11:1 2Sam 14:2; Zek 14:5Ũyũ nĩguo ũhoro wa Amosi, ũmwe wa arĩithi arĩa maarĩithagia Tekoa,1:1 Tekoa rĩarĩ itũũra rĩa Juda, gũthini wa itũũra rĩa Bethilehemu. wa ũndũ ũrĩa onire ũkoniĩ Isiraeli mĩaka ĩĩrĩ mbere ya gĩthingithia, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Uzia aarĩ mũthamaki wa Juda nake Jeroboamu mũrũ wa Joashu aarĩ mũthamaki wa Isiraeli.
21:2 Joel 3:16; Amos 9:3Oigire atĩrĩ:
“Jehova araramaga arĩ Zayuni,
na akaruruma arĩ Jerusalemu;
ũrĩithio wa arĩithi a mbũri nĩũkooma,
nako gacũmbĩrĩ ga Karimeli kahoohe.”
Ituĩro rĩa Ciira kũrĩ Andũ arĩa Mariganĩtie na Isiraeli
3Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ:
“Nĩ ũndũ wa mehia matatũ ma Dameski, o na mana-rĩ,
niĩ ndikahũndũra mangʼũrĩ makwa.
Tondũ nĩahũũrire Gileadi na ibũi
irĩ na magego ma kĩgera,
41:4 Jer 17:27; 2Ath 6:24nĩngaitĩrĩria nyũmba ya Hazaeli mwaki
ũrĩa ũgaacina ciĩhitho iria nũmu cia Beni-Hadadi.
5Nĩngoinanga kĩhingo kĩa Dameski;
nĩngananga mũthamaki ũrĩa ũtũũraga Gĩtuamba kĩa Aveni,
na niine ũrĩa ũnyiitĩte njũgũma ya wathani kũu Bethi-Edeni.
Andũ a Suriata nĩmagatahwo matwarwo Kiri,”
ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
61:6 Obad 1:11; Kĩam 10:19Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ:
“Nĩ ũndũ wa mehia matatũ ma Gaza,1:6 Gaza rĩarĩ itũũra rĩmwe rĩa bata rĩa matũũra matano ma Afilisti, hamwe na matũũra ma Ashidodi, na Ashikeloni, na Ekironi, o na Gathu. o na mana-rĩ,
niĩ ndikahũndũra mangʼũrĩ makwa.
Tondũ nĩanyiitire kĩrĩndĩ gĩothe mĩgwate,
agĩkĩendia kũu Edomu.
7Nĩngaitĩrĩria thingo cia Gaza mwaki
ũrĩa ũgaacina ciĩhitho iria nũmu ciakuo.
81:8 Ezek 25:16; Zef 2:4-7Nĩngananga mũthamaki wa Ashidodi,
na niine ũrĩa ũnyiitĩte njũgũma ya wathani kũu Ashikeloni.
Guoko gwakwa nĩgũgokĩrĩra Ekironi,
o nginya hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Mũfilisti wa mũthia agaakua,”
ũguo nĩguo Mwathani Jehova ekuuga.
91:9 1Ath 5:1; Math 11:21Ningĩ Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ:
“Nĩ ũndũ wa mehia matatũ ma Turo, o na mana-rĩ,
niĩ ndikahũndũra mangʼũrĩ makwa.
Tondũ nĩendirie kĩrĩndĩ gĩothe kĩa mĩgwate kũu Edomu,
akĩaga gũtĩĩa kĩrĩkanĩro kĩa ũiguano kĩa ariũ a ithe.
101:10 Zek 9:1-4; Isa 23:1-18Nĩngaitĩrĩria thingo cia Turo mwaki
ũrĩa ũgaacina ciĩhitho iria nũmu ciakuo.”
111:11 Zek 1:15Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ:
“Nĩ ũndũ wa mehia matatũ ma Edomu, o na mana-rĩ,
niĩ ndikahũndũra mangʼũrĩ makwa.
Tondũ nĩatengʼeririe mũrũ wa nyina na rũhiũ rwa njora,
atarĩ na tha,
tondũ marakara make mahiũ matiathiraga,
na mangʼũrĩ make makĩrĩrĩmbũka matekũhoreka,
121:12 Kĩam 36:11; Mal 1:2-5nĩĩngaitĩrĩria Temani mwaki
ũrĩa ũgaacina ciĩhitho iria nũmu cia Bozara.”
131:13 Ezek 21:28; Hos 13:16Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ:
“Nĩ ũndũ wa mehia matatũ ma Amoni, o na mana-rĩ,
niĩ ndikahũndũra mangʼũrĩ makwa.
Tondũ nĩatarũrire nda cia andũ-a-nja a Gileadi arĩa maarĩ na nda,
nĩgeetha aaramie mĩhaka ya gwake.
141:14 Gũcook 3:11; Ayub 39:25Nĩngaitĩrĩria thingo cia Raba mwaki
ũrĩa ũgaacina ciĩhitho iria nũmu ciakuo,
gatagatĩ-inĩ ka mbugĩrĩrio ya mbaara mũthenya ũcio wa mbaara,
ũhaana ta rũhuho rũnene mũthenya wa kĩhuhũkanio.
15Mũthamaki wakuo nĩagatahwo, athaamio,
we mwene, hamwe na anene ake,”
ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
1The 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. 2And 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.
3Thus 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:1.3 and…: or, yea, for four1.3 turn…: or, convert it, or, let it be quiet 4But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad. 5I 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.1.5 the plain…: or, Bikathaven1.5 the house…: or, Beth-eden
6¶ 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:1.6 away captive…: or, them away with an entire 7But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof: 8And 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¶ 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:1.9 the brotherly…: Heb. the covenant of brethren 10But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.
11¶ 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:1.11 did cast…: Heb. corrupted his compassions 12But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
13¶ 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:1.13 ripped…: or, divided the mountains 14But 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: 15And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.
