For nine years wen Hoshea dey rule, Assyria king katch Samaria kon karry Israel pipol go Assyria. E keep dem for Halah near Habor (Gozan river) and for Medes town.
Wetin make yu dey tok all dis foolish tins with God name? Wetin make yu dey tok with en name sey, ‘Dem go distroy dis temple, just as dem distroy Shiloh and nobody go dey here again.’ ” Den all di pipol kon gada round mi.
Na one shepad from Tekoa wey en name bi Amos, tok dis word. Two years before di eart shake kon distroy tins, wen Uzzaya bi king for Judah and Jehoash pikin, Jeroboam dey rule Israel, God kon show Amos dis tins about Israel.
Amazaya wey bi priest for Bethel kon send message go give King Jeroboam for Israel sey: “Among all di pipol, na Amos dey plan against yu and di land nor go fit bear all wetin e dey tok.
So Amazaya sey make dem tell Amos, “Komot for here, yu wey dey profesai! Yor tok don too mush! Make yu go Judah town and kontinue to prish for der, so dat dem go pay yu.
I go distroy all di place where Isaak shidren-shidren for dey woship juju and skata all dia holy place for Israel. Jeroboam shidren-shidren nor go bi king again.”
Judah pipol, make una mourn and shave una hair, bikos dem go karry di shidren wey una love go as slave. Make una skrape una head like vulture own, bikos dem go karry una small-small shidren go work as slave for anoda land.