Ingoma yesililo ngeThire
1Kwefika livi laSimakadze kimi, latsi: 2“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, dzindza sililo macondzana neThire. 3Khuluma kuyo iThire, lengasesangweni lelibheke ngaselwandle, ingumhwebi webantfu basemaveni lagudla lwandle, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi:
“ ‘Awu, Thire, ukhuluma utsi:
“Ngimuhle ngiphelele.”
4Indzawo yakho yekubusa yayisetilwandle letijulile;
bakhi bakho benta buhle bakho baphelela,
waba ngumkhumbi lomuhle.
5Benta tonkhe tigodvo takho tetipheshula taseSeniri,
balandza umsedari eLebanoni kutsi batekwakhela insika ngawo.
6Ngema-okhi aseBhashani bakwentela emaphini ekugwedla.
Ngetigodvo temsayipuresi lesuka elusentseni lwaseSiphrosi
benta indzawo yakho yekuhambahamba emkhunjini,
yahlotjiswa ngematinyo etindlovu.
7Ilineni lecolisakele nalehlotjisiwe yaseGibhithe kwakungulona seyili lakho
lelalisebenta njengesiboniso sakho; emathende akho abentiwe
ngalokuluhlata njengesibhakabhaka nangalokubukhwebeletane
lokuphuma etichingini tase-Elisha.
8Emadvodza aseSidoni newase-Avadi
bekunguwona madvodza ekugwedla umkhumbi wakho;
emadvodza akho labetingcweti,
wena Thire,
abekhwele emkhunjini angematilosi akho.
9Bongcongcoshe betingcweti taseGebali
babekhwele emkhunjini babakhi bemikhumbi
labahlalele kuvala timbobo.
Yonkhe imikhumbi yaselwandle nebagibeli bayo
beta nabo, batewutsengiselana nawe.
10“ ‘Emadvodza asePheresiya, newaseLidiya, newasePhuthi
abengemasotja emphini yakho.
Agaca emahawu awo netimphantitje tawo kuwe,
akuletsela ludvumo nekwatiwa.
11Emadvodza ase-Avadi newaseHeleki
abesetibondzeni takho yonkhe indzawo;
emadvodza aseGamadi abesemibhoshongweni yakho.
Agaca emahawu awo etikwetibondza takho,
befikisa buhle bakho ekupheleleni.
12“ ‘IThashishi yatsengiselana nawe ngenca yebunyenti bebunjinga bakho betimphahla; babeshintjiselana nawe ngesiliva, nangensimbi, nangemfimfi, nangemtfofu, ngetimphahla takho.
13“ ‘BaseGrisi, nebaseThubhali kanye nebaseMesheki babetsenga timpahla takho; babeshintjiselana nawe ngetigcili nangetintfo telitfusi ngetimphahla takho.
14“ ‘Emadvodza aseBhethi Togama ashintjiselana nawe ngemahhashi emisebenti, newemphi nangeminyuzi ngetimphahla takho.
15“ ‘Emadvodza aseDedani atsengiselana nawe, nemave lamanyenti langaselwandle abekutsengisela kakhulu; abuyisela kuwe ematinyo etindlovu netigodvo letimnyama temsimbithi.
16“ ‘Base-Aramu babetsengiselana nawe ngenca yebunyenti bemikhitsito yakho, babekutsengisela timphahla takho ngematje laligugu laluhlata, nangetindvwangu letibukhwebeletane, naletihlotjisiwe, nangelineni lecolisakele, nangekhorali, nangemarubhi.
17“ ‘Bahwebi bakaJuda nebaka-Israyeli babetsengiselana nawe; babekutsengisela timphahla takho ngakolo labephuma eMinithi, nangabojece, nangeluju lwetinyosi, nangemafutsa, nangebhalisamu.
18“ ‘BaseDamaseko nabo babekutsengisela kakhulu ngemikhitsito yakho nangebunjinga bakho lobukhulu betinhlobonhlobo tetimphahla letitsengiswako, bona-ke babekutsengisela tona ngeliwayini laseHelboni nangensontfo yaseSahari.
