Amos 3
1 Hear this word which the Lord hath spoken concerning you, O children of Israel, concerning the whole family which I have brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
Sikieni neno la Yahwe aliloongea juu yenu, watu wa Israeli, juu ya familia nzima ambayo niliwatoa kutoka nchi ya Misri,
2 Only you have I loved out of all the families of the earth: therefore will I visit upon you all your iniquities.
“Nimewachagua ninyi tu kutoka familia zote za dunia. Kwa hiyo nitawaadhibu kwa dhambi zenu zote.”
3 Will two walk together, except they had agreed [to do so]?
Je wawili wanaweza kutembea pamoja isipokuwa wamekubaliana?
4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion send forth his voice out of his den, unless he have caught something?
Je simba huunguruma msituni wakati hakuna mawindo? Je mwana simba ataunguruma kutoka pangoni mwake kama hajakamata kitu?
5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, when there is no gin for him? is ever a snare taken up from the ground, when it hath caught nothing at all?
Je ndege ataanguka kwenye mtego aridhini wakati hakuna chambo kimewekwa kwa ajili yake? Je mtego utafyatuka juu aridhini wakati hakuna kitu cha kukamata?
6 Shall a cornet be blown in a city, and the people not become afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord have not done it?
Je tarumbeta itapigwa mjini na watu wasitetemeke? Je janga laweza kuja mjini lisiyoletwa na Yahwe?
7 For the Lord Eternal will do nothing, unless he have revealed his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Hakika Bwna Yahwe hatafanya kitu vinginevyo amewafunulia mpango watumishi wake manabii.
8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord Eternal hath spoken, who will not prophesy?
Simba ameshaunguruma; nani hatoogopa? Bwana Yahwe amekwisha ongea; nani hatotabiri?
9 Publish at the palaces in Ashdod, and at the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great confusions in her midst, and the oppressions [that are] within her.
Tangaza hii katika ngome huko Ashdodi, na katika ngome za nchi ya Misri; sema, “Kusanyikeni kwenye milima ya Samaria na oneni vile mchafuko ulivyomkubwa kwake, na ukandamizaji uliopo katika yeye.
10 For they know not how to act rightly, saith the Lord, who treasure up violence and robbery in their palaces.
Kwa kuwa hawajui jinsi ya kufanya haki -hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo- hao watunzao nguvu na uharibifu katika ngome zao.”
11 Therefore thus hath said the Lord Eternal, The adversary [is there] and surroundeth the land: and he shall bring down from thee thy strength, and thy palaces shall be plundered.
Kwa hiyo, hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo, “Adui ataizunguka nchi. Atazivuta chini nguvu zako na ngome zenu zitatekwa nyara.”
12 Thus hath said the Lord, As the shepherd snatcheth out of the mouth of the lion [at most] two leg-bones, or a tip of the ear: so shall be delivered the children of Israel that sit in Samaria on the corner of a bed, and on Damascus couches.
Hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo,” Kama mchungaji aokoavyo miguu miwili tu kwenye mdomo wa simba, au kipande cha sikio, ndivyo wana wa Israeli watakavyookolewa wale waishio katika Samaria, pamoja na pembe ya kulalia, au pembe ya kitanda.”
13 Hear ye, and give warning in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Eternal, the God of hosts.
Sikieni na kushudia juu ya nyumba ya Yakobo -hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo, Mungu wa majeshi,
14 For on the day when I visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, will I also inflict punishment on the altars of Beth-el: and then shall be hewn off the horns of the altar, and they shall fall to the ground.
“Kwa kuwa katika siku ambayo nimeadhibu dhambi za Israeli, pia nitaziadhibu madhabahu za Betheli. Pembe za madhabahu zitakatwa na kuanguka chini.
15 And I will smite the winter-house together with the summer-house: and the houses of ivory shall disappear, and the great houses shall be no more, saith the Lord.
Nitaiharibu nyumba ya baridi pamoja na nyumba ya hari. Nyumba za pembe zitaangamia, na nyumba kubwa zitatoweka, -hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo.”
