U-Amose 4

₁Yizwani leli zwi,

nina zinkomo zaseBashani

enisentabeni yaseSamariya,

enicindezela abaphansi,

enichoboza abampofu,

enithi emakhosini enu: “Lethani, siphuze.”

₂INkosi uJehova ifungile ubungcwele bayo

ukuthi: “Bhekani, izinsuku ziyakunehlela

lapho niyakususwa ngezingwegwe,

nabaseleyo kini ngezindobo.

₃Niyakuphuma emifantwini,

kube yilowo nalowo ngoqondene naye,

nilahlwe eHermoni,” usho uJehova.

₄“Wozani eBethele, niphambeke,

naseGiligali, nandise iziphambeko,

nilethe imihlatshelo yenu ekuseni njalo,

nokweshumi kwenu kanye ngezinsuku ezintathu,

₅nishise umnikelo wokubonga ngokuvutshelweyo,

nimemezele iminikelo yesihle,

niyizwakalise,

ngokuba nithanda kanjalo,

bantwana bakwa-Israyeli,” isho iNkosi uJehova.

₆“Mina nganinika ukuhlanzeka kwamazinyo emizini yenu yonke

nokuswela isinkwa kuzo zonke izindawo zenu,

kepha anibuyelanga kimi,” usho uJehova.

₇“Futhi ngagodla kini imvula,

kusasele izinyanga ezintathu ukuba kuvunwe,

ngalinisa phezu komunye umuzi,

komunye umuzi angilinisanga;

esinye isiqephu saniselwa,

nesiqephu esinganiselwanga sasha.

₈Kwase kuhamba imizi emibili noma emithathu,

yaya komunye umuzi ukuyophuza amanzi,

kodwa ayaneliswanga;

kepha nokho anibuyelanga kimi,” usho uJehova.

₉“Nganishaya ngokuhamuka nesikhutha;

izivande zenu, nezivini zenu,

nemikhiwane yenu,

neminqumo yenu eminingi

kwadliwa yisibotho,

kepha nokho anibuyelanga kimi,” usho uJehova.

₁₀“Nganithumela isifo ngendlela yaseGibithe,

ngazibulala izinsizwa zenu ngenkemba,

ngathumba amahhashi enu,

ngenza ukuba ukunuka kwekamu* lenu

kukhuphukele nasemakhaleni enu,

kepha nokho anibuyelanga kimi,” usho uJehova.

₁₁“Nganichitha njengalokho

uNkulunkulu achitha iSodoma neGomora;

naninjengesikhuni esophulwe emlilweni,

kepha nokho anibuyelanga kimi,” usho uJehova.

₁₂“Ngalokho ngiyakwenze njalo kuwe Israyeli;

njengokuba ngiyakwenza lokhu kuwe,

zilungiselele ukuhlangana noNkulunkulu wakho, Israyeli.”

₁₃Ngokuba bheka, owabumba izintaba,

nowawudala umoya,

otshela umuntu umqondo wakhe,

owenza ukusa kube ngubumnyama,

onyathela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zomhlaba,

igama lakhe linguJehova,

uNkulunkulu Sebawoti.