Amose
5 “Awu nine bendlu yaka-Israyeli, lalelani nali livi lengilikhulumako lelimelene nani lelifana nengoma yekulila:
2 ‘Israyeli loyintfombi ntfo uwile;
Akasakhoni kuphindze avuke.
Ulahlwe endzaweni yakhe emhlabatsini;
Kute longamphakamisa.’
3 “INkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi:
‘Lidolobha lelitfumele emasotja langu-1 000 emphini litawusala nalangu-100;
Nelidolobha lelitfumele emasotja langu-100 emphini litawusala nalangu-10 endlu yaka-Israyeli.’+
4 “Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguJehova endlini yaka-Israyeli:
‘Ngifuneni futsi nitawuchubeka niphila.+
5 Ningafuni iBetheli,+
Ningayi eGilgali+ futsi ningendluleli eBherisheba,+
Ngobe bantfu baseGilgali batawutfunjwa,+
NeBetheli itawugcine ingasasilutfo.*
6 Funani Jehova nitochubeka niphila,+
Kuze angavutsi njengemlilo endlini yaJosefa,
Ashise neBetheli, kube bete lowucimako.
7 Umtsetfo niyawugucula ufane nesihlahla lesibabako,
Nikushiyile kulunga emhlabeni.+
8 Loyo lowenta libutfo letinkhanyeti lokutsiwa yiKhimahi* nalokutsiwa yiKhesili,*+
Loyo loshintja litfunti lelikhulu libe kukhanya,
Loyo logucula imini ibe mnyama njengasebusuku,+
Loyo lobita emanti aselwandle
Loyo lowabita kuze awatsele emhlabeni,+
Libito lakhe nguJehova.
9 Yena utawubanga kutsi bantfu labangemachawe babhujiswe,
Aletse imbhubhiso etindzaweni letibiyelwe.
10 Niyabenyanya behluleli labasola bantfu labente emaphutsa esangweni lelidolobha,
Futsi niyabenyanya labo labakhuluma liciniso.+
11 Ngobe nikhiphisa labaphuyile umtselo wemhlaba ngenkhani
Futsi nitsatsa lokutinhlavu kwabo kube tetfulo,+
Angeke nihlale etindlini tematje labatiwe lenitakhele tona.+
Angeke nilinatse liwayini lelivela emasimini emagilebisi elikhetselo leniwahlanyele.+
12 Ngobe ngiyati kutsi nivukele* kangaki
Nekutsi tono tenu tinkhulu kangakanani,
Bantfu labalungile niyabahlukumeta,
Niyadizelwa,
Anibehluleli ngekulunga esangweni lelidolobha bantfu labaphuyile.+
13 Ngako-ke labo labanekucondza batawubindza ngaleso sikhatsi,
Ngobe kutawube kusikhatsi senhlekelele.+
Ngako Jehova Nkulunkulu wemabutfo utawuba nani,
Njengobe nisho njalo nani.+
Kungenteka kutsi Jehova Nkulunkulu wemabutfo
Abentele umusa labasele bendlu yaJosefa.’+
16 “Ngako naku lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu wemabutfo, Jehova utsi:
‘Kutawuba nekulila etindzaweni tawonkhe wonkhe,
Nakuto tonkhe titaladi batawutsi, “Maye, maye!”
Batawubita balimi kuze balile
Babite nebantfu labacashelwe kulila kutsi batolila.’
17 ‘Kutawulilwa kuwo onkhe emasimu emagilebisi;+
Ngobe ngitawendlula emkhatsini wenu,’ kusho Jehova.
18 ‘Maye kulabo labalangatelela lilanga laJehova!+
Litawusho kutsini-ke lilanga laJehova kini?+
Litawusho bumnyama hhayi kukhanya.+
19 Litawufanana nemuntfu lobalekela libhubesi kodvwa ahlangabetwe libhele,
Futsi atsi nakangena endlini yakhe, asime ngesandla elubondzeni, bese ulunywa yinyoka.
20 Lilanga laJehova angeke yini libe bumnyama, lingabi kukhanya;
Angeke yini libe bumnyama lobukhulu hhayi kukhanya?
21 Ngiyayenyanya imikhosi yenu futsi iyangicansula,+
Angijabuli ngeliphunga lelimnandzi lemihlatjelo yenu leniyenta naninemibutsano lenesizotsa.
22 Ngisho nome ngabe nenta iminikelo neminikelo yekushiswa,
Angeke ingijabulise;+
Futsi angeke ngiyemukele imihlatjelo yenu yekuthula leniyenta ngetilwane letikhuluphele.+
23 Aseningicolele ngemsindvo wetingoma tenu;
Angifuni kuva umculo wenu wetinsimbi letinetintsambo.+
24 Umtsetfo awugelete njengemanti,+
Nekulunga akugelete njengemfula logeleta siphelane.
25 Nangiletsela imihlatjelo neminikelo yini
Kuleminyaka lengu-40 ehlane, nine bantfu baka-Israyeli?+