uIsaya
23:1 Isihlabo esisingisele kwiTire. Bhombolozani, zinqanawa zaseTarshishe; ngokuba iphangiwe, kube njalo
kungekho ndlu, nakungenwa; liphuma ezweni lamaKiti
kutyhilwe kubo.
23:2 Yithini cwaka, bemi bonxweme; wena wabarhwebi baseTsidon;
abawela ulwandle bazele.
23:3 Yayisemanzini amakhulu imbewu yaseSihore, ukuvuna koMnayile kwaba yiyo
ingeniso; uyindawo yokurhweba yeentlanga.
23:4 Dana, Tsidon; kuba luthethile ulwandle, inqaba yolwandle
ulwandle, lusithi, Andizibhijabhijanga, andizali, andizali
nondle umlisela, ungondleli umthinjana.
23:5 Njengoko ingxelo yeYiputa, ngoko, baya kuba buhlungu kakhulu ngenxa
ingxelo yeTire.
23:6 Welelani niye eTarshishe; bhombolozani, bemi bonxweme.
23:7 Kunje na kuwe, wena mvuyeleli, ukuvela kwakho kukho kwasemihleni yamandulo? eyakhe
iinyawo zakhe zimsa kude, ukuba aye kuphambukela.
23:8 Ngubani na ocebe eli cebo ngeTire, ngomzi othwesa isithsaba, owakhe
abarhwebi baziinkosana, abarhwebi bawo baba ngabazukileyo kuYehova
emhlabeni?
23:9 Icetywe nguYehova wemikhosi, ukuba angcolise ubungangamsha bamakhazikhazi onke, angcolise ubungangamsha balo lonke uzuko.
ukuba bacukuceze bonke abazukileyo behlabathi.
23:10 Canda kulo ilizwe lakowenu njengoMnayile, ntombi inguTarshishe;
ukomelela ngakumbi.
23:11 Isandla sakhe usolulele phezu kolwandle, ugungqise izikumkani;
uwise umthetho ngomrhwebi, ukuba utshatyalaliswe
iinqaba zayo.
23:12 Wathi, Akuyi kuba sabuya udlamke, nkazana idlwengulweyo;
ntombi inguTsidon. Suk' ume, welela kumaKiti; nawe nalapho
musani ukuphumla.
23:13 Yabona, ilizwe lamaKaledi; aba bantu babengekho, kwada kwaseAsiriya
wabaseka ukuba babe ngabomqwebedu; bamisa iimboniselo
ngoko ke, baziphakamisa iibhotwe zalo; wayitshabalalisa.
23:14 Bhombolozani, zinqanawa zaseTarshishe, ngokuba ibhuqiwe inqaba yenu.
23:15 Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, ilityalwe iTire
ngokwemihla yokumkani omnye, iminyaka emashumi asixhenxe emva kokuphela
iminyaka emashumi asixhenxe iya kumemelela njengehenyukazi, iTire.
23:16 Thabatha uhadi uwujikajike umzi, henyukazi lilityelweyo;
vuma iingoma ezininzi, ukuze ukhunjulwe.
23:17 Kuya kuthi ekupheleni kweminyaka emashumi asixhenxe, uYehova
Iya kuyivelela iTire, ibuyele elutsheqweni lwayo, izinikele
uhenyuzo nazo zonke izikumkani zehlabathi eziphezu kobuso bomhlaba
umhlaba.
23:18 lube ngcwele kuYehova urhwebo lwayo notsheqo lwayo;
ungaqwetywa okanye uqwetywe; kuba urhwebo lwayo luya kuba lolwabanjalo
hlalani phambi koYehova, nidle nihluthe, ninxibe iingubo ezifanelekileyo.