Amos 2
1 Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of Moab, and because of four, will I not turn it back, —Because he burned the bones of the King of Edom to lime,
Hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo: “Kwa dhambi tatu za Moabu, hata kwa nne, sintobadilisha adhabu, kwa sababu amechoma moto mifupa ya mfalme wa Edomu hadi kuwa chokaa.
2 Therefore will I send a fire into Moab, which shall devour the palaces of Kerioth—and Moab, shall die with tumult, with war- cry, with the sound of a horn;
Nitatuma moto juu ya Moabu, na utaangamiza ngome za Keriothi. Moabu atakufa katika gasia, pamoja na kelele na sauti ya tarumbeta.
3 And I will cut off the judge out of her midst, and, all her rulers, will I slay with him, saith Yahweh.
Nitamuharibu mwamuzi kati yake, na nitawaua wana wa mfalme pamoja na yeye,” asema Yahwe.
4 Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of Judah, and because of four, will I not turn it back, —Because they have rejected the law of Yahweh, and, his statutes, have not kept, but their falsehoods, have led them astray, after the which their fathers, did walk,
Hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo: “Kwa dhambi tatu za Yuda, hata kwa nne, sintobadilisha adhabu, kwa sababu wameikataa sheria ya Yahwe na hawakuzishika amri zake. Uongo wao umesababisha kupotea, ambao baba zao pia waliufuata.
5 Therefore will I send a fire upon Judah, —which shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
Nitatuma moto juu ya Yuda, na utaimeza ngome ya Yerusalemu.”
6 Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of Israel, and because of four, will I not turn it back, —Because they have sold—for silver—the righteous, and the needy—for a pair of shoes:
Hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo: “Kwa dhambi tatu za Israeli, hata kwa nne, sintobadilisha adhabu, kwa sababu wamewauza wasio na hatia kwa fedha na maskini kwa jozi moja ya makubadhi.
7 Who strive to bring the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and, the way of the oppressed, they pervert, —Yea, a man and his own father, go in unto the maid, to profane my holy Name!
Nao hukanyaga juu ya vichwa vya maskini kama kukanyaga kwenye mavumbi juu ya aridhi; wanasukuma kukandamiza. Mtu mmoja na baba yake walilala na msichana mmoja na hivyo kukufuru jina langu takatifu.
8 And, on pledged garments, they recline, beside every altar, —and, exacted wine, do they drink, in the house of their God.
Nao hulala chini karibu na kila madhabahu kwenye nguo zilizowekwa dhamana, na katika nyumba ya Mungu wao hunywa divai ya wale ambao walitozwa faini.
9 Yet it was, I, who destroyed the Amorite, from before them, whose height was, like the height of cedars, and, strong, was he, like the oaks, —but I destroyed his fruit above, and his roots beneath.
Bado nimemwangamiza Mwamori mbele yao, ambaye urefu wake ulikuwa kama urefu wa mierezi; alikuwa na nguvu kama mialoni. Kisha nikaharibu matunda yake juu na mizizi yake chini.
10 And it was, I, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, —and led you in the desert, forty years, to take possession of the land of the Amorites;
Pia, niliwapandisha kutoka nchi ya Misri na kuwaongoza miaka arobaini nyikani ili mmiliki nchi ya Wamori.
11 And I raised up, of your sons, for prophets, and, of your young men, for Nazirites, —Was it not even so, ye sons of Israel? Demandeth Yahweh;
Nimewainua manabii kutoka miongoni mwa watoto wanu wawe Wanadhiri kutoka vijana wenu. Je sio hivyo, watu wa Israeli? -hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo.
12 And yet ye caused the Nazirites to drink wine, —and, on the prophet, laid ye command, saying, Ye shall not prophesy!
Lakini mmewashawishi Wanadhiri kunywa mvinyo na kuwaamuru manabii wasifanye unabii.
13 Lo! I, am pressed under you, —as a full cart is pressed by its sheaves,
Tazama, nitawakanyaga kama mkokoteni uliojaa miganda inayoweza kumkanyaga mtu.
14 Therefore shall flight, perish, from the swift, and, the mighty, shall not invigorate his strength, —nor shall, the hero, escape with his life;
Mtu akimbiaye hatapata kimbilio; mwenye nguvu hatoongeza nguvu zake mwenyewe; wala shujaa kujiokoa mwenyewe.
15 Nor, he that handleth the bow, make a stand, and, the swift on his feet, shall not escape, —nor, he that rideth on a horse, escape with his life:
Apindaye upinde hatasimama; mkimbiaji sana hatakimbia; mwendesha farasi hatajiokoa mwenyewe.
16 Nay, he that is stout in his heart, among heroes, naked, shall flee, in that day, Declareth Yahweh.
Hata wapiganaji shujaa watakimbia uchi katika siku hiyo -hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavy.”
