10 U-Amasiya umpristi waseBethele wayesethumela kuJerobowamu inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “U-Amose ukwenzele ugobe phakathi kwendlu yakwa-Israyeli; izwe alinakuthwala onke amazwi akhe.
11 Ngokuba u-Amose ushilo kanje, wathi:“UJerobowamu uyakufa ngenkemba,u-Israyeli athunjwe nokuthunjwa ezweni lakhe.”
12 U-Amasiya wayesethi ku-Amose: “Wena mboni, hamba, ubalekele ezweni lakwaJuda, udle khona isinkwa, uprofethe khona;
13 ungabe usaqhubeka kodwa ukuprofetha eBethele, ngokuba liyindlu engcwele yenkosi nendlu yombuso.”
14 Wayesephendula u-Amose, wathi ku-Amasiya: “Angisiye umprofethi mina, nendodana yomprofethi angisiyo, kepha ngangingumalusi, ngangitshala imithombe.
15 Kepha uJehova wangisusa ekulandeleni umhlambi; uJehova wathi kimi: ‘Hamba uprofethe kubantu bami u-Israyeli.’
16 Manje yizwa izwi likaJehova lokuthi: Wena uthi:“ ‘Ungaprofethi ngo-Israyeli,ungaconsisi izwi lakho phezu kwendlu ka-Isaka.’