" 14 በዚህ ጊዜ አሞጽ ለአሜስያስ እንዲህ ሲል መለሰ፦ "እኔ ነቢይ ወይም የነቢይ ልጅ አይደለሁም፤ ከዚህ ይልቅ እረኛና+ የሾላ ዛፎች የምንከባከብ* ሰው ነኝ።
Then Amos answered Amaziah, "I was not a prophet, nor was I a prophet's son, but I was a herdsman and a farmer of sycamore figs,