Isaya 23:1-18
-
Isimemezelo ngokujamelene neTirosi (1-18)
23 Isimemezelo malungana neTirosi:+
Rhahlawulani nina mikhumbi yeTaratjhitjhi!+
Ngombana idoyelo leenkepe litjhatjalalisiwe; akusangeneki.
Lokhu kwembulwe enarheni yeKithi.+
2 Thulani nina zakhamuzi ezisenarheni emagega nelwandle.
Abathengisi abasuka eTsidoni+ abayama ilwandle banizalisile.
3 Ithoro yeTjhirhori* ikhanjiswe phezu kwamanzi amanengi,+Isivuno seNayili, inzuzo yeTirosi,Ziletha inzuzo eentjhabeni.+
4 Yiba neenhloni Tsidoni, ndawo ephephileko yelwandle,Ngombana ilwandle lithe:
“Akhenge ngibe neenhlungu zokubeletha, akhenge ngibelethe,Akhenge ngikhulise amasokana neentombi.”+
5 Njengalokha nabezwa umbiko omalungana neGibhide,+Abantu bazokuzwa ubuhlungu nabezwa umbiko omalungana neTirosi.+
6 Yamelani eTaratjhitjhi!
Rhahlawulani nina zakhamuzi zenarheni emagega nelwandle.
7 Kghani leli akusilidorobho ebelithaba kusukela kade, eenkhathini zalo zaphambilini?
Iinyawo zalo bezijayele ukulithatha zilise eenarheni ezikude bona lihlale lapho.
8 Ngubani oqunte lokhu ngokujamelene neTirosi,Umbeki wamakhosi,Abathengisi bakhe bebamakhosana,Abarhwebi bakhe bebahlonitjhwa ephasini loke?+
9 UJehova wamabutho ngokwakhe uqunte lokhu,Bona aqede ukuzikhakhazisa kwakhe ebuhleni bakhe boke,Bona ahlazise boke ebebahlonitjhwa ephasini loke.+
10 Yamela enarhenakho njengoMlambo iNayili, wena ndodakazi yeTaratjhitjhi.
Ayisekho indawo yokwakha imikhumbi.*+
11 Ululele isandla sakhe ngelwandle;Usikinye imibuso.
UJehova uyale bona kurhayilwe iimphephelo zeFunisiya.+
12 Begodu uthi: “Angeze usathaba,+Wena ogandelelekileko, ntombi yeTsidoni.
Sikima uyamele eKithi.+
Ngitjho nalapho angekhe ufumane ukuphumula.”
13 Qala! Inarha yamaKhaledi.*+
MaKhaledi* ingasi abantu be-Asiriya+Abayenze indawo* yokuhlala iimbandana.
Bakhe imibhotjhongo bona bakghone ukuyisahlela,Bagiriza imibhotjhongwayo evikelekileko,+Bayenze amarubhi.
14 Rhahlawulani nina mikhumbi yeTaratjhitjhi,Ngombana isiphephelo senu sitjhatjalalisiwe.+
15 Ngelangelo iTirosi izokulitjalwa iminyaka ema-70,+ iminyaka elingana nemihla yekosi. Nakuphela iminyaka ema-70, iTirosi izokuba njengengwadla okubhinwe ngayo:
16 “Thatha iharibha, ukhambakhambe edorobheni, wena ngwadla elitjelweko.
Betha iharibhakho;Bhina iingoma ezinengi,Bona bakukhumbule.”
17 Nakuphela iminyaka ema-70, uJehova uzokukhumbula iTirosi, izokubuyela emsebenzinayo ingwadle nayo yoke imibuso yephasi.
18 Kodwana inzuzwayo nomsebenzayo uzokuba yinto ecwengileko kuJehova. Angekhe kubekwe namkha kubekelwe ngeqadi ngombana umsebenzayo uzokuba ngewalabo abahlala phambi kwakaJehova, bona badle baneliseke begodu bambathe izambatho ezisezingeni eliphezulu.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Kutjho umlambo ophuma eMlanjeni iNayili.
^ Namkha kungenzeka “itheku.”
^ Namkha “yamaKasidi.”
^ Namkha “MaKasidi.”
^ Kungenzeka kuqaliselelwe eTirosi.
