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1La ngamazwi ka-Amosi, omunye wabelusi baseThekhowa, lokho akubonayo mayelana lo-Israyeli eminyakeni emibili ngaphambi kokuzamazama komhlaba, ngezinsuku u-Uziya eyinkosi yakoJuda loJerobhowamu indodana kaJowashi eyinkosi yako-Israyeli.
2Wathi:“UThixo uyavungama eseZiyoni,idume iJerusalema;amadlelo abelusi ayomalengqongo yeKhameli iyabuna.”

Ukwahlulelwa Kwabakhelene Lo-Israyeli

3Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:“Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zeDamaseko,loba ngenxa yezine,kangiyikulunqanda ulaka lwami.Ngenxa yokuthi yatshaya iGiliyadingemibhulo elamazinyo ensimbi,4ngizathumela umlilo endlini kaHazayeliozalobisa izinqaba zikaBheni-Hadadi.5Ngizabhidliza isango laseDamaseko;ngizachitha inkosi ephakathi kweSigodi sase-Avenilalowo ophethe intonga yobukhosi eBhethi Edeni.Abantu base-Aramu bazathunjwabasiwe eKhiri,”kutsho uThixo.6Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:“Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zeGazaloba ngenxa yezine,kangiyikulunqanda ulaka lwamingenxa yokuthi yathumba abantu bezigaba zonkeyabathengisa e-Edomi,7ngizathumela umlilo emidulini yaseGazaozalobisa izinqaba zayo.8Ngizayichitha inkosi yase-Ashidodikanye lalowo ophatha intonga yobukhosi e-Ashikheloni.Ngizaphendulela isandla sami ekuhlaseleni i-Ekronikuze kufe umFilistiya wokucina,”kutsho uThixo Wobukhosi.9Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:“Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zaseThireloba ngenxa yezine, kangiyikulunqanda ulaka lwami.Ngenxa yokuthi yabathengisela e-Edomibonke abantu bezigaba zonke ezathunjwayoinganaki isivumelwano sobuzalwane,10ngizathumela umlilo emidulini yaseThireozalobisa izinqaba zayo.”11Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:“Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zase-Edomiloba ngenxa yezine, kangiyikulunqanda ulaka lwami.Ngenxa yokuthi waxotshana lomfowabo ngenkemba,enqabela isihawu sonke,ngoba ulaka lwakhe lwavutha kokuphelalentukuthelo yakhe yabhebha ingelakuthitshwa,12ngizathumela umlilo eThemaniozalobisa izinqaba zaseBhozira.”13Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:“Ngenxa yezono ezintathu zase-Amoni, loba langenxa yezine,kangiyikulunqanda ulaka lwami.Ngenxa yokuthi waqhaqha abesifazane abazithweleyo baseGiliyadiukuze aqhelise ilizwe lakhe,14ngizathungela imiduli yaseRaba ngomliloozalobisa izinqaba zayokumenyezelwa izitsho zempi ngosuku lokulwakulomoya olamandla ngosuku lwesiphepho.15Inkosi yalo izathunjwa,yona kanye lezikhulu zayo,”kutsho uThixo.