Amos 7
1 Thus the lord Jehovah showed me: And, behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth, and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.
Zimene Ambuye Yehova anandionetsa ndi izi: Yehova ankasonkhanitsa gulu la dzombe nthawi imene gawo la zokolola za mfumu linali litakololedwa kale ndipo mbewu zachiwiri zinali zitangoyamba kumera kumene.
2 And it came to pass that, when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O lord Jehovah, forgive, I beseech thee. How shall Jacob stand, for he is small?
Dzombelo litadya zomera zonse za mʼdzikomo, Ine ndinafuwula kuti, “Ambuye Yehova, khululukani! Kodi Yakobo adzapulumuka bwanji? Iye ndi wofowoka kwambiri!”
3 Jehovah relented concerning this. It shall not be, says Jehovah.
Kotero Yehova anakhululuka. Yehovayo anati, “Izi sizidzachitika.”
4 Thus the lord Jehovah showed me: And, behold, the lord Jehovah called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land.
Zimene Ambuye Yehova anandionetsa ndi izi: Ambuye Yehova ankayitana malawi a moto kuti alange anthu. Motowo unawumitsa nyanja yakuya ndi kupsereza dziko.
5 Then I said, O lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee. How shall Jacob stand, for he is small?
Tsono ine ndinafuwula kuti, “Ambuye Yehova, chonde ndikukupemphani, lekani! Kodi Yakobo adzapulumuka bwanji? Iye ndi wofowoka kwambiri!”
6 Jehovah relented concerning this. This also shall not be, says the lord Jehovah.
Kotero Yehova anakhululuka. Ambuye Yehova anati, “Izinso sizidzachitika.”
7 Thus he showed me: And, behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand.
Zimene Iye anandionetsa ndi izi: Ambuye anayima pambali pa khoma lomangamanga, mʼmanja mwake muli chingwe chowongolera khoma.
8 And Jehovah said to me, Amos, what do thou see? And I said, A plumb-line. Then the Lord said, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more.
Ndipo Ambuye anandifunsa kuti, “Amosi, nʼchiyani ukuonachi?” Ine ndinayankha kuti, “Chingwe chowongolera khoma.” Ndipo Yehova anati, “Taona, Ine ndikuyika chingwe chowongolerachi pakati pa anthu anga, Aisraeli; sindidzawalekereranso.
9 And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste, and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
“Malo achipembedzo a Isake adzawonongedwa ndipo malo opatulika a Israeli adzasanduka bwinja; ndidzagwetsa nyumba ya Yeroboamu ndi lupanga langa.”
10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos has conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words.
Pamenepo Amaziya wansembe wa ku Beteli anatumiza uthenga kwa Yeroboamu mfumu ya Israeli kuti, “Amosi akukuutsirani chiwembu pakati pa Aisraeli. Dziko silingalekerere zonena zake zonsezo.
11 For thus Amos says: Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.
Pakuti zimene Amosi akunena ndi izi: “‘Yeroboamu adzaphedwa ndi lupanga, ndipo Israeli adzapita ndithu ku ukapolo, kutali ndi dziko lake.’”
12 Also Amaziah said to Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thou away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there.
Ndipo Amaziya anawuza Amosi kuti, “Choka, mlosi iwe! Bwerera ku dziko la Yuda. Uzikalosera kumeneko ndipo anthu a kumeneko azikakudyetsa.
13 But do not prophesy again any more at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house.
Usanenerenso ku Beteli, chifukwa kumeneko ndi malo opatulika a mfumu ndiponso ndi malo a nyumba yachipembedzo yaufumu.”
14 Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, nor was I a prophet's son, but I was a herdsman, and a dresser of sycamore trees.
Amosi anayankha Amaziya kuti, “Ine sindine mneneri kapena mwana wa mneneri; koma ndine woweta ziweto, ndiponso mlimi wa nkhuyu.
15 And Jehovah took me from following the flock, and Jehovah said to me, Go, prophesy to my people Israel.
Koma Yehova ananditenga ndikuweta nkhosa ndipo anati, ‘Pita ukanenere kwa anthu anga Aisraeli.’
16 Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou say, Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not drop thy word against the house of Isaac.
Tsono imva mawu a Yehova. Iwe ukunena kuti, “‘Usanenere zotsutsa Israeli, ndipo siya kulalikira motsutsa nyumba ya Isake.’”
17 Therefore thus says Jehovah: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line, and thou thyself shall die in a land that is unclean. And Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.
“Tsono zimene akunena Yehova ndi izi: “‘Mkazi wako adzasanduka wachiwerewere mu mzindamu, ndipo ana ako aamuna ndi aakazi adzaphedwa ndi lupanga. Munda wako udzayezedwa ndi chingwe ndi kugawidwa, ndipo iwe mwini udzafera mʼdziko la anthu osapembedza Mulungu. Ndipo Israeli adzatengedwa ndithu kupita ku ukapolo, kutali ndi dziko lake.’”
