U-Isaya 23

Klewulani 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;

klewulani nina enakhileyo ngasogwini.

₇Yilowo ongumuzi wenu ojabulayo,

ubudala bawo busukela ezinsukwini zasendulo,

owayiswa kude yizinyawo zawo

ukuba uhlale khona, na?

₈Ngubani ocebe 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,

leso sizwe esingasekho,

esanqunyelwa yi-Asiriya izilwane zasehlane,

limisa imibhoshongo,

lizenza ize izindlu zaso zamakhosi,

lenza laba yincithakalo.

₁₄Klewulani nina mikhumbi yaseTharishishi,

ngokuba inqaba yenu ichithekile.

₁₆“Thatha ihabhu,* uhambahambe emzini

wena sifebe esikhohlakeleyo,

ubethe kamnandi,

uhlabelele izihlabelelo eziningi,

ukuze ukhunjulwe.”