U-Amose 5:1-27
5 “O nina ndlu ka-Israyeli, yizwani leli zwi engilisho ngokumelene nani njengengoma yokulila:
2 ‘Intombi nto, u-Israyeli, iwile;Ayikwazi ukuphinde ivuke.
Ishiywe phezu komhlabathi wayo;Akekho oyivusayo.’
3 “Ngoba yilokhu iNkosi EnguMbusi uJehova ekushoyo:
‘Idolobha elithumele amasosha ayinkulungwane empini liyosalelwa ayikhulu;Eliphuma nayikhulu liyosalelwa ayishumi. Lokhu kuyokwenzeka endlini ka-Israyeli.’ +
4 “Ngoba yilokhu uJehova akushoyo endlini ka-Israyeli:
‘Ngifuneni, niqhubeke niphila. +
5 Ningalifuni iBhethele, +Ningayi eGiligali + noma niwelele eBheri-sheba, +Ngoba nakanjani iGiligali liyodingiswa, +IBhethele libe yize.*
6 Funani uJehova, niqhubeke niphila +Ukuze angabi njengomlilo endlini kaJosefaOshwabadela iBhethele kungabi namuntu ozowucima.
7 Niphendula ubulungisa bube umhlonyane,*Niphonsa ukulunga emhlabathini. +
8 Lowo owenza iqoqo lezinkanyezi iKhima neKhesili, +Lowo ophendula ithunzi elimnyama libe ukusa,Lowo owenza imini ibe mnyama njengobusuku, +Lowo obiza amanzi olwandleUkuze awathulule phezu komhlaba +—NguJehova igama lakhe.
9 Uyobangela ukuba onamandla ehlelwe imbubhiso,Abhubhise izindawo ezinezivikelo eziqinile.
10 Bayabazonda abahluleli ababasolayo esangweni ledolobha,Bayabazonda labo abakhuluma iqiniso. +
11 Ngenxa yokuthi nibiza intela yepulazi* kohluphekayo,Nithatha ukudla kwakhe okusanhlamvu kube inkokhiso, +Ngeke niqhubeke nihlala ezindlini zetshe eliqoshiwe enizakhile +Noma niphuze iwayini elivela emasimini amagilebhisi ekhethelo eniwatshalile. +
12 Ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi kuningi kangakanani ukuvukela* kwenuNokuthi zinkulu kangakanani izono zenu—Nihlukumeza abalungile,Nithatha izifumbathiso,*Nigodlela abahluphekayo amalungelo abo esangweni ledolobha. +
13 Ngakho labo abanokuqondisisa bayothula ngaleso sikhathiNgoba kuyobe kuyisikhathi senhlekelele. +
14 Funani okuhle, hhayi okubi +Ukuze niqhubeke niphila. +
UJehova uNkulunkulu wamabutho uyoba naniNjengoba nje nisho. +
15 Zondani okubi, nithande okuhle, +Abahluleli mababonise ubulungisa esangweni ledolobha. +
Kungase kwenzeke uJehova uNkulunkulu wamabuthoAbonise umusa kwabasele bakaJosefa.’ +
16 “Ngakho yilokhu uJehova uNkulunkulu wamabutho, uJehova, akushoyo:
‘Kuzo zonke izigcawu kuyoba khona ukubangalasa,Kuzo zonke izitaladi bayothi, “Awu! Awu!”
Bayobiza abalimi ukuze balileNalabo abaqashelwe ukulila ukuba babangalase.’
17 ‘Kuwo wonke amasimu amagilebhisi kuyoqhuma isililo; +Ngoba ngiyodabula phakathi kwenu,’ kusho uJehova.
18 ‘Maye kulabo abalangazelela usuku lukaJehova! +
Luyosho ukuthini usuku lukaJehova kini? +
Luyoba ubumnyama, hhayi ukukhanya. +
19 Luyoba njengomuntu othi ebalekela ibhubesi ahlangane nebhere,Kuthi lapho engena endlini yakhe ebeka isandla odongeni alunywe inyoka.
20 Ngeke yini usuku lukaJehova lube ubumnyama, hhayi ukukhanya;Ngeke yini lube ubumnyama obukhulu, hhayi ukukhanya okukhulu?
21 Imikhosi yenu ngiyayizonda futhi ngiyayenyanya, +Alingijabulisi iphunga lemihlangano yenu ekhethekile.
22 Ngisho noma ninikela kimi iminikelo eshiswayo ephelele neminikelo yesiphoNgeke ngiyijabulele; +Ngeke ngiyibheke ngomusa imihlatshelo yenu ehlanganyelwayo yezilwane ezikhuluphele. +
23 Yekani ukungiculela izingoma zenu eziklabalasayo;Angifuni ukuzwa iminkenenezo yezinsimbi zenu zomculo ezinezintambo. +
24 Ubulungisa mabugeleze njengamanzi, +Nokulunga njengomfudlana ogeleza njalo.
25 Nangilethela yini imihlatshelo neminikelo yesiphoKuleyo minyaka engu-40 nisehlane nina ndlu ka-Israyeli? +
26 Manje sekuzodingeka nithwale uSakuti inkosi yenu noKhayiwani* nihambe nabo,Izithombe zenu, inkanyezi kankulunkulu wenu, enizenzele zona,
27 Ngiyonithumela ekudingisweni ngaphesheya kweDamaseku,’ + kusho yena ogama lakhe linguJehova uNkulunkulu wamabutho.” +
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Noma kungaba, “libe yinto engaqondakali.”
^ Noma, “yinto ebabayo.”
^ Noma, “yezwe.”
^ Noma, “ubugebengu.”
^ Noma, “imvala-mlomo.”
^ Zombili lezi zithixo zingase zibhekisele kuyiplanethi iSaturn, eyayikhonzwa njengonkulunkulu.
