Against the King of Tyre

¹Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:

²“Ndodana yomuntu, thana kuso isikhulu saseTire: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Ngokuba inhliziyo yakho iziphakamisile, wathi: “Ngingunkulunkulu, ngihlala esihlalweni sikaNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yolwandle,” ingani ungumuntu, ungesiye uNkulunkulu, noma umise inhliziyo yakho njengenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu

³bheka, uhlakaniphile kunoDaniyeli, ayikho imfihlakalo abangakufihlela yona;

⁴ngokuhlakanipha kwakho nangokuqonda kwakho uzizuzele imfuyo, wafaka igolide nesiliva engcebeni yakho;

⁵ngokuhlakanipha kwakho okukhulu kokuthenga wandisile imfuyo yakho; inhliziyo yakho iziphakamisile ngenxa yengcebo yakho.

⁶“ ‘Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Ngenxa yokuba umisile inhliziyo yakho njengenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu,

⁷ngalokho bheka, ngiyakukwehlisela abafokazi, abesabekayo bezizwe; bayakuhoshela ubuhle bokuhlakanipha kwakho izinkemba zabo, bangcolise ukukhazimula kwakho.

⁸Bayakukwehlisela egodini, ufe ukufa kwabagwaziweyo enhliziyweni yolwandle.

⁹Usasho phambi kokubulalayo ukuthi: “Ngingunkulunkulu mina,” ingani ungumuntu, ungesiye uNkulunkulu, esandleni sokugwazayo, na?

¹⁰Uyakufa ukufa kwabangasokile ngesandla sabafokazi, ngokuba mina ngikhulumile, isho iNkosi uJehova.’ ”

¹¹Izwi likaNkulunkulu lafika kimi, lathi:

¹²“Ndodana yomuntu, yenza isililiselo ngenkosi yaseTire, uthi kuyo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Wawuluphawu lokupheleleyo; wawugcwele ukuhlakanipha, wawuphelele ngobuhle.

¹³Wawuse-Edene, insimu kaNkulunkulu; onke amatshe anqabileyo ayeyisisibekelo sakho, isardiyu, netopazi, nedayimani, neshohamu, nejaspi, nesafire, nesimaragidu, nekrisolithe; nezivunulo zakho nezisekelo zamatshe zaziyigolide, zilungisiwe ngosuku lokudalwa kwakho.

¹⁴Wawuyikherubi eligcotshiweyo elisibekelayo; ngakubeka, waba sentabeni engcwele kaNkulunkulu, wahamba phakathi kwamatshe omlilo.

¹⁵Wawuphelele ezindleleni zakho kusukela osukwini lokudalwa kwakho kwaze kwafumaniseka ukungalungi kuwe.

¹⁶Ngobuningi bokuthenga kwakho wagcwaliswa ngobudlova, wonile; ngalokho ngakulahla ungcolile entabeni kaNkulunkulu, ngakuchitha wena kherubi elisibekelayo, ungabikho phakathi kwamatshe omlilo.

¹⁷Inhliziyo yakho yakhukhumala ngobuhle bakho, wonakalisa ukuhlakanipha kwakho ngokukhazimula kwakho; ngikulahlele phansi, ngikubeke phambi kwamakhosi ukuba akubone.

¹⁸Ngobuningi bobubi bakho ekuthengeni kwakho okungalungile ungcolisile izindlu zakho ezingcwele; ngase ngiphumisa umlilo phakathi kwakho, wakuqeda; ngakwenza umlotha emhlabeni emehlweni abo bonke abakubonayo.

¹⁹Bonke abakubonayo phakathi kwabantu bamangala ngawe; usuluvalo, awusayikubakho kuze kube phakade.’ ”

²⁰Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:

²¹“Ndodana yomuntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho kulo iSidoni, uprofethe ngalo,

²²uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “ ‘Bheka, ngimelene nawe Sidoni; ngiyakudunyiswa phakathi kwakho, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ngenza ukwahlulela kulo, ngingcweliswe phakathi kwalo.

²³Ngiyakuthuma kulo isifo negazi ezitaladini zalo; abagwaziweyo bayakuwa phakathi kwalo ngenkemba ephezu kwalo nxazonke, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.

²⁴“ ‘Akusayikubakho ikhakhasi elihlabayo neva elilimazayo kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli kubo ababahaqayo nababenza okwamafundululu kubo, bazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehova.

²⁵“ ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Lapho ngibutha indlu yakwa-Israyeli ezizweni abahlakazekele phakathi kwazo, ngingcweliswe kubo emehlweni ezizwe, bayakuhlala ezweni labo engalinika inceku yami uJakobe.

²⁶Bayakuhlala kulo belondekile, bakhe izindlu, batshale izivini, yebo, bahlale ngokulondeka, lapho ngenza ukwahlulela kubo bonke abanamafundululu kubo phakathi kwababahaqayo, bazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.’ ”