Amose 1 - Siswati 1996 Bible1 Lawa ngemavi a-Amose, lomunye webantfu lababefuye timvu eThekhowa, ngaloko lakuboniswa lokumacondzana nema-Israyeli iminyaka lemibili umhlaba ungakatamatami, ngesikhatsi Uziya ayinkhosi yakaJuda, Jerobowamu, umsa waJehoyashi, ayinkhosi yaka-Israyeli. 2 Amose wakhuluma watsi: “Simakadze uyabhodla eSiyoni, yebo, Simakadze uyabhavumula aseJerusalema, emadlelo ebelusi ayoma, nesicongo sentsaba iKhameli siyabuna.” Kwehlulela kwaNkulunkulu kubomakhelwane besive sema-Israyeli: ISiriya 3 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baseDamaseko bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Baphatse sive sakaGileyadi ngensila nakabuhlungu, basihhudlisa phansi njengetihliphi nanjengetihhudlo. 4 Ngako ngitakwehlisela umlilo endlini yakaHazayeli, lotawushisa ucotfule leto tigodlo takaBheni Hadadi. 5 Ngitawubhidlita emasango aseDamaseko, ngibhubhise inkhosi leseSigodzini sase-Aveni, nalowo lophetse indvuku yebukhosi eBhethi Edeni. Sive semaSiriya sitawutfunjelwa eKhiri,” kusho Simakadze. IFilistiya 6 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baseGaza bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Batfumba yonkhe imindeni yesive bayitsengisa ka-Edomu. 7 Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwetibondza taseGaza, lotawucotfula tonkhe tigodlo tayo. 8 Ngitayibhubhisa inkhosi yase-Ashdodi nalowo lophetse indvuku yebukhosi e-Ashkeloni. Ngitayivukela i-Ekroni, ngiwabhubhise onkhe emaFilisti kungasali namunye,” kusho iNkhosi Simakadze. IThire 9 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baseThire bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Batfumba yonkhe imindeni yesive bayitsengisa ka-Edomu, bangete basigcina sivumelwane sebuhlobo lesasentiwe. 10 Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwetindvonga taseThire lotawucotfula tigodlo tayo.” I-Edomu 11 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baka-Edomu bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Bacosha bomnakabo ngenkemba balahla sihawu, intfukutselo yabo yabhebhetseka kokuphela, yebo, nekutfukutsela kwabo kwakungasekhuteki. 12 Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwaThemani lotawucotfula tigodlo taseBhosra.” I-Amoni 13 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baka-Amoni bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Ema-Amoni abahlinze beva bafati labatetfwele bakaGileyadi, kuze atekwandzisa iminyele yawo. 14 Ngako-ke ngitawulumeka umlilo etikwetibondza taseRabha lotawucotfula tonkhe tigodlo tayo emkhatsini webumayemaye bekukhala ngelilanga lekulwa imphi, nasemkhatsini wemimoya lenemandla, ngelilanga lesivunguvungu. 15 Inkhosi yabo iyawudzingiswa kanye nato tonkhe tikhulu tayo,” kusho Simakadze. |
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