U-Amose 2 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE

¹ Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwaMowabi, yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka, ngokuba washisa amathambo enkosi yakwa-Edomi aba ngumcako.

² Kepha ngiyakuthuma umlilo kwaMowabi, uqede izindlu zamakhosi zaseKeriyote, uMowabi afe ngokuxokozela, nangokumemeza, nangokukhala kwecilongo.

³ Ngiyakunquma umahluleli phakathi kwakhe, ngibulale zonke izikhulu zakhe kanye naye,” usho uJehova.

⁴ Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwaJuda, yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka, ngokuba bawulahlile umthetho kaJehova, abagcinanga izimiso zakhe, namanga abo abadukisile, abawalandelayo nawoyise.

⁵ Kepha ngiyakuthuma umlilo kwaJuda, uqede izindlu zamakhosi zaseJerusalema.”

⁶ Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwa-Israyeli, yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka, ngokuba bathengisile olungileyo ngesiliva, nompofu ngamabhangqa ezicathulo.

⁷ Bazondelela amakhanda abampofu ukuba abe sothulini lomhlabathi, bachezukisa indlela yabathobileyo; indoda noyise baya entombininye, ukuze balihlambalaze igama lami elingcwele,

⁸ bacambalale ezingutsheni ezithathwe zaba yisibambiso eceleni kwawo onke ama-altare, baphuze iwayini labahlawulisiweyo endlini kaNkulunkulu wabo.

⁹ “Nokho mina ngachitha ama-Amori ebusweni babo, akuphakama kwawo kwakunjengokuphakama kwemisedari,* ayenamandla njengama-oki;* kepha ngachitha nokho izithelo zawo phezulu nezimpande zawo phansi.

¹⁰ “Futhi mina nganikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe, nganihambisa iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane ukuba nidle ifa lezwe lama-Amori.

¹¹ Ngavusa kumadodana enu abaprofethi nasezinsizweni zenu amaNaziri.* Akunjalo, nina bantwana bakwa-Israyeli, na?” usho uJehova.

¹² “Kepha naphuzisa amaNaziri iwayini, ngokuthi: ‘Ningaprofethi.’

¹³ “Bhekani, ngiyakunicindezela endaweni yenu njengengqukumbane icindezela, igcwele izithungu.

¹⁴ Onejubane uyakuswela ukubaleka; onamandla akayikuqinisa amandla akhe, neqhawe aliyikuzikhulula.

¹⁵ Obambe umnsalo akayikuma; onejubane ngezinyawo zakhe kayikuzikhulula, nokhwele ihhashi akayikuzikhulula;

¹⁶ onesibindi phakathi kwamaqhawe uyakubaleka ze ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova.