¹ Aya emashiwi yakwa Amose, uwali pabaceni abafumine ku Tekoa, ifyo amwene palwakwa Israeli munshiku shakwa Usia imfumu yaku Yuda, kabili namunshiku shakwa Yeroboamu umwana mwaume wakwa Yoashi imfumu yaku Israeli, imyaka ibili libe makumab talafika. ² Alandile ati, "Yawe abuluma ukufuam mu Sione; akasansula neshiwi lyakwe ukufuma ku Yerusalemu imilemfwe yabakacema shika losha, napamulu wa Karmele pauma." ³ Ifi efyo Yawe alandile ati: Pamembu shitatu ishakwa Damasiko, nangu ishili cine, nshakafumyepo ukukanda, pant bapumina Gileadi kufipulilo ifyatwa ifyakupuminako ifyacela. ⁴ Nkatuma umulilo mu nganda yakwa Hasaeli, kabili nkonaula amabukule ayakankala ayakwa Beni-Hadadi. ⁵ Nkabongolola impongolo shamisumba yakwa Damasiko nokuputula umwaume uutungulula pa mupokapoka wa Afeni, no mwaume uwaikata umulumbu wamu Beti Edeni. Abantu baku Aramu bakaya mubsha kuli Kiri," efyalanda Yawe. ⁶ Ifi efyo Yawe alanda: "pamembu shitatu ishakwa Gasa, nangu pashili cine, nshakafumyepo ukukandwa, pantu nabasenda abantu bonsefye, mubusha, kukubapeela kuli Edomu. ⁷ Nkatuma umulilo pafibumba fyakwa Gasa kabili nkonaual amabukule yawe ayakankala. ⁸ Nkaputaula umuntu uwaikala mu Ashidole no muntu uwaikatilila umulumbu ukufuma mu Ashikeloni. Nkabwesesha ukuboko kwandi pali Ekroni, kabili aba Pelishiti abasha bakonaika," efyalanda Shikulu Yawe. ⁹ Ifi efyo Yawe alanda: "Pamembu shitatu ishakwa Ture, nangu pashili cine, nshakafymepo ukukandwa, pantu bapeela abantu bonsefye kuli Edomu, kabili batoba icipangano cabo icabwananyina. ¹⁰ Nkatuma umulilo pafibumba fyakwa Turi, kabili ukonaula amabukule yakwe ayakankala." ¹¹ Ifi efyo Yawe alanda ati, "pa membu shitatu ishakwa Edomu, nangu pashili cine, nshakafumyepo ukukandwa, pantu nakonka ndume yakwe nolupanga kabili aposa inkumbu shakwe shonse. Ubukali bwakwe tabuleka ukubalepaula, kabili icipyu cakwe cabafye umuyayaya. ¹² Nkatuma umulilo pali Temani, kabili nkonaula incende shakwa Bosera." ¹³ Ifi efyo Yawe alanda ati, "pamembu shitatu ishakwa Amoni, nangu ishili cine, nkakafumyepo ukukandwa, pantu nabalepula umwanakashi uwaimita uwaku Gileadi, pakuti bakusheko imipaka shabo. ¹⁴ Nkasanika umulilo mufibumba fyakwa Raba, kabili ukonaula incende, no kupunda mubushiku bwabulwi, ne penga mubushiku bwacipupu ca mwela. ¹⁵ Imfumu yabo ikaya mubusha, ena nabashimucindikwa bakwe capamo," efyasosa Yawe.