1These are the words of Amos. He was a shepherd from the town of Tekoa. Here is the vision he saw concerning Israel. It came to him two years before the earthquake. At that time Uzziah was king of Judah. Jeroboam, the son of Jehoash, was king of Israel. Here are the words of Amos.
2He said,
“The Lord roars like a lion from Jerusalem.
His voice sounds like thunder from Zion.
The grasslands of the shepherds turn brown.
The top of Mount Carmel dries up.”
The Lord Judges Israel’s Neighbors
3The Lord says,
“The people of Damascus have sinned again and again.
So I will judge them.
They used threshing sleds with iron teeth
to crush Gilead’s people.
4So I will send fire to destroy the palace of King Hazael.
It will burn up the forts of his son Ben-Hadad.
5I will break down the city gate of Damascus.
I will kill the king
who lives in the Valley of Aven, that evil place.
He holds the ruler’s scepter in Beth Eden.
The people of Aram will be taken away to Kir as prisoners,”
says the Lord.
6The Lord says,
“The people of Gaza have sinned again and again.
So I will judge them.
They captured whole communities.
They sold them to Edom.
7So I will send fire to destroy the walls of Gaza.
It will burn up its forts.
8I will kill the king of Ashdod.
He holds the ruler’s scepter in Ashkelon.
I will use my power against Ekron.
Every single Philistine will die,”
says the Lord and King.
9The Lord says,
“The people of Tyre have sinned again and again.
So I will judge them.
They captured whole communities.
They sold them to Edom.
They did not honor the treaty
of friendship they had made.
10So I will send fire to destroy the walls of Tyre.
It will burn up its forts.”
11The Lord says,
“The people of Edom have sinned again and again.
So I will judge them.
They chased Israel with swords
that were ready to strike them down.
They killed the women of the land.
They were angry all the time.
Their anger was like a fire that blazed out.
It could not be stopped.
12So I will send fire to destroy the city of Teman.
It will burn up Bozrah’s forts.”
13The Lord says,
“The people of Ammon have sinned again and again.
So I will judge them.
They ripped open the pregnant women in Gilead.
They wanted to add land to their territory.
14So I will set fire to destroy the walls of Rabbah.
It will burn up its forts.
War cries will be heard on that day of battle.
Strong winds will blow on that stormy day.
15Ammon’s king will be carried away.
So will his officials,”
says the Lord.
11:1 a 2Sa 14:2 b Zek 14:5 c 2By 26:23 d 2Bk 14:23 e Kos 1:1Bino bye bigambo Amosi eyali omu ku balunzi b’endiga mu bitundu by’e Tekowa bye yabikkulirwa, musisi amale ajje nga wakayitawo emyaka ebiri, mu mirembe gya Uzziya kabaka wa Yuda, era nga gy’emirembe gya kabaka Yerobowaamu mutabani wa Yowaasi nga y’afuga Isirayiri.
21:2 a Is 42:13 b Yo 3:16 c Am 9:3 d Yer 12:4Amosi yagamba nti,
“Mukama awuluguma ng’asinziira mu Sayuuni,
era eddoboozi lye liwulirwa nga libwatukira mu Yerusaalemi;
omuddo mu malundiro gulikala
n’entikko y’olusozi Kalumeeri erisigala njereere.”
Okulamulwa kwa Baliraanwa ba Isirayiri
31:3 a Is 8:4; 17:1-3 b Am 2:6Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti,
“Olw’ebyonoono bya Ddamasiko ebisatu,
weewaawo ebina, siriggyawo busungu bwange.
Kubanga baabonereza nnyo abantu b’e Gireyaadi
nga babasalaasala n’ebyuma.
41:4 a Yer 49:27 b Yer 17:27 c 1Bk 20:1; 2Bk 6:24Ndiweereza omuliro mu lubiri lwa kabaka Kazayeeri
era njokye n’ebigo bya kabaka Benikadadi.
51:5 a Yer 51:30 b 2Bk 16:9Era ndimenya enzigi z’ekibuga Ddamasiko
era ndizikiriza kabaka ali mu Kiwonvu ky’e Aveni,
oyo akwata omuggo ogw’obwakabaka mu Besiadeni.
Abantu b’e Busuuli balitwalibwa mu buwaŋŋanguse mu Kiri,”
bw’ayogera Mukama.
61:6 a 1Sa 6:17; Zef 2:4 b Ob 11Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti,
“Olw’ebyonoono bya Gaza ebisatu,
weewaawo ebina, siriggyawo busungu bwange.
Kubanga yatwala eggwanga ddamba mu busibe
n’alitunda eri Edomu.
7Ndiweereza omuliro ku bbugwe wa Gaza
ogulyokya ebigo byakyo.
81:8 a 2By 26:6 b Zab 81:14 c Ez 25:16 d Is 14:28-32; Zef 2:4-7Ndizikiriza atuula mu Asudodi,
n’oyo akwata omuggo gw’obwakabaka ndimumalawo okuva mu Asukulooni.
Ndibonereza Ekuloni
okutuusa lwe ndimalirawo ddala Abafirisuuti,”
bw’ayogera Mukama.
91:9 1Bk 5:1; 9:11-14; Is 23:1-18; Yer 25:22; Yo 3:4; Mat 11:21Mukama bw’ati bw’ayogera nti,
“Olw’ebyonoono bya Ttuulo ebisatu,
weewaawo ebina, siriggyawo busungu bwange.
Kubanga yatunda eggwanga ddamba erya Edomu mu busibe
n’amenya endagaano ey’obwaseruganda eyali ekoleddwa,
101:10 Zek 9:1-4kyenaava mpeereza omuliro ku bbugwe wa Ttuulo,
ogunaayokya ebigo byakyo.”
111:11 a Kbl 20:14-21; 2By 28:17; Yer 49:7-22 b Ez 25:12-14Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti,
“Olw’ebyonoono bya Edomu ebisatu,
weewaawo ebina, siriggyawo busungu bwange.
Kubanga yayigganya muganda we n’ekitala
awatali kusaasira,
obusungu bwabwe ne bubuubuuka obutakoma
era ne batabusalako.
121:12 Ob 9-10Ndiweereza omuliro ku Temani
oguliyokya ebigo bya Bozula.”
131:13 a Yer 49:1-6; Ez 21:28; 25:2-7 b Kos 13:16Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti,
“Olw’ebyonoono bya Amoni ebisatu
weewaawo ebina, siriggyawo busungu bwange.
Mu ntalo ez’okugaziya ensi ye,
yabaaga abakazi abaali embuto ab’e Giriyaadi.
141:14 a Ma 3:11 b Am 2:2Ndiweereza omuliro ku bbugwe wa Labba,
era gulyokya ebigo byakyo.
Walibaawo n’oluyoogaano olunene ku lunaku olw’olutalo
mu mpewo ey’amaanyi, kibuyaga ng’akunta.
15Kabaka waakyo alitwalibwa mu buwaŋŋanguse,
ye n’abakungu be bonna,”
bw’ayogera Mukama.
