U-Amose 2

“Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwaMowabi,

yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka,

ngokuba washisa amathambo enkosi yakwa-Edomi

aba ngumcako.

₂Kepha ngiyakuthuma umlilo kwaMowabi,

uqede izindlu zamakhosi zaseKeriyote,

uMowabi afe ngokuxokozela,

nangokumemeza,

nangokukhala kwecilongo.

₃Ngiyakunquma umahluleli phakathi kwakhe,

ngibulale zonke izikhulu zakhe kanye naye,” usho uJehova.

“Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwaJuda,

yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka,

ngokuba bawulahlile umthetho kaJehova,

abagcinanga izimiso zakhe,

namanga abo abadukisile,

abawalandelayo nawoyise.

₅Kepha ngiyakuthuma umlilo kwaJuda,

uqede izindlu zamakhosi zaseJerusalema.”

“Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwa-Israyeli,

yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka,

ngokuba bathengisile olungileyo ngesiliva,

nompofu ngamabhangqa ezicathulo.

₇Bazondelela amakhanda abampofu ukuba abe sothulini lomhlabathi,

bachezukisa indlela yabathobileyo;

indoda noyise baya entombininye,

ukuze balihlambalaze igama lami elingcwele,

₈bacambalale ezingutsheni ezithathwe zaba yisibambiso

eceleni kwawo onke ama-altare,

baphuze iwayini labahlawulisiweyo endlini kaNkulunkulu wabo.

₉“Nokho mina ngachitha ama-Amori ebusweni babo,

akuphakama kwawo kwakunjengokuphakama kwemisedari,*

ayenamandla njengama-oki;*

kepha ngachitha nokho izithelo zawo phezulu

nezimpande zawo phansi.

₁₀“Futhi mina nganikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe,

nganihambisa iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane

ukuba nidle ifa lezwe lama-Amori.

₁₁Ngavusa kumadodana enu abaprofethi

nasezinsizweni zenu amaNaziri.*

Akunjalo, nina bantwana bakwa-Israyeli, na?” usho uJehova.

₁₂“Kepha naphuzisa amaNaziri iwayini,

ngokuthi: ‘Ningaprofethi.’

₁₃“Bhekani, ngiyakunicindezela endaweni yenu

njengengqukumbane icindezela,

igcwele izithungu.

₁₄Onejubane uyakuswela ukubaleka;

onamandla akayikuqinisa amandla akhe,

neqhawe aliyikuzikhulula.

₁₅Obambe umnsalo akayikuma;

onejubane ngezinyawo zakhe kayikuzikhulula,

nokhwele ihhashi akayikuzikhulula;

₁₆onesibindi phakathi kwamaqhawe

uyakubaleka ze ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova.