U-Amosi 8:1-14
8 Nanku engakutshengiswa yiNkosi Enkulu uJehova: Ngabona ibhasikiti eyayilezithelo zehlobo.
2 UNkulunkulu wathi kimi, “Ubonani Amosi?” Ngaphendula ngathi, “Ngibona ibhasikiti elezithelo zehlobo.” UJehova wasesithi kimi: “Ukuphela sekubaficile abantu bami bako-Israyeli. Angisoze ngiphinde ngibaxolele.+
3 ‘Ngalolosuku izingoma ezihlatshelwa ethempelini zizatshintsha zibe yikulila,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova. ‘Izidumbu zizatshiywa zigcwele indawo yonke+ kusale kuthule zwi!’
4 Zwanini lokhu lina elicindezela abayanga,Elichitha abamnene belizwe,+
5 Lina elithi, ‘Kanti umkhosi wokuthwasa kwenyanga uyaphela nini+ siyethengisa amabele ethu?
LeSabatha+ liyaphela nini ukuze sithengise amabele ethu?
Phela sifuna ukwenza i-efa* libe lincane,Sikhulise lesisindo seshekheli,*Ukuze senze ubuqili ngezikali zamanga,+
6 Sithenge abaswelayo ngesiliva,Sithenge umyanga ngamanyathela,+Njalo sithengise amakhoba.’
7 UJehova usefunge ngokuziphakamisa kukaJakhobe wathi,+‘Kangisoze ngikukhohlwe konke abakwenzileyo.+
8 Ngakho ilizwe lizaqhuqha,*Zonke izakhamizi zalo zizakhala.+
Ilizwe lonke alisoze liphakame njengeNayili yini?
Kalisoze liphithizele lisiyale lale, liphinde libohle njengeNayili yaseGibhithe na?’+
9 ‘Ngalolosuku,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova,‘Ngizakwenza ilanga litshone emini ligwaze umhlaba,Ngenze ilizwe libe mnyama emini libalele.+
10 Ngizatshintsha imikhosi yenu ibe yikulila+Lazo zonke izingoma zenu zibe ngezokulila.
Ngizathandela zonke inkalo ngamasaka njalo ngiphuce wonke amakhanda,Ngenze kube angathi yisililo sokukhalela indodana eyiyo yodwa,Isiphetho salolosuku sizabe sibaba gamu.’
11 ‘Zwanini! Ziyeza insuku,’ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova,‘Lapho engizathumela khona indlala elizweni,Hatshi indlala yokuswela ukudla kumbe eyokomela amanzi,Kodwa eyokulambela ukuzwa amazwi kaJehova.+
12 Bazadiyazela besuka kolunye ulwandle besiya kolunyeBesuka enyakatho besiya empumalanga.
Bazazulazula indawo yonke bedinga ilizwi likaJehova kodwa kabasoze balithole.
13 Ngalolosuku intombi ezinhle zizaqaleka,Lamajaha azaqaleka ngenxa yokoma,
14 Labo abafunga ngecala leSamariya+ besithi,“Ingqe nje unkulunkulu wakho ephila wena Dani!”+
“Lanjengoba nje indlela yaseBheri-shebha+ isesekhona!”
Bazakuwa bangaphindi bavuke futhi.’”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Kumbe, “umhlaba uzathuthumela.”
