Isaiah 23

Isiphrofethi NgeThire

1Isiqalekiso esimayelana leThire:

Khalani lina mikhumbi yaseThashishi!
Ngoba iThire selichithiwe
lasala lingaselandlu
kumbe indawo yokungenisa imikhumbi.
Ilizwi selifikile kibo
livela elizweni laseKhithimi.

2Thulani lina bantu basesihlengeni
lani bathengi baseSidoni,
asebanothiswa ngabahambi bolwandle.
3Amabele aseShihori
eza ephezu kwamanzi,
isivuno saseNayili sasiyinzuzo yeThire,
njalo yaba yindawo yezizwe yokuthengiselana.

4Woba lenhloni wena Sidoni, lawe wena nqaba yasolwandle
ngoba ulwandle selukhulumile lwathi:
kangizange ngihelelwe kumbe ngizale;
“Kangizange ngondle amadodana kumbe ngikhulise amadodakazi.”
5Lapho ilizwi lifika eGibhithe
bazakuba lusizi ngombiko ovela eThire.

6Khuphukelani ngaseThashishi;
khalani lina bantu basesihlengeni.
7Leli yilo na idolobho lenu lentokozo,
idolobho elidaladala,
elinyawo zalo zalithatha
ukuyalihlalisa emazweni akude?
8Ngubani ocebe lokhu ngeThire,
umethesi wemiqhele,
abathengisi bayo bangamakhosana,
abathengisi bayo badumile emhlabeni?
9 UThixo uSomandla wakuceba lokhu,
ukwehlisa ukuzigqaja kwenkazimulo yonke
lokuthobisa bonke abalodumo emhlabeni.

10Lima insimu yakho malungana leNayili
wena Ndodakazi yaseThashishi
ngoba kawuselayo indawo yokungenisa imikhumbi.
11 UThixo useselulele isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle
wenza imibuso yalo yanyikinyeka.
Usekhuphe umlayo ngeKhenani
ukuba izinqaba zayo zidilizwe.
12Wathi, “Akusekho ukuthokoza kwakho
wena Ndodakazi Egcweleyo yaseSidoni esichoboziwe!

Vuka ukhuphukele ngaseKhithimi;
lakhona awuyikuthola ukuphumula.”
13Khangela elizweni lamaKhaladiya,
abantu laba khathesi abangaselutho!
Abase-Asiriya sebelenze
laba yindawo yezidalwa zeganga;
bakhe imiphotshongo yabo yokuzivikela,
bazibhidlizile izinqaba zalo
balenza laba lunxiwa.

14Khalani lina mikhumbi yaseThashishi,
inqaba yenu idiliziwe!
15Ngalesosikhathi iThire izakhohlakala okweminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ibanga lokuphila kwenkosi. Kodwa ekupheleni kwaleyominyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa, eThire kuzakwenzakala okunjengokutshiwo yingoma yewule ukuthi:

16“Thatha ichacho, uhambahambe phakathi kwedolobho
wena wule elikhohlakeleyo.
Litshaye kuhle ichacho, uhlabele izingoma ezinengi,
ukuze ukhunjulwe.”
17Ekupheleni kweminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa uThixo uzakhumbula iThire. IThire lizabuyela ekuthengiseni kwalo njengesifebe, njalo lizabuyela emsebenzini walo wokuthengiselana lemibuso yonke esemhlabeni. 18Inzuzo lemiholo yalo kuzakwahlukaniselwa uThixo; kakuyikulondolozwa loba kubuthelelwe. Inzuzo yalo izakuya kulabo abahlala loThixo ukuba babe lokudla okunengi lezigqoko ezinhle.