Bhombolozani, Zinqanawa zaseTarshishe

Ichweba leTire aliseko, baza abarhwebi bayo baxelelwa ukuba babhombolozele; abathengisi ababethwesa ookumkani izithsaba, benza ulwandle ibe yindawo yorhwebo, bathi tu. UBawo wethu uyicebile le nto, ukuze athobe lonke ikratshi elizukileyo. Ingeniso yayo yakamva iba ngcwele.

Isahluko 23.

Umthwalo weTire: Bhombolozani, nina zinqanawa zaseTarshishe, kuba ichweba lenu litshatyalalisiwe, akusekho ndlu nazibuko. Udaba oluphuma ezweni laseSipro lufikile kubo. Yithini tu, nina bemi baselunxwemeni, nina barhwebi baseTsidon, enabathunywa benu bawela ulwandle. Phezu kwamanzi amakhulu kweza ingqolowa yaseShihore, isivuno somNayile—olu lwaba lungeniselo lwayo; yaza yaba yintengiso yeentlanga. Dana, Tsidon, kuba ulwandle luthethile, imboniselo yolwandle, isithi: “Andinimbanga, andizalanga, andikhulisanga madodana, andondlanga ntombi.” Xa udaba lufika eYiputa, baya kuzibhijabhija yintlungu ngenxa yeendaba zaseTire. Welani eTarshishe; bhombolozani, nina bemi baselunxwemeni. Nguwo na lo umzi wenu onemihlali, onemvelaphi yemihla yamandulo, ekuthe iinyawo zawo zawusa kumazwe akude ukuba uye kuhlala khona? Ngubani na oye waceba oku ngokuchasene neTire, umniki wezithsaba, obarhwebi bayo babezizikhulu, abathengisi bayo bebengababekekileyo behlabathi? UBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini uye wayiceba le nto—ukuba angcolise lonke ikratshi elizukileyo, athobe bonke ababekekileyo behlabathi. Khukula elizweni lakho njengomNayile, ntombi yaseTarshishe; akusekho chweba. Uye wolula isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle; uzigungqisile izikumkani. UBawo wethu uwise umthetho ngeKanan ukuba zitshatyalaliswe iimboniselo zayo.

Wathi: “Akusayi kuphinda ugcobe, ntombi enyulu eyonakalisiweyo yaseTsidon. Suk' ume, uwele eSipro; nalapho akuyi kufumana kuphumla.”

Khangela ilizwe lamaBhabhiloni! Aba ngabantu abangasekhoyo; uAsiriya walinikela izilo zasentlango. Baphakamisa izinto zabo zokungqinga, bawahluba amabhotwe ayo aba ze, bayenza inxuwa. ^a Bhombolozani, nina zinqanawa zaseTarshishe, kuba imboniselo yenu itshatyalalisiwe. Ngaloo mini iTire iya kulityalwa iminyaka engamashumi asixhenxe, njengemihla yobomi bokumkani omnye. Ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi asixhenxe, isiphelo seTire siya kuba njengengoma yehenyukazi: “Thabatha uhadi, ujikeleze umzi, henyukazi elilityelweyo; betha kamnandi, uvume iingoma ezininzi, ukuze ukhunjulwe.” Ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi asixhenxe, uBawo wethu uya kuyivelela iTire, ize ibuyele kutsheqo lwayo, ihenyuze nazo zonke izikumkani zehlabathi ezisebusweni bomhlaba. Kodwa inzuzo yayo notsheqo lwayo kuya kungcwaliselwa uBawo wethu. Ayiyi kuvingcelwa okanye iqwetyelwe; inzuzo yayo iya kuya kwabo bahleli phambi koBawo wethu, ukuze babe nokudla okuninzi nezivatho ezintle.