U-Amosi 3

Ofakazi Bokumelana Lo-Israyeli

1Zwanini ilizwi elikhulunywe nguThixo ngani lina bantu bako-Israyeli Lomndeni wonke engawukhupha eGibhithe:

2“Yini kuphela engalikhethayo

kuyo yonke imideni yasemhlabeni;

ngakho ngizalijezisela

zonke izono zenu.”

3Ababili bayahamba bendawonye

ngaphandle kokuba bevumelene ukwenzanjalo na?

4Isilwane siyabhonga ehlathini

kungelalutho esingalubamba na?

Siyabhonga esikhundleni saso

singabambanga lutho na?

5Inyoni iyabanjwa emhlabathini

okungelamjibila othiywe khona na?

Umjibila uyathanca usuke emhlabathini

kungelalutho olubambayo na?

6Lapho icilongo likhala edolobheni

abantu kabethuki na?

Lapho incithakalo isehlela idolobho

kayenziwanga nguThixo na?

7Impela uThixo Wobukhosi kenzi lutho

engavezanga icebo

lakhe ezincekwini zakhe abaphrofethi.

8Isilwane sibhongile,

ngubani ongayikwesaba na?

UThixo Wobukhosi usekhulumile

ngubani ongayekela ukuphrofitha na?

9Memezelani ezinqabeni zase-Ashidodi

lasezinqabeni zaseGibhithe lithi:

“Buthanani phezu kwezintaba zaseSamariya;

libone isiyaluyalu esikhulu phakathi kwayo

lokuncindezela phakathi kwabantu bayo.”

10“Kabakwazi ukwenza okulungileyo,” kutsho uThixo,

“bona ababuthelela impango

baphange lasezinqabeni zabo.”

11Ngakho uThixo Wobukhosi uthi:

“Isitha sizachitha ilizwe;

sizadiliza izinqaba zenu,

siphange izinqaba zenu.”

12Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

“Njengomelusi ehlenga emlonyeni wesilwane

amathambo amabili kuphela omlenze loba isiqa sendlebe,

bazahlengwa kanjalo abako-Israyeli abahlala eSamariya

bethithibele ekucineni kwemibheda yabo,

kanye laseDamaseko phezu kwemibheda yabo yokuphumulela.”

13“Zwanini lokhu lifakaze ngendlu kaJakhobe,” kutsho iNkosi, uThixo uNkulunkulu uSomandla.

14“Ngosuku engizajezisela u-Israyeli izono zakhe

ngizabhidliza ama-alithare aseBhetheli;

impondo ze-alithare zizaqunywa

ziwele emhlabathini.

15Ngizadiliza indlu yebusika kanye

lendlu yehlobo,

izindlu eziceciswe ngempondo zendlovu zizadilizwa

lezindlu ezinkulu zizabhidlizwa,”

kutsho uThixo.