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.