Amose
1 Awa himazu aAmose* uze apwile muka-kupita mikoko wakuTekowa,+ aze vamulwezele muchakumwenesa mumakumbi aUjiya+ mwangana wavaYuta, namumakumbi aYelovowame+ mwanaYowashe+ mwangana wavaIsalele. Mazu kana apwile akutalisa kuli vaIsalele, kaha vamulwezelewo myaka yivali kunyima shimbu kanda mundenda+ usoloke. 2 Ambile ngwenyi:
“Yehova mwakatahwoka muZeyone,
Mwakahanjika nalizu lyakukanguka muYelusalema.
Maulilo aze veji kulishilanga tufunga vimuna javo nawakalishona.
Chihela chakulunduka chaKalamele nachikoma chau.”+
3 “Yehova nambe ngwenyi,
‘“Hakuwana nge Ndamashiku nalikangenga mapapa kakavulu,* ngocho kangweshi kwalumuna vyuma ngunajinyi kulingako,
Mwomwo vazungwile Ngileyate navileyi vyafwelu vyakuzungwisa.+
5 Nangukahokola tupachiso twakuNdamashiku.+
Nangukanongesa vatu vamuMbikate-avene,
Nayou ali nakuyula* muMbete-etene.
Vatu vamuSulya navakaya muufunge kuKile.”+ Omu mukiko mwanambe Yehova.’
6 Yehova nambe ngwenyi,
‘“Hakuwana nge Ngaza+ nalikangenga mapapa kakavulu,* ngocho kangweshi kwalumuna vyuma ngunajinyi kulingako,
Mwomwo vambachile lizavu lyavafunge lyosena+ nakulihana mumavoko avaEtome.
7 Ngocho nangukatuma kakahya hakembwe yaNgaza,+
Kaha nakakocha tuposhi twayo vakukola.
8 Nangukanongesa vatu vamuAshatote,+
Nayou ali nakuyula* muAshakelone.+
Nangukazangamisa Ekelone,+
Kaha vaFwilishite vaze navakasalaho navakanonga.”+ Omu mukiko mwanambe Mwata Wakulitulaho Yehova.’
9 Yehova nambe ngwenyi,
‘Hakuwana nge Tule+ nalikangenga mapapa kakavulu,* ngocho kangweshi kwalumuna vyuma ngunajinyi kulingako,
Mwomwo vambachile lizavu lyavafunge lyosena nakulihana mumavoko avaEtome,
Kavanukile nawa chivwasano valikashile navandumbwavoko.+
10 Ngocho nangukatuma kakahya hakembwe yaTule,
Kaha nakakocha tuposhi twayo vakukola.’+
11 Yehova nambe ngwenyi,
‘Hakuwana nge Etome+ nalikangenga mapapa kakavulu,* ngocho kangweshi kwalumuna vyuma ngunajinyi kulingako,
Mwomwo ahangasanyine ndumbwenyi napoko yamukwale,+
Kamuteteleleko.
Eji kuvatanyanga lika mwomwo yautenu wenyi,
Avakwachila matoto.+
13 Yehova nambe ngwenyi,
‘“Hakuwana nge vaAmone+ vanalikangenga mapapa kakavulu,* ngocho kangweshi kwalumuna vyuma ngunajinyi kulingako,
Mwomwo vapulilepulile tufumbakaji vakuNgileyate hamajimo mangana vatohwese ngalila yavo.+
14 Ngocho nangukatuma kakahya hakembwe yaLava,+
Kaha nakakocha tuposhi twayo vakukola.
Nakukapwa luvila lwajita halikumbi lyajita,
Nakukahuhwa peho yanyamanganda halikumbi lyachijimbilanganga.
15 Kaha mwangana wavo mwakaya muufunge hohamwe navilolo jenyi.”+ Omu mukiko mwanambe Yehova.’