Livi lesembulo ngeThire
1Leli livi lesembulo lelimacondzana neThire lelitsi:
Lilani, nine mikhumbi yaseThashishi,
ngobe iThire seyibhujisiwe,
yasala ite indlu nome sikhumulo.
Nivile ngalombiko ngesikhatsi nibuya eSiphrosi.
2Bindzani, nine sive sesichingi,
nani bahwebi baseSidoni,
nine leseninjingiswe bashayeli bemikhumbi.
3Sivuno salokutinhlavu
sesigodzi semfula iNayili sefika ngelwandle,
saba sivuno saseThire;
kwatsi ngaso iThire yatsengiselana netive.
4Bani nemahloni, wena Sidoni,
bani nemahloni, nawe nqaba yaselwandle,
ngobe lwandle selukhulumile lwatsi:
“Angikaze ngibe nemhelo,
kantsi futsi angikaze ngitale umntfwana.
Angizange ngikhulise emadvodzana,
nemadvodzakati futsi angizange ngiwakhulise.”
5Nakufika tindzaba eGibhithe,
bayawuba nelusizi lolukhulu,
nabeva umbiko lophuma eThire.
6Yewelani, niye eThashishi,
lilani, nine sive sasesichingini.
7Kungabe leli lidolobha lenu yini,
lenake najabula nitigcabha ngalo,
lelasungulwa kadzenidzeni,
nalelibantfu balo bake bahamba ngetinyawo tabo
bayawucaba emaveni lakhashane?
8Ngubani lowahlela lokulwa neThire,
lidolobha lebukhosi,
lelibahwebi balo batikhulu,
nebatsengisi balo bahlonishwa emhlabeni wonkhe?
9NguSimakadze longuSomandla lokuhlelile
kutsi entele phansi ligcabho labo bonkhe bukhatikhati,
nekutsi atfobise bonkhe labadvumile emhlabeni.
10Limani live lenu,
nine baseThashishi, njengabaseNayili.
Sikhumulo singeke siphindze
sibe yindzawo yekutsenga nekutsengisa.
11Simakadze welule sandla sakhe
wasiphakamisela etikwelwandle,
wenta imibuso yalo yatfutfumela,
wayala namacondzana nelaseFenisiya,
kutsi tinqaba tayo atibhujiswe.
12Ukhulumile watsi:
“Ungeke uphindze utijabulise,
wena Ndvodzakati yaseSidoni, sewupitjitiwe!
Sukumani newelele eSiphrosi,
nakhona lapho ngeke nikutfole kuphumula.”
13Bukani live lemaBhabhulona,
lesive lese silite nyalo!
Ema-Asiriya lelive asalente
laba yindzawo yetilwane telihlane.
Akhe imibhoshongo yekuvimbetela,
ahlubula tinqaba talo, taba tindzala.
14Lilani, nine mikhumbi yaseThashishi,
inqaba yenu seyibhujisiwe!
15Ngaleso sikhatsi iThire iyawukhohlakala iminyaka lengema-70, sikhatsi lesingangekuphila kwenkhosi. Kodvwa ekupheleni kwaleminyaka lengema-70, iThire iyawuba njengengwadla kulengoma letsi:
16“Manje, wena ngwadla asakukhohliwe emadvodza,
tsatsa ilire yakho, uyewuzula edolobheni!
Dlala tingoma letinyenti kakhulu ngelihabhu,
khona emadvodza atekukhumbula.”
17Ekupheleni kweminyaka lengama-70, Simakadze utayihambela iThire. Itawubuyela emsebentini wayo webugwadla, yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba itawugwadla nayo. 18Noko inzuzo yayo nemali yayo leyitfolako ingeke ibutsiswe ndzawonye, kodvwa iyakwehlukaniselwa Simakadze. Iyakwabelwa labo labakhonta Simakadze, babe nekudla lokunyenti netimphahla letinhle.
