Isaya 23:1 Isiprofetho ngeTire. Hewulani, nina mikhumbi yaseTharishishi; ngoba ichithiwe, kanjalo ukuthi akukho ndlu, akunakungena; livela ezweni laseKitimi kwembulwa kubo. 23:2 Thula, nina bakhileyo esiqhingini; wena abathengisi baseSidoni, abawela ulwandle sebegcwele. 23:3 Futhi ngasemanzini amaningi imbewu Sihori, isivuno sasemfuleni, nguye imali engenayo; futhi liyindawo yezizwe. 23:4 Yiba namahloni, O Sidoni, ngoba ulwandle lukhulumile, ngisho inqaba ulwandle, ngokuthi: Kangizimihelo, kangizaleli abantwana, njalo kangizali khulisani izinsizwa, ningakhulisi izintombi. 23:5 Njengombiko mayelana neGibhithe, kanjalo bayakuba buhlungu kakhulu phezu umbiko weTire. 23:6 Welelani eTharishishi; hhewulani nina enihlala esiqhingini. 23:7 Ingabe lo muzi wenu ojabulayo, ogama antiquity kusukela ezinsukwini zasendulo? eyakhe izinyawo ziyakumyisa kude ukuba agogobale. 23:8 Ubani ocebe lesi sinqumo ngokumelene neTire, umuzi womqhele, ogama lakhe abathengisi bayizikhulu, abahwebi bazo bangabadunyiswa uJehova umhlaba? 23:9 UJehova Sebawoti ukuhlosile, ukuze angcolise ukuziqhenya kwayo yonke inkazimulo, futhi ukudelela bonke abahloniphekayo bomhlaba. 23:10 Dabula ezweni lakini njengomfula, O ndodakazi yaseTharishishi amandla engeziwe. 23:11 Welulela isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle, wazamazamisa imibuso: uJehova ukhiphe umyalo ngomuzi wabathengisi ukuba ubhujiswe izibambiso zalo ezinamandla. 23:12 Wathi: "Awusayikujabula, wena ntombi ecindezelweyo. ndodakazi yaseSidoni: sukuma, welela eKitimi; lawe uzakuba khona bangabi nakuphumula. 23:13 Bheka, izwe lamaKaledi; laba bantu babengekho, kwaze kwaba yi-Asiriya walisekela labahlala ehlane, bamisa imibhoshongo ngakho, baphakamisa izigodlo zakhona; wayichitha. 23:14 Hewulani, nina imikhumbi yaseTharishishi, ngoba inqaba yenu ichithiwe. 23:15 Futhi kuyokwenzeka ngalolo suku, ukuthi iTire liyokhohlakala iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa, njengezinsuku zenkosi eyodwa: emva kokuphela iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa iTire liyahlabelela njengesifebe. 23:16 Thatha ihabhu, uzulazule emzini, sifebe okhohliwe; cula kamnandi, hlabelela izingoma eziningi, ukuze ukhunjulwe. 23:17 Kuyothi ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa, ukuthi uJehova liyakuhambela iTire, libuyele enkokhelweni yalo, lizinikele ubufebe nayo yonke imibuso yezwe ebusweni bomhlaba umhlaba. 23:18 Futhi impahla yalo kanye nenkokhelo yalo kuyoba ngcwele kuJehova ingagciniwe noma iqoqwe; ngoba ukuthengisa kwayo kuzakuba ngeyalabo hlalani phambi kukaJehova, nidle, nisuthe, nigqoke izingubo eziqinile.