1This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Moab,
even for four, I will not relent.
Because he burned to ashes
the bones of Edom’s king,
2I will send fire on Moab
that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth.2:2 Or of her cities
Moab will go down in great tumult
amid war cries and the blast of the trumpet.
3I will destroy her ruler
and kill all her officials with him,”
says the Lord.
4This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Judah,
even for four, I will not relent.
Because they have rejected the law of the Lord
and have not kept his decrees,
because they have been led astray by false gods,2:4 Or by lies
the gods2:4 Or lies their ancestors followed,
5I will send fire on Judah
that will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem.”
Judgment on Israel
6This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Israel,
even for four, I will not relent.
They sell the innocent for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals.
7They trample on the heads of the poor
as on the dust of the ground
and deny justice to the oppressed.
Father and son use the same girl
and so profane my holy name.
8They lie down beside every altar
on garments taken in pledge.
In the house of their god
they drink wine taken as fines.
9“Yet I destroyed the Amorites before them,
though they were tall as the cedars
and strong as the oaks.
I destroyed their fruit above
and their roots below.
10I brought you up out of Egypt
and led you forty years in the wilderness
to give you the land of the Amorites.
11“I also raised up prophets from among your children
and Nazirites from among your youths.
Is this not true, people of Israel?”
declares the Lord.
12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
13“Now then, I will crush you
as a cart crushes when loaded with grain.
14The swift will not escape,
the strong will not muster their strength,
and the warrior will not save his life.
15The archer will not stand his ground,
the fleet-footed soldier will not get away,
and the horseman will not save his life.
16Even the bravest warriors
will flee naked on that day,”
declares the Lord.
12:1 Eze 25:8; Sef 2:8; 2Fal 3:27; Isa 16:6; 33:2Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana:
“Kwa dhambi tatu za Moabu,
hata kwa dhambi nne, sitaizuia ghadhabu yangu.
Kwa sababu alichoma mifupa ya mfalme wa Edomu,
ikawa kama chokaa.
22:2 Yer 48:7, 24; Ay 39:25; Yos 6:20Nitatuma moto juu ya Moabu
ambao utateketeza ngome za Keriothi.
Moabu ataanguka kwa ghasia kubwa
katikati ya vilio vya vita na mlio wa tarumbeta.
32:3 Hes 24:17; Za 2:10; Isa 40:23; Eze 25:8-11; Sef 2:8-9Nitamwangamiza mtawala wake
na kuwaua maafisa wake wote pamoja naye,”
asema Bwana.
42:4 Law 26:14; 2Sam 12:9, 10; 2Nya 36:14-17; Neh 1:7; Hos 12:2; Eze 9:11; Dan 9:11; 2Fal 17:19; Yer 6:19; 16:12; Isa 5:24; 9:16; 28:15; Kut 34:15Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana:
“Kwa dhambi tatu za Yuda,
hata kwa dhambi nne, sitaizuia ghadhabu yangu.
Kwa sababu wameikataa sheria ya Bwana
na hawakuzishika amri zake,
kwa sababu wamepotoshwa na miungu ya uongo,
miungu ambayo babu zao waliifuata.
52:5 Yer 17:27; Hos 8:14; 2Fal 25:9; Amo 3:11; 2Nya 36:19Nitatuma moto juu ya Yuda
ambao utateketeza ngome za Yerusalemu.”
Hukumu Juu Ya Israeli
62:6 Isa 29:21; Yoe 3:3; Amo 5:11, 12; 8:6Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana:
“Kwa dhambi tatu za Israeli,
hata kwa dhambi nne, sitaizuia ghadhabu yangu.
Wanawauza wenye haki kwa fedha,
na maskini kwa jozi ya viatu.
72:7 Eze 36:20; 22:11; Law 18:21; 20:3; Amo 8:4; 5:11-12; Rum 2:24; Isa 10:2Wanakanyaga juu ya vichwa vya maskini,
kama vile juu ya mavumbi ya nchi,
na kukataa haki kwa walioonewa.
Baba na mwanawe hushiriki msichana mmoja,
kwa hivyo hulinajisi Jina langu takatifu.
82:8 Kut 22:26; Hos 7:14; 1Kor 10:21; Hab 2:6; Amo 6:6; Kum 24:12-14Watu hulala kando ya kila madhabahu
juu ya nguo zilizowekwa rehani.
Katika nyumba ya mungu wao hunywa mvinyo
ulionunuliwa kwa fedha walizotozwa watu.
92:9 Hes 13:32; 21:23-26; Yos 10:12; Ay 18:16; Mal 4:1; Isa 10:33; Za 29:9“Nilimwangamiza Mwamori mbele yao,
ingawa alikuwa mrefu kama mierezi,
na mwenye nguvu kama mialoni.
Niliyaangamiza matunda yake juu
na mizizi yake chini.
102:10 Kut 6:6; 20:2; Hes 21:23; Yos 13:4; Amo 9:7; Kum 8:2; 2:7“Niliwapandisha toka Misri,
na nikawaongoza miaka arobaini jangwani
niwape nchi ya Waamori.
112:11 Kut 18:18; Yer 7:25; Hes 6:2-3; Amu 13:5Pia niliinua manabii kutoka miongoni mwa wana wenu
na Wanadhiri kutoka miongoni mwa vijana wenu.
Je, hii si kweli, enyi watu wa Israeli?”
asema Bwana.
122:12 Mdo 4:18; Isa 30:10; Yer 11:21; Amo 7:12-13; Mik 2:6“Lakini mliwafanya Wanadhiri kunywa mvinyo
na kuwaamuru manabii wasitoe unabii.
13“Sasa basi, nitawaponda
kama gari lipondavyo wakati limejazwa nafaka.
142:14 1Fal 20:11; Yer 9:23; Za 33:16; Ay 11:20; Isa 30:16-17Mkimbiaji hodari hatanusurika,
wenye nguvu wataishiwa nguvu zao,
na shujaa hataweza kuokoa maisha yake.
152:15 Eze 39:3; Kut 15:21; Zek 10:5; Mhu 9:11Mpiga upinde atakimbia,
askari wapiga mbio hawataweza kutoroka,
na mpanda farasi hataokoa maisha yake.
162:16 Yer 48:41Hata askari walio mashujaa sana
siku hiyo watakimbia uchi,”
asema Bwana.
