalela simbu yoshe.
12 Ngeci, njituma tuhya mu Temani,
Co tunyongesa tuposhi twa kukola twa Bozila.
13 Yehova nendeka ngwendi,
‘“Omwo baAmoni bananjitengulukila lutatu, bananjitengulukila luwana, kunjitengulula binjinayongola,
Mwafwa batabwile hakati banakazi baje bakele na bikute mu Giliyadi mangana babwezelele ku mutambela wabo.
14 Ngeci, njishwameka tuhya ha cibumbe ca Laba,
Co tunyongesa tuposhi twendi twa kukola,
Na mutambi wa nzita ha litangwa lya kulwa nzita,
Na lihunzi lyakama lya kutenuka ha litangwa lya lihunzi lyakama.
15 Co mwene yabo akaya mu bufunge hamo na bamyata bendi,” ngwendi Yehova.’