uBawo Ubonisa Ukuba Isiphelo Sisondele
Ingobozi yeziqhamo zasehlotyeni ithetha ukuvuthwa, nesiphelo sifikile. Abarhwebi abangxamele ukuba iphele isabatha ukuze bakhohlise ngomlinganiso onciphisiweyo bayakhankanywa. Indlala ezayo asiyoyesonka, koko yeyokuva amazwi kaBawo wethu.
8 1Nantsi into andibonise yona iNkosi uBawo: ingobozi yeziqhamo zasehlotyeni.
2Wathi: “Amos, ubona ntoni na?” Ndathi: “Ingobozi yeziqhamo zasehlotyeni.” Waza uBawo wethu wathi kum: “Sifikile isiphelo ebantwini bam, amaSirayeli; andisayi kuphinda ndibadlule.” a a v2 Ngolwimi lomprofeti, amazwi athi “iziqhamo zasehlotyeni” nathi “isiphelo” aphantse avakale efana—iziqhamo ezivuthiweyo zokuvuna ziba ngumfanekiso wabantu abavuthele umgwebo.
3“Iingoma zetempile ziya kujika zibe zizimema ngaloo mini,” utsho iNkosi uBawo. “Zininzi kangaka izidumbu, ziphoswe phantsi ndawo zonke—cwaka!”
4Yivani oku, nina eninyathela abasweleyo, nibhubhisa amahlwempu elizwe, 5nisithi: “Igqithe nini inyanga, ukuze sithengise ngengqolowa? Iphele nini isabatha, ukuze sivule intengiso yengqolowa—sinciphisa umlinganiso, sandisa ubunzima, sikhohlisa ngezikali ezigwenxa, 6sithenge amahlwempu ngesilivere, nabasweleyo ngesibini seembadada, sithengisa ngemfucuza yengqolowa?”
7UBawo wethu ufungile ngekratshi likaYakobi: “Andisayi kuze ndizilibale izenzo zabo. 8Awusayi kugungqa na umhlaba ngenxa yoku, benze isijwili bonke abahlala kuwo? Wonke uya kunyuka njengomlambo, udubeke, utshone kwakhona njengomlambo waseYiputa. 9Ngaloo mini,” utsho iNkosi uBawo, “Ndiya kulitshonisa ilanga emini enkulu ndenze umhlaba ube mnyama phambi kwelanga eli. 10Ndiya kuyijika imithendeleko yenu ibe sisijwili neengoma zenu zonke zibe sisililo. Ndibeke ezirhwexayo esinqeni ngasinye, ndenze mpandla kwiintloko zonke. Ndikwenze kube njengesijwili sonyana okuphela kwakhe, nesiphelo saso sibe njengemini ekrakra. 11Iyeza imihla,” utsho iNkosi uBawo, “endiya kuthumela ngayo indlala ezweni—ingabi yindlala yesonka, ingabi lunxano lwamanzi, koko ibe yindlala yokuva amazwi am. 12Baya kuntenga besuka elwandle besiya elwandle, babhadule besuka entla besiya empumalanga, befuna ilizwi likaBawo wethu, kodwa abayi kulifumana. 13Ngaloo mini iintombi ezintle namadodana aya kutyhafa linxano. 14Abo bafunga iTyala laseSamari, abathi: ‘Ehleli nje uthixo wakho, Dan,’ nokuthi: ‘Ihleli nje indlela yaseBher-shebha,’—baya kuwa, bangabuyi bavuka.” b b v14 ITyala laseSamari sisithixo esiyinkonyana yegolide awayimisa uYarobheham eBhetele.
