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Bible Reading Plan – Day 167

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U-Amose 7

Umbono ngezinkumbi

1INkosi uJehova yangibonisa kanje: bheka, yayenza isikhonyane ekuqaleni kokumila kotshani bamuva; bheka, kwakungutshani bamuva emva kokusika kwenkosi. 2Kwathi lapho sesidlile utshani bezwe, ngathi: “Nkosi Jehova, ake uthethelele; uJakobe uyakuma kanjani, ngokuba mncane.”

3UJehova wazisola ngalokhu. “Akuyikubakho,” usho uJehova.

Umbono ngomlilo eqedayo

4Yayisingibonisa kanje iNkosi uJehova: bheka, iNkosi uJehova yabiza ukulwa ngomlilo; wadla utwa olukhulu, wawusuyakudla futhi isabelo sikaJehova. 5Ngase ngithi: “Nkosi Jehova, mawuyeke; uJakobe uyakuma kanjani, ngokuba mncane.”

6UJehova wazisola ngalokhu. “Akuyikubakho,” isho iNkosi uJehova.

Umbono ngentambo yomthofu

7Wayesengibonisa kanje: bheka, iNkosi yayimi ngasogangeni olwakhiwe ngentambo yomthofu wokumisa, enentambo yomthofu wokumisa esandleni sakhe. 8UJehova wathi kimi: “Amose, ubonani na?”

Ngathi: “Intambo yomthofu wokumisa.”

Yayisithi iNkosi: “Bhekani, ngiyakubeka intambo yomthofu wokumisa phakathi kwabantu bami u-Israyeli; angisayikubadlula.

9“Izindawo eziphakemeyo zika-Isaka ziyakuchithwa,

nezindlu ezingcwele zakwa-Israyeli ziyakuqothulwa,

ngivukele indlu kaJerobowamu ngenkemba.”

O-Amasiya no-Amose

10U-Amasiya umpristi waseBethele wayesethumela kuJerobowamu inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “U-Amose ukwenzele ugobe phakathi kwendlu yakwa-Israyeli; izwe alinakuthwala onke amazwi akhe. 11Ngokuba u-Amose ushilo kanje, wathi:

“UJerobowamu uyakufa ngenkemba,

u-Israyeli athunjwe nokuthunjwa ezweni lakhe.”

12U-Amasiya wayesethi ku-Amose: “Wena mboni, hamba, ubalekele ezweni lakwaJuda, udle khona isinkwa, uprofethe khona; 13ungabe usaqhubeka kodwa ukuprofetha eBethele, ngokuba liyindlu engcwele yenkosi nendlu yombuso.”

14Wayesephendula u-Amose, wathi ku-Amasiya: “Angisiye umprofethi mina, nendodana yomprofethi angisiyo, kepha ngangingumalusi, ngangitshala imithombe. 15Kepha uJehova wangisusa ekulandeleni umhlambi; uJehova wathi kimi: ‘Hamba uprofethe kubantu bami u-Israyeli.’ 16Manje yizwa izwi likaJehova lokuthi: Wena uthi:

“ ‘Ungaprofethi ngo-Israyeli,

ungaconsisi izwi lakho phezu kwendlu ka-Isaka.’

17“Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi:

“ ‘Umkakho uyakufeba emzini,

namadodana akho namadodakazi akho ayakuwa ngenkemba,

nezwe liyakudatshulwa ngentambo;

wena uyakufela ezweni elingcolileyo,

u-Israyeli athunjwe nokuthunjwa ezweni lakhe.’ ”

U-Amose 8

Umbono ngezithelo zasehlobo

1INkosi uJehova yayisingibonisa kanje: bheka, nanto iqoma lezithelo zasehlobo. 2Yathi: “Amose, ubonani na?”

Ngathi: “Iqoma lezithelo zasehlobo.”

Wayesethi uJehova kimi: “Ukuphela sekufikile kubantu bami u-Israyeli; angisayikumdlula.

3“Izihlabelelo zethempeli ziyakuba ngukuhhewula ngalolo suku,” isho iNkosi uJehova; “izidumbu ziyakuba ziningi, zilahlwe ezindaweni zonke. Thulani!”

Ukwahlulelwa kwabathengisi abakhohlisayo

4Yizwani lokhu nina enigwinya abampofu,

nenichitha abaswelayo bezwe,

5nithi:

“Kuyakudlula nini ukwethwasa kwenyanga

ukuba sithengise ngamabele,

nesabatha ukuba sikhiphe ukolweni,

senze i-efa* libe lincane,

senze ishekeli* libe likhulu,

senze izilinganiso ukuba zikhohlise,

6ukuze sithenge abampofu ngesiliva

nabaswelayo ngamabhangqa ezicathulo,

sithengise ngamahlunge kakolweni.”

7UJehova ufungile ukuziqhenya kukaJakobe ngokuthi: “Impela angiyikukhohlwa kuze kube phakade nesisodwa sezenzo zabo.

8“Umhlaba awuyikuqhaqhazela ngalokho,

balile bonke abakhileyo kuwo, na?

