Umbono wekucala: Sikhonyane
1Naku-ke iNkhosi Simakadze lengibonise kona: Ngiyibone yenta lifu lesikhonyane ngesikhatsi nakuphela kuvunwa kwemabele enkhosi, nakucala kuhluma kwesibili. 2Satsi kube sikudle konkhe lokuluhlata eveni, ngakhala kakhulu ngatsi: “Nkhosi Simakadze, cola! Jakobe angasindza kanjani? Mncane kakhulu!”
3Simakadze wase uyayekela, watsi: “Loko kungeke kusenteka.”
Umbono wesibili: Umlilo
4Naku-ke iNkhosi Simakadze lengibonise kona: INkhosi Simakadze beyisabita kwehlulela kwemlilo, lomlilo womisa lwandle lolungaphansi kwemhlaba, waze lomlilo wacala kudla live. 5Ngase ngiyakhala ngitsi: “Nkhosi Simakadze, ngiyakuncenga, mane ume; Jakobe angasindza kanjani? Mncane kakhulu!”
6Ngako Simakadze wase uyayekela, watsi: “Naloku kungeke kusenteka nako.”
Umbono wesitsatfu: Silinganiso
7Naku-ke Simakadze langibonise kona: Simakadze abeme eceleni kwelubondza lolwalwakhiwe lwalinganiswa kahle ngesilinganiso, abephetse silinganiso esandleni sakhe. 8Simakadze wangibuta watsi: “Ubonani, ye Amose?”
Ngatsi: “Silinganiso.”
Simakadze watsi: “Buka la! Ngibeka silinganiso kubantfu bami ema-Israyeli; ngingeke ngisabacolela.
9“Tindzawo letiphakeme taka-Isaka
tekukhontela tithico tiyawubhujiswa,
netindlu taka-Israyeli tekukhontela bonkulunkulu
tiyawubhidlitwa.
Ngenkemba yami ngiyawuvukela
indlu yakaJerobowamu.”
Amose na-Amasiya
10Amasiya, umphristi waseBetheli, watfumela sigijimi kuJerobowamu, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, watsi: “Amose wakha luzungu ngawe embusweni waka-Israyeli. Live lingeke liwamele onkhe lamavi akhe. 11Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguAmose, utsi:
“ ‘Jerobowamu utakufa ngenkemba,
ema-Israyeli wona ngempela atawudzingiswa,
esuswe eveni lawo lekutalwa.’ ”
12Amasiya wakhuluma ku-Amose, watsi: “Phuma, wena mboniswa. Buyela eveni lakaJuda. Hamba uyewuhlala khona usebentele kudla kwakho khona, uphrofethe khona. 13Ungaphindzi uphrofethe lapha eBetheli, ngobe lena yindzawo lekutsiwa ingcwele yenkhosi, nelithempeli lembuso.”
14Amose waphendvula Amasiya, watsi: “Angizange sengibe ngumphrofethi mine, ngisho nekuba ngumsa wemphrofethi nje. Kodvwa bengingumelusi nje, nanyalo ngisengumlimi wetihlahla temakhiwa. 15Kodvwa Simakadze wangitsatsa ekweluseni kwami timvu, watsi kimi: ‘Hamba uyewuphrofetha esiveni sami, ema-Israyeli.’ 16Manje-ke vani livi laSimakadze. Wena watsi:
“ ‘Ungaphrofethi lokumelene na-Israyeli.
uyekele nekushumayela umelane nendlu ya-Isaka.’
17“Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze:
“ ‘Umfati wakho uyawuba yingwadla yelidolobha;
emadvodzana nemadvodzakati akho ayakufa ngenkemba.
Emasimi akho atawulinganiswa, abelwe labanye;
wena utakufa,
ufele eveni lemahedeni.
Israyeli, vele, yena utawutfunjwa,
esuswe eveni lakhe lekutalwa.’ ”
