17 U-Elija*+ umThishibi owayehlala eGiliyadi+ wathi ku-Ahabi: “Ngifunga ngoJehova uNkulunkulu ophilayo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli engimkhonzayo,* akusoze kune izulu loba kube lamazolo okweminyaka yonke le, mina ngize ngitsho!”+

13 UJehova wayelokhu ebaxwayisa abako-Israyeli labakoJuda esebenzisa bonke abaphrofethi bakhe labo bonke ababebona imibono,+ esithi: “Tshiyani izindlela zenu ezimbi!+ Gcinani imilayo yami lezimiso zami, lawo wonke umthetho engawunika okhokho benu futhi engathuma izinceku zami ezingabaphrofethi ukuthi zilitshele wona.”

14 U-Amosi wamphendula wathi: “Mina ngangingasimphrofethi njalo kangisiyo ndodana yomphrofethi kodwa ngangingumelusi+ njalo ngigcina izihlahla zomkhiwa wesikhamori. 15 Kodwa uJehova wangisusa emsebenzini wokwelusa umhlambi njalo uJehova wathi kimi, ‘Hamba uyephrofetha ebantwini bami bako-Israyeli.’+