UAMOS 5

₁Liveni ilizwi lam, ndlu kaSirayeli;

nditsho esi sililo ndisenzayo ngenxa yenu:

₂“Iwile bhaxa, ayiyi kube ivuke intombi enguSirayeli!

Ithe qungqululu yodwa kumhlaba wakowayo,

kungekho bani wokuyiphakamisa.”

“Kuya kusinda ikhulu kuloo dolophu ithumela iwaka edabini,

kusinde ishumi lamaSirayeli kuleyo ithumela ikhulu lamadoda.”

“Quqelani kum, niphile.

₅Musani ukuquqela eBhetele,

ningayi naseGiligali,

ningatyeleli eBheshebha,

kuba abantu baseGiligali baza kuthinjwa,

iBhetele ingabi nto yanto.”

₆Quqelani kuNdikhoyo, niphile,

kungenjalo uya kuza evutha,

ayitshise iphele indlu kaJosefu,

kungekho nabani eBhetele ongawucimayo loo mlilo.

₇Nina nigqwetha ubulungisa bube krakra njengekhala,

nibukhahlele phantsi eluthulini.

₈Ulomenzi woomakroza noozilimela,

ulojik' isithokothoko sobumnyama sibe ngumsobomvu, nemini ibe yintsunguzi yobusuku,

ulovulela amanz' olwandle ankcenkceshe ngawo umhlaba,

nguNdikhoyo igama lakhe.

₉Nguye umtshabalalisi wezigantsontso;

nguye umdilizi weenqaba zazo.

₁₀Niyamcaphukela umntu othanda ubulungisa ezinkundleni,

nilithiye ingqina elidandalazisa inyaniso.

₁₁Njengoko niwacinezela amahlwempu,

niwarhumisa nangengqolowa ayivunileyo,

anisobe nizihlale ezo zindlu zenu zamatye aqingqiweyo,

ningasobe niyisele newayini evela kwezo zidiliya zenu zinqwenelekayo.

₁₂Ndiyabazi kaloku ubuninzi bobugwenxa benu

nobukhulu bezono zenu.

Nitshutshisa abantu abamsulwa;

niyakuthanda nokunyotywa.

Amahlwempu niyawavala angeviwa ezinkudleni zenu.

₁₃Yiyo ke loo nto zona izilumko zisuka ziwuvale owazo zingathethi,

kuba eli lixesha lezinto ezimanyumnyezi.

₁₄Quqelani kokulungileyo, ingekuko okubi,

khon' ukuze niphile,

naye uNdikhoyo, uThixo onamandla onke, abe phakathi kwenu,

njengoko nizingca ngaloo nto.

₁₅Inkohlakalo yithiyeni,

nithande ukwenza okuhle,

nivuselele ubulungisa ezinkundleni zenu,

mhlawumbi uNdikhoyo, uThixo onamandla onke, angaba nenceba kumasalela endlu kaJosefu.

“Koba sisijwili kwiindawo zonke zembutho;

ezitalatweni zonke ibe ngooyoo-yoo zizikhalo.

Kobizwa kwanabalimi ukuza kulila,

kumenywe nabazili ukuza kubhomboloza.

₁₇Koba seso sijwili nakwizidiliya zenu,

kuba ndobe ndize kunohlwaya.”

Utsho uNdikhoyo.

₁₈Mawoo kwabo balangazelela imini *kaNdikhoyo!

Ngaba kanene kuni loo mini yoba yimini enjani?

Imini kaNdikhoyo yoba sisithokothoko sobumnyama, ingabi kukukhanya.

₁₉Koba ngathi umntu ubaleka ingonyama,

aye kugagana nebhere.

Koba ngathi umntu ungena endlwini, abambelele eludongeni,

suka alunywe yinyoka kweso sandla.

₂₀Imini kaNdikhoyo iya kuba bubumnyama, ingabi kukukhanya.

Yoba sisithokothoko sentsunguzi engenalitha.

₂₁“Ndiwathiyile, ndiwacekisa amatheko enu,

andinamdla konke yimisitho yenu.

₂₂Loo madini atshiswayo niwenzayo, kunye naloo minikelo yenu yeenkozo, andiyi kuyamkela;

andiyi kuyisa so konke iminikelo yenu yobudlelane yeenkomo ezityetyisiweyo.

₂₃Niyandifundekela ngezo ngoma zenu;

andifuni nokusiva isandi sezo hapu zenu.

₂₄Makuqukuqele ukunyaniseka njengomlambo,

nobulungisa njengomsinga ongatshiyo.

₂₅“Ndlu kaSirayeli, yayingendim enanimxhelela,

nimenzela amadini iminyaka emashumi mane entlango.

₂₆Ngoku ke niza kuyithwala loo mifanekiso kaSikuti, loo kumkani wenu,

kunye nokaKiyuni, inkwenkwezi yothixo wenu enazenzelayo,

₂₇kuba ndizimisele ukunigxothela kude lee ngaphaya kweDamasko,

apho niya kuba ngabathinjwa khona.”

Utsho uNdikhoyo.

NguThixo onamandla onke igama lakhe.