Amose

Isahluko 7

INkosi uJehova yangibonisa kanje: bheka, yayenza isikhonyane ekuqaleni kokumila kotshani bamuva; bheka, kwakungutshani bamuva emva kokusika kwenkosi.
2 Kwathi lapho sesidlile utshani bezwe, ngathi: “Nkosi Jehova, ake uthethelele; uJakobe uyakuma kanjani, ngokuba mncane.”
3 UJehova wazisola ngalokhu. “Akuyikubakho,” usho uJehova.
4 Yayisingibonisa kanje iNkosi uJehova: bheka, iNkosi uJehova yabiza ukulwa ngomlilo; wadla utwa olukhulu, wawusuyakudla futhi isabelo sikaJehova.
5 Ngase ngithi: “Nkosi Jehova, mawuyeke; uJakobe uyakuma kanjani, ngokuba mncane.”
6 UJehova wazisola ngalokhu. “Akuyikubakho,” isho iNkosi uJehova.
7 Wayesengibonisa kanje: bheka, iNkosi yayimi ngasogangeni olwakhiwe ngentambo yomthofu wokumisa, enentambo yomthofu wokumisa esandleni sakhe.
8 UJehova wathi kimi: “Amose, ubonani na?” Ngathi: “Intambo yomthofu wokumisa.” Yayisithi iNkosi: “Bhekani, ngiyakubeka intambo yomthofu wokumisa phakathi kwabantu bami u-Israyeli; angisayikubadlula.
9 “Izindawo eziphakemeyo zika-Isaka ziyakuchithwa, nezindlu ezingcwele zakwa-Israyeli ziyakuqothulwa, ngivukele indlu kaJerobowamu ngenkemba.”
10 U-Amasiya umpristi waseBethele wayesethumela kuJerobowamu inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “U-Amose ukwenzele ugobe phakathi kwendlu yakwa-Israyeli; izwe alinakuthwala onke amazwi akhe.
11 Ngokuba u-Amose ushilo kanje, wathi: “UJerobowamu uyakufa ngenkemba, u-Israyeli athunjwe nokuthunjwa ezweni lakhe.”
12 U-Amasiya wayesethi ku-Amose: “Wena mboni, hamba, ubalekele ezweni lakwaJuda, udle khona isinkwa, uprofethe khona;
13 ungabe usaqhubeka kodwa ukuprofetha eBethele, ngokuba liyindlu engcwele yenkosi nendlu yombuso.”
14 Wayesephendula u-Amose, wathi ku-Amasiya: “Angisiye umprofethi mina, nendodana yomprofethi angisiyo, kepha ngangingumalusi, ngangitshala imithombe.
15 Kepha uJehova wangisusa ekulandeleni umhlambi; uJehova wathi kimi: ‘Hamba uprofethe kubantu bami u-Israyeli.’
16 Manje yizwa izwi likaJehova lokuthi: Wena uthi: “ ‘Ungaprofethi ngo-Israyeli, ungaconsisi izwi lakho phezu kwendlu ka-Isaka.’
17 “Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “ ‘Umkakho uyakufeba emzini, namadodana akho namadodakazi akho ayakuwa ngenkemba, nezwe liyakudatshulwa ngentambo; wena uyakufela ezweni elingcolileyo, u-Israyeli athunjwe nokuthunjwa ezweni lakhe.’ ”