U-Amosi
7 Nanku engakutshengiswa yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: Ngabona umtshitshi wentethe ngesikhathi amabele amuva eseqala ukumila.* La ngamabele ayehlanyelwa utshani benkosi sebusikiwe. 2 Kwathi umtshitshi wentethe usutshaye walobisa okumilayo elizweni, ngathi: “Awu Nkosi Enkulu Jehova ngicela uxole!+ Kambe uJakhobe angasila yini? Phela kalamandla!”+
3 Ngakho uJehova watshintsha ingqondo.*+ UJehova wathi: “Akusoze kwenzakale.”
4 Nanku engakutshengiswa yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: Ngabona iNkosi Enkulu uJehova imemezela ukuthi ilizwe lijeziswe ngomlilo. Umlilo watshisa ulwandle loma qha walobisa lengxenye yelizwe. 5 Yikho mina ngathi: “Awu Nkosi Enkulu Jehova ngicela ungakwenzi lokhu!+ Kambe uJakhobe angasila yini? Phela kalamandla!”+
6 Ngakho uJehova watshintsha ingqondo.*+ INkosi Enkulu uJehova yathi: “Lalokhu akusoze kwenzakale.”
7 Nanku angitshengisa khona: Ngabona uJehova emi emdulini owakhiwe kusetshenziswa intambo yokuqondisa njalo wayephethe intambo yokuqondisa. 8 UJehova wathi kimi: “Ubonani Amosi?” Mina ngathi: “Ngibona intambo yokuqondisa.” UJehova wasesithi: “Sengifaka intambo yokuqondisa ebantwini bami bako-Israyeli. Angisoze ngiphinde ngibaxolele.+ 9 Izindawo eziphakemeyo zika-Isaka+ zizadilizwa, lezindawo ezingcwele zako-Israyeli zizabhidlizwa+ njalo indlu kaJerobhowami ngizayihlasela ngenkemba.”+
10 U-Amaziya umphristi waseBhetheli+ wathumela ilizwi enkosini yako-Israyeli uJerobhowami+ wathi: “U-Amosi ubumba icebo lokukuhlasela khona kanye endlini yako-Israyeli.+ Ilizwe ngeke liwamele wonke amazwi akhe. + 11 U-Amosi uthi, ‘UJerobhowami uzabulawa ngenkemba futhi loba sekutheni abako-Israyeli bazathunjwa baphume elizweni labo.’”+
12 U-Amaziya wasesithi ku-Amosi: “Suka lapha wena mboni, baleka uye elizweni lakoJuda, uyesebenzela isinkwa* sakho khonale futhi uyephrofetha khona.+ 13 Ungaphindi uphrofethe futhi eBhetheli+ ngoba le yindawo engcwele yenkosi+ njalo yindlu yombuso.”
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.’+ 16 Ngakho zwana ilizwi likaJehova: ‘Wena uthi, “Ungaphrofethi kubi ngo-Israyeli+ njalo ungatshumayeli+ okubi ngendlu ka-Isaka.” 17 Yikho-ke nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: “Inkosikazi yakho izakuba liwule edolobheni, amadodana lamadodakazi akho azabulawa ngenkemba. Ilizwe lakho lizakwabiwa ngentambo yokulinganisa njalo wena uzafela elizweni elingcolileyo futhi loba sekutheni abako-Israyeli bazathunjwa baphume elizweni labo.”’”+