uAmosi uAmosi 5 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

Isikhalo kwindlu kaSirayeli

1Liveni eli lizwi ndilibikayo, ndlu kaSirayeli;

2Iwile intombi enguSirayeli; akayi kubuya avuke; washiywa ezweni lakowabo; akwabikho mntu umvusayo.

3Kuba itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova ukuthi: “Isixeko esaphuma newaka siya kusala silikhulu, yaye lowo uphume nekhulu uya kusala neshumi kwindlu kaSirayeli.

4Ngokuba wathi uYehova kwindlu kaSirayeli, Quqelani kum, niphile;

5musani ukuquqela eBheteli, ningangeni eGiligali, ningaweleli niye eBher-shebha ngenxa yokuba iGiligali ngokuqinisekileyo iya kuya ekuthinjweni, neBheteli iya kutshabalala.

6Quqelani kuYehova, naniya kuphila; mhlawumbi ithe yatsha njengomlilo wendlu kaYosefu, wayitshisa, akwabakho uwucimayo eBheteli.

7Wena uguqulayo umgwebo, umise ubulungisa ehlabathini;

8Quqelani kulowenza isiLimela namaKroza, uloguqula ithunzi lokufa libe ngumso, imini ayenze mnyama, ibe bubusuku; ulobiza amanzi olwandle, awathululele phezu komhlaba: nguYehova igama lakhe.

9Abo baqinisa imbuqo phezu konamandla, ukuze abaphangi bayifikele inqaba.

10Bayamthiya owohlwayayo emnyango, bamthiyile othetha ubulungisa.

11Kususela kwelo xesha, niya kusigqusha isisweli, nithabathe kulo iqashiso lenu; niya kwakha izindlu ngamatye aqingqiweyo, ningahlali kuzo; nityale izidiliya ezilungileyo, ningaseli wayini yazo.

12Ngokuba ndiyazazi izikreqo zenu ezininzi, nezono zenu ukuba zikhulu kwazo;

13Ngako oko izilumko ziya kuthi tu ngeli xesha; ngokuba lixesha elibi.

14Funani okulungileyo, ningafuni okubi, ukuze niphile; aze uYehova, uThixo wemikhosi, abe nani, njengoko nitshoyo.

15Thiyani okubi, thandani okulungileyo, gcinani ubulungisa esangweni; mhlawumbi uYehova, uThixo wemikhosi, woba nemfesane kumasalela kaYosefu.

16Ngako oko, utsho uYehova, uThixo wemikhosi, uYehova, ukuthi, Ezitratweni zonke kuya kubakho isijwili; ngeendlela zonke baya kuthi, Yeha! intloko! yaye baya kubiza abalimi bezilile, nabo banako ukuhamba ukusuka ekuzilweni ukuya ekuzilileni.

17Zonke izidiliya ziya kukhala, ngenxa yokuba ndiya kudlula kuwe,’ utsho uYehova.

18Yeha, nina banqwenela imini kaYehova! Ngantoni na kuni? Imini kaYehova ibubumnyama, ingabi kukukhanya.

19Njengoko umntu ebaleka ingonyama, aze ahlangane nebhere; athi xa engena endlwini, asibeke isandla sakhe eludongeni, alunywe yinyoka.

20Ayiyi kuba bubumnyama na imini kaYehova, ingabi kukukhanya? Sibubumnyama na, obungenakukhanya?

21Ndiwathiyile, ndiyawacekisa imithendeleko yenu;

22Ukuba nindizisele amadini anyukayo, namadini akho anyukayo, akakholiswa ngawo; yaye andiyi kukhangela kumbingelelo weenkomo zakho ezityetyisiweyo.

23Yisuse kum ingxokozelo yeengoma zakho; ngokuba andikuthandi ukuva ukubethwa kweehadi zakho.

24Makugaleleke umgwebo njengamanzi, nobulungisa njengomlambo oqukuqelayo;

25Imibingelelo neminikelo yokudla naniyizisa kum na entlango iminyaka emashumi mane, nina bendlu kaSirayeli?

26Nasuka nathwala umnquba wokumkani wakho, noKiune, imifanekiso yakho, inkwenkwezi yothixo wakho, ozenzele yona.

27Ngako oko, ndiya kunifudusela ngaphaya kweDamasko; utsho uYehova, ogama lakhe linguThixo wemikhosi.