U-AMOSI 2

“Angizoyicolela iMowabi

ngombana yone kokona:

Batjhise amathambo wekosi yakwa-Edomu

aba mlotha.

₂Yeke ngizakuthumela umlilo eMowabi,

uqothule isigodlo seKeriyothi.

UMowabi uzakufela phakathi kwerawurawu

enetjhada lepi nokulila kwepalapala.

₃Ngizakutjhabalalisa umbusi wakhona

bengibulale neenkhulu zakhona zoke zife naye.”

Kutjho uSomnini.

“Angizoyicolela iJuda

ngombana yone kokona:

Balahle umthetho kaSomnini

begodu bangalalela imiyalwakhe.

Badurhiswa bosingazimu,

abosingazimu abalandelwa bokhokho babo.

₅Ngizakuthumela umlilo kwaJuda,

uqothule isigodlo seJerusalema.”

“Angizomcolela u-Israyeli

ngombana wone kokona:

Bathengisa omsulwa ngesiliva

nodududu ngamapatlagwana amabili.

₇Babhudabhuda iinhloko zabatlhagileko ebhudwini;

bagandelela ababuthakathaka.

Umuntu noyise balalana nomntazana munye

basilaphaza ibizo lami elicwengileko.

₈Bakhamba barabhalala eqadi kwe-aldari

elinye nelinye

ngezambatho zesibambiso sesikolodo.

Bathatha iwayini abalemuke abantu,

balirhamulele ngethempeleni lakaZimabo.

₉“Mina ngawatjhabalalisa ama-Amori phambi kwabo,

nanyana ayemade njengomsedari

begodu aqine njenge-owuku.

Ngawasiphula nesidindi sawo.

₁₀“Mina nganikhupha eGibhide,

benganihlahla iminyaka ematjhumi amane erhalawumbeni

bona nginiphe inarha yama-Amori.

₁₁Godu nganivusela nabaphorofidi

phakathi kwamadodanenu

benganivusela nabanaziri

phakathi kwamasokanenu.

Akusinjalo na, bantu bakwa-Israyeli?”

Kutjho uSomnini.

₁₂“Kodwana nirhamulise abanaziri iwayini

benatjela nabaphorofidi bonyana bangaphorofidi.

₁₃“Ngizanenza nibhajwe njengekarana

nayilayitjhe intundu yeentjherefu zekoroyi.

₁₄Nonebelo angeze aphunyurha

netsitsirimba izakutekezela

nesihlabani sibhalelwe kuzisindisa.

₁₅Umdumuzi ngomsebe uzakubhalelwa kujama,

amajoni weenyawo angeze aphunyurha

nokhwele injomani uzakubhalelwa kuzisindisa.

₁₆Ngitjho netsitsirimba ekuthiwa sihlabani,

mhlokho izakugijima ibhunubhunu.”

Kutjho uSomnini.