Amose
9 Ngwamwene Yehova+ ali helu lyalijiko lyakulumbila, kaha ambile ngwenyi: “Veta kumitwe yajipanda, kaha mikwilichi nayilinyika. Teta mitwe yajipanda, kahava navasalaho nanguvajiha napoko yamukwale. Naumwe wauchi mwayovoka hali ava navachina. Ava nawa vali nakusaka kuchina kaveshi kuyovokako.+
2 Numba nge navafula mumavu mangana vaswame muFuka,*
Ami nanguvatutululamo nalivoko lyami.
Numba nge navaya mwilu nakuswamamo,
Ami nanguvatululamo.
3 Numba nge navaswama helu lyapili yaKalamele,
Nanguvatondatonda nakuvafumisako.+
Numba nge navaswama hamashima akalungalwiji mangana nguhone kuvamona,
Nanguvatumina linoka avasume.
4 Numba nge vaka-kole javo navavatwala muufunge,
Nanguvatumina poko yamukwale, kaha nayivajiha.+
Nanguvatala mangana nguvanehele lupi, keshi kisuko.+
5 Mwata Wakulitulaho Yehova wamayongomena Ikiye eji kukwatanga lifuchi,*
Kaha hinaliyengunuka+ nakulingisa vatu vatwamamo vosena valishone.+
Lifuchi lyosena nalifumika meya nge kalwiji Nyile,
Nalihohonyoka nge kalwiji Nyile wakuEjipitu.+
6 ‘Ou eji kutunganga jindondelo jize jaheta namwilu
Nakutunga zuvo yenyi helu lyamavu,
Ou eji kusanyikanga meya amukalungalwiji
Mangana awahingunwine hamavu,+
Lijina lyenyi ikiye Yehova.’+
7 Yehova nambe ngwenyi, ‘Enu vaIsalele, enu munapu nge muvana vavaKushe kuli ami.
Ami yami ngwalowele vaIsalele mulifuchi lyaEjipitu,+
Yami ngwalowele vaFwilishite muKelete,+ yami nawa ngwalowele vaSulya muKile.’+
8 Yehova nambe ngwenyi, ‘Meso ayami Mwata Wakulitulaho Yehova anatale wangana washili,
Nanguunongesa hano hamavu.+
Oloze kangweshi kukalalisa vaze vakuzuvo yaYakova vosenako.’+
9 ‘Talenu! Nanguhana lushimbi,
Kaha nangukanyunga vaze vakuzuvo yaIsalele muli vaka-mafuchi osena,+
Nge omu mutu mwanyunga jimbuto jamanona mulunyungo,
Kaha kakweshi lilolwa lize nalilondoka mulunyungo nakuholokela hamavuko.
10 Vatu jami vaka-shili vosena,
Vaze vali nakwamba ngwavo, “Lupi kalweshi kutuwanako,” navafwa kupoko yamukwale.’
11 ‘Halikumbi lize, nangukatunga cheka chisakila* chaNdavichi+ chize chinashiuka,
Nangukatungulula mahanya,*
Nangukatungulula vize vinalyenyeka.
Nangukachitungulula chikapwe nge muze chapwile kushikulu,+
12 Mangana vakahete vize vinasaleho muEtome,+
Vakahete nawa vaka-mafuchi vosena vaze vanavulukilanga lijina lyami.’ Omu mukiko mwanambe Yehova ou ali nakulinga vyumevi.
13 Yehova nambe ngwenyi, ‘Talenu! Makumbi ali nakwiza,
Omu muka-kulima navangombe mwakawana muka-kwaha nakumuhambakana,
Omu muka-kulyatangila mihako yamivinyo mwakawana muka-kukuva jimbuto nakumuhambakana.+
Kujipili jajinene nakukasotoka vinyo viyema,+