3 abadada kumanz' anzongo-nzongo,bathengi abayithengisayo ingqolowa,nditsho leya ikhula kwelaseJiputa,eyitsho iTire yayimalike yezizwe.
4 Dana unyoshoze, wena Sidon,nawe, Tire, nqaba yolwandle!Kaloku inzonzobila yolwandle iyakhalaza, ithi:“Mna kaloku andizange ndalunywa;ewe, mna andizange ndazala;zange ndikhulise nyana nantombi!”
5 Olu daba lothi lungafika eJiputaasuke ke wona ajijithekexa esiva ngokutshabalala kweTire.
6 Bhombolozani ngesingqala, nina bemi bonxweme;welelani kwelaseTashishe.
7 Ngaba esi sesiya sixeko solonwabo iTire?Ngaba sesiya sasungulwa ngonoquku mandulo?Siso na esathumela iintlola phesheya kolwandleukuze sandise isizwe?
8 Kodwa kodwa ngubani umcebi wale ntlekele;ifakwe ngubani iTire kulo mgxobhozo,yona eyayikade iphaka iimbasa?Abarhwebi bayo fudula ingamatshawe;hay' isidima sabo ehlabathini jikelele!
9 *NguNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke oyicebileyo,khon' ukuze aliphelise ikratshi labo,lutsho ludake udumo lwabaziwayo.