U-Amosi
6 “Maye kini elinganaki lutho* eZiyoni,
Lani elizibona livikelekile entabeni yeSamariya,+
Lina bakhokheli besizwe esidumileyo,
Abathenjiweyo endlini ka-Israyeli.
2 Hambani eKhaline liyebona.
Lisuke lapho liye eHamathi Enkulu,+
Lihambe lize liyefika eGathi kwelamaFilisti.
Izindawo lezi zingcono yini kulemibuso* le?
Zinkulu yini kulendawo yenu?
4 Lilala emibhedeni ececiswe ngempondo zendlovu,+ licambalale emasofeni,+
Lisidla inyama yenqama ezithethwe emihlambini kanye lenyama yamajongosi anonileyo,+
5 Libumba izingoma elizihlabela litshaya ihabhu,*+
Lilungise amachacho amatsha njengoDavida,+
6 Linatha iwayini ngezikali ezinkulu*+
Ligcobe amafutha ohlobo oluphezulu,
Kodwa kalizihluphi ngosizi lukaJosefa.+
7 Lizaqalela abanye ukuya ekuthunjweni,+
Uhleko eliluqhunsa licambalele luzaphela nya.
8 ‘INkosi Enkulu uJehova isifunge ngayo ngokwayo,’+ kutsho uJehova uNkulunkulu wamabutho,
‘“Ngiyakwenyanya ukuzigqaja kukaJakhobe,+
Ngiyazizonda izinqaba zakhe,+
Ngizanikela idolobho ezitheni kanye lakho konke okuphakathi kwalo.+
9 “‘“Nxa kulabantu abalitshumi abasele endlini eyodwa, labo bazakufa. 10 Isihlobo sizabuya sibakhiphele phandle sitshise munye ngamunye. Sizakhipha izidumbu zabo* endlini, besesisithi kuloba ngubani ongabe esezindlini ezingaphakathi, ‘Basesekhona yini abanye?’ Yena uzaphendula athi, ‘Akuselamuntu.’ Isihlobo besesisithi kuye, ‘Vala umlomo! Lesi kayisiso sikhathi sokukhuluma ngebizo likaJehova.’”
11 UJehova nguye ozabeka umlayo,+
Indlu enkulu uzayitshaya ayitshiye iyinqwaba yezibi,
Lendlu encinyane ayitshiye iyizicucu.+
12 Amabhiza angagijima edwaleni yini?
Kambe umuntu angalima ngenkomo edwaleni?
Selitshintshe ukwahlulela kuhle kwaba yisihlahlakazana esibulalayo,