UAmos 1 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

1 ¹Amazwi ka-Amos, umalusi waseTekowa, awawabonayo ngokumaSirayeli ngexesha u-Uziya elawula kwaYuda, uYarobheham unyana kaYowashe elawula kwaSirayeli, kweminyaka emibini phambi konyikimo. ^a a v1 Olu nyikimo lwahlasela malunga nowama-760 phambi kokuzalwa kukaKrestu, lwaba lusakhunjulwa nasezizukulwaneni ezalandelayo — jonga uZekariya 14:5. ²Wathi: UBawo wethu uyabharhula eseZiyon, elikhupha izwi lakhe eseYerusalem; amadlelo abalusi ayalila, nencotsha yeKarmele iyabuna.

³Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zaseDamasko, nangenxa yezine, andiyi kubuyisa umsindo wam, ngenxa yokuba babhula iGiliyadi ngeempahla zokubhula zentsimbi. ^b b v3 “Ngenxa yezono ezintathu, nangenxa yezine” yindlela yesiHebhere yokuthi izono ziqokelelene zadlula ukubalwa — asilobalo lwenene, kodwa ngumlinganiselo osele uphuphuma kudala. ⁴Ngako oko ndiya kuthumela umlilo endlwini kaHazayeli, uya kuzidla iimboniselo zikaBhen-hadade. ⁵Ndiya kuwaphula umvalo wesango laseDamasko, ndimnqamle lowo uhleli etroneni eNtilini yase-Aven nalowo uphathe intonga yobukhosi eBhete-eden; baya kuthinjwa eKire abantu base-Aram, utsho uBawo wethu.

⁶Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ngenxa yezigebenga ezintathu zaseGaza, nangenxa yezine, andiyi kuyibuyisa — babathimba abantu bephela, babanikela esandleni sakwaEdom. ⁷Ngako oko ndiya kuthumela umlilo eludongeni lwaseGaza, uya kuzidla iimboniselo zayo. ⁸Ndiya kunqumla lowo uhleli etroneni eAshdode nalowo uphathe intonga yobukhosi eAshkelon; ndiya kusijika isandla sam e-Ekron, atshabalale namasalela amaFilisti, itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu.

⁹Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zaseTire, nangenxa yezine, andiyi kubuyisa umsindo wam, ngenxa yokuba babanikela esandleni sakwaEdom bephela abathinjwa, bawulibala umnqophiso wabazalwana. ¹⁰Ngako oko ndiya kuthumela umlilo eludongeni lwaseTire, uya kuzidla iimboniselo zayo.

¹¹Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zakwaEdom, nangenxa yezine, andiyi kubuyisa umsindo wam, ngenxa yokuba wamsukela umnakwabo ngekrele, wayicima yonke imfesane, umsindo wakhe wakrazuka ngonaphakade, wawugcina ingqumbo yakhe kude kuse ephakadeni. ¹²Ngako oko ndiya kuthumela umlilo eTeman, uya kuzidla iimboniselo zaseBhotsera.

¹³Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zoonyana baka-Amon, nangenxa yezine, andiyi kubuyisa umsindo wam, ngenxa yokuba babakrazula abafazi abamithiyo baseGiliyadi, ukuze bawenze banzi umda wabo. ¹⁴Ngako oko ndiya kuphemba umlilo eludongeni lwaseRabha, uya kuzidla iimboniselo zayo, kukho ukudanduluka ngemini yemfazwe, kukho isaqhwithi ngemini yomoya ovuthuzayo. ¹⁵Ukumkani wabo uya kuthinjwa, yena nabathetheli bakhe kunye, utsho uBawo wethu.