Amosi 1
1 Haya ni mambo yanayoihusu Israeli ambayo Amosi, mmoja wa wachungaji katika Tekoa, aliyapokea katika ufunuo. Alipokea haya mambo katika siku za Uzia mfalme wa Yuda, na pia katika siku za Yeroboamu mwana wa Yoashi mfalme wa Israeli, miaka miwili kabla ya tetemeko la aridhi.
THE words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
2 Alisema, “Yahwe atanguruma kutoka Sayuni; atainua sauti yake kutoka Yerusalemu. Malisho ya wachungaji yatanyamaza kimya; kilele cha Karmeli kitanyauka.”
And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
3 Hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo: “Kwa dhambi tatu za Damaskasi, hata kwa nne, sintobadilisha adhabu, kwa sababu wameipura Gileadi kwa vyombo vya chuma.
Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
4 Nitapeleka moto kwenye nyumba ya Hazaeli, na utaiteketeza ngome za Ben Hadadi.
But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
5 Nitazivunja komeo za Damaskasi na kumkatilia mbali mtu ambaye aishiye katika Biqati Aveni, na pia yule mtu ashikaye fimbo ya kifalme katika Beth Edeni. Na watu wa shamu watakwenda utumwani hata Kiri,” asema Yahwe.
I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the Lord.
6 Hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo: “Kwa dhambi tatu za Gaza, hata nne, sintobadilisha adhabu, kwa sababu waliwachukua mateka watu wote, kuwaweka juu ya mkono wa Edomu.
Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:
7 Nitatuma moto kwenye kuta za Gaza, na kuziteketeza ngome zake.
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:
8 Nitamkatilia mbali yule mtu aishiye katika Ashdodi na mtu ashikaye fimbo ya kifalme kutoka Ashkeloni. Nitaugeuza mkono wangu dhidi ya Ekroni, na mabaki ya Wafilisti wataangamia,” asema Bwana Yahwe.
And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.
9 Hivi ndivyo Yhawe asemavyo: “Kwa dhambi tatu za Tiro, hata kwa nne, sintobadili adhabu, kwa sababu waliwapelekea watu wote wa Edomu, na wamevunja agano lao la undugu.
Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:
10 Nitapeleka moto kwenye kuta za Tiro, nao utaziteketeza ngome zake.”
But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.
11 Hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo, “Kwa dhambi tatu za Edomu, hata kwa nne, sintobadilisha adhabu, kwa sababu alimfuatilia ndugu yake kwa upanga na kutupilia mbali huruma zote. Hasira yake ikaendelea kuwa kali, na ghadhabu yake ikabaki milele.
Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
12 Nitapeleka moto juu ya Temani, na utaziteketeza nyumb a za kifalme za Bozra.”
But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
13 Hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo, “Kwa dhambi tatu za watu wa Amoni, hata kwa nne, sintobadilisha adhabu, kwa sababu wamewapasua wanawake wa Gileadi wenye mimba, ili waweze kupanua mipaka yao.
Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:
14 Nitawasha moto katika kuta za Raba, nao utaziteketeza nyumba za kifalme, pamoja na kupiga kelele katika siku ya vita, pamoja na dhoruba katika siku ya kimbunga.
But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
15 Mfalme wao ataenda utumwani, yeye na maafisa wake pamoja,” asema Yahwe.
And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the Lord.
