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.
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.
