Ungudzai, Imi Zvikepe zveTarishishi
Chiteshi chaTire chaenda uye vaaitengesana navo vanonzi vacheme; vatengesi vaigadza madzimambo uye vakaita gungwa musika vanonyarara. Baba vedu ndivo vakazvironga, kuti vaderedze kuzvikudza kwose kwokubwinya. Mari yaanowana pashure inova tsvene.
23 1Chirevo pamusoro peTire: Ungudzai, imi zvikepe zveTarishishi, nokuti chiteshi chenyu chaparadzwa, chasara chisina imba kana utiziro. Kubva kunyika yeSaipurasi shoko rasvika kwavari. 2Nyararai, imi munogara pamhenderekedzo yegungwa, imi vashambadziri veSidhoni, nhume dzenyu dzinoyambuka gungwa. 3Napamusoro pemvura zhinji zvakauya zviyo zveShihori, gohwo reNairi—iyi yaiva mari yaro; rakava musika wendudzi. 4Nyara, iwe Sidhoni, nokuti gungwa rataura, iyo nhare yegungwa, richiti: “Handina kurwadziwa nokusununguka, handina kurera majaya kana kukudza mhandara.” 5Kana shoko rasvika kuIjipiti, vachamonyoroka nokurwadziwa pavanonzwa nhau dzeTire. 6Yambukai muende kuTarishishi; ungudzai, imi munogara pamhenderekedzo yegungwa. 7Iri ndiro guta renyu raifara here, rine mavambo anobva kare kare, tsoka dzaro dzakaritakura kundogara kunyika dziri kure? 8Ndiani akaronga izvi kuzorwisa Tire, iro raipa korona, vashambadziri varo vaiva machinda, vatengesi varo vaikudzwa panyika? 9Baba vehondo dzokudenga vakaronga izvi—kuti vasvibise kudada kwose kunobwinya, vaninipise vose vanokudzwa panyika. 10Erera munyika yako seNairi, iwe mwanasikana weTarishishi; hapachina chiteshi. 11Vakatambanudza ruoko rwavo pamusoro pegungwa; vakazunungusa umambo. Baba vedu vakarayira pamusoro peKenani kuti nhare dzayo dziparadzwe.
12Vakati, “Hauchazofari, iwe mhandara mwanasikana weSidhoni wakabatwa chibharo. Simuka, yambukira kuSaipurasi; kunyange ikoko hauzowani zororo.”
13Tarisai nyika yavaBhabhironi! Ava ndivo vanhu vasisipo; Asiria yakaipa kumhuka dzomugwenga. Vakamisa shongwe dzavo dzokukomba, vakaparadza dzimba dzayo dzamadzimambo zvachose, vakaiita dongo. a a v13 ChiHebheru: vaKaradhea — vanhu vaitonga Bhabhironi yekare. 14Ungudzai, imi zvikepe zveTarishishi, nokuti nhare yenyu yaparadzwa. 15Pazuva iroro Tire richakanganwika kwamakore makumi manomwe, sokurarama kwamambo mumwe chete. Pakupera kwamakore makumi manomwe, zvichaitika kuTire zvichafanana norwiyo rwehure: 16“Tora rudimbwa, famba-famba muguta, iwe hure rakakanganwika; ridza zvinonakidza, imba nziyo zhinji, kuti urangarirwe.” 17Pakupera kwamakore makumi manomwe, Baba vedu vacharangarira Tire, uye richadzokera kumari yaro, richiita ufeve noumambo hwose hwenyika pamusoro penyika yose. 18Asi mubairo waro nemari yaro zvichatsaurirwa Baba vedu kuti zvive zvitsvene. Hazvingachengetwi kana kuunganidzwa; mubairo waro uchaenda kune avo vanogara pamberi paBaba vedu, kuti vave nezvokudya zvakawanda nezvokupfeka zvakanaka.