UBaba ubonisa ukuthi isiphetho sesisondele
Ubhasikidi wezithelo zasehlobo usho ukuvuthwa, futhi ukuphela sekufikile. Abathengisi abangabekezeli ukuthi iSabatha liphele ukuze bakhohlise ngezilinganiso ezincane bayabalulwa. Indlala ezayo akusiyo eyesinkwa kodwa eyokuzwa amazwi kaBaba wethu.
8 1Nakhu iNkosi uBaba eyangibonisa khona: ubhasikidi wezithelo zasehlobo.
2Wathi: “Amose, ubonani?” Ngathi: “Ubhasikidi wezithelo zasehlobo.” Khona-ke uBaba wethu wathi kimi: “Isiphetho sesifikile kubantu bami u-Israyeli; angisayikuphinde ngibadlule.” a a v2 Olimini lomprofethi, amazwi athi “izithelo zasehlobo” nelithi “isiphetho” acishe afane ekuzwakaleni — izithelo ezivuthiwe zokuvuna ziba umfanekiso wabantu asebevuthiwe ukwahlulelwa.
3“Izingoma zethempeli ziyophenduka zibe ukulila ngalolo suku,” kusho iNkosi uBaba. “Zinengi kangaka izidumbu, ezilahlwe yonke indawo—thula!”
4Zwanini lokhu, nina enigxoba abaswele niqothule abampofu bezwe, 5nithi: “Luyophela nini usuku lokuthwasa kwenyanga, ukuze sithengise amabele? Luyophela nini iSabatha, ukuze sivule imakethe yokolweni—senze isilinganiso sibe sincane nesisindo sibe sikhulu, sikhohlise ngezikali ezikhohlisayo, 6sithenge abampofu ngesiliva nabaswele ngezicathulo ezimbili, sithengise nemfucuza yokolweni?”
7UBaba wethu ufungile ngokuziqhenya kukaJakobe: “Angisoze ngakukhohlwa nokukodwa kwemisebenzi yabo. 8Umhlaba awuyikuzamazama yini ngenxa yalokhu, nabo bonke abahlala kuwo balile? Wonke uyokhuphuka njengeNayile, udungeke, ube usushona futhi njengeNayile laseGibhithe. 9Ngalolo suku,” kusho iNkosi uBaba, “Ngiyokwenza ilanga lishone emini bebade ngenze umhlaba ube mnyama emini libalele. 10Ngiyophendula imikhosi yenu ibe ukulila nazo zonke izingoma zenu zibe isililo. Ngiyofaka izingubo zokulila ezinkalweni zonke ngiphuce wonke amakhanda. Ngiyokwenza kube njengokulilela indodana eyodwa zwi, nesiphetho sakho sibe njengosuku olubabayo. 11Nampa amalanga ayeza,” kusho iNkosi uBaba, “lapho ngiyothumela indlala ezweni—hhayi indlala yesinkwa, nokoma amanzi, kodwa indlala yokuzwa amazwi ami. 12Bayontengantenga besuka elwandle beya elwandle, bazulazule besuka enyakatho beya empumalanga, befuna izwi likaBaba wethu, kodwa bangeke balithole. 13Ngalolo suku izintombi ezinhle namajaha bayoquleka ngenxa yokoma. 14Labo abafunga ngeCala laseSamariya, abathi: ‘Kuphila kukankulunkulu wakho, Dani,’ nokuthi: ‘Kuphila kwendlela yaseBherishebha’—bayokuwa, bangaphinde basukume.” b b v14 ICala laseSamariya yisithombe senkonyane yegolide uJerobowamu asimisa eBhetheli.
