U-Amose 5

₂“Iwile intombi yakwa-Israyeli,

ayisayikuvuka;

iphonsiwe phansi,

akakho ongayivusa.”

“Umuzi owaphuma uyinkulungwane uyakushiya ikhulu,

nowaphuma uyikhulu uyakushiya ishumi kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli.”

“Ngifuneni, niphile.

₅Kepha ningalifuni iBethele,

ningangeni eGiligali,

ningadluleli eBeri Sheba,

ngokuba iGiligali liyakuthunjwa nokuthunjwa,

neBethele liyakuba yize.”

₆Funani uJehova, niphile,

funa afikele indlu kaJosefa njengomlilo,

udle, kungekho owucimayo eBethele.

₇Nina enihlanekezela ukwahlulela kube ngumhlonyane,

nilahle phansi ukulunga;

₈nimfune owenza isiLimela neMpambano,

ophendula ithunzi lokufa libe ngukusa,

ayenze imini ibe mnyama njengobusuku,

obiza amanzi olwandle,

awathululele ebusweni bomhlaba nguJehova igama lakhe

₉owenza ukuchitha ukuba kunyazime phezu kwabanamandla,

nencithakalo ukuba yehlele izinqaba.

₁₀Bayamzonda ofakazela ukulunga esangweni; okhuluma ubuqotho

banengwa nguye.

₁₁Ngalokho,

ngokuba ninyathela abampofu,

namukele kuye isipho samabele,

noma nakha izindlu ngamatshe abaziweyo

aniyikuhlala kuzo,

nokuba nitshala izivini ezinhle

aniyikuphuza iwayini lazo.

₁₂Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi iziphambeko zenu ziningi

nokuthi izono zenu zinkulu,

nina enicindezela abalungileyo,

namukela umvuzo,

nenichezukisa abampofu esangweni.

₁₃Ngalokho ohlakaniphileyo uyakuthula ngaleso sikhathi,

ngokuba kuyisikhathi esibi lesi.

₁₄Funani okuhle, hhayi okubi,

ukuze niphile,

abe nani uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti kanjalo,

njengalokhu nisho.

₁₅Zondani okubi, nithande okuhle,

nimise ukwahlulela esangweni;

mhlawumbe uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti uyakuba nomusa

kuyo insali yakwaJosefa.

“Ezigcawini zonke kuyakuba khona ukukhala,

nakuzo zonke izitaladi bayakusho ukuthi:

‘Maye, maye!’

babize umlimi ukuba akhale,

nabaziyo izililo ukuba balile;

₁₇nakuzo zonke izivini kuyakuba khona ukukhala,

ngokuba ngiyakudlula phakathi kwakho,” usho uJehova.

₁₈Wo kinina enifisa usuku lukaJehova!

Luyakunisizani usuku lukaJehova?

Lungubumnyama, alusikho ukukhanya.

₁₉Kunjengalokhu umuntu ebalekela ingonyama,

kuhlangane naye ibhere,*

noma engena endlini

encike ngesandla odongeni,

alunywe yinyoka.

₂₀Lungubumyama usuku lukaJehova,

alusikho ukukhanya,

nesigayegaye okungekho kuso ukukhazimula.

₂₁“Ngiyayizonda, ngiyayidelela imikhosi yenu,

angenameli imihlangano yenu.

₂₂Noma ninikela kimi ngeminikelo yenu

yokushiswa kanye neminikelo yenu yempuphu,

angiyenameli, futhi angibheki

iminikelo yenu yokubonga yamathole akhuluphalisiweyo.

₂₃Susa kimi umsindo wezihlabelelo zakho,

angiyikuzwa imvunge yezingubhu zakho.

₂₄Kepha ukwahlulela makugobhoze njengamanzi,

nokulunga njengomfula onganqamukiyo.

₂₅“Naletha kimi imihlatshelo neminikelo yempuphu ehlane

iminyaka engamashumi amane, nina ndlu ka-Israyeli, na?

₂₆Seniyakuthwala uSakuti inkosi yenu

noKhewani inkanyezi kankulunkulu wenu,

izithombe zenu enizenzele zona.

₂₇Ngiyakunenza ukuba nithunjelwe ngaphesheya kweDamaseku,”

usho uJehova ogama lakhe linguNkulunkulu Sebawoti.