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.’
17 “Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi:“ ‘Umkakho uyakufeba emzini,namadodana akho namadodakazi akho ayakuwa ngenkemba,nezwe liyakudatshulwa ngentambo;wena uyakufela ezweni elingcolileyo,u-Israyeli athunjwe nokuthunjwa ezweni lakhe.’ ”