1 Nanku engakutshengiswa nguThixo Wobukhosi: Wayelungisa imitshitshi yezintethe emva kokuvunwa kwesabelo senkosi khonapho amabele esibili esakhula. 2 Kwathi lapho ilizwe seziliphundlile, ngamemeza ngathi, "Thixo Wobukhosi, thethelela! UJakhobe angaphepha kanjani? Mncinyane kakhulu!"

3 Ngakho uthixo waxola.

"Akusoze kwenzakale" watsho uthixo.

4 Nanku engakutshengiswa nguThixo Wobukhosi: uThixo Wobukhosi wayememezela ukwehlulela ngomlilo; womisa ulwandle waqothula lelizwe. 5 Ngakho ngamemeza ngathi "Thixo Wobukhosi, ngiyakuncenga, ake ume! UJakhobe angaphepha kanjani na? Mncinyane kakhulu!"

6 Ngakho uThixo waxola.

"Lokhu lakho akuyikwenzakala," kwatsho uThixo Wobukhosi.

7 Nanku angitshengisa khona: uThixo wayemi phansi komduli owawakhiwe waqonda nta ephethe intambo yokuqondisa ngesandla sakhe 8 UThixo wasengibuza esithi, "Kuyini okubonayo, Amosi?"

Ngaphendula ngathi, "Yintambo yokuqondisa."

UThixo wasesithi, "Khangela, ngibeka intambo yokuqondisa phakathi kwabantu bami bako-Israyeli; kangisayikubaxolela futhi.

9 Izindawo eziphakemeyo zika-Isaka zizadilizwa

lezindawo ezingcwele zako-Israyeli zizachithwa;

indlu kaJerobhowamu ngizayihlasela ngenkemba yami."

10 U-Amaziya umphristi waseBhetheli wathumela ilizwi kuJerobhowamu inkosi yako-Israyeli, wathi, "U-Amosi uceba okubi ngawe khona kanye phakathi kwako-Israyeli. Ilizwe lingeke limelane lawo wonke amazwi akhe. 11 Ngoba u-Amosi uthi:

‘UJerobhowamu uzakufa ngenkemba,

njalo impela u-Israyeli uzathunjwa,

asiwe khatshana kwelizwe lakibo.’ "

12 U-Amaziya wasesithi ku-Amosi, "Phuma, wena mboni! Buyela elizweni lakoJuda, usebenzele ukudla kwakho khonale wenze lokuphrofetha kwakho khonale. 13 Ungaphrofithi futhi eBhetheli, ngoba le yindawo yenkosi kanye lethempeli lombuso."

14 U-Amosi waphendula u-Amaziya wathi, "Mina ngangingasuye mphrofethi kumbe indodana yomphrofethi, kodwa ngangingumelusi, njalo ngigcina izihlahla zomkhiwa wesikhamore. 15 Kodwa uThixo wangithatha ekweluseni imihlambi yezimvu wathi kimi, ‘Hamba uyephrofetha ebantwini bami bako-Israyeli.’ 16 Ngakho-ke khathesi zwana ilizwi likaThixo. Wena uthi:

‘Ungaphrofethi kubi ngo-Israyeli,

njalo yekela ukutshumayela kubi ngendlela ka-Isaka.’

17 Ngakho-ke nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

‘Umkakho uzakuba yisifebe edolobheni,

amadoda lamadodakazi akho azakufa ngenkemba.

Ilizwe lakho lizalinganiswa labiwe,

njalo wena ngokwakho uzafela elizweni lamaqaba.

Njalo impela u-Israyeli uzathunjwa

asiwe khatshana kwelizwe lakhe.’ "