UAMOS 9

“Betha ezo ntsika phezulu kude kushukume umgubasi.

Zaphule, ziwele phezu kwabo bantu balapho.

Bonke abantu abaseleyo ndiza kubabulala ngekrele.

Akukho namnye uya kubaleka;

akukho bani uya kusinda konke.

₂Nokuba bangade bazembele baye kutsho kwelabafileyo,

ndiya kubakhupha apho.

Nokuba bangade banyukele phezulu ezulwini,

ndiya kubathula nalapho.

₃Ndithi nokuba bangade baye kuzimela phezu kwentaba iKarmele,

ndiya kubazingela nalapho, ndibakhuphe.

Bangade baye kuzimela ezantsi elwandle, bazifihle kum,

nalapho ndobathumela ngenyoka yaselwandle, ibadle.

₄Nokuba bangade basiwe ekuthinjweni ziintshaba,

nalapho ndothi mababulawe ngekrele.

Ndowatsolisa amehlo am phezu kwabo,

kungenganjongo yakubenzela okuhle,

kodwa kungenjongo yokubenzela ububi.”

₅Itsho linyibilike yakulichukumisa ihlabathi iNkosi uNdikhoyo onamandla onke,

kube sisijwili kubo bonke abemi balo.

Ihlabathi liya kuphakama lixele iNayile,

liphinde lithothe njengaloo mlambo waseJiputa.

₆Ulobhotwe lakhe lakhiw' ezulwini,

amis' uphahla lwesibhakabhaka phezu komhlaba;

ulobiz' amanz' olwandle awagalele phezu komhlaba –

nguNdikhoyo igama lakhe.

₇Nguwo lo umlomo kaNdikhoyo:

“Kum nina maSirayeli anahlukanga nganto kumaKushe.

Andithi kanene ndim lo wakhupha amaSirayeli eJiputa,

amaFilistiya ndawakhulula kumaKrete

namaSiriya eKire?

₈Inene, ndiyiNkosi uNdikhoyo nje, ndibuqwalasele ubukumkani obonayo,

ndaye ndiza kubususa ehlabathini.

Phofu andiyi kuyicima kuphele indlu kaYakobi.”

Nguwo lowo umlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₉“Ukususela ngoku ndiza kuthi makahlukuhlwe ahlelwe amaSirayeli phakathi kwezizwe,

kanye njengokuba ingqolowa ihlukuhlwa ihlelwe esefini,

kambe akuyi kubakho lukhozo luwa emhlabeni.

₁₀Bonke aboni phakathi kwabantu bam baza kufa ngekrele,

nditsho nkqu abo bathi: ‘Intlekele ayikusihlela; ewe, ngekhe isifikele.’ ”

₁₁“Ngaloo mini ndiya kuwuvusa umzi kaDavide ongamanxiwa.

Ndozityabeka iimfanta zeendonga zawo,

ndiwavuse loo mabhodlo, abe njengoko ayenjalo ngaphambili.

₁₂Abantu bam baya kuthatha umhlaba wamaEdom oseleyo,

nalowo wezizwe ezazikade zibizwa ngegama lam.”

Nguwo lowo umlomo kaNdikhoyo,

yena oya kukwenza konke oku.

₁₃Ewe, nguwo lo umlomo kaNdikhoyo:

“Kuza imihla ekuya kuthi kusavunwa kube sekulinywa kwakhona,

kuthi isatyalwa imbewu yediliya kube sekuxovulwa.

Ewe, iintaba ziya kuvuzisa incindi yeediliya,

iinduli zitsho zinyibilike.

₁₄Ndiya kubabuyisa ekuthinjweni abantu bam amaSirayeli,

bawavuse amanxiwa ezixeko zabo, bahlale kuzo,

balime izidiliya, basele iwayini yazo,

balime izitiya, badle iziqhamo zazo.

₁₅Ndiya kubazinzisa emhlabeni wabo,

bangabe babuye basuswe kuwo umhlaba endibanike wona.”

Utsho uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu.