1. Nalu udaba olundilisekileyo olumalunga neTire:Bhombolozani, zinqanawa zaseTashishe!Kaloku yona iTire itshabalele;okwakuzizindlu nezibuko ngamabhodlo nje!Ewe, zisuke zavakala zona iindaba;abebevela eKiti baxelelwa bevile.
2. Yithini cwaka, nina bemi baselunxwemeni,nditsho nina barhwebi baseSidon,nina banyuswe ngabemi bolwandle
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.
10. Sarhakani niwulime umhlaba njengaseJiputa,nditsho kuni, maTashishe.Kaloku akusekho zibuko eTire.
11. UNdikhoyo usolule isandla sakhesawel' ulwandle, zangcangcazel' izikumkani.Ugunyazisile mayela nelamaKanana;iinqaba zakhona ziza kudilizwa.
12. UNdikhoyo wathi kwiSidon:“Liphelil' ixesha leziyolo, Sidon;ubuntombi bakho bonakele.Ningade nisabele kwelamaKiti,kodwa nalapho akukho buyambo.”
13. Khangelani elamaKaledi,namhlanje alisento yanto.Ama-Asiriya alenza laphutha,latsho layintlango yezilwanyana.Suka balirhawula neemboniselo zalo,avuthulula zinqaba,alitsho langamabhodlo.
14. Bhombolozani, zinqanawa zaseTashishe,inqaba elithemba lenu itshabalele!