Isaya 23

¹Chirevo pamusoro peTire. Chemai, imi, zvikepe zveTarishishi; nokuti raparadzwa, hapachine imba, kana pangapindwapo; vakaratidzwa izvozvo vari panyika yeKitimi.The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.

²Imi mugere pamhenderekedzo yegungwa, nyararai, iyemi maifumiswa navatengesi veSidhoni, vanofamba negungwa.Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

³fuma yaro zvaiva zviyo zveShihori, zvibereko zveNairi, paitengeswa zvose zvamarudzi avanhu.And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.

⁴Nyara, iwe Sidhoni, nokuti gungwa rataura, nenhare yegungwa, richiti, Handina kurwadziwa, handina kubereka, handina kurera majaya, kana kukurisa mhandara.Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.

⁵Kana shoko richisvika Ijipiti, vachava neshungu kwazvo pamusoro peshoko reTire.As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.

⁶Yambukirai Tarishishi; chemai imi mugere pamhenderekedzo yegungwa.Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.

⁷Gara ndiro guta renyu raifara, raivapo kubva kare nakare, raiiswa kurekure netsoka dzaro, kundogarako?Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.

⁸Ndianiko akafungira Tire izvozvo, iro raipavhurira korona, vatengesi varo vaiva machinda, navashambadziri varo vaiva vanokudzwa panyika?Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?

⁹Jehovha wehondo ndiye akazvifunga, kuti amhure kuzvikudza kwezvose zvinokudzwa, nokuzvidza vose vanokudzwa panyika.The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.

¹⁰Pararira panyika yako seNairi, iwe mukunda weTarishishi; hakuchine bhanhire rinokusunga.Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.

¹¹Akatambanudzira ruoko rwake pamusoro pegungwa, akazunungusa ushe; Jehovha akaraira pamusoro peKanani, kuti nhare dzayo dziparadzwe.He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof.

¹²Akati, Hauchazofari, iwe mukunda weSidhoni, mhandara yakamanikidzwa; simuka, uyambukire Kitimi; naikoko haungawani zororo.And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.

¹³Tarirai nyika yavaKaradhea; rudzi urwo haruchipo; vaAsiria vakaiita nyika yezvikara zverenje; vakamisa shongwe dzavo, vakawisa dzimba dzoushe dzaivamo, vakaiita dongo.Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, til the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.

¹⁴Chemai, imi zvikepe zveTarishishi; nokuti nhare yenyu yaparadzwa.Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.

¹⁵Zvino nenguva iyo Tire richakanganikwa makore makumi manomwe, zvakaenzana namakore amambo mumwechete; kana makore makumi manomwe apera, Tire richaitirwa sezvinoimbwa parwiyo rwechifeve, runoti,And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.

¹⁶Iwe chifeve, wakanganikwa, tora mbira upote neguta; ridza zvakanaka, imba nziyo dzakanaka, kuti urangarirwe.Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

¹⁷Zvino kana makore makumi manomwe apera, Jehovha achashanyira Tire, ipapo richadzokera kumubayiro waro, ndokufeva noushe hwose hwenyika huri pasi pose.And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.

¹⁸Zvarakashambadzira, nomubayiro waro, zvichava zvitvsene kuna Jehovha; hazvingachengetwi kana kuvigwa, nokuti zvarakashambadzira zvichava zvavanogara pamberi paJehovha, kuti vagute kwazvo, vafuke nguvo dzakanaka.And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.