1. Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
2. “Wena ndodana yomuntu, yenza isililiselo ngeTire,
3. uthi kulo iTire: Wena ohlala ekungeneni kolwandle, ongumthengi wabantu eziqhingini eziningi, iNkosi uJehova isho kanje, ithi:“ ‘Tire, wena ushilo ukuthi:“Ngiphelele ebuhleni.”
4. Imikhawulo yakho isenhliziyweni yolwandle;abakhi bakho baphelelisile ubuhle bakho.
5. Ngemisayipuresi* yaseSeniri benzile onke amapulangwe akho;balandile umsedari* eLebanoni ukwenza insika yakho.
6. Ngama-oki* aseBashani benzile amaphini akho;indeki* yakho bayenzile ngophondo lwendlovu,lufakelwe emthini womkhoba ovela eziqhingini zaseKitimi.
7. Ilineni elicolekileyo elifekethisiweyo elivela eGibithelalinguseyili* wakho,laze laba yibhanela* kuwe;isimbozo sakho sasiluhlaza sibubende,sivela eziqhingini zase-Elisha.
8. Abakhileyo eSidoni nase-Arvadi babe ngabagwedli bakho;izihlakaniphi zakho, Tire,zazikuwe, zazingabashayeli bakho.
9. Amalunga aseGebali nezihlakaniphi zalobabe ngabavimbi zimfa bakho kuwe.Yonke imikhumbi yaselwandle namatilosi* ayobabe kuwe ukuba bathengise ngempahla yakho.
10. “ ‘AbasePheresiya noLude noPhuthi babe sempini yakho, amadoda empi yakho; baphanyeka izihlangu nezigqoko kuwe; baveza ubuhle bakho.
11. Abantu base-Arvadi kanye nempi yakho babe sezingangeni zakho nxazonke, nabaseGamadi babe semibhoshongweni yakho; baphanyeka izihlangu zabo ezingangeni zakho nxazonke; baphelelisa ubuhle bakho.
12. “ ‘ITharishishi lalingumthengi wakho ngenxa yobuningi bayo yonke ingcebo yakho; benana impahla yakho ngesiliva nangensimbi nangethini* nangomthofu.
13. “ ‘IJavani noThubali noMesheke bona babe ngabathengi bakho, benana abantu boqobo nezitsha zethusi ngempahla yakho.
14. “ ‘Abendlu yaseThogarma benana impahla yakho ngamahhashi nangamahhashi empi nangeminyuzi.*
15. “ ‘Abantu baseDedani babe ngabathengi bakho, iziqhingi eziningi zaziyizindawo zokuthengelana zesandla sakho; babuyisela kuwe uphondo lwendlovu ne-eboni,* kwaba yisipho sakho.