Amosi 5:12
Amos 5:12 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Kwa kuwa ninajua hesabu ya makosa yenu na ukubwa wa dhambi zenu. Mmewaonea wenye haki na kupokea rushwa na kuzuia haki ya maskini mahakamani.
Amos 5:12 in English
Amos 5:12 · Berean Standard Bible
For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.
Context
10mnamchukia yule akemeaye mahakamani,
na kumdharau yule ambaye husema kweli. 11Mnamgandamiza maskini
na kumlazimisha awape nafaka.
Kwa hiyo, ingawa mmejenga majumba ya mawe ya fahari,
hamtaishi ndani yake;
ingawa mmepanda mashamba mazuri ya mizabibu,
hamtakunywa divai yake. 12Kwa kuwa ninajua hesabu ya makosa yenu
na ukubwa wa dhambi zenu.
Mmewaonea wenye haki na kupokea rushwa
na kuzuia haki ya maskini mahakamani. 13Kwa hiyo mtu mwenye busara hunyamaza kimya nyakati kama hizo,
kwa kuwa nyakati ni mbaya. 14Tafuteni mema, wala si mabaya,
ili mpate kuishi.
Ndipo Bwana Mungu Mwenye Nguvu Zote atakuwa pamoja nanyi,
kama msemavyo yupo nanyi.
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