U-Izaya 23

23 ¹Isiprofetho esimayelana neTire: Lilani, nina mikhumbi yaseTharishishi, ngokuba itheku lenu libhujisiwe, lisele lingenandlu nangasiphephelo. Kusukela ezweni laseKhiprosi izindaba zifike kubo. ²Thulani, nina enihlala ogwini lolwandle, nina bathengisi baseSidoni, izithunywa zenu ziwela ulwandle. ³Phesheya kwamanzi amakhulu kwafika amabele aseShihori, isivuno saseNayile—lokhu kwakuyinzuzo yalo; lathi laba yindawo yokuthengiselana yezizwe. ⁴Jabha, Sidoni, ngokuba ulwandle lukhulumile, yona inqaba yolwandle, luthi: “Angizange ngihelelwe, angizange ngizale, angizange ngikhulise izinsizwa noma ngondle izintombi.” ⁵Lapho umbiko ufika eGibhithe, bayakuba nosizi olukhulu ngezindaba zaseTire. ⁶Welelani eTharishishi; lilani, nina enihlala ogwini lolwandle. ⁷Ingabe yilo leli idolobha lenu elijabulayo, imvelaphi yalo iqala kwasendulo, izinyawo zalo zaliyisa ukuyohlala emazweni akude? ⁸Ngubani ocebe lokhu ngokumelene neTire, yona enika imiqhele yobukhosi, okwakuthi abathengisi balo babeyizikhulu, abahwebi balo babengabahlonishwa bomhlaba? ⁹uBaba wamabutho asezulwini ucebile lokhu—ukuze angcolise konke ukuziqhenya okukhazimulayo, athobise bonke abahlonishwayo bomhlaba. ¹⁰Gelezela ezweni lakho njengeNayile, ndodakazi yaseTharishishi; alisekho itheku. ¹¹Welule isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle; unyakazise imibuso. uBaba wethu usekhiphe umyalo ngeKhanani ukuba kubhujiswe izinqaba zalo.

¹²Wathi: “Ngeke usajabula, ntombi edunyaziweyo, ndodakazi yaseSidoni. Sukuma, welele eKhiprosi; nalapho ngeke uwuthole ukuphumula.”

¹³Bheka izwe lamaBhabhiloni! Yilesi sizwe esingasekho; i-Asiriya yalinikela ezilwaneni zasehlane. Bamisa imibhoshongo yabo yokuvimbezela, bazihlubula izigodlo zalo zaze zasala ze, balenza inxiwa. ^a a v13 SesiHebheru: amaKhaledi — isizwe esasibusa eBhabhiloni lasendulo. ¹⁴Lilani, nina mikhumbi yaseTharishishi, ngokuba inqaba yenu ibhujisiwe. ¹⁵Ngalolo suku iTire liyakukhohlwa iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa, njengobude bokuphila kwenkosi eyodwa. Ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa, isiphetho seTire siyakuba njengengoma yesifebe: ¹⁶“Thatha ichacho, uhambahambe edolobheni, sifebe esikhohlakeleyo; shaya kamnandi, uhlabelele izingoma eziningi, ukuze ukhunjulwe.” ¹⁷Ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa, uBaba wethu uyakuliphendukela iTire, futhi liyakubuyela enkokhelweni yalo, lifebe nayo yonke imibuso yomhlaba ebusweni bomhlaba. ¹⁸Kodwa inzuzo yalo nenkokhelo yalo kuyakungcweliselwa uBaba wethu. Ngeke kubekelelwe noma kuqoqelelwe; inzuzo yalo iyakuya kulabo abahlala phambi kukaBaba wethu, ukuze badle kahle bembathe nezingubo ezinhle.