Yebo, uyakukhukhumala wonke njengeNayile,

unyakaze, ubuye ubohle njengomfula waseGibithe.

9“Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku,” isho iNkosi uJehova,

“ngilishonise ilanga emini,

ngenze ukuba kube mnyama emhlabeni emini ekhanyayo.

10Ngiyakuphendula imikhosi yenu ibe ngukukhala,

nezihlabelelo zenu zonke zibe yizililo,

ngibeke izindwangu zamasaka ezinkalweni zonke,

nobumpandla kuwo onke amakhanda,

ngikwenze kube njengokulilela indodana eyodwa,

ukuphela kwakho kube njengosuku olumunyu.”

Indlala yezwi likaNkulunkulu

11“Bhekani, izinsuku ziyeza,” isho iNkosi uJehova,

“lapho ngiyakuthuma indlala ezweni,

kungabi yindlala yezinkwa,

kungabi ngukomela amanzi,

kepha kube ngeyokuzwa amazwi kaJehova.

12Bayakuzulazula kusukela elwandle kuze kube selwandle,

kusukela enyakatho kuze kube sempumalanga,

bahambahambe ukufuna izwi likaJehova,

kepha abayikulifumana.

13“Ngalolo suku izintombi ezinhle

nezinsizwa ziyakudangala ukoma.

14Abafunga icala laseSamariya, bathi:

‘Kuphila kukankulunkulu wakho, Dani,’

nokuthi: ‘Kuphila kothandiweyo wakho, Beri Sheba,’

bayakuwa, bangabe besavuka.”

U-Amose 9

Ukuwa kwethempeli

1Ngayibona iNkosi imi ngase-altare, yathi:

“Shaya izihloko zezinsika,

ukuze imigulugulu izamazame,

uzaphule phezu kwamakhanda abo bonke;

abaseleyo babo ngiyakubabulala ngenkemba;

obalekayo kubo akayikubaleka,

nophunyukayo kubo akayikuphunyuka.

2Noma befohla endaweni yabafileyo,

isandla sami siyakubakhipha khona;

noma bekhuphukela ezulwini,

ngiyakubehlisa khona.

3Noma becasha esiqongweni saseKarmeli,

ngiyakubafunisisa,

ngibakhiphe khona;

nakuba befihlekile emehlweni ami phakathi kolwandle,

ngiyakuyala inyoka ukuba iphume khona, ibalume.

4Noma beya ekuthunjweni phambi kwezitha zabo,

ngiyakubiza inkemba ukuba iphume khona, ibabulale,

ngibeke amehlo ami kubo

kube kubi, kungabi kuhle.”

5INkosi uNkulunkulu Sebawoti

yiyo ethinta umhlaba, uncibilike,

bakhale bonke abakhileyo kuwo;

uyakukhukhumala wonke njengeNayile,

ubuye ubohle njengomfula waseGibithe;

6yiyona ewakhayo amakamelo ayo aphezulu ezulwini,

isekele igobela lawo emhlabeni;

yiyona ewabizayo amanzi olwandle,

iwathululele ebusweni bomhlaba;

nguJehova igama layo.

7“Aninjengabantwana bakwaKushe kimi,

nina bantwana bakwa-Israyeli, na?” usho uJehova.

“Angikhuphulanga u-Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe,

namaFilisti eKafitori, nama-Aramu eKhiri, na?”

Insali

8“Bhekani, amehlo eNkosi uJehova akuwo umbuso owonayo;

ngiyakuwuchitha ebusweni bomhlaba,

ngingachithi nokho ngokupheleleyo indlu kaJakobe,” usho uJehova.

9“Ngokuba bheka, ngiyakuyaleza,

ngizulazulise indlu yakwa-Israyeli

phakathi kwabo bonke abezizwe,

njengalokhu kuhlungwa ngesihlungo,

kepha akuyikuwela nembewu eyodwa emhlabathini.

10Zonke izoni zabantu bami ziyakufa ngenkemba,

zona ezithi: ‘Okubi akuyikusondela kithina, kusehlele.’ ”

Ukubuyiswa kuka-Israyeli

11“Ngalolo suku

ngiyakumisa idokodo likaDavide eliwileyo,

ngivale imifantu yalo;

ngiyakumisa izihlephu zalo,

ngilakhe njengasezinsukwini zasendulo,

12ukuze badle ifa lensali yakwa-Edomi

nelezizwe zonke ezabizwa ngegama lami,”

usho uJehova okwenza lokhu.

13“Bhekani, izinsuku ziyeza,” usho uJehova,

“lapho olimayo eyakufica ovunayo,

nonyathela izithelo zomvini ohlwanyela imbewu;

izintaba ziyakuconsa iwayini,

amagquma onke ancibilike.

14Ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwabantu bami u-Israyeli,

bakhe imizi echithekileyo,

bahlale kuyo;

bayakutshala izivini,

baphuze iwayini lazo;

bayakwenza nezivande,

badle izithelo zazo.

15Ngiyakubatshala ezweni labo,

bangabe besasishulwa ezweni labo engibanike lona,” usho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.

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