Amose
6 “Maye kulabo labatetsembako* eSiyoni,
Labo labativa bavikelekile entsabeni yaseSamariya,+
Maye kini nine madvodza lahlonishwako etive letatiwako,
Lawo bantfu baka-Israyeli labetsembele kuwo!
2 Yewelelani eKhaline nibone.
Nanisuka lapho, nibokuya eHamathi Lenkhulu,+
Futsi yehlelani eGathi yemaFilisti.
Ancono yini kunalemibuso,*
Nome indzawo yawo yinkhulu yini kuneyenu?
3 Niyalikhohlwa yini lilanga lenhlekelele+ etingcondvweni tenu
4 Nilala emibhedzeni leyakhiwe ngelitinyo lendlovu+ futsi ningcebeleka kubosofa,+
Nidle timvu letindvuna temhlambi netinkunzi letisetincane letikhuluphele;+
5 Nicamba tingoma ngemsindvo wemahabhu,*+
Futsi njengaDavide, nisungula tinsimbi temculo;+
6 Ninatsa liwayini leligcwele etitjeni+
Futsi nitigcoba ngemafutsa elikhetselo.
Kodvwa anitihluphi* ngenhlekelele yaJosefa.+
7 Ngako nitawuba bekucala kulabo labatawuya ekutfunjweni,+
Kudzakwa nekukhibika kwenu kutawuphela.
8 ‘INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itifunge yona,’*+ kusho Jehova Nkulunkulu wemabutfo,
‘“Kuyangicansula kutikhukhumeta kwaJakobe,+
Ngiyayenyanya imibhoshongo+ yakhe levikelekile,
Futsi ngitawunikela lelidolobha nako konkhe lokukulo etitseni talo.+
9 “‘“Nangabe emadvodza langu-10 asele endlini yinye, nawo atawufa. 10 Kutawuchamuka sihlobo* siwakhiphele ngephandle, siyowashisa ngayinye ngayinye. Sitawukhiphela ematsambo awo ngaphandle; sitawubese sitsi kunome ngubani losemakamelweni alendlu: ‘Bakhona yini labanye lonabo lapho?’ Yena utawutsi: ‘Kute muntfu!’ Sona sitawubese sitsi: ‘Thula! Ngobe lesi akusiso sikhatsi sekubita libito laJehova.’”
11 Ngobe nguJehova lokhipha lomyalo,+
Futsi utawubhidlita lendlu lenkhulu ibe ticucu
Nalendlu lencane nayo ibe ticucu.+
12 Emahhashi ayagijima yini edvwaleni,
Nobe umuntfu angalima yini lapho ngetinkhabi?
Ngobe nigucule kulunga nakwenta sihlahla lesinashevu,
Nesitselo sekulunga nasenta saba sihlahla lesibabako.+
13 Nijatjuliswa tintfo letingenamsebenti,
Futsi nitsi, “Asikabi nemandla+ yini tsine ngekwetfu?”