Amosi 8:1-10

Hezvi zvandakaratidzwa naIshe Jehovha, tarirai, tswanda inezvibereko zvezhizha. Akati, “Amosi, unooneiko?” Ini ndikati, “Tswanda inezvibereko zvezhizha.” Zvino Jehovha akati kwandiri, “Kuguma kwasvikira vanhu vangu vaIsiraeri, handichatongovadarikizve. Nziyo dzetemberi dzichashanduka kuungudza nezuva iro,” ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha; zvitunha zvichavapo zvizhinji, vachazvikandira kunze kwose vanyerere. Inzwai chinhu ichi, iyemi, munoda kumedza vanoshaiwa, nokuparadza varombo venyika, muchiti, “Kugara kwomwedzi kuchapfuura riniko, kuti titengese zviyo? Uye Sabata, kuti tizarure matura ezviyo? Tichatapudza efa, nokukurisa shekeri, tichinyengera nezviyero zvinonyengera; kuti titenge varombo nesirivha, navanoshaiwa tichipiwa shangu mbiri, tichitengesa makoto ezviyo?” Jehovha akapika noukuru hwaJakobho, achiti, “Zvirokwazvo, handingatongokanganwi rimwe ramabasa avo nokusingaperi. Ko nyika haingadederi pamusoro pechinhu ichi, mumwe nomumwe agerepo haangachemi here? Zvirokwazvo, ichakwira yose soRwizi, ichatutuma ndokudererazve, soRwizi, rweIjipiti. Zvino nezuva iro ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha ndichavirisa zuva masikati makuru, ndichaisa rima panyika achiri masikati. Ndichashandura mitambo yenyu kuve kuchema, nenziyo dzenyu dzose kuve kurira kwokuchema; ndichafukidza zviuno zvose masaga, nokuita misoro yose mhazha; ndichazviita sapanochemwa mwanakomana akazvarwa ari mumwechete, nokuguma kwazvo sezuva rakaipa kwazvo.