U-Amose Chapter 6
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Wo kwabazinzileyo eSiyoni , nabalondekile entabeni yaseSamariya , abaqhamileyo besokuqala sezizwe, efika kubo indlu yakwa-Israyeli!
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Dlulelani eKaline, nibone; nisuke lapho, niye eHamati elikhulu, bese nehlela eGati lamaFilisti ; bahle kunale mibuso yini , umkhawulo wabo mkhulu kunomkhawulo wenu na?
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nina enidedisela kude usuku olubi, kepha nisondezile isihlalo sobudlova.
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Balele emibhedeni yophondo lwendlovu , bacambalala ezinkukhweni zabo ; badla amawundlu omhlambi namathole avela phakathi kwesibaya.
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Bahaya ngomsindo wogubhu , baziqambela izinto zokubethwa njengoDavide.
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Baphuza imikhele yewayini , bazigcoba ngamafutha amahle , kepha abadabuki ngokuchithwa kukaJosefa.
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Ngalokho sebeyakuthunjwa phakathi kwabokuqala abathunjwayo , kusuke ukuxokozela kwabacambalalayo.
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INkosi uJehova izifungile , usho uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti , yathi: Ngiyanengwa ngukuzidla kukaJakobe , ngizonda izindlu zakhe zamakhosi ; ngiyakukhaphela umuzi nokugcwala kwawo.
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Kuyakuthi uma kusele amadoda ayishumi endlini inye, afe.
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Lapho umngane womuntu emphakamisa kanye noshisayo ukuba bakhiphe amathambo endlini, abesesho kophakathi kwendlu impela ukuthi: Kusekhona muntu kuwe na ? yena esephendula athi : Akusekho, khona wothi : Thula, ngokuba asinakuthinta igama likaJehova.
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Ngokuba bhekani , uJehova uyayaleza : uyakushaya indlu enkulu ibe yizihlephu, nendlu encane ibe yizingcezu.
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Amahhashi ayagijima emadwaleni , kulinywa elwandle ngezinkabi , na? Ngokuba niphendulile ukwahlulela kwaba yisihlungu , nezithelo zokulunga zaba ngumhlonyane,
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nina enithokoza ngento engelutho , nithi: Asizithathelanga izimpondo ngamandla ethu na?
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Ngokuba bhekani , ngiyakunivusela isizw e nina ndlu ka -Israyeli, usho uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti ; bayakunicindezela kusukela ekuyeni eHamati kuze kube semfuleni wase-Araba.