1Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
2Wena-ndodana yomuntu, yenza isililiselo ngeTire,
3uthi kulo iTire: Wena ohlala ekungeneni kolwandle, ongumthengi wabantu eziqhingini eziningi, iNkosi uJehova isho kanje, ithi:
Tire, wena ushilo ukuthi:
Ngiphelele ebuhleni.
4Imikhawulo yakho isenhliziyweni yolwandle;
abakhi bakho baphelelisile ubuhle bakho.
5Ngemisayipuresi* yaseSeniri benzile onke amapulangwe akho;
balandile umsedari* eLebanoni
ukwenza insika yakho.
6Ngamaoki* aseBashani benzile amaphini akho;
indeki* yakho bayenzile ngophondo lwendlovu,
lufakelwe emthini womkhoba
ovela eziqhingini zaseKitimi.
7Ilineni elicolekileyo elifekethisiweyo elivela eGibithe
lalinguseyili* wakho,
laze laba-yibhanela* kuwe;
isimbozo sakho sasiluhlaza sibubende, sivela eziqhingini zase-Elisha.
8Abakhileyo eSidoni naseArvadi babengabagwedli bakho;
izihlakaniphi zakho, Tire, zazikuwe,
zazingabashayeli bakho.
9Amalunga aseGebali nezihlakaniphi zalo
babengabavimbi-zimfa bakho kuwe.
Yonke imikhumbi yaselwandle namatilosi* ayo
babekuwe ukuba bathengise ngempahla yakho.
10AbasePheresiya noLude noPhuthi babesempini yakho, amadoda empi yakho; baphanyeka izihlangu nezigqoko kuwe; baveza ubuhle bakho.
11Abantu baseArvadi kanye nempi yakho babesezingangeni zakho nxazonke, nabaseGamadi babesemibhoshongweni yakho; baphanyeka izihlangu zabo ezingangeni zakho nxazonke; baphelelisa ubuhle bakho.
12ITharishishi lalingumthengi wakho ngenxa yobuningi bayo yonke ingcebo yakho; benana impahla yakho ngesiliva nangensimbi nangethini* nangomthofu.
13IJavani noThubali noMesheke bona babengabathengi bakho, benana abantu boqobo nezitsha zethusi ngempahla yakho.
14Abendlu yaseThogarma benana impahla yakho ngamahashi nangamahashi empi nangeminyuzi*.
15Abantu baseDedani babengabathengi bakho, iziqhingi eziningi zaziyizindawo zokuthengelana zesandla sakho; babuyisela kuwe uphondo lwendlovu neeboni*, kwaba-yisipho sakho.
16IAramu lalingumthengi wakho ngenxa yobuningi bemisebenzi yakho; benana impahla yakho ngamaemeralidu*, nangokububende, nangokufekethisiweyo, nangelineni elicolekileyo, nangekorali*, nangamarubi*.
17UJuda nezwe lakwaIsrayeli babengabathengi bakho; benana impahla yakho ngokolweni waseMiniti, nangawojeqe, nangezinyosi, nangamafutha, nangebhalisamu*.
18IDamaseku lalingumthengi wakho ngenxa yobuningi bemisebenzi yakho, ngobuningi bayo yonke ingcebo, linewayini laseHeliboni noboya obumhlophe bezimvu.
19IVedani neJavani enana impahla yakho ngotwayibana; insimbi ekhandiweyo, nekasiya*, nomhlanga kwakuphakathi kwempahla yakho.
20IDedani lalingumthengi wakho ngezindwangu ezinhle zokugibela.
21IArabiya nazo zonke izikhulu zaseKedari zazingabathengi besandla sakho; zazingabathengi bakho ngamawundlu, nangezinqama, nangezimpongo.
22Abathengi baseSheba naseRama babengabathengi bakho, benana impahla yakho ngawo onke amakha aphambili, nangawo onke amatshe anqabileyo, nangegolide.
23IHarana neKhane ne-Edene, abathengi baseSheba, neAsiriya, neKilimadi babengabathengi bakho.
24Bona babengabathengi bakho ngempahla enhle, ngezambatho eziluhlaza nezifekethisiweyo, nangezindwangu ezimibalabala, nangezintambo ezalukiweyo eziqinileyo, ezindaweni zakho zokuthengelana.
25Imikhumbi yaseTharishishi yayihambisa impahla yakho.
Wagcwaliswa, wadunyiswa kakhulu enhliziyweni yolwandle.
26Abagwedli bakho bakuyisa emanzini amaningi;
umoya wasempumalanga wawusukwaphula
usenhliziyweni yolwandle.
27Ingcebo yakho, nempahla yakho, nentutho yakho,
amatilosi* akho, nabashayeli bakho,
abavimbi-zimfa bakho, nabaphathi bakho bokuthenga,
nawo onke amadoda akho empi akuwe,
naso sonke isixuku esiphakathi kwakho
kuyakuwela enhliziyweni yolwandle
ngosuku lokuwa kwakho.
28Ngezwi lokukhala kwabashayeli bakho
amaza ayazamazama.
29Bonke ababambé amaphini,
amatilosi* nabo bonke abashayeli baselwandle,
bayakwehla emikhunjini yabo,
beme emhlabathini,
30bezwakalise izwi labo phezu kwakho,
bakhale ngomunyu,
bathele uthuli emakhanda abo,
bahuquzele emlotheni,
31baziphucule izimpandla ngenxa yakho,
babhince izindwangu zamasaka,
bakukhalele izinyembezi ngomunyu womphefumulo.
32Ekulileni kwabo bayakwenza isililiselo ngawe,
bakulilele, bathi:
Ngubani onjengeTire,
njengalo eselithulisiwe phakathi kolwandle, na?
33Ekuphumeni kwempahla yakho elwandle
wasuthisa abantu abaningi;
ngobuningi bengcebo yakho nempahla yakho
wacebisa amakhosi omhlaba.
34Ngesikhathi sokwaphulwa kwakho ngamanzi
ekujuleni kolwandle
impahla yakho naso sonke isixuku sakho
kwawela phakathi kwakho.
35Bonke abakhileyo eziqhingini bamangala ngawe;
amakhosi azo ayaqhakanyeka,
aphaphatheke ebusweni.
36Abathengi phakathi kwabantu bayakuncimfela;
usuyincithakalo; awusayikubakho kuze kube-phakade.
