Three Vision of Judgment
Amos see locusts and fire and two times e beg im Papa make e change im mind, and two times e change am. Di third vision, plumb line, nobody fit argue am comot. When Amaziah order am make e commot Bethel, e answer sey e be herdsman until our Papa take am.
7 1Na dis one di Sovereign Papa show me: e dey form plenty locust as di late crop just dey begin sprout—di late crop wey come after di king don cut im own grass. 2When dem finish chop di plants for di land, I talk say, “Sovereign Papa, abeg forgive! How Jacob go take stand? E small well well!” a a v2 When di prophet dey beg, our Papa dey hear am and e hold back di judgment — di heart wey dey behind im power na mercy, no be say e dey hungry to destroy.
3Our Papa change im mind concerning dis matter. “E no go happen,” na so our Papa talk.
4Na dis one di Sovereign Papa show me: di Sovereign Papa call for judgment wey be fire; e chop di great deep finish and e dey chop di land. 5Den I talk say, “Sovereign Papa, abeg stop! How Jacob go take stand? E small well well!”
6Our Papa change im mind concerning dis matter. “Dis one sef no go happen,” na so di Sovereign Papa talk.
7Na dis one e show me: di Sovereign Papa stand near one wall wey dem build straight, plumb line dey for im hand. b b v7 Plumb line na rope wey get weight wey dem dey use check whether wall stand straight — for here e be picture of how our Papa dey measure whether im people life dey correct.
8And our Papa talk to me say, “Wetin you see, Amos?” I talk say, “Plumb line.” Den di Sovereign Papa talk say, “Look, I dey put plumb line for middle of my people Israel; I no go pass dem by again.”
9“Di shrine dem wey dey ontop hill for Isaac go turn to waste, and di holy place dem of Israel go scatter, and I go rise against di house of Jeroboam with sword.”
Amaziah Make di Prophet Keep Quiet
10Amaziah, wey be priest for Bethel, send message go give Jeroboam wey be king of Israel: “Amos don plan bad-bad thing against you inside di house of Israel. Di land no fit carry all im words. 11Na dis one Amos talk: ‘Jeroboam go die by sword, and Israel go surely go exile, comot from im land.’”
12Amaziah talk to Amos say, “Go, you wey dey see vision! Run go Judah. Go find your food for there, prophesy for there. 13But no prophesy again for Bethel, because na di king holy place, na royal temple.”
14Amos answer Amaziah say, “I no be prophet or prophet pikin, but na person wey dey mind animal and wey dey grow sycamore fig. 15But our Papa take me comot from following di flock, and our Papa tell me say, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’ 16Now hear di word of our Papa. You dey talk say, ‘No prophesy against Israel, no preach against di house of Isaac.’
17So our Papa talk say: ‘Your wife go turn ashawo for di city, your sons and daughters go fall by sword, dem go share your land with measuring line, and you yourself go die for land wey no clean. Israel go surely go exile, comot from im own land.’”
