Imibono emithathu
1Nakhu engakuboniswa nguSomnini uSomandla: Ngambona alungisa iwoma lesikhonyani emva kobana ikosi seyilumile; nakuthoma ukumila amakhikhizela. 2Kuthe lokha isikhonyaneso nasiqeda ukudla sithanyele esimini, ngarabhela ngathi: “Awu, Somnini Somandla, libalela! UJakopo lo uzakusinda njani nanje? Qala bona ubogaboga kangangani!”
3USomnini watjhugulula umkhumbulo wakhe wathi: “Lokhu okubonileko angekhe kwenzeka.”
4Nakhu engakuboniswa nguSomnini uSomandla: USomnini uSomandla wabiza ukwahlulela komlilo; kwafika kwatjhisa amalwandle oma kere, bekwalumatha inarha yoke. 5Ngathoma godu ngarabhela ngathi: “Awu, Somnini Somandla, ngiyakubawa, akhewujame ngamatje! UJakopo lo uzakusinda njani nanje? Qala bona ubogaboga kangangani!”
6USomnini watjhugulula umkhumbulo wakhe wathi: “Lokhu nakho angeze kwenzeka.”
7USomnini wangibonisa omunye umbono godu:
USomini bekajame hlanu kweboda elakhiwe kuhle lanqopha, aphethe isinqophisamakho ngesandla. 8Yeke uSomnini wangibuza wathi: “Amosi, ubonani na?” Ngaphendula ngathi: “Ngibona isinqophisamakho.”
Yeke uSomnini wathi: “Ngibeka isinqophisamakho hlangana nabantu bami bakwa-Israyeli; angekhe ngisabababalela. 9Iinduli zaka-Isaka zizakubhuruzwa neendawo ezicwengileko zaka-Israyeli zizakurhirizwa. Ngizakuvukela ikumba kaJerobhowamu ngesabulami.”
U-Amosi no-Amaziya
10Nje-ke, u-Amaziya umphristi weBhethe-Eli, wathumela umyalezo kuJerobhowamu ikosi yakwa-Israyeli wathi: “U-Amosi uhlala isicathana ngawe esidindini sabantu bakwa-Israyeli. Yeke isizwe angeze sawanyamezelela amagamakhe. 11Ngombana ukhuluma uthi, ‘UJerobhowamu uzakufa ngesabula kanti u-Israyeli yena ngiqinisile ngithi, uzakusiwa ekuthunjweni enarheni ekude.’ ”
12U-Amaziya wathi ku-Amosi: “Sukela le, wena mboni ndina! Khamba ubuyele enarheni yakwaJuda, fewuphorofide bewusebenzele nesikwa sakho lapho. 13Ungabusathoma uzokuphorofidela eBhethelapha godu ngombana kusesigodlweni sekosi lapha begodu kulithempeli lobukhosi.”
14U-Amosi waphendula u-Amaziya wathi: “Zange khengibe mphorofidi namkha indodana yomphorofidi, kodwana bengingumelusi begodu bengitlhogomela imithi yamakhiwani. 15Yeke uSomnini wangithatha ekweluseni wathi kimi, ‘Khamba uyokuphorofida ebantwini bami bakwa-Israyeli.’ 16Alo-ke, gadesi lalela ilizwi lakaSomnini. Wena uthi kimi, ‘Musa ukuphorofida kumbi ngo-Israyeli bewulise nokutjhumayela kumbi ngekumba ka-Isaka’.
17“Nje-ke Amaziya, uSomnini uthi kuwe,
‘Umkakho uzakuba yingwadla yedorobheli;
amadodana namadodakazakho azakubulawa ngesabula.
Inarha yakho izakulinganiswa, yabelwe abanye.
Wena uzakufela enarheni engakahlambuluki.
U-Israyeli nakanjani uzakusiwa ekuthunjweni
enarheni ekude neyekhabo.’ ”
