Amosi
8 Ebi bikebyo byanjimwesele Mwata Wahakamwa ya Byoshe Yehova: Taleni! Kwakele cizuma ca bushuka bwa ntondwe. 2 Wanjihwile ngwendi, “Bika biuli na kumona Amosi?” Njamukumbulwile ngwange. “Njili na kumona cizuma ca bushuka bwa ntondwe.” Co Yehova wanjilekele ngwendi: “Mamaneselelo a banu bange baIsalele anaija. Kunjibakonekela lalo. 3 ‘Ha litangwa olyo, banu bakambolozoka kutubakana kwimba myaso mu tempele,’ mukemwo mwanendeka Mwata Wahakamwa ya Byoshe Yehova. ‘Mu mitambela yoshe mukakala bibimbi bibanombila, co kukoloka kulu!’
4 Zibeni ebi byuma, yeni muli na kulyatelela tuhutu
Na kumanesa banu bababotsi mu lifuti,
5 Yeni muli na kwendeka ngweni, ‘Cilika ca kutenama kwa ngonde cihwa tangwa lika, tulandese binona byetu,
Co Sabata ihwa tangwa lika, tulandese binona byetu?
Mangana tutepulule seteko ya efa*
Na kubwezelela ku bulemu bwa shekele,*
Mangana tulyapule banu na bipeseleso byetu bya makuli,
6 Mangana tulandakane munu wa kukalekeya na siuva
Na kulandakana kahutu na masanda,
Na kulandesa binona bya kujeneka seho.’
7 Yehova nalisingi na Bumpau bwa Jakobu ngwendi,
‘Kunjibala bilinga byabo byoshe.
8 Ngeci, lifuti* likajaja,
Co munu woshe watungamo akakala mu busiwa.
Kuma lifuti kulikashulu ngwe ndonga ya Nailo,
Na kufwinina na kunyekumuka ngwe ndonga ya Nailo ya mu Ijipiti ndi?’
9 Mwata Wahakamwa ya Byoshe Yehova nendeka ngwendi, ‘Ha litangwa olyo,
Njikalingisa litangwa lilahuke mutanya,
Na kulingisa mu lifuti muzibale mutanya-mwelu.
10 Njikalingisa simbu yeni ya bilika ipwe simbu ya busiwa
Na kulingisa myaso yeni yoshe ipwe myaso ya busiwa.
Bintungi byoshe njikabizika bikeleya, co njikalingisa mitwe yoshe ipwe ya mabula,
Olyo litangwa njikalilingisa lipwe ngwe litangwa lyalila munu munendi umolika,
Co mamaneselelo alyo akapwa amabi.’
11 Mwata Wahakamwa ya Byoshe Yehova nendeka ngwendi, ‘Taleni! Matangwa ali na kwija,
Omwo njikanena njala yakama mu lifuti,
Keti njala ya byakulya nambe lihwila lya mema,
Oloni njala na lihwila bya kushaka kuziba majwi a Yehova.
12 Bakatalyangela kutunda ku kalunga-ndonga umo kuya ku kalunga-ndonga mukwabo
Na kutunda ku kunto kuya ku butuhukilo bwa litangwa.
Bakaya noku-noku mu kushakezeka lijwi lya Yehova, oloni kubakaliwana.
13 Ha litangwa olyo, bambanda bababwa bakalezumuka,
Na bakwenje nabo bakalezumuka mwafwa ya lihwila,
14 Baje balisinga na bubi bwa Samaliya na kwendeka ngwabo,
“Cakama lika Njambi yobe ali na kuyoya, obe Dani!”
Na kwendeka lalo ngwabo, “Cakama lika kuli ngila iya ku Bele-sheba!”
Bakawa, co kubakakatuka lalo.’”