Amose 4:1-13

  • Lesa apingula ing’ombe ishikota isha ku Bashani (1-3)

  • Yehova akalipila abena Israele pa mulandu wa kupepa tulesa twa bufi (4, 5)

  • Abena Israele bakaana ukumfwa ifyo Yehova abafunda (6-13)

    • “Ipekanyeni ukukumanya Lesa wenu” (12)

    • ‘Lesa aleba umuntunse ifyo aletontonkanya’ (13)

4  “Umfweni amashiwi aya, mwe ng’ombe ishikota isha ku Bashani,Mwe baba pa lupili lwa Samaria,+Mwe bacenjesha abapiina+ no kubacusha,Mwe beba abalume* benu amuti, ‘Leteni ifya kuti tunwe!’  2  Apo Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova wa mushilo, nalapa ukuti,‘“Moneni! Inshiku shileisa ilyo nkamwimisha ku fya kukobelako,Na mwe bakashalapo nkamwimisha ku ndobo.  3  Umo icibumba catobeka e mo cila muntu bakamupushisha;Kabili bakamutamfisha ku Harmone,” e fyo Yehova alanda.’  4  ‘Iseni mucite ifyabipa ku Betele,+Mwise mucilenapo ukucita ifyabipa* ku Gilgali!+ Mulete amalambo yenu+ ulucelo,Kabili mulete ifya pe kumi+ pa bushiku bwalenga shitatu.  5  Tuuleni ilambo lya kutootela ilya mukate uwatutumuka+Bilisheni ukuti namutuula umutuulo wa kuitemenwa! Pantu e fyo mwatemwa ukucita mwe bena Israele,’ e fyo Shikulu Mulopwe Yehova alanda.  6  ‘Kabili nalengele ameno yenu yabuuta pa mulandu wa kuti tamwakwete ifya kulya* mu misumba yenu yonse,Kabili mu mayanda yenu yonse tamwali ifya kulya;+Lelo tamwabwelele kuli ine,’+ e fyo Yehova alanda.  7  Nalimutanine ne mfula ilyo kwashele imyeshi itatu ukuti mutendeke ukusombola;+Naliloseshe imfula mu musumba umo, lelo mu musumba umbi nshaloseshemo. Imfula yalilokele mu mpanga imo,Lelo mu mpanga imbi umushali imfula mwalyumine.  8  Abantu ba mu misumba ibili nelyo itatu baile baletalantanta ku musumba umo mu kunwa amenshi,+Nomba icilaka tacapwile;Lelo tamwabweleele kuli ine,’+ e fyo Yehova alanda.  9  ‘Nalengele ifilimwa fyenu fyapya ku cikabilila kabili fyalifufwime.+ Mwalilimine amabala ayengi na mabala aya myangashi,Lelo makanta yaliliile imiti yenu iya mikunyu ne ya miolife+Nomba tamwabweleele kuli ine,’+ e fyo Yehova alanda. 10  ‘Nalimutumiine icikuko nga cilya cali ku Egupti.+ Naipaile abalumendo benu+ ku lupanga kabili nalisendele bakabalwe benu.+ Nalengele mwaumfwa icena icanunka piipi icali mu nkambi shenu;+Lelo tamwabweleele kuli ine,’ e fyo Yehova alanda. 11  ‘Nalyonawile icalo cenu,Nga filya naonawile Sodomu na Gomora.+ Kabili mwaishileba ngo lukuni ulo basompola mu mulilo;Lelo tamwabweleele kuli ine,’+ e fyo Yehova alanda. 12  E ico ifi e fyo nkamucita mwe bena Israele. Pa mulandu ne fi ifyo nkamucita,Ipekanyeni ukukumanya Lesa wenu mwe bena Israele. 13  Pantu moneni! E wabumbile impili+ kabili e walengele ukuti kube umwela;+Aleba umuntunse ifyo aletontonkanya,Alenga amacaca yaba imfifi,+Kabili anyantaula apasansuka;+Ishina lyakwe ni Yehova Lesa wa mabumba.”

Amafutunoti

^ Nelyo “bashikulwinwe.”
^ Nelyo “ukupondoka.”
^ Nelyo “nshamupeele ifya kulya.”