Ezekiel 27

Ukulilela IThire

1Ilizwi likaJehova lafika kimi lisithi:

2“Ndodana yomuntu, khala isililo ngeThire, 3uthi kuyo iThire, esesangweni lasolwandle, yona engumthengiseli wabantu abanengi abangasolwandle, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi: “ ‘Wena Thire uthi, “Ngiphelele ngobuhle.”

4Umbuso wakho wawuphakathi kwezilwandle; abakhi bakho baphelelisa ubuhle bakho.

5Wonke amapulanka akho bawenza ngezihlahla zamapulanka ezivela eSeyiri; bathatha umsedari eLebhanoni ukuba bakwenzele insika.

6Ngemi-okhi eyavela eBhashani bakwenzela amaphini okugwedla izikepe; ngezigodo zomsipresi ezavela ngasolwandle lwaseKhuprosi benza indawo yokuhamba kuyo, yendlalwe izimpondo zendlovu.

7Iseyili lakho kwakuyilineni elihle elicecisiweyo elavela eGibhithe, elaba yilona phawu lwakho; amaseyili akho okusitha ilanga ayengawokuluhlaza lokulubende okwavela ngasolwandle lwase-Elisha.

8Amadoda aseSidoni le-Arivadi ayengabagwedli bakho; izazi zakho, wena Thire, zazisemkhunjini njengabatshayeli bomkhumbi.

9Izingcwethi ezindala zaseGebali zaziphakathi komkhumbi njengabalungisi bemikhumbi ukuba bagcike imiphetho yakho. Yonke imikhumbi yasolwandle labatshayeli bayo yeza ikanye lawe ukuzathenga izimpahla zakho.

10“ ‘Amadoda asePhesiya, le-Lidiya kanye lePhuthi asebenza njengamabutho ebuthweni lakho. Alengisa amahawu awo lezingowane emidulini yakho, akulethela ubuhle obukhulu.

11Amadoda ase-Arivadi kanye leHelekhi aba khona emidulini yakho ezinhlangothini zonke; amadoda aseGamadi ayesemiphotshongweni yakho. Aphanyeka amahawu awo inxa zonke zemiduli yakho; aphelelisa ubuhle bakho.

12“ ‘IThashishi yathengiselana lawe ngenxa yenotho yezimpahla zakho ezinengi; impahla yakho ethengiswayo bayithenga ngesiliva, insimbi, ithusi kanye lomnusu.

13“ ‘IJavani, leThubali kanye leMesheki athengiselana lawe, athenga izimpahla zakho ngezigqili langezinto ezenziwe ngethusi.

14“ ‘Abantu baseBhethi Thogarima bathenga izimpahla zakho ngamabhiza omsebenzi, amabhiza empi kanye lezimbongolo.

15“ ‘Abantu baseRodesi bathengiselana lawe, njalo amazwe amanengi angasolwandle athenga kuwe, akubhadala ngezimpondo zendlovu langenhlaka emnyama.

16“ ‘I-Aramu yathengiselana lawe ngenxa yezimpahla zakho ezinengi, izimpahla zakho ezithengiswayo bazithenga ngamatshe aligugu aluhlaza, amalembu alubende, umsebenzi ocecisiweyo, ilineni elihle, ikhorali langelitshe eliligugu elibomvu.

17“ ‘UJuda lo-Israyeli bathengiselana lawe; izimpahla zakho ezithengiswayo bazithenga ngengqoloyi eyavela eMinithi langokumnandi, uluju, amafutha kanye lenhlaka.

18“ ‘Ngenxa yezimpahla zakho ezinengi kanye lenotho enkulu yempahla, iDamaseko yathengiselana lawe ngewayini elivela eHelibhoni langewulu evela eZahari.

19“ ‘AmaDani lamaGriki avela e-Uzali athenga izimpahla zakho; azithenga ngensimbi ekhandiweyo, langekhasiya kanye lekhalamusi.

20“ ‘IDedani yathengiselana lawe ngezingubo zezihlalo.

21“ ‘I-Arabhiya lazo zonke izikhulu zaseKhedari babethenga kuwe; bathengiselana lawe ngezimvu, izinqama kanye lezimbuzi.

22“ ‘Abathengi baseSheba labaseRahama bathengiselana lawe; izimpahla zakho bazithenga ngezinhlobo zonke ezinhle zeziyoliso langamatshe aligugu kanye legolide.

23“ ‘IHarani, leKhane le-Edeni kanye labathengi baseSheba, le-Ashuri kanye leKhilimadi bathengiselana lawe. 24Endaweni yakho yokuthengiselana, bakuthengisela izambatho ezinhle, amalembu aluhlaza, imisebenzi ececisiweyo kanye lamajali alemibala eminengi lezintshaka eziphothiweyo njalo zilamafindo abotshwe aqina.

25“ ‘Imikhumbi yaseThashishi isebenza ukuthwala izimpahla zakho. Ugcwele izimpahla ezinzima enzikini yolwandle.

26“ ‘Abagwedli bakho bakusa elwandle olukhulu. Kodwa umoya wasempumalanga uzakwephula ube yiziqayiqa enzikini yolwandle.

27“ ‘Inotho yakho, okuthengiswayo kanye lempahla, abatshayeli bakho, labaqondisi kanye labalungisi bemikhumbi, abathengisi bakho lawo wonke amabutho akho, labanye bonke abaphakathi komkhumbi bazatshona enzikini yolwandle ngosuku lokonakala komkhumbi.

28“ ‘Amazwe angaselwandle azanyikinyeka lapho abahambisa umkhumbi bakho sebehlaba umkhosi.

29“ ‘Bonke abaphethe amaphini okugwedla bazayitshiya imikhumbi yabo; abatshayeli bayo kanye labaqondisi bayo bonke bazakuma ekhunjini.

30“ ‘Bazaphakamisa amazwi abo bakhale kabuhlungu ngawe; bazathela uthuli emakhanda abo bagiqike emlotheni.

31“ ‘Bazaphuca amakhanda abo ngenxa yakho njalo bazagqoka amasaka. Bazaqhinqa isililo ngawe ngesililo esibuhlungu.

32Lapho bekukhalela bekulilela bazaqhinqa isililo ngawe bathi, “Ngubani owake wathuliswa njengeThire, elizungezwe lulwandle na?”

33Ekuphumeni kwempahla yakho elwandle wasuthisa izizwe ezinengi; ngenotho yakho enengi langempahla yakho wanothisa amakhosi omhlaba.

34Khathesi usuphahlazwe lulwandle ezinzikini zamanzi: impahla yakho lenhlanganiso yakho yonke kuzatshona phansi kanye lawe.

35Bonke abahlala emazweni angasolwandle balokwesaba ngawe; amakhosi abo ayathuthumela ngokwesaba lobuso bawo bunyukubaliswe luvalo.

36Abathengi phakathi kwezizwe bayakuncifela; usufike ekucineni okwesabekayo, njalo kawuyikuba khona futhi.’ ”