Amosi 4
1 Sikilizeni neno hili, ninyi ngʼombe wa Bashani mlioko juu ya Mlima Samaria, ninyi wanawake mnaowaonea maskini, na kuwagandamiza wahitaji, na kuwaambia wanaume wenu, “Tuleteeni vinywaji!”
Hear this word, ye fat kine that are in the mountains of Samaria: you that oppress the needy, and crush the poor: that say to your masters: Bring, and we will drink.
2 Bwana Mwenyezi ameapa kwa utakatifu wake: “Hakika wakati utakuja mtakapochukuliwa na kulabu, na wanaosalia kwa ndoana za samaki.
The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness, that lo, the days shall come upon you, when they shall lift you up on pikes, and what shall remain of you in boiling pots.
3 Nanyi mtakwenda moja kwa moja kupitia mahali palipobomolewa kwenye ukuta, nanyi mtatupwa nje kuelekea Harmoni,” asema Bwana.
And you shall go out at the breaches one over against the other, and you shall be cast forth into Armon, saith the Lord.
4 “Nendeni Betheli mkatende dhambi; nendeni Gilgali mkazidi kutenda dhambi. Leteni dhabihu zenu kila asubuhi, zaka zenu kila mwaka wa tatu.
Come ye to Bethel, and do wickedly: to Galgal, and multiply transgressions: and bring in the morning your victims, your tithes in three days.
5 Mchome mkate uliotiwa chachu kama sadaka ya shukrani, jisifuni kuhusu sadaka zenu za hiari: jigambeni kwa ajili ya sadaka hizo, enyi Waisraeli, kwa kuwa hili ndilo mnalopenda kulitenda,” asema Bwana Mwenyezi.
And offer a sacrifice of praise with leaven: and call free offerings, and proclaim it: for so you would do, O children of Israel, saith the Lord God.
6 “Niliwapa njaa kwenye kila mji, na ukosefu wa chakula katika kila mji, hata hivyo bado hamjanirudia mimi,” asema Bwana.
Whereupon I also have given you dulness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet you have not returned to me, saith the Lord.
7 “Pia niliwazuilia ninyi mvua miezi mitatu kabla ya kufikia mavuno. Nilinyesha mvua kwenye mji mmoja, lakini niliizuia mvua isinyeshe mji mwingine. Shamba moja lilipata mvua, na lingine halikupata, nalo likakauka.
I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon: and the piece whereupon I rained not, withered.
8 Watu walitangatanga mji hata mji kutafuta maji, lakini hawakupata ya kuwatosha kunywa, hata hivyo hamjanirudia mimi,” asema Bwana.
And two and three cities went to one city to drink water, and were not filled: yet you returned not to me, saith the Lord.
9 “Mara nyingi nilizipiga bustani zenu na mashamba ya mizabibu, niliyapiga kwa kutu na ukungu. Nzige walitafuna tini zenu na miti ya mizeituni, hata hivyo hamjanirudia mimi,” asema Bwana.
I struck you with a burning wind, and with mildew, the palmerworm hath eaten up your many gardens, and your vineyards: your olive groves, and fig groves: yet you returned not to me, saith the Lord.
10 “Niliwapelekea tauni miongoni mwenu kama nilivyofanya kule Misri. Niliwaua vijana wenu wa kiume kwa upanga, niliwachukua farasi wenu. Nilijaza pua zenu kwa uvundo kutoka kwenye kambi zenu, hata hivyo hamjanirudia mimi,” asema Bwana.
I sent death upon you in the way of Egypt, I slew your young men with the sword, even to the captivity of your horses: and I made the stench of your camp to come up into your nostrils: yet you returned not to me, saith the Lord.
11 “Niliwaangamiza baadhi yenu kama nilivyoangamiza Sodoma na Gomora. Mlikuwa kama kijiti kiwakacho kilichonyakuliwa motoni, hata hivyo hamjanirudia,” asema Bwana.
I destroyed some of you, as God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrha, and you were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet you returned not to me, saith the Lord.
12 “Kwa hiyo hili ndilo nitakalowafanyia, Israeli, na kwa sababu nitawafanyia hili, jiandaeni kukutana na Mungu wenu, ee Israeli.”
Therefore I will do these things to thee, O Israel: and after I shall have done these things to thee, be prepared to meet thy God, O Israel.
13 Yeye ambaye hufanya milima, anaumba upepo, na kufunua mawazo yake kwa mwanadamu, yeye ageuzaye asubuhi kuwa giza, na kukanyaga mahali pa juu pa nchi: Bwana Mungu Mwenye Nguvu Zote ndilo jina lake.
For behold he that formeth the mountains and createth the wind, and declareth his word to man, he that maketh the morning mist, and walketh upon the high places of the earth: the Lord the God of hosts is his name.
