1Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: 2“Wena 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.
6Ngama-oki* 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 nase-Arvadi babe ngabagwedli bakho;
izihlakaniphi zakho, Tire,
zazikuwe, zazingabashayeli bakho.
9Amalunga aseGebali nezihlakaniphi zalo
babe ngabavimbi zimfa bakho kuwe.
Yonke imikhumbi yaselwandle namatilosi* ayo
babe kuwe ukuba bathengise ngempahla yakho.
10“ ‘AbasePheresiya noLude noPhuthi babe sempini yakho, amadoda empi yakho; baphanyeka izihlangu nezigqoko kuwe; baveza ubuhle bakho. 11Abantu base-Arvadi kanye nempi yakho babe sezingangeni zakho nxazonke, nabaseGamadi babe semibhoshongweni yakho; baphanyeka izihlangu zabo ezingangeni zakho nxazonke; baphelelisa ubuhle bakho.
12“ ‘ITharishishi lalingumthengi wakho ngenxa yobuningi bayo yonke ingcebo yakho; benana impahla yakho ngesiliva nangensimbi nangethini* nangomthofu.
13“ ‘IJavani noThubali noMesheke bona babe ngabathengi bakho, benana abantu boqobo nezitsha zethusi ngempahla yakho.
14“ ‘Abendlu yaseThogarma benana impahla yakho ngamahhashi nangamahhashi empi nangeminyuzi.*
15“ ‘Abantu baseDedani babe ngabathengi bakho, iziqhingi eziningi zaziyizindawo zokuthengelana zesandla sakho; babuyisela kuwe uphondo lwendlovu ne-eboni,* kwaba yisipho sakho.
16“ ‘I-Aramu lalingumthengi wakho ngenxa yobuningi bemisebenzi yakho; benana impahla yakho ngama-emeralidu,* nangokububende, nangokufekethisiweyo, nangelineni elicolekileyo, nangekorali,* nangamarubi.*
17“ ‘UJuda nezwe lakwa-Israyeli babe ngabathengi bakho; benana impahla yakho ngokolweni waseMiniti, nangawojeqe, nangezinyosi, nangamafutha, nangebhalisamu.*
18“ ‘IDamaseku lalingumthengi wakho ngenxa yobuningi bemisebenzi yakho, ngobuningi bayo yonke ingcebo, linewayini laseHeliboni noboya obumhlophe bezimvu.
19“ ‘IVedani neJavani enana impahla yakho ngotwayibana; insimbi ekhandiweyo, nekasiya,* nomhlanga kwakuphakathi kwempahla yakho.
20“ ‘IDedani lalingumthengi wakho ngezindwangu ezinhle zokugibela.
21“ ‘I-Arabiya nazo zonke izikhulu zaseKedari zazingabathengi besandla sakho; zazingabathengi bakho ngamawundlu, nangezinqama, nangezimpongo.
22“ ‘Abathengi baseSheba naseRama babe ngabathengi bakho, benana impahla yakho ngawo onke amakha aphambili, nangawo onke amatshe anqabileyo, nangegolide.
23“ ‘IHarana neKhane ne-Edene, abathengi baseSheba, ne-Asiriya, neKilimadi babe ngabathengi bakho. 24Bona babe ngabathengi bakho ngempahla enhle, ngezambatho eziluhlaza nezifekethisiweyo, nangezindwangu ezimibalabala, nangezintambo ezalukiweyo eziqinileyo, ezindaweni zakho zokuthengelana.
25“ ‘Imikhumbi 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 ababambe 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.’ ”
