Amosi
5 “Imwe mbumba ya Izraeli, bveserani mafala awa analonga ine kuna imwe ninga nyimbo yaciliro:
2 ‘Agwa mwali Izraeli;
Iye akucimwana kulamuka.
Iye athawiwa mu dziko yace;
Nkhabepo munthu anafuna kumʼphedza toera kulamuka.’
3 “Thangwi ipi ndi pidalonga Yahova Mbuya Wankulu Kakamwe:
‘Nzinda unaenda kunkhondo na anyankhondo 1.000, unadzasala na anyankhondo 100;
Pontho ule unafuna kuenda kunkhondo na anyankhondo 100, unadzasala na anyankhondo khumi. Ndi pyenepi pinafuna kudzacitikira mbumba ya Izraeli.’+
4 “Ipi ndi pidalonga Yahova kuna mbumba ya Izraeli:
‘Ndisakeni toera mupitirize kukhala mʼmaso.+
5 Lekani kuenda ku Bheteli,+
Lekani kuenda ku Jiligale+ peno kupita na ku Bhersebha,+
Thangwi mwakukhonda penula, Jiligale inadzaendeswa ku ubitcu,+
Pontho Bheteli inadzafudzwa.*
6 Sakani Yahova toera mupitirize kukhala mʼmaso,+
Toera iye akhonde kufudza ana a Zuze ninga pinacita moto,
Akhonde kufudza Bheteli, mbapakhonda kuoneka munthu anafuna kuuthimisa.
7 Imwe mwacinja ulungami kudza pinthu pyakuwawa,
Pontho musaponya pantsi ulungami.+
8 Ule adacita nsoka wa nyenyezi za Kima* na nsoka wa nyenyezi za Kezili,*+
Ule anacitisa cidima cikulu kakamwe kudza ceza cinaoneka namacibese,
Ule anacitisa masikati kukhala masiku,+
Ule anagumanya madzi a mʼbara
Toera kuabvumbisa pa dziko yapantsi,+
Dzina yace ndi Yahova.
9 Iye anadzafudza mwakucimbiza anthu amphambvu,
Anadzafudza mbuto za citsidzikizo cakuwanga.
10 Iwo asaida ale anasandika pansuwo ukulu wa nzinda,
Pontho iwo asaida kakamwe ale analonga undimomwene.+
11 Nakuti imwe musakakamiza anthu akutcerenga toera akupaseni pinalima iwo thangwi ya minda idaabwerekesa imwe,
Mbamukwata ninga nsonkho pinthu pidalima iwo,+
Nee munadzapitiriza kukhala nʼnyumba za miyala yakusemwa zidamanga imwe,+
Pontho nee munadzamwa vinyu inafuna kubuluka mʼminda yanu yadidi ya miti ya mauva idatceka imwe.+
12 Thangwi ine ndisadziwa kuti imwe mwandisandukira mwakubwereza-bwereza,
Pontho ndisadziwa kuti madawo anu ndi makulu kakamwe;
Imwe musabvuya anthu akulungama,
Musatawira kudyekerwa,
Pontho musaponderera anyakutcerenga pansuwo ukulu wa nzinda.+
13 Natenepa, pa ndzidzi unoyu anthu audziwisi anadzamatama,
Thangwi unadzakhala ndzidzi wa nyatwa.+
Penepo Yahova Mulungu wa anyankhondo anadzakhala na imwe,
Ninga munalongera imwe kuti ali na imwe.+
15 Idani pinthu pyakuipa, pontho funani pinthu pyadidi,+
Citani pinthu pyakulungama pansuwo ukulu wa nzinda.+
Panango Yahova Mulungu wa anyankhondo,
Anadzabvera ntsisi ana a Zuze anafuna kudzapulumuka.’+
16 “Natenepa ipi ndi pidalonga Yahova Mulungu wa anyankhondo, Yahova alonga:
‘Mʼmbuto zonsene zapakweca anthu anadzalira,
Pontho mʼmiseu yonsene iwo anadzalonga: “Dzedze kuna ife!”
Iwo anadzacemera anyakulima toera adzalire,
Pontho anadzacemera anyakudziwa kulira paciliro toera adzalire mwakugaluza.’
17 ‘Mʼminda yonsene ya mauva munadzabveka kulira mwakugaluza;+
Thangwi ine ndinadzapita pakati panu,’ alonga Yahova.
18 ‘Dzedze kuna ale anafuna ntsiku ya Yahova!+
Kodi ntsiku ya Yahova inadzakhala tani kuna imwe?+
Inadzakhala ntsiku ya cidima, tayu ya ceza.+
19 Pa ntsiku ineyi pinthu pinadzakhala ninga munthu ali kuthawa nkhalamu mbagumanikana na ursu,*
Pontho wakuti angapita nʼnyumba mwace mbaphata pfufu, asalumwa na nyoka.
20 Kodi ntsiku ya Yahova nee inadzakhala ya cidima, tayu ya ceza?
Kodi nee inadzakhala ya cidima cikulu, mʼmbuto mwa ceza?
21 Ine ndisaida, ndisaipirwa na maphwando anu,+
Pontho nee ndisakomerwa na khwema ya ntsembe zinapereka imwe mʼmisonkhano yanu mikulu.
22 Ngakhale mupereke kuna ine ntsembe zakupiswa na ntsembe zinapereka imwe ninga miyoni,
Ine nee ndinakomerwa nazo;+
Pontho ine nee ndinadzakomerwa na ntsembe zanu zakukhazikisa ntendere za pinyama pyakununa.+
23 Lekani kundinyangula na nyimbo zanu;
Pontho nee ndisafuna kubva nyimbo zakuimbwa na pyakuimba napyo pyanu pya nkhambala.+
24 Ulungami mbuwewe ninga madzi,+
Pontho mbukhale ninga nkulo wakuti nkhabe kupwa.
25 Imwe mbumba ya Izraeli,
kodi imwe mwandibweresera ntsembe na miyoni,
Mu pyaka 40 pikhali imwe nʼthando?+