Amosi 4
1 Lisikilizeni neno hili, ninyi ng'ombe wa Bashani, ninyi mliomo katika mlima wa Samaria, ninyi mnaowakandamiza maskini, ninyi mnaowaponda wahitaji, ninyi muwaambiao waume zenu, “Tuleteeni vinywaji.”
Hear this word, ye cows of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
2 Bwana Yahwe ameapa kwa utukufu wake, “Tazama, siku zitakuja kwenu wakati watakapowaondoa kwa ndoana, wa mwisho wenu na ndoana za kuvulia samaki.
The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
3 Mtatoka kupitia mahali palipo bomolewa kwenye kuta za mji, kila mmoja wenu kwenda moja kwa moja kupitia hapo, na mtajitupa mbele ya Harmoni -hivi ndivyo asemavyo Yahwe.”
And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD.
4 “Nendeni Betheli na uovu, hata Gilgali mkaongeza dhambi, leteni dhabihu zenu kila asubuhi, zaka zenu kila baada ya siku tatu.
Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:
5 Toeni dhabihu za shukurani pamoja na mkate; tangazeni sadaka za hiari; watangazieni, kwa kuwa hii ndiyo iwapendezayo, ninyi watu wa Israeli -hivi ndivyo asemavyo Bwana Yahwe.
And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and declare the free offerings: for this pleaseth you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
6 Nawapatia usafi wa meno katika miji yenu na na kupungukiwa na mkate katika sehemu zenu zote. Bado hamkurudi kwangu -hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo.
And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned to me, saith the LORD.
7 Pia nimeizuia mvua kutoka kwenu wakati bado kulikuwa na miezi mitatu kwa mavuno. Nikaifanya inyeshe juu ya mji, na kuifanya isinyeshe katika mji mwingine. Kipande kimoja cha nchi ilinyesha, lakini kipande kingine cha nchi ambapo haikunyesha palikuwa pakavu.
And also I have withheld 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 on which it rained not withered.
8 Walizunguka miji miwili au mitatu kwenda mji mwingine kunywa maji, lakini hawakutosheka. Bado hawakunirudia mimi -asema Yahwe.
So two or three cities wandered to one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned to me, saith the LORD.
9 Nimewapiga kwa maradhi yanayosababisha kuvu. Wingi wa bustani, mashamba yenu ya zabibu, mitini yenu, na mizaituni-kuteketeza yote. Bado hamkunirudia hivi ndivyo Yahwe asemavyo.
I have smitten you with blighting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned to me, saith the LORD.
10 Nimetuma tauni kwenu kama ya Misri. Nimewaua watoto wenu kwa upanga, kubeba farasi zenu, na kuufanya uvundo wa kambi zenu na kuingiza kwenye pua zenu. Bado hamkunirudia mimi -hivi ndivyo asemavyo Yahwe.
I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up to your nostrils: yet have ye not returned to me, saith the LORD.
11 Nimeiangamiza miji miongoni mwenu, kama wakati Mungu alipoiangamiza Sodoma na Gomora. Mlikuwa kama kijinga kilichonyakuliwa kutoka kwenye moto. Bado hamkunirudia - asema Yahwe.
I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned to me, saith the LORD.
12 Kwa hiyo nitafanya jambo baya kwako, Israeli; na kwa sababu nitafanya jambo baya kwako, jiandae kukutana na Mungu, Israeli!
Therefore thus will I do to thee, O Israel: and because I will do this to thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
13 Kwa kuwa, tazama, yeye atangenezaye milima pia ndiye aumbaye upepo, humfunulia mawazo yake mwanadamu, hufanya asubuhi kuwa giza, na kupakanyaga mahala pa juu ya dunia. Yahwe, Mungu wa majeshi, ndilo jina lake.”
For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth to man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name.
