UISAYA 23

Hewulani nina-mikhumbi yaseTharishishi,

ngokuba lichithekile;

indlu ayisekho, nokungena akusenakwenzeka;

kwambulelwe kubo kuvela ezweni laseKitimi.

₂Thulani nina enakhileyo ngasogwini,

nina abathengisi baseSidoni abanigcwalisile

bedabula elwandle.

₃Emanzini amaningi imbewu yaseSihori

nokuvuna kweNayile

kwakuyinzuzo yalo;

laliyindawo yokuthenga kuzo izizwe.

₄Yiba-namahloni wena-Sidoni,

ngokuba lukhulumile ulwandle, inqaba yolwandle, ngokuthi:

Angibanga-namihelo, angizalanga,

angikhulisanga izinsizwa, angondlanga izintombi.

₅Lapho kubikwa eGibithe,

bayakuthuthumela ngokuzwa ngeTire.

₆Welani niye eTharishishi;

hewulani nina enakhileyo ngasogwini.

₇Yilowo ongumuzi wenu ojabulayo,

ubudala bawo busukela ezinsukwini zasendulo,

owayiswa kude yizinyawo zawo

ukuba uhlale khona, na?

₈Ngubani ocebé lokhu ngeTire eliqhelisayo,

elibathengi balo bayizikhulu,

nabahwebi balo bangabadumileyo bomhlaba, na?

₉NguJehova-Sebawoti okucebileyo

ukuba konakaliswe ukuziphakamisa kwabo bonke ubukhosi,

badeleleke bonke abadumileyo bomhlaba.

₁₀Dabula izwe lakho njengeNayile,

ndodakazi yaseTharishishi;

akusekho-bhande*.

₁₁Welulile isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle,

wazamazamisa imibuso;

uJehova uyalezile ngeKhanani

ukuba kuchithwe izinqaba zalo.

₁₂Wathi: Awusayikujabula

wena-ntombi ehlazisiweyo, ndodakazi yaseSidoni;

vuka, uwelele eKitimi;

nalapho awuyikuthola ukuphumula.

₁₃Bheka, izwe lamaKaledi,

lesosizwe esingasekho,

esanqunyelwa yiAsiriya izilwane zasehlane,

limisa imibhoshongo,

lizenza ize izindlu zaso zamakhosi,

lenza laba-yincithakalo.

₁₄Hewulani nina-mikhumbi yaseTharishishi,

ngokuba inqaba yenu ichithekile.

₁₆Thatha ihabhu*, uhambahambe emzini

wena-sifebe esikhohlakeleyo,

ubethe kamnandi, uhlabelele izihlabelelo eziningi,

ukuze ukhunjulwe.