Masomphenya Atatu a Chiweruzo
Amosi akuona dzombe ndi moto ndipo kawiri akupempha Atate wake kuti aleke, ndipo kawiri akuleka. Masomphenya achitatu, chingwe choongolera, sakusinthika ndi mtsutso. Amaziya atamulamula kuti achoke ku Beteli, akuyankha kuti anali woweta ziweto mpaka Atate wathu anamutenga.
7 1Izi ndi zimene Atate Wamphamvuzonse anandionetsa: Iye anali kupanga gulu la dzombe pamene mbewu yomaliza inayamba kuphuka—mbewu yomaliza pambuyo pa zodula za mfumu. 2Ndipo pamene dzombe linamaliza kudya zomera za m'dziko, ndinati, “Atate Wamphamvuzonse, chonde khululukani! Kodi Yakobo angaime bwanji? Iye ndi wamng'ono kwambiri!” a a v2 Pamene mneneri apempha, Atate wathu amamva ndipo amaletsa chiweruzo—mtima wa ulamuliro wake ndi wachifundo, osati wofunitsitsa kuwononga.
3Atate wathu analeka maganizo pa zimenezi. “Sizidzachitika,” anatero Atate wathu.
4Izi ndi zimene Atate Wamphamvuzonse anandionetsa: Atate Wamphamvuzonse anaitana chiweruzo cha moto; unanyeketsa nyanja yayikulu yakuya, ndipo unali kuononga dziko. 5Pamenepo ndinati, “Atate Wamphamvuzonse, chonde lekani! Kodi Yakobo angaime bwanji? Iye ndi wamng'ono kwambiri!”
6Atate wathu analeka maganizo pa zimenezi. “Izinso sizidzachitika,” anatero Atate Wamphamvuzonse.
7Izi ndi zimene anandionetsa: Atate Wamphamvuzonse anaimirira pafupi ndi khoma lomangidwa molunjika, Iye atanyamula chingwe choyezera m'manja mwake. b b v7 Chingwe choyezera ndi chingwe cholemetsedwa chimene chimayesa ngati khoma laimirira molunjika—apa ndi chithunzithunzi cha Atate wathu akuyeza ngati miyoyo ya anthu ake ndi yoona.
8Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa ine, “Ukuona chiyani, Amosi?” Ndinati, “Chingwe choyezera.” Pamenepo Atate Wamphamvuzonse anati, “Taona, Ine ndikuyika chingwe choyezera pakati pa anthu anga Aisraeli; sindidzawalekereranso konse.”
9“Malo opembedzera a pamapiri a Isake adzasanduka bwinja, ndipo malo opatulika a Israeli adzawonongedwa, ndipo Ine ndidzauka kulimbana ndi nyumba ya Yeroboamu ndi lupanga.”
Amaziya Aletsa Mneneri
10Amaziya, wansembe wa ku Beteli, anatumiza uthenga kwa Yeroboamu mfumu ya Israeli, nati, “Amosi wakukukonzerani chiwembu pakati pa nyumba ya Israeli. Dziko silingathe kupirira mau ake onse. 11Pakuti Amosi wanena kuti, ‘Yeroboamu adzafa ndi lupanga, ndipo Israeli adzapita ku ukapolo ndithu, kutali ndi dziko lake.’”
12Amaziya anati kwa Amosi, “Pita, iwe wamasomphenya! Thawira ku Yuda. Ukapeze chakudya chako kumeneko, ndipo ukanenere kumeneko. 13Koma usanenerenso konse ku Beteli, pakuti ndi malo opatulika a mfumu, nyumba yachifumu.”
14Amosi anayankha Amaziya nati, “Ine sindinali mneneri kapena mwana wa mneneri, koma ndinali m'busa ndi wolima nkhuyu. 15Koma Atate wathu anandichotsa pa kuweta ziweto, ndipo Atate wathu anandiuza kuti, ‘Pita, ukanenere kwa anthu anga Aisraeli.’ 16Tsopano imva mau a Atate wathu. Iwe ukuti, ‘Usanenere motsutsana ndi Israeli, usalalikire motsutsana ndi nyumba ya Isake.’
17Choncho Atate wathu akuti, ‘Mkazi wako adzakhala hule mu mzinda, ana ako aamuna ndi aakazi adzagwa ndi lupanga, dziko lako lidzagawidwa ndi chingwe choyezera, ndipo iwe mwini udzafera m'dziko lodetsedwa. Israeli adzapita ku ukapolo ndithu, kutali ndi dziko lake.’”