U-Amose 7

7 ¹Yilokhu uBaba oyiNkosi ayangibonisa khona: wayebumba umtshitshi wezinkumbi lapho isilimo sakamuva siqala ukuhluma—isilimo sakamuva emva kokusika kwenkosi. ²Kwathi seziqedile ukudla izimila zezwe, ngathi: “Baba oyiNkosi, ake uthethelele! Angema kanjani uJakobe? Usemncane kangaka!” ^a a v2 Lapho umprofethi encenga, uBaba wethu uyalalela abuye abambe ukwahlulela—inhliziyo engemuva kobukhosi bakhe ingumusa, hhayi ukulangazelela ukubhubhisa.

³UBaba wethu washintsha umqondo ngalokhu. “Ngeke kwenzeke,” kusho uBaba wethu.

⁴Yilokhu uBaba oyiNkosi ayangibonisa khona: uBaba oyiNkosi wabiza ukwahlulela ngomlilo; waqothula inziki enkulu, waqala ukuqeda izwe. ⁵Ngase ngithi: “Baba oyiNkosi, ake uyeke! Angema kanjani uJakobe? Usemncane kangaka!”

⁶UBaba wethu washintsha umqondo ngalokhu. “Nalokhu ngeke kwenzeke,” kusho uBaba oyiNkosi.

⁷Yilokhu ayangibonisa khona: uBaba oyiNkosi wayemi eduze kodonga olwakhiwe luqondile, ephethe intambo yokulinganisa esandleni sakhe. ^b b v7 Intambo yokulinganisa iyintambo enesisindo ehlola ukuthi udonga lumi luqondile yini—lapha ingumfanekiso kaBaba wethu elinganisa ukuthi ukuphila kwabantu bakhe kuqotho yini.

⁸UBaba wethu wathi kimi: “Ubonani, Amose?” Ngathi: “Intambo yokulinganisa.” Wase ethi uBaba oyiNkosi: “Bheka, ngibeka intambo yokulinganisa phakathi kwabantu bami u-Israyeli; angisayikubadlula futhi.”

⁹“Izindawo eziphakeme zokukhonzela zika-Isaka ziyakuchithwa, nezindawo ezingcwele zika-Israyeli ziyakubhidlizwa, ngiyakusukuma ngimelane nendlu kaJerobowamu ngenkemba.”

U-Amaziya Uthulisa uMprofethi

¹⁰U-Amaziya, umpristi waseBethele, wathumela izwi kuJerobowamu inkosi yakwa-Israyeli: “U-Amose ukwenzele itulo phakathi kwendlu ka-Israyeli. Izwe ngeke likwazi ukuthwala onke amazwi akhe. ¹¹Yilokhu okushiwo u-Amose: ‘UJerobowamu uyakufa ngenkemba, u-Israyeli uyakuthunjwa impela, asuswe ezweni lakhe.’”

¹²U-Amaziya wathi ku-Amose: “Hamba, mboni! Balekela kwaJuda. Udlele isinkwa sakho khona, uprofethe khona. ¹³Kodwa ungabe usaprofetha eBethele, ngokuba liyindawo engcwele yenkosi, ithempeli lobukhosi.”

¹⁴U-Amose waphendula u-Amaziya wathi: “Ngangingeyena umprofethi noma indodana yomprofethi, kodwa ngangingumelusi nomlimi wemikhiwane yesikhamori. ¹⁵Kodwa uBaba wethu wangithatha ekulandeleni umhlambi, uBaba wethu wathi kimi: ‘Hamba, uprofethe kubantu bami u-Israyeli.’ ¹⁶Manje yizwa izwi likaBaba wethu. Uthi: ‘Ungaprofethi ngokumelene no-Israyeli, ungashumayeli ngokumelene nendlu ka-Isaka.’

¹⁷Ngakho uBaba wethu uthi: ‘Umkakho uyakuba yisifebe edolobheni, amadodana namadodakazi akho ayakuwa ngenkemba, izwe lakho liyakwabiwa ngentambo yokulinganisa, wena uqobo uyakufela ezweni elingcolile. U-Israyeli uyakuthunjwa impela, asuswe ezweni lakhe siqu.’”