Amose
2 “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova,
‘“Ngekuvukela* kwaMowabi+ kwesitsatfu kanye nekwesine, angeke ngikushintje loko lengikuncumile,
Ngobe washisa ematsambo enkhosi yaka-Edomu kuze atfole umcakaco.
2 Ngako ngitawutfumela umlilo kuMowabi
Futsi utawucotfula imibhoshongo yaseKheriyothi levikelekile;+
Mowabi utawufa ngesikhatsi kunekubhodla lokukhulu,
Lokuhambisana nemsindvo wemphi kanye nemsindvo weluphondvo.+
3 Ngitamsusa umbusi* emehlweni akhe
Ngibulale yena kanye nato tonkhe tindvuna takhe,”+ kusho Jehova.’
4 Jehova utsi:
‘Ngekuvukela kwaJuda+ kwesitsatfu kanye nekwesine, angeke ngikushintje loko lengikuncumile,
Ngobe bawulahlile umtsetfo* waJehova,
Futsi abazange batigcine timiso takhe;+
Ngobe emanga lalandzelwa bokhokho babo ngiwo labaphambukisile.+
5 Ngako ngitawutfumela umlilo kaJuda
Futsi utawucotfula imibhoshongo yaseJerusalema levikelekile.’+
6 Jehova utsi:
‘Ngekuvukela kwa-Israyeli+ kwesitsatfu kanye nekwesine, angeke ngikushintje loko lengikuncumile,
Ngobe batsengisa bantfu labalungile ngelisiliva,
Kwatsi labaphuyile babatsengisa ngetincabule.+
7 Bagcobagcobe tinhloko tebantfu labaphuyile, batigcobagcobela elutfulini lwemhlabatsi,+
Futsi bavimba indlela yebantfu labamnene.+
Indvodzana nababe wayo balele nentfombi yinye,
Bahlambalata libito lami lelingcwele.
8 Bayatelula eceleni kwawo onkhe ema-al’thare+ ngetingubo labatitsetse taba sibambiso setikweleti;+
Liwayini labalinatsa endlini* yabonkulunkulu babo balitfole kulabo lababahlawulisile.’
9 ‘Kodvwa ngimi lowacotfula ema-Amori embikwabo,+
Lebekamadze ngangemsedari futsi acine njengem-okhi;
Ngacotfula sitselo sawo lesingetulu netimphandze tawo letingephansi.+
10 Nganikhipha eveni laseGibhithe,+
Futsi nganenta nadzabula lihlane iminyaka lengu-40,+
Kuze nitsatse live lema-Amori libe lifa lenu.
Awu bantfu baka-Israyeli, bekungakafaneli yini loku ngikwente?’ kusho Jehova.
12 ‘Kodvwa nachubeka ninatsisa emaNaziri liwayini,+
Futsi nanika baphrofethi umyalo lotsi: “Akukafaneli niphrofethe.”+
13 Ngako ngitanipitjita endzaweni yenu,
Ngitanisitila kuhle kwenkalishi letfwele lokutinhlavu lokusandza kuvunwa nayisitila lokungephansi kwayo.
14 Lonematubane angeke abe nendzawo latawubalekela kuyo,+
Lonemandla angeke akhone kulondvolota emandla akhe,
Futsi kute lisotja lelitawuphunyula.
15 Indvodza lephetse butjoki angeke ikhone kuma icine,
Nalonematubane angeke aphunyuke,
Futsi umgibeli welihhashi angeke aphunyuke.
16 Ngisho nemasotja lanesibindzi kakhulu
Atawubaleka angcunu ngalelolanga,’+ kusho Jehova.”