19“ ‘BakaDani nemaGriki ase-Uzali babetsenga timphahla takho ngensimbi lebunjiwe, nangetinandzisi ikhasiya nekhalamusi.
20“ ‘BaseDedanki bona babetsengiselana nawe ngetingubo tetihlalo temahhashi.
21“ ‘Base-Arabiya nabo bonkhe labakhulu baseKhedari bekunguwona makhasimende akho lamakhulu, bona-ke babetsengiselana nawe ngemazinyane etimvu, nangetihhanca tetimvu kanye netimbuti.
22“ ‘Bahwebi baseSheba nebaseRama babetsengiselana nawe; ngetimphahla takho tekutsengiswa babekunika tinhlobonhlobo tetinongo leticolisakele, netematje laligugu, negolide.
23“ ‘BaseHarani, nebaseKhane, nebase-Edeni kanye nebahwebi baseSheba, nebase-Asiriya, nebaseKhilmadi nabo babetsengiselana nawe. 24Emakethe yakho babetsengiselana nawe ngekwekwembatsa lokuhle, nangetindvwangu letiluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, nangetintfo letihlotjisiwe, nangematjalo langemabhadvubhadvu, nangetimvakazi letephotfwe kahle tase tifinywa lifindvo lelihle nalelicinile.
25“ ‘Imikhumbi yaseThashishi
nguyona yetfwala timphahla takho letitsengiswako.
Wena wetfwele uyasesa imitfwalo lematima
ekhatsi nekhatsi elwandle.
26Bagwedli bakho bemikhumbi
bakuvakashisa etilwandle letijulile.
Kodvwa umoya wasemphumalanga
uyawukucoba ube timvutfu
ekhatsi emajukujukwini elwandle.
27Bunjinga bakho,
netimphahla takho tekutsengiswa,
nematilosi akho,
nebashayei bakho bemikhumbi,
nebalungisi bemikhumbi,
nebahwebi bakho,
nawo onkhe emasotja akho,
nabo bonkhe labanye labasemikhunjini
bayawushona phansi ekhatsi emajukujukwini elwandle,
mhlazana kubhidlika umkhumbi wakho.
28Emave langaselwandle ayawutfutfumela,
ngesikhatsi sekukhala kwematilosi akho.
29Bonkhe labasebentisa emaphini ekugwedla imikhumbi
bayakuyishiya imikhumbi yabo.
Ematilosi nabo bonkhe bashayeli bemikhumbi
bayakuma elusentseni lwelwandle.
30“ ‘Bayawuphakamisa emavi abo
bakhale kabuhlungu ngenca yakho.
Bayawutsela lutfuli etinhloko tabo
batigicite emlotseni.
31Bayawuhhula tinhloko tabo ngenca yakho,
bembatse emasaka.
Bayawukukhalela tinyembeti
ngemiphefumulo ledzabukile
nangekulila lokumunyu.
32Bayawukhihla lesikhulu sililo
ngesikhatsi babubula bakhala ngenca yakho, batsi:
“Ngubani nje lowake wathuliswa njengeThire,
letungeletwe lwandle?”
33Ngesikhatsi timphahla takho tekutsengiswa
tisatfunyelwa elwandle,
kwakusitakala tive letinyenti;
ngebunjinga bakho lobunyenti
nangetimphahla takho tekutsengiswa
wawanjingisa emakhosi emhlaba.
34Manje sewucitfwe lwandle,
lwakufaka emajukujukwini emanti;
timphahla takho letitsengiswako
nabo bonkhe lonabo sekushone
kanye nawe phansi ekujuleni.
35Bonkhe labahlala emaveni langaselwandle
bayamangala ngawe;
emakhosi abo ayatfutfumela ngenca yeluvalo,
nebuso bawo sebuhhwabile ngenca yekwesaba.
36Bahwebi emkhatsini wetive
bayekhuta bababate ngenca yakho;
sewufike ekwephetseni lokwetfusanako,
futsi ungeke uphindze ube khona.’ ”