Imibono Emithathu Yomgwebo
UAmosi ubona iinkumbi nomlilo, aze kabini acele uBawo wakhe ukuba axolele, aze kabini uBawo wethu azohlwaye. Umbono wesithathu, intambo yomsonto yesilinganiso, awunakuphikiswa. Xa uAmatsiya emyalela ukuba aphume eBhetele, uphendula esithi wayengumalusi wada uBawo wethu wamthabatha.
7 1Yiyo le into iNkosi uBawo eyandibonisa yona: yayibumba ingxokolo yeenkumbi, xa luqala ukuntshula uhlaza oluvela emva — uhlaza oluvela emva kokusika kokumkani. 2Zathi zakuba zigqibile ukudla uhlaza lwelizwe, ndathi: “Nkosi Bawo, khawuxolele! Angathini na ukuma uYakobi? Umncinane kakhulu!” a a v2 Xa umprofeti ethandaza, uBawo wethu uyaphulaphula aze awubambe umgwebo — intliziyo esemva kobukhosi bakhe yinceba, ayilulangazelelo lokutshabalalisa.
3Wazohlwaya uBawo wethu ngenxa yale nto. Wathi uBawo wethu: “Ayiyi kwenzeka le nto.”
4Yiyo le into iNkosi uBawo eyandibonisa yona: iNkosi uBawo yabiza umgwebo ngomlilo; wayidla inzonzobila enkulu, wawusadla nelizwe. 5Ndandule ke ndathi: “Nkosi Bawo, khawuyeke! Angathini na ukuma uYakobi? Umncinane kakhulu!”
6Wazohlwaya uBawo wethu ngenxa yale nto. Yathi iNkosi uNdikhoyo: “Nale nto ayiyi kwenzeka.”
7Yiyo le into eyandibonisa yona: iNkosi uBawo yayimi ngasedongeni olwakhiwe lathi ngqo, intambo yomsonto yesilinganiso isesandleni sayo. b b v7 Intambo yomsonto yesilinganiso yintambo enobunzima evavanya ukuba udonga lume ngqo na — apha ngumfanekiso kaBawo wethu olinganisa ukuba ubomi babantu bakhe buthe tye na.
8Waza uBawo wethu wathi kum: “Ubona ntoni na, Amosi?” Ndathi: “Yintambo yomsonto yesilinganiso.” Yandula ke iNkosi uNdikhoyo yathi: “Yabona, ndibeka intambo yomsonto yesilinganiso phakathi kwabantu bam amaSirayeli; andisayi kuphinda ndibadlule.”
9“Izindlu zasezigangeni zikaIsake ziya kwenziwa amanxuwa, neengcwele zakwaSirayeli ziya konakaliswa, ndivukele indlu kaYarobheham ngekrele.”
UAmatsiya Uthulisa Umprofeti
10UAmatsiya, umbingeleli waseBheteli, wathumela ilizwi kuYarobheham ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, esithi: “UAmosi ukucebile phakathi kwendlu kaSirayeli. Ilizwe alinakuwathwala onke amazwi akhe. 11Utsho uAmosi ukuthi: ‘UYarobheham uya kufa ngekrele, amaSirayeli ngokwenene aya kuthinjwa, emke ezweni lawo.’”
12Wathi uAmatsiya kuAmosi: “Hamba, mboni! Balekela kwaYuda. Uzuzele isonka sakho khona, uprofete khona. 13Kodwa uze ungaphindi uprofete eBheteli, kuba yingcwele yokumkani, yitempile yokumkani.”
14Waphendula uAmosi kuAmatsiya, wathi: “Ndandingenguye umprofeti, ndingenguye nonyana womprofeti, kodwa ndandingumalusi nomvelisi wemikhiwane yemithombe. 15Kodwa wandithabatha uBawo wethu ekulandeleni impahla emfutshane, waza uBawo wethu wathi kum: ‘Hamba uye kuprofeta kubantu bam amaSirayeli.’ 16Ngoku live ilizwi likaBawo wethu. Uthi wena: ‘Uze ungaprofeti ngamaSirayeli, uze ungashumayeli ngakwindlu kaIsake.’
17Ngako oko utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: ‘Umfazi wakho uya kuba lihenyukazi emzini, oonyana neentombi zakho ziya kuwa ngekrele, ilizwe lakho liya kwahlulwa ngentambo yesilinganiso, wena ngokwakho uya kufela ezweni eliyinqambi. AmaSirayeli ngokwenene aya kuthinjwa, emke ezweni lawo.’”
