One Roar Comot From Zion
One shepherd from Tekoa dey shout like thunder against wicked judgment and empty worship for one nation wey get money and dey relax anyhow. Under all the warning, na Papa heart dey knock, wey just want make Him pikin dem find Him and live.
1 1Di words wey Amos, one shepherd for Tekoa, talk, wey he see about Israel for di time wey Uzziah dey rule Judah and Jeroboam, di pikin of Joash, dey rule Israel, two years before di earthquake happen. a a v1 Dis earthquake shake ground around 760 BC, and pipo still remember am even for generations wey come after — see Zechariah 14:5. 2He talk say: Our Papa dey roar from Zion, He dey sound im voice from Jerusalem; di grazing-ground of di shepherds dem dey cry, and di top of Carmel dey dry.
3Na dis one our Papa talk: For three sins of Damascus, and for four, I no go turn am back, because dem take iron sledge grind Gilead. b b v3 "For three transgressions, and for four" na di Hebrew way wey dem take dey talk say di wrong dem don plenty pass counting — no be say dem count am one-one, but say di measure don full overflow tey-tey. 4So I go send fire come di house of Hazael, and e go chop di strong-strong forts of Ben-hadad. 5I go break di gate-bar of Damascus, and cut off di one wey dey sidon for throne inside di Valley of Aven and di one wey hold di scepter for Beth-eden; and di pipo of Aram go go exile go Kir, na so our Papa talk.
6Na so our Papa talk: For three crime of Gaza, and for four, I no go change am—dem carry whole pipo go exile, hand dem over give Edom. 7So I go send fire come di wall of Gaza, and e go chop her strong-strong forts. 8I go cut off di one wey dey for throne inside Ashdod and di one wey hold di scepter for Ashkelon; I go turn my hand against Ekron, and di ones wey remain among di Philistines go perish, na so di Sovereign Papa talk.
9Na so our Papa talk: For three sins of Tyre, and for four, I no go soft ground, because dem hand over whole community of exile pipo give Edom and forget di Covenant of brothers. 10So I go send fire come di wall of Tyre, and e go chop her strong-strong forts.
11Na dis one our Papa talk: For three sins of Edom, and for four, I no go soft ground, because he take sword chase im brother, and he kill all im tender mercy wey dey pain belle, im vex dey tear anyhow no stop, and he keep im anger forever. 12So I go send fire come Teman, and e go chop di strong-strong forts of Bozrah.
13Na dis one our Papa talk: For three sins of di Ammonite pipo, and for four, I no go soft ground, because dem tear open belle of di pregnant women of Gilead so dem fit make dem own border big pass. 14So I go light fire for di wall of Rabbah, and e go chop her strong-strong forts, with shout for di day of battle, with heavy storm for di day of whirlwind. 15And dem king go go exile, he and im officials dem together, na so our Papa talk.
