Amos 9
1 Mekpɔ Aƒetɔ la wòle tsitre ɖe vɔsamlekpui la gbɔ, eye wògblɔ nam be, “Xlã nu ɖe sɔtiawo tame ne xɔa ƒe agunu naʋuʋu. Mu sɔtiawo woadze ameawo ƒe ta dzi, eye ame siwo susɔ la, mawu wo kple yi. Ame ɖeka pɛ mato le eme o, eye ɖeke hã masi o.
Then I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said: Strike the tops of the Temple pillars so that the foundations shake, and shatter them on the heads of all the people below. Those who survive I will kill by the sword. None of them will escape, not a single one.
2 Ne woƒu du yi keke tsiẽƒe hã la, mava afi ma ahe wo ado goe; eye ne wolia nu yi dziƒo hã la, mayi afi ma ahe wo vɛ. (Sheol h7585)
Even if they dig down into Sheol, I will catch them and pull them up. Even if they climb up to heaven, I will bring them down. (Sheol h7585)
3 Togbɔ be woasi aɖabe ɖe agakpe siwo le Karmel to tame hã la, madi wo, ake ɖe wo ŋu, ahe wo ado goe le afi ma. Ne wosi ɖabe ɖe atsiaƒu ƒe gogloƒe ke hã la, madɔ ƒumedawo ɖa be woaɖu wo, woaku.
Even if they hide themselves at the top of Mount Carmel, I will search for them and catch them. Even if they hide from me at the bottom of the sea, I will command the sea serpent to bite them.
4 Togbɔ be woƒe futɔwo akplɔ wo ayi aboyo me hã la, afi ma hã maɖe gbe be woawu wo kple yi. “Nye ŋkuwo anɔ wo ŋu na vɔ̃, ke menye na nyui o.”
Even if they are driven into exile by their enemies, I will order them put to death by the sword. I will watch them carefully—and for evil, not for good.
5 Aƒetɔ Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Mawu, ame si ka asi anyigba ŋuti wòlolõ, eye edzinɔlawo katã fa konyi, ame si na anyigba kɔ dzi abe Nil ene, eye wòna wòdze eme abe Egipte tɔsisi ene.
The Lord God of power touches the earth and it melts, and all who live there mourn. The earth rises up like the Nile river in flood, and then falls again.
6 Ame si tu nɔƒe kɔkɔwo ɖe dziƒonutowo me, eye wòɖo woƒe agunu ɖe anyigba dzi, ame si lɔ atsiaƒutsi, eye wòtrɔe ɖe anyigba katã dzi. Yehowae nye eƒe ŋkɔ.
The Lord builds his upper rooms in heaven, and places the foundations on the earth. He calls for the water of the seas, and pours it down as rain upon the earth—the Lord is his name!
7 Yehowa be, “O Israelviwo, ɖe miele nam abe Kustɔwo ene oa? Ɖe menye nyee kplɔ Israel tso Egiptenyigba dzi, Filistitɔwo tso Kaftor kple Siriatɔwo tso Kir oa?”
Aren't the Ethiopians as important to me as you, people of Israel? asks the Lord. Yes, I brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt, but I also brought the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir.
8 “Aƒetɔ Yehowa ƒe ŋkuwo le fiaɖuƒe sẽto la ŋuti. Matsrɔ̃ wo ɖa le anyigba dzi, negbe Yakob ƒe aƒe la ko nyematsrɔ̃ keŋkeŋ o,” Yehowae gblɔe.
Watch out! I'm watching this sinful kingdom. I will eradicate it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not completely destroy the descendants of Jacob.
9 “Elabena meɖe gbe, eye matsra Israel ƒe aƒe la le dukɔwo dome abe ale si wotsraa bli kple tsranui ene, ke ku ɖeka gɔ̃ hã mage ɖe anyigba o.
See what I'm doing! I will give the command, and the people of Israel will be shaken among the nations like flour through a sieve, and nothing will fall to the ground.
10 Nu vɔ̃ wɔla siwo le nye dukɔ me la atsi yi nu kpe ɖe ame siwo gblɔ be, ‘Vɔ̃ aɖeke madzɔ ɖe mía dzi o,’ la ŋu.”
All the sinners of my people will be killed by the sword—all those who say, “Nothing bad is going to happen; no disaster will fall on us.”
11 “Ekema le ɣe ma ɣi me la, “Magbugbɔ David ƒe agbadɔ atu, maɖɔ eƒe fiasã gbagbãwo ɖo, magaɖo eƒe aƒedowo te, eye magbugbɔ atui abe ale si wònɔ tsã ene,
On that day I will restore the fallen kingdom of David; I will repair the broken walls, I will rebuild the ruins, and I will make it as it was in days of old.
12 ale be woaxɔ Edom ƒe ame mamlɛawo kple dukɔ siwo katã ŋuti woyɔ nye ŋkɔ ɖo.” Nye Yehowa ame si awɔ esiawo katã lae gblɔe.
And they will possess what is left of Edom and all the nations that were once mine, declares the Lord. He will make this happen.
13 Yehowa be, “Ŋkekewo li gbɔna,” “esime nukuxala maxa nuku vɔ hafi agbleŋlɔla nagadze agbleŋɔŋlɔ gɔme o, eye wainfiala mafia wain vɔ hafi woagadze waintiwo dodo gɔme o. Aha yeye atsyɔ le towo dzi, eye wòatsa le togbɛwo tame.
Look! The time is coming, says the Lord, when the reaper will overtake the plowman, and the one who treads the grapes will overtake the one who sows the seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, and flow from all the hills.
14 “Makplɔ Israel agbɔe tso aboyo me, woagbugbɔ woƒe du siwo zu aƒedo la atso, ahanɔ wo me, woade waingblewo, eye woafia aha ano le wo me. Woade agblewo eye woaɖu wo me kutsetsewo.
I will bring my people back from captivity, and they will rebuild the ruined cities, and they shall live in them. They shall plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will plant gardens and eat the fruit they produce.
15 Maɖo Israel ɖe eya ŋutɔ ƒe anyigba dzi, eye womagaho wo kple ke tso anyigba si metsɔ na wo la dzi akpɔ gbeɖe o.” Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu lae gblɔe.
I will plant them in their own land, and they shall never be uprooted again from the land I have given them, declares the Lord your God.
