< Amos 3 >

1 Hear this word that YHWH has spoken concerning you, O sons of Israel, concerning all the family that I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
Nụrụnụ okwu ndị a nke Onyenwe anyị kwuru megide unu, unu ndị Izrel, megidekwa ezinaụlọ ahụ niile nke m kpọpụtara site nʼala Ijipt.
2 “Only you have I known of all families of the earth, Therefore I charge on you all your iniquities.”
“Naanị unu ka m họọrọ nʼime ezinaụlọ niile nke nọ nʼelu ụwa; Ọ bụ nʼihi nke a ka m ga-eji nye unu ahụhụ nʼihi mmehie unu niile.”
3 Do two walk together if they have not met?
Mmadụ abụọ ga-esi aṅaa jekọọ ije ma ọ bụrụ na ha enweghị nkwekọrịta?
4 Does a lion roar in a forest and he has no prey? Does a young lion give out his voice from his habitation, If he has not caught?
Ọdụm ọ na-agbọ ụja nʼọhịa ma ọ bụrụ na o nweghị anụ ọ hụrụ? Nwa ọdụm ọ na-ebigbọ nʼime olulu ya, mgbe ọ dịghị anụ ọ dọgburu?
5 Does a bird fall into a snare of the earth, And there is no trap for it? Does a snare go up from the ground, And it does not capture prey?
Nnụnụ ọ na-ama nʼọnya dị nʼala ma ọ bụrụ na o nweghị ọnya e siri ijide ya? Ọnya e siiri anụ ọ na-akụchi ma ọ bụrụ na o nweghị ihe ọ matara?
6 Is a horn blown in a city, And do people not tremble? Is there affliction in a city, And YHWH has not done [it]?
Mgbe a fụrụ opi nʼobodo, ọ bụ na ndị bi nʼime ya adịghị ama jijiji? Mgbe mbibi na ịla nʼiyi dakwasịrị obodo ọbụla ọ bụghị Onyenwe anyị mere ka ọ dị?
7 For Lord YHWH does nothing, Except He has revealed His counsel to His servants the prophets.
Nʼezie Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị adịghị eme ihe ọbụla tutu ruo mgbe o buru ụzọ gosi ya ndị na-ejere ya ozi bụ ndị amụma.
8 A lion has roared—who does not fear? Lord YHWH has spoken—who does not prophesy?
Ọdụm agbọọla ụja, o nwere onye na-agaghị atụ egwu? Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị ekwuola okwu, onye ga-ahapụ ibu amụma?
9 “Sound to palaces in Ashdod, And to palaces in the land of Egypt, and say: Be gathered on mountains of Samaria, And see many troubles within her, And oppressed ones in her midst.
Kwusaanụ ya nʼobodo niile e wusiri ike nke Ashdọd na ebe niile e wusiri ike nke Ijipt, sị, “Zukọtanụ nʼelu ugwu niile nke Sameria ka unu hụ oke ọgbaaghara nke dị nʼetiti ya na mmegbu niile nke dị nʼetiti ndị ya.”
10 And they have not known to act straightforwardly,” A declaration of YHWH, “Who are treasuring up violence and spoil in their palaces.”
“Ha echezọọla ime ezi ihe.” Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara, “bụ ndị ahụ na-akpakọba ihe e zutere nʼohi na ihe e sitere nʼaka ike pụnara ndị mmadụ nʼime nʼụlọ ha niile e wusiri ike.”
11 Therefore, thus said Lord YHWH: “An adversary—and surrounding the land, And he has brought down your strength from you, And your palaces have been spoiled.”
Nʼihi ya nke a bụ ihe Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị kwuru, “Onye iro na-abịa! Ọ ga-agba ala gị gburugburu; ọ ga-akwatu ebe niile gị bụ nke e wusiri ike, ma kwakọrọkwa ihe niile dị nʼụlọ gị ndị ahụ e wusiri ike.”
12 Thus said YHWH: “As the shepherd delivers from the lion’s mouth Two legs, or a piece of an ear, So the sons of Israel are delivered, Who are sitting in Samaria on the corner of a bed, And in Damascus [on that of] a couch.
Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị sịrị, “Dịka onye ọzụzụ atụrụ si anapụta naanị ọkpụkpụ ụkwụ abụọ maọbụ iberibe ntị site nʼọnụ ọdụm, otu a ka a ga-esi zọpụta ụmụ Izrel bi na Sameria, na nkuku isi ihe ndina na nʼiberibe akwa ọma site nʼelu ihe ndina.”
13 Hear and testify to the house of Jacob,” A declaration of Lord YHWH, God of Hosts.
“Nụrụ nke a, ma gbaanụ ama megide ụmụ Jekọb,” ọ bụ otu a ka Onyenwe anyị, bụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, kwubiri.
14 “For in the day of My charging the transgressions of Israel on him, I have laid a charge on the altars of Beth-El, And the horns of the altar have been cut off, And they have fallen to the earth.
“Nʼụbọchị ahụ, m ga-enye Izrel ahụhụ nʼihi mmehie ha, aghaghị m imebikwa ebe ịchụ aja nke dị na Betel. Mpi dị nʼebe ịchụ aja ka a ga-ebipụkwa, mee ka ha daa nʼala.
15 And I have struck the winter-house with the summer-house, And houses of ivory have perished, And many houses have been consumed,” A declaration of YHWH!
Aga m etida ụlọ ndị niile ha wuru maka oge oyi, na nke ha wuru maka oge okpomọkụ; aga m ebibikwa ụlọ ndị ahụ niile ha ji ọdụ enyi wuo. Ọtụtụ ebe obibi ha niile ka a ga-etitukwa.” Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri ya.

< Amos 3 >