Capitulum I. The wordis of Amos, whiche was in ſheperdis þingus of Thecue, whiche he ſawȝ on Yrael, in þe days of Oſye, kyng of Juda, and in þe days of Jeroboam, ſone of Joas, kyng of Yrael, byfore two ȝeris of þe erþe mouynge. And he ſaide, Þe Lord ſhal rore of Syon, and of Jeruſalem ſhal ȝeue his voice; and þe faire þingus of ſheperdis mourneden, and þe top of Carmele is dried vp. Þeſe þingis ſaiþ þe Lord, On þre grete treſpaſſis of Damaſk, and on foure, Y ſhal not conuerte hym, for þat þat þei þreſhiden in yren waynes Galaad. And Y ſhal ſende fijr in to þe hous of Aſael, and it ſhal deuoure þe houſes of Benadab. And Y ſhal breke to gydre þe barris, or lockis, of Damaſke, and Y ſhal diſtruye þe dweller of þe feeld of ydol, and þe holdynge ſceptre of þe hous of voluptee and lecchorie; and þe peple of Syrie ſhal be transferrid to Sirenen, ſaiþ þe Lord. Þeſe þingus ſaiþ þe Lord, On þree grete treſpaſſis of Gaſa, and on foure, Y ſhal not conuerte hym, for þat þat he tranſlatide perfit caitiftee, þat he ſhulde cloſe to gydre it in to Ydume. And Y ſhal ſende fijr in to þe wall of Gaſa, and it ſhal deuoure houſis þerof. And Y ſhal diſtruye þe dwellers of Azotus, and þe holdynge ſceptre of Aſcalon; and Y ſhal turne to gydre myn hond vpon Accharon, and relikis of Philiſtiens ſhuln periſche, ſeiþ þe Lord God. Þeſe þingis ſeiþ þe Lord God, On þre greet treſpaſſis of Tyrus, and on four, Y ſhal not conuerte hym, for þat þat þei cloſiden to gydre perfit caytiftee in Ydume, and þouȝten not of þe boond of breþeren. And Y ſchal ſend fijr in to þe wall of Tyrus, and it ſhal deuoure þe houſis þerof. Þeſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord God, On þree grete treſpaſſis of Edom, and on foure, Y ſhal not conuerte hym, for þat he purſuede in ſwerd his broþer, and defoulide þe mercy of hym, and heelde ouer his wodeneſſe, and kepte his indignacioun til in to þe eend. Y ſhal ſende fijr in to Theman, and it ſhal deuoure þe houſis of Boſra. Þeſe þingus ſaiþ þe Lord God, On þree grete treſpaſſis of þe ſonys of Amon, and on þe foure, Y ſhal not conuerte hym, for þat he karf wymmen wiþ chijld of Galaad, for to alarge his terme. And Y ſhal kyndyl fijr in þe wall of Rabba, and it ſhal deuoure his houſis, in ȝoulyng in þe day of bateyle, and in whirlwynd in þe day of meuyng to gydre. And Melchon ſhal go in to caitiftee, he and his princis to gydre, ſaiþ þe Lord.
Capitulum II. Theſe þingis ſaiþ þe Lord God, On þree grete treſpaſſis of Moab, and on foure, Y ſhal not conuerte hym, for þat he brente þe boonys of þe kyng of Ydume vn to aſh. And Y ſhal ſende fijr in to Moab, and it ſhal deuoure þe houſis of Carioþ; and Moab ſhal dye in ſown of trumpe. And Y ſhal diſtruye þe domyſman of þe mydil þerof, and Y ſhal ſlea alle his princis wiþ hym, ſaiþ þe Lord. Þeſe þingis ſaiþ þe Lord, On þree grete treſpaſſis of Juda, and on foure, Y ſhal not conuerte hym, for þat he caſtide awey þe lawe of þe Lord, and kepte not his comaundementis; forſoþe her ydols diſceiueden hem, after whom þe faders of hem wenten. And Y ſhal ſende fijr in to Juda, and it ſhal deuoure þe houſis of Jeruſalem. Þeſe þingus ſaiþ þe Lord, On þree grete treſpaſſis of Yrael, and on foure, Y ſhal not conuerte hym, for þat he ſolde a iuſt man for ſyluer, and a poore man for ſhoone. Whiche breken to gydre on duſt of þe erþe þe hedis of pore men, and bowen awey þe waye of meeke men; þe ſone and his fadir wente to a wenche, þat þei defouliden myn holy name. And on cloþis leyde to wedde þei eeten byſidis eche auter, and drunken wijn of dampnyd men in þe hous of her God. Forſoþe Y diſtruyede Ammorey fro þe face of hem, whos hieneſſe of cedris þe hyeneſſe of hym, and he ſtrong as an ook; and Y brake to gidre þe fruyte of hym aboue, and þe rotis of hym byneþe. Y am, þat made ȝou for to ſtye vp fro þe lond of Egypt, and Y ledde ȝou out in deſert fourty ȝeer, þat ȝe ſhulde weelde þe lond of Ammorrey. And Y reyſide of ȝour ſonys in to prophetis, and of ȝour ȝunge men Naȝareys. Wher it is not þus, ȝe ſonys of Yrael? ſaiþ þe Lord. And ȝe ȝauen wijn to Naȝareys, and ȝe comaundiden to prophetis, ſayinge, Prophecie ȝe not. Loo! Y ſhal ſowne ſtrongly vndir ȝou, as a wayn chargid wiþ hay ſowneþ ſtrongly. And fliȝt ſhal periſche fro þe ſwift, and a ſtrong man ſhal not weelde his vertue, and a miȝty man in ſtrengþe ſhal not ſaue his ſoule, or lijf; and a man holdynge bowe ſhal not ſtonde, and þe ſwift in his feet ſhal not be ſaued; and þe ſtyer of hors ſhal not ſaue his ſoule, and þe ſtronge in herte amonge men ſhal flee nakid in þat day, ſaiþ þe Lord.