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 ye this word, ye heifers of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, —who say to their lords, Bring in, and let us drink!
2 Bwana Mwenyezi ameapa kwa utakatifu wake: “Hakika wakati utakuja mtakapochukuliwa na kulabu, na wanaosalia kwa ndoana za samaki.
Sworn hath My Lord, Yahweh, by his own holiness, That lo! days, are coming upon you, —when he will take you away with hooks, and your followers with fishhooks;
3 Nanyi mtakwenda moja kwa moja kupitia mahali palipobomolewa kwenye ukuta, nanyi mtatupwa nje kuelekea Harmoni,” asema Bwana.
And, through fissures, shall ye go out, every woman, straight before her, —and ye shall be thrust forth towards the castle, Declareth Yahweh.
4 “Nendeni Betheli mkatende dhambi; nendeni Gilgali mkazidi kutenda dhambi. Leteni dhabihu zenu kila asubuhi, zaka zenu kila mwaka wa tatu.
Enter ye Bethel, and transgress, At Gilgal, cause transgression, to abound, —Yea, carry in, every morning, your sacrifices, every three days, your tithes;
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.
Yea, burn thou incense, of that which is leavened, as a thank-offering, and proclaim ye freewill-offerings, let them be known, —for, so, ye love [to have it], ye sons of Israel, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh.
6 “Niliwapa njaa kwenye kila mji, na ukosefu wa chakula katika kila mji, hata hivyo bado hamjanirudia mimi,” asema Bwana.
Moreover also, I, have given you cleanness of teeth throughout all your cities, and want of bread throughout all your dwelling-places, —Yet have ye not returned unto me, Declareth Yahweh.
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.
Moreover also, I, have withholden from you the abundant rain, when yet there were only three mouths to the harvest, Or I might rain upon one city, and, on another city, might not rain, —One portion, would be rained upon, and, the portion whereupon it should not rain, would be dried up;
8 Watu walitangatanga mji hata mji kutafuta maji, lakini hawakupata ya kuwatosha kunywa, hata hivyo hamjanirudia mimi,” asema Bwana.
Then would two or three cities totter to one city to drink water, without being satisfied, —Yet have ye not returned unto me, Declareth Yahweh.
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 have smitten you with blight and with mildew, When your gardens and your vineyards and your fig-trees and your olive-trees have increased, the creeping locust would devour them, —Yet have ye not returned unto me, Declareth Yahweh.
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 have sent among you pestilence, in the manner of Egypt, I have slain, with the sword, your young men, and therewith have been taken captive your horses, And I have caused to ascend—the stench of your camps, even into your own nostrils, Yet ye have not returned unto me, Declareth Yahweh.
11 “Niliwaangamiza baadhi yenu kama nilivyoangamiza Sodoma na Gomora. Mlikuwa kama kijiti kiwakacho kilichonyakuliwa motoni, hata hivyo hamjanirudia,” asema Bwana.
I have made an overthrew among you, like the divine overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye have become like a brand snatched out of the burning, —Yet hate ye not returned unto me, Declareth Yahweh.
12 “Kwa hiyo hili ndilo nitakalowafanyia, Israeli, na kwa sababu nitawafanyia hili, jiandaeni kukutana na Mungu wenu, ee Israeli.”
Therefore, thus, will I do unto thee, O Israel, —Because this thing I will do unto thee, Prepare 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 lo! He that fashioned the mountains, and created the wind, and who telleth the son of earth what is his thought, who turneth dawn into darkness, and marcheth upon the high places of the earth, Yahweh, God of hosts, is his name!
