Amosi 6
1 Ole wao wanaostarehe katika Sayuni, na kwa wale ambao wameokoka katika nchi ya mlima wa Samaria, watu mashuhuri bora wa mataifa, ambao nyumba ya Israeli huja kwa ajili ya msaada!
Woe to them that are at ease in Zion and that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the renowned of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come.
2 Viongozi wenu husema, “Pita kwenda Kalne na mkatazame; kutoka huko nendeni hadi Hamathi, mji mkubwa; kisha nendeni chini hata Gathi ya Wapelestina. Je ni wabora kuliko falme zenu mbili? Je kuna mpaka mkubwa kuliko mpaka wenu?”
Pass unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go to Hamath the great; and go down to Gath of the Philistines: are they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
3 Ole wao wale waiwekao siku ya majanga na kufanya ufalme kuwa kinyume kusogea karibu.
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
4 Wamelala juu ya vitanda vya pembe na kupumzika juu ya viti vyao. Wakala wana kondoo kutoka kwenye kundi na ndama kutoka kwenye zizi.
that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves from the midst of the stall;
5 Wanaimba nyimbo za kijinga kwenye muziki wa kinubi; wanatunga kwenye vyombo kama vya Daudi.
that chant to the sound of the lute, [and] invent them instruments of music, like David;
6 Wanakunywa mvinyo kutoka kwenye bakuli na kujipaka mafuta wenyewe kwa mafuta ya marahamu, lakini hawahuzuniki juu ya mateso ya Yusufu.
that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments; but are not grieved for the breach of Joseph.
7 Hivyo sasa watakwenda utumwani pamoja na watumwa wakwanza, na kelele za hao waliojinyoosha zitapita.
Therefore shall they now go captive, with the first that go captive, and the revelry of them that stretched themselves shall pass away.
8 “Mimi Bwana Yahwe, nimeapa kwa nafsi yangu -hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavyo, Mungu wa majeshi, naizira fahari ya Yakobo; nachukia boma zake. Kwa hiyo nitautoa huo mji pamoja vyote vilivyomo humo.”
The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his palaces; and I will deliver up the city with all that is therein.
9 Itakuja kuhusu kwamba kama kuna wanaume kumi waliobakia kwenye nyumba moja, watakufa.
And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
10 Wakati ndugu wa mtu huyo atakapokuja kuchukua miili yao-yule ambaye awachomaye baada ya kuleta maiti katika nyumba-kama akisema kwa mtu katika nyumba, “Je kuna mtu yuko pamoja nawe?” Vipi kama yule akisema, “Hapana.” Kisha atasema, “Kaa kimya, kwa kuwa hatulitaja jina la Yahwe.”
And a man's uncle, and he that should burn him, shall take him up to bring out the bones from the house, and shall say unto him that is in the inner parts of the house, Is there yet [any] with thee? and he shall say, None. And he will say, Silence! for we may not make mention of Jehovah's name.
11 Tazama, Yahwe atatoa amri, na nyumba kubwa itapigwa kuwa vipande vipande, na nyumba ndogo kuwa na nyufa.
For behold, Jehovah commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
12 Je farasi watakimbia juu ya mteremko wa miamba? Je mtu atalima huko na ng'ome? Bado mmegeuza haki kuwa sumu na tunda la haki kuwa uchungu.
Shall horses run upon the rock? will [men] plough [thereon] with oxen? For ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,
13 Ninyi mnaofurahia juu ya Lo Debari, msemao, “Je hatukuchukua Karnaimu kwa nguvu zetu wenyewe?”
— ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say, Have we not taken to us power by our own strength?
14 Lakini tazama, nitainua juu yenu taifa, nyumba ya Israeli-hivi ndivyo asemavyo Bwana Yahwe, Mungu wa majeshi. Watawatesa ninyi kutoka Lebo Hamathi hata kijito cha Araba.”
For behold, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah the God of hosts, I will raise up against you a nation; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hamath unto the torrent of the Arabah.
