Amos 7 (BONCB)

1 Nanku engakutshengiswa NGUTHIXO Wobukhosi: Wayelungisa imitshitshi yezintethe emva kokuvunwa kwesabelo senkosi khonapho amabele esibili esakhula. 2 Kwathi lapho ilizwe seziliphundlile, ngamemeza ngathi, “THIXO Wobukhosi, thethelela! UJakhobe angaphepha kanjani? Mncinyane kakhulu!” 3 Ngakho UTHIXO waxola.“Akusoze kwenzakale” watsho UTHIXO. 4 Nanku engakutshengiswa NGUTHIXO Wobukhosi: UTHIXO Wobukhosi wayememezela ukwehlulela ngomlilo; womisa ulwandle waqothula lelizwe. 5 Ngakho ngamemeza ngathi “THIXO Wobukhosi, ngiyakuncenga, ake ume! UJakhobe angaphepha kanjani na? Mncinyane kakhulu!” 6 Ngakho UTHIXO waxola.“Lokhu lakho akuyikwenzakala,” kwatsho UTHIXO Wobukhosi. 7 Nanku angitshengisa khona: uThixo wayemi phansi komduli owawakhiwe waqonda nta ephethe intambo yokuqondisa ngesandla sakhe 8 UTHIXO wasengibuza esithi, “Kuyini okubonayo, Amosi?”Ngaphendula ngathi, “Yintambo yokuqondisa.”UThixo wasesithi, “Khangela, ngibeka intambo yokuqondisa phakathi kwabantu bami bako-Israyeli; kangisayikubaxolela futhi. 9 Izindawo eziphakemeyo zika-Isaka zizadilizwalezindawo ezingcwele zako-Israyeli zizachithwa;indlu kaJerobhowamu ngizayihlasela ngenkemba yami.” 10 U-Amaziya umphristi waseBhetheli wathumela ilizwi kuJerobhowamu inkosi yako-Israyeli, wathi, “U-Amosi uceba okubi ngawe khona kanye phakathi kwako-Israyeli. Ilizwe lingeke limelane lawo wonke amazwi akhe. 11 Ngoba u-Amosi uthi:‘UJerobhowamu uzakufa ngenkemba,njalo impela u-Israyeli uzathunjwa,asiwe khatshana kwelizwe lakibo.’ ” 12 U-Amaziya wasesithi ku-Amosi, “Phuma, wena mboni! Buyela elizweni lakoJuda, usebenzele ukudla kwakho khonale wenze lokuphrofetha kwakho khonale. 13 Ungaphrofithi futhi eBhetheli, ngoba le yindawo yenkosi kanye lethempeli lombuso.” 14 U-Amosi waphendula u-Amaziya wathi, “Mina ngangingasuye mphrofethi kumbe indodana yomphrofethi, kodwa ngangingumelusi, njalo ngigcina izihlahla zomkhiwa wesikhamore. 15 Kodwa UTHIXO wangithatha ekweluseni imihlambi yezimvu wathi kimi, ‘Hamba uyephrofetha ebantwini bami bako-Israyeli.’ 16 Ngakho-ke khathesi zwana ilizwi LIKATHIXO. Wena uthi:‘Ungaphrofethi kubi ngo-Israyeli,njalo yekela ukutshumayela kubi ngendlela ka-Isaka.’ 17 Ngakho-ke nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO:‘Umkakho uzakuba yisifebe edolobheni,amadoda lamadodakazi akho azakufa ngenkemba.Ilizwe lakho lizalinganiswa labiwe,njalo wena ngokwakho uzafela elizweni lamaqaba.Njalo impela u-Israyeli uzathunjwaasiwe khatshana kwelizwe lakhe.’ ”

Amos 7 (BONCB)

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