U-Amose 1

1 ¹Amazwi ka-Amose, umalusi waseThekhowa, awabona mayelana no-Israyeli ngesikhathi u-Uziya ebusa kwaJuda, uJerobowamu indodana kaJowashi ebusa kwa-Israyeli, iminyaka emibili ngaphambi kokuzamazama komhlaba. ^a a v1 Lokhu kuzamazama komhlaba kwenzeka cishe ngonyaka wama-760 BC, kwakhunjulwa ngisho nasezizukulwaneni ezalandela — bheka uZakariya 14:5. ²Wathi: uBaba wethu uyabhonga eseZiyoni, uzwakalisa izwi lakhe eseJerusalema; amadlelo abelusi ayalila, nesiqongo seKarmeli siyabuna.

³Nakhu akushoyo uBaba wethu: Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zaseDamaseku, nangenxa yezine, ngeke ngikubuyise emuva, ngokuba babhula iGileyadi ngezibhulo zensimbi. ^b b v3 Amazwi athi “Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu, nangenxa yezine” ayindlela yesiHebheru yokusho ukuthi iziphambeko sezibuthene zedlula ekubalweni — akusibo ubungako bempela, kodwa yisilinganiso esadala ukuchichima. ⁴Ngakho ngiyakuthumela umlilo endlini kaHazayeli, uyakuqeda izinqaba zikaBheni-hadadi. ⁵Ngiyakwaphula umgoqo wesango laseDamaseku, nginqume lowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi eSigodini sase-Aveni, nalowo ophethe intonga yobukhosi eBheti-edeni; abantu base-Aramu bayakuya ekudingisweni eKiri, kusho uBaba wethu.

⁶Usho kanje uBaba wethu: Ngenxa yamacala amathathu aseGaza, nangenxa yamane, ngeke ngikuguqule—badingisa isizwe sonke, basinikela ku-Edomi. ⁷Ngakho ngiyakuthumela umlilo odongeni lwaseGaza, uyakuqeda izinqaba zalo. ⁸Nginqume lowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi e-Ashdodi, nalowo ophethe intonga yobukhosi e-Ashikheloni; ngiyakuphendulela isandla sami ku-Ekroni, nensali yamaFilisti iyakubhubha, kusho uBaba uMbusi.

⁹Usho kanje uBaba wethu: Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zaseThire, nangenxa yezine, ngeke ngiyekethe, ngokuba banikela umphakathi wonke wabadingisiwe ku-Edomi, bakhohlwa isivumelwano sobuzalwane. ¹⁰Ngakho ngiyakuthumela umlilo odongeni lwaseThire, uyakuqeda izinqaba zalo.

¹¹Nakhu akushoyo uBaba wethu: Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zase-Edomi, nangenxa yezine, ngeke ngiyekethe, ngokuba waxosha umfowabo ngenkemba, waqeda sonke isihawu, intukuthelo yakhe yadwengula ingapheli, walondoloza ulaka lwakhe kuze kube phakade. ¹²Ngakho ngiyakuthumela umlilo kwaThemani, uyakuqeda izinqaba zaseBhozira.

¹³Nakhu akushoyo uBaba wethu: Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zama-Amoni, nangenxa yezine, ngeke ngiyekethe, ngokuba baqaqa abesifazane abakhulelwe baseGileyadi ukuze bandise umngcele wabo. ¹⁴Ngakho ngiyakuphemba umlilo odongeni lwaseRaba, uyakuqeda izinqaba zalo, ngokumemeza ngosuku lwempi, ngesiphepho ngosuku lwesivunguvungu. ¹⁵Inkosi yabo iyakuya ekudingisweni, yona nezikhulu zayo kanyekanye, kusho uBaba wethu.