U-Amosi 9

1 Ngabona iNkosi imi phezu kwelathi, yathi: Tshaya isihloko ukuze imibundu inyikinyeke, ubaqume ekhanda, bonke babo; labokucina babo ngibabulale ngenkemba; kakuyikubaleka obalekayo wabo, kakuyikuphunyuka ophunyukayo wabo.

2 Loba begebha besiya esihogweni, isandla sami sizabathatha khona; loba bekhwela-ke besiya emazulwini, ngizabehlisa khona; (Sheol h7585)

3 loba becatsha-ke engqongeni yeKharmeli, ngiza ba dinga ngibathathe khona; loba becatsha-ke basuke phambi kwamehlo ami kuphansi yolwandle, ngizalaya inyoka ivela lapho ezabaluma;

4 loba besiya-ke ekuthunjweni phambi kwezitha zabo, ngizalaya inkemba ivela lapho ukuze i ze babulala; ngimise ilihlo lami phezu kwabo ngokubi, hatshi-ke ngokuhle.

5 Njalo kuyiNkosi uJehova wamabandla ethinta umhlaba, ukuze uncibilike, balile bonke abahlala kuwo, ukhukhumale wonke njengomfula, utshone njengomfula weGibhithe.

6 Eyakha amakamelo ayo aphezulu emazulwini, yamisa amaviyo ayo emhlabeni, ebiza amanzi olwandle, iwathululele ebusweni bomhlaba; iN kosi libizo layo.

7 Kimi kalinjengabantwana bamaEthiyopiya yini, lina bantwana bakoIsrayeli? itsho iN kosi. Kangikhuphulanga yini uIsrayeli elizweni leGibhithe, lamaFilisti eKafitori, lamaSiriya eKiri?

8 Khangela, amehlo eNkosi uJehova aphezu kombuso owonayo; njalo ngizawuchitha usuke ebusweni bomhlaba, kube kanti kangiyikuyichitha ngokupheleleyo indlu kaJakobe, itsho iN kosi.

9 Ngoba khangela, ngizalaya ngihlungule indlu kaIsrayeli phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe njenga mabele ehlungulwa ngokhomane, kodwa kakuyikuwela emhlabathini ilitshe elincinyane.

10 Zonke izoni zabantu bami zizakufa ngenkemba, ezithi: Okubi kakuyikufinyelela kithi kumbe ku si hlangabeze.

11 Ngalolosuku ngizavusa idumba likaDavida eliwileyo, ngivale izikhala zalo, ngivuse amanxiwa alo, ngilakhe njeng e nsuk wini zendulo;

12 ukuze badle ilifa lensali yeEdoma, lezizwe zonke ezibizwa ngebizo lami, itsho iN kosi eyenza lokhu.

13 Khangela, insuku ziyeza, itsho iN kosi, lapho olimayo ezasondela kovunayo, lonyathela izithelo zevini kohlanyela inhlanyelo; lentaba zizathonta iwayini elimnandi, lamaqaqa wonke ancibilike.

14 Njalo ngizaphendula ukuthunjwa kwabantu bami uIsrayeli, bayakhe imizi echithekileyo, bahlale kiyo; bahlanyele izivini, banathe iwayini lazo, benze izivande, badle izithelo zazo.

15 Ngibahlanyele elizweni labo, bangabe besasitshulwa elizweni engibanike lona, itsho iN kosi uNkulunkulu wakho.