1Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
2Manje, ndodana yomuntu, yenza isililo ngeTire;
3Uthi kulo iTire: “Wena ohlezi ngasekungeneni kolwandle, wena ungumhwebi wabantu eziqhingini eziningi, uthi: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Wena Tire, wathi: Ngimuhle ngokuphelele.
4Imingcele yakho iphakathi kolwandle, abakhi bakho sebeqedile ubuhle bakho.
5Bawenza wonke amapulangwe emikhumbi yakho ngemisayipuresi yaseSeniri; bathatha imisedari eLebanoni ukuze bakwenzele izinsika.
6Ngama-oki aseBashani bawenza izigwedlo zakho; uquqaba lwase-Asiriya lwenze imibhede yakho ngezinyo lendlovu, balethwa eziqhingini zaseKitimi.
7Ilineni elicolekileyo elelukiweyo laseGibithe laliyiseyili owalendlalwayo ukuba libe nguseyili wakho; eziqhingini zase-Elisa eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nokububende zazikumbozile.
8Abakhileyo eSidoni nase-Arvadi babengamatilosi akho; abahlakaniphileyo bakho, Tire, ababekuwe, babengabashayeli bakho.
9Amalunga aseGebali nezihlakaniphi zakhe ayekuwe, emakamelweni akho; yonke imikhumbi yolwandle kanye namatilosi ayo yayikuwe ukuba ithathe impahla yakho.
10AbasePheresiya, naseLudi, nasePhuthini babe sempini yakho, bengamadoda akho empi; baphanyeka isihlangu nesigqoko sokuzivikela; bazisile inkazimulo yakho.
11Amadoda ase-Arvadi nempi yakho ayezungeza izingange zakho, namaGamadi ayesemibhoshongweni yakho; alenga izihlangu zawo ezindongeni zakho nxazonke; baphelelisa ubuhle bakho.
12ITharishishi lalingumhwebi wakho ngenxa yobuningi bayo yonke inotho; bahwebelana ngombukiso wakho ngesiliva, nensimbi, nethini nomthofu.
13OJavani, noThubali, noMesheke babengabathengiselani bakho;
14Abendlu kaThogarma bahweba ngezikhwama zakho ngamahhashi, nabagibeli, neminyuzi.
15Amadoda aseDedani ayengabathengi bakho; iziqhingi eziningi zaziyimpahla yesandla sakho; bakulethela izimpondo zendlovu nomsimbithi njengesipho.
16I-Aramu lalithengiselana nawe ngenxa yobuningi bempahla oyenzile; bathengisa ngawe amasimaragidi, nokububende, nokulukiweyo, nelineni elicolekileyo, namakhorali, ne-agathe.
17UJuda nezwe lakwa-Israyeli babengabathengiselani bakho; bahweba ngengqoloyi yaseMiniti nasePannag nezinyosi namafutha nebhalsamu.
18IDamaseku lalingumthengisi wakho ngobuningi bempahla oyenzile, ngenxa yobuningi bayo yonke ingcebo; ewayinini laseHelboni noboya obumhlophe.
19ODani noJavani bahambahamba behamba bebuka izibuko zakho: insimbi ekhazimulayo, nekasiya nokugqwala kwakukhona emakethe yakho.
20IDedani lalingumthengisi wakho ngezingubo eziyigugu zezinqola.
21I-Arabiya nazo zonke izikhulu zaseKedari zasebenza kuwe ngamawundlu, nezinqama, nezimbuzi; ngokuba babengabahwebi bakho.
22Abathengi baseSheba naseRama babengabathengiselani bakho;
23IHarana, neKhane, ne-Edene, abathengisi baseSheba, nase-Ashuri, naseKilimadi, babe ngabathengi bakho.
24Laba babengabathengi bakho ngazo zonke izinhlobo zezinto, izingubo eziluhlaza nezilukiweyo namabhokisi endwangu enothileko eboshwe ngezintambo ngokhuni lomsedari phakathi kwempahla yakho.
25Imikhumbi yaseTharishishi yacula ngawe esigcawini sakho, wasuthiswa wakhazimula kakhulu phakathi kolwandle.
26Izigwedlo zakho zakungenisa emanzini amakhulu; umoya wasempumalanga wakuphula phakathi kolwandle.
27Ingcebo yakho, nempahla yakho, nempahla yakho, namatilosi akho, nabashayeli bakho, nezindlu zakho zokulala, nabathengi bakho bempahla yakho, nawo onke amadoda akho empi aphakathi kwakho, naso sonke isixuku sakho esiphakathi kwakho. Wena, uyowela phakathi kolwandle ngosuku lokubhujiswa kwakho.
28Idlelo liyothuthumela ngokuzwakala kokumemeza kwabashayeli bakho bezindiza.
29Bonke abaphatha izigwedlo, amatilosi nabo bonke abashayeli basolwandle bayakwehla emikhunjini yabo, beme emhlabathini;
30izwi labo lizwakale ngokumelene nawe, bakhale kamunyu, bathele uthuli emakhanda abo, babhuquze emlotheni;
31Bayozihlubula ngokuphelele ngenxa yakho, babhince indwangu yesaka, bakukhalele ngomunyu wenhliziyo nangokukhala okumunyu.
32Ekukhaleni kwabo bayakunenzela isililo, balilele, bathi: ‘Ngumuphi umuzi onjengeTire, onjengencithakalo phakathi kolwandle, na?
33Lapho impahla yakho iphuma elwandle, wasuthisa abantu abanengi; Wanothisa amakhosi omhlaba ngobuningi bengcebo yakho nempahla yakho ethengiswayo.
34Esikhathini lapho uyakwaphulwa khona ulwandle ekujuleni kwamanzi, impahla yakho ethengiswayo nesixuku sakho sonke kuyakuwa phakathi kwakho.
35Bonke abakhileyo eziqhingini bayomangala ngawe, namakhosi abo ayoba nokwesaba okukhulu, ethuke ebusweni bawo.
36Abathengisi phakathi kwabantu bayakukubethela umlozi; uyakuba yinto esabekayo, ungabe usaba khona.
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