1Lawa ngemavi a-Amose, lomunye webantfu lababefuye timvu eThekhowa, ngaloko lakuboniswa lokumacondzana nema-Israyeli iminyaka lemibili umhlaba ungakatamatami, ngesikhatsi Uziya ayinkhosi yakaJuda, Jerobowamu, umsa waJehoyashi, ayinkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
2Amose wakhuluma watsi:
“Simakadze uyabhodla eSiyoni,
yebo, Simakadze uyabhavumula aseJerusalema,
emadlelo ebelusi ayoma,
nesicongo sentsaba iKhameli siyabuna.”
Kwehlulela kwaNkulunkulu kubomakhelwane besive sema-Israyeli:
ISiriya
3Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baseDamaseko bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Baphatse sive sakaGileyadi ngensila nakabuhlungu, basihhudlisa phansi njengetihliphi nanjengetihhudlo. 4Ngako ngitakwehlisela umlilo endlini yakaHazayeli, lotawushisa ucotfule leto tigodlo takaBheni Hadadi. 5Ngitawubhidlita emasango aseDamaseko, ngibhubhise inkhosi leseSigodzini sase-Aveni, nalowo lophetse indvuku yebukhosi eBhethi Edeni. Sive semaSiriya sitawutfunjelwa eKhiri,” kusho Simakadze.
IFilistiya
6Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baseGaza bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Batfumba yonkhe imindeni yesive bayitsengisa ka-Edomu. 7Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwetibondza taseGaza, lotawucotfula tonkhe tigodlo tayo. 8Ngitayibhubhisa inkhosi yase-Ashdodi nalowo lophetse indvuku yebukhosi e-Ashkeloni. Ngitayivukela i-Ekroni, ngiwabhubhise onkhe emaFilisti kungasali namunye,” kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
IThire
9Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baseThire bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Batfumba yonkhe imindeni yesive bayitsengisa ka-Edomu, bangete basigcina sivumelwane sebuhlobo lesasentiwe. 10Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwetindvonga taseThire lotawucotfula tigodlo tayo.”
I-Edomu
11Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baka-Edomu bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Bacosha bomnakabo ngenkemba balahla sihawu, intfukutselo yabo yabhebhetseka kokuphela, yebo, nekutfukutsela kwabo kwakungasekhuteki. 12Ngako-ke ngitakwehlisela umlilo etikwaThemani lotawucotfula tigodlo taseBhosra.”
I-Amoni
13Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bantfu baka-Amoni bone kwaze kwengca, ngaleso sizatfu ngingeke ngihlale ngingabajezisi. Ema-Amoni abahlinze beva bafati labatetfwele bakaGileyadi, kuze atekwandzisa iminyele yawo. 14Ngako-ke ngitawulumeka umlilo etikwetibondza taseRabha lotawucotfula tonkhe tigodlo tayo emkhatsini webumayemaye bekukhala ngelilanga lekulwa imphi, nasemkhatsini wemimoya lenemandla, ngelilanga lesivunguvungu. 15Inkhosi yabo iyawudzingiswa kanye nato tonkhe tikhulu tayo,” kusho Simakadze.
