U-Amose 8:1-14

INkosi uJehova yangibonisa kanje: bheka, kukhona iqoma lezithelo zasehlobo. Wathi: “Amose, ubonani na?” Futhi ngathi: Ubhasikidi izithelo zasehlobo. Wayesethi uJehova kimi: “Ukuphela sekufike kubantu bami u-Israyeli; Ngeke ngiphinde ngibadlule. Izihlabelelo zethempeli ziyakukhamuluka ngalolo suku, isho iNkosi uJehova: izidumbu ziyakuba ziningi endaweni yonke; bayozixosha ngokuthula. Yizwani lokhu, nina enidla abampofu, yebo, ukuze nenze abampofu bezwe baphele amandla; Lathi: Kuzaphela nini ukwethwasa kwenyanga ukuze sithengise amabele? nesabatha, ukuze sihlukanise ukolweni ngokunciphisa i-efa neshekeli libe likhulu, sikhohlise isikali ngobuqili? ukuthi singathenga abampofu ngesiliva, nabampofu ngamabhangqa ezicathulo; yebo, nithengise ngemfucumfucu kakolweni na? UJehova wafunga ngobukhosi bukaJakobe, wathi: “Angiyikukhohlwa nokuyikho imisebenzi yabo. Ngeke yini izwe lithuthumele ngenxa yalokhu futhi bonke abahlala kulo balile? futhi liyakukhuphuka liphele njengozamcolo; liyakuphonswa ngaphandle, liminze njengomfula waseGibithe. Ngalolo suku, isho iNkosi uJehova, ngiyakwenza ukuba ilanga lishone emini bebade, ngenze ubumnyama emhlabeni emini libalele. Ngiyakuphendula imikhosi yenu ibe-yisililo, nazo zonke izingoma zenu zibe isililo; ngiyakwenza ukuba kukhuphuke indwangu yesaka ezinkalweni zonke nempandla emakhanda onke; ngiyakukwenza kube njengesililo sendodana eyodwa, nokuphela kwakho kube njengosuku olubabayo. Bhekani, izinsuku ziyeza, isho iNkosi uJehova, lapho ngiyakuthuma khona indlala ezweni, kungabi-yindlala yesinkwa, kungabi ngokomela amanzi, kodwa eyokuzwa amazwi kaJehova. Bayozulazula besuka olwandle kuze kube selwandle, kusukela enyakatho kuze kufike empumalanga, bayahambahamba befuna izwi likaJehova, bangalitholi. Ngalolo suku izintombi ezinhle nezinsizwa ziyoquleka ngenxa yokoma. Labo abafunga isono seSamariya bathi: Kuphila unkulunkulu wakho, Dani! nokuthi: Indlela yaseBeri Sheba; nabo bayakuwa, bangabe besavuka.