Amosi
7 Nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova angitjengise khona: Qala! Uthumela isikhonyani* lokha nakuthoma ukumila iintjalo zebusika.* Lokhu kwenzeke ngemva kobana kusikwe utjani bekosi. 2 Isikhonyani nasiqeda ukudla zoke iintjalo enarheni, ngathi: “Kosi ePhakemeko Jehova, ngibawa ulibalele+ abantu bakho! UJakopo uzokusinda njani anganamandla nje?”+
3 UJehova watjhugulula umkhumbulwakhe.*+ UJehova wathi, “Okubonilekokhu, angekhe kwenzeke.”
4 Nakhu iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova engitjengise khona: Qala! IKosi ePhakemeko uJehova ikhuphe umyalo wokobana inarha izokujeziswa ngomlilo. Umlilo loyo uzokutjhisa ilwandle belome, utjhise nengcenye yenarha. 5 Nje-ke ngathi: “Kosi ePhakemeko Jehova, ngibawa ujame.+ UJakopo uzokusinda njani anganamandla nje?”+
6 UJehova watjhugulula umkhumbulwakhe.*+ IKosi ePhakemeko uJehova yathi, “Nalokho angeze kwenzeke.”
7 Nakhu angitjengise khona: Qala! UJehova bekajame phezu kweboda ebelakhiwe lanqopha kuhle begodu aphethe intambo yokulinganisa. 8 UJehova wathi kimi: “Ubonani, Amosi?” Ngathi: “Ngibona intambo yokulinganisa.” UJehova wathi: “Ngibeka intambo yokulinganisa hlangana nabantu bami, u-Israyeli. Angeze ngisabalibalela.+ 9 Iindawo eziphakemeko zaka-Isaka+ angeze kusahlalwa kizo neendawo ezicwengileko zaka-Israyeli zizokutjhatjalaliswa,+ ngizokusahlela indlu kaJerobhowamu ngesabula.”+
10 U-Amaziya umphristi weBhetheli,+ uthumele umlayezo eKosini yakwa-Israyeli, uJerobhowamu+ wathi: “U-Amosi ukulukela amano hlangana nendlu ka-Israyeli.+ Abantu benarheni angeze bawabekezelele amezwi ka-Amosi.+ 11 U-Amosi uthi, ‘UJerobhowamu uzokubulawa ngesabula begodu abantu bakwa-Israyeli bazokususwa enarhenabo bese basiwe ekudingisweni.’”+
12 U-Amaziya wathi ku-Amosi: “Wena mboni, khamba ubalekele enarheni yakwaJuda, udlele uburotho bakho lapho begodu uphorofidele khona.+ 13 Kodwana ungasaphorofidela eBhetheli,+ ngombana iyindawo ecwengileko yekosi+ begodu iyindlu yombuso.”
14 Nje-ke u-Amosi waphendula u-Amaziya wathi: “Bengingasimphorofidi namkha indodana yomphorofidi; kodwana bengingumalusi,+ ngitlhogomela imithi yesikhamore.* 15 UJehova wangilisisa ukulusa umhlambi bese uJehova wathi kimi, ‘Khamba uyokuphorofidela abantu bami, u-Israyeli.’+ 16 Yizwa ilizwi lakaJehova: ‘Wena uthi, “Ungaphorofidi ngokujamelene no-Israyeli+ begodu ungatjhumayeli+ ngokujamelene nendlu ka-Isaka.” 17 Nakhu uJehova akutjhoko: “Umkakho uzokuba yingwadla edorobheni begodu amadodanakho namadodakazakho azokubulawa ngesabula. Inarhakho izokuhlukaniswa ngentambo yokulinganisa, wena uzokuhlongakalela enarheni esilapheleko; u-Israyeli uzokusuka enarhenakhe asiwe ekudingisweni.”’”+