1 Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi lisithi: 2 "Ndodana yomuntu, khala isililo ngeThire, 3 uthi kuyo iThire esesangweni lasolwandle, yona engumthengiseli wabantu abanengi abangasolwandle, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo Wobukhosi:

Wena Thire uthi,

"Ngiphelele ngobuhle."

4 Umbuso wakho wawuphakathi kolwandle;

abakhi bakho baphelelisa ubuhle bakho.

5 Wonke amapulanka akho

bawenza ngezihlahla zejanipha ezivela eSeniri;

bathatha umsedari eLebhanoni

ukuba bakwenzele insika.

6 Ngemi-okhi eyavela eBhashani

bakwenzela amaphini okugwedla izikepe;

ngezigodo zomsipresi ezavela ngasolwandle lwaseKhithimi

benza indawo yokuhamba kuyo, yendlalwe impondo zendlovu.

7 Iseyili lakho kwakuyilineni elihle elicecisiweyo elavela eGibhithe,

elaba yilona phawu lwakho;

amaseyili akho okusitha ilanga ayengawokuluhlaza lokuyibubende

okwavela ngasolwandle lwase-Elisha.

8 Amadoda aseSidoni le-Avadi ayengabagwedli bakho;

izazi zakho, wena Thire,

zazisemkhunjini njengabatshayeli bomkhumbi.

9 Izingcwethi ezindala zaseGebhali zaziphakathi komkhumbi

njengabalungisi bemikhumbi ukuba bagcike imiphetho yakho.

Yonke imikhumbi yasolwandle labatshayeli bayo

yeza ikanye lawe ukuzathenga impahla zakho.

10 Amadoda asePhezhiya, leLudi kanye lePhuthi

asebenza njengamabutho ebuthweni lakho.

Alengisa amahawu awo lezingowane emidulini yakho,

akulethela ubuhle obukhulu.

11 Amadoda ase-Avadi kanye leHelekhi

abakhona emidulini yakho ezinhlangothini zonke;

amadoda aseGamadi

ayesemiphotshongweni yakho.

Aphanyeka amahawu awo inxa zonke zemiduli yakho;

aphelelisa ubuhle bakho.

12 IThashishi yathengiselana lawe ngenxa yenotho yezimpahla zakho ezinengi; impahla yakho ethengiswayo bayithenga ngesiliva, insimbi, ithusi kanye lomnuso.

13 IJavani, leThubhali kanye leMesheki athengiselana lawe, athenga impahla zakho ngezigqili langezinto ezenziwe ngethusi.

14 Abantu baseBhethi Thogarima bathenga impahla zakho ngamabhiza omsebenzi, amabhiza empi kanye lezimbongolo.

15 Abantu baseRodesi bathengiselana lawe, njalo amazwe amanengi angasolwandle athenga kuwe, akubhadala ngempondo zendlovu langesihlahla esithiwa yi-ebhoni.

16 I-Aramu yathengiselana lawe ngenxa yezimpahla zakho ezinengi, impahla zakho ezithengiswayo bazithenga ngamatshe aligugu aluhlaza, amalembu alubende, umsebenzi ocecisiweyo, ilineni elihle, ikhorali langelitshe eliligugu elibomvu.

17 UJuda lo-Israyeli bathengiselana lawe; impahla zakho ezithengiswayo bazithenga ngengqoloyi eyavela eMinithi langokumnandi, uluju, amafutha kanye lenhlaka.

18 Ngenxa yezimpahla zakho ezinengi kanye lenotho enkulu yempahla, iDamaseko yathengiselana lawe ngewayini elivela eHelibhoni langewulu evela eZahari.

19 AbakoDani lamaGrikhi avela e-Uzali athenga impahla zakho; azithenga ngensimbi ekhandiweyo, langekhasiya kanye lekhalamusi.

20 IDedani yathengiselana lawe ngezingubo zezihlalo.

21 I-Arabhiya lazozonke izikhulu zaseKhedari babethenga kuwe; bathengiselana lawe ngezimvu, inqama kanye lembuzi.

22 Abathengi baseShebha labaseRahama bathengiselana lawe; impahla zakho bazithenga ngezinhlobo zonke ezinhle zeziyoliso langamatshe aligugu kanye legolide.

23 IHarani, leKhane le-Edeni kanye labathengi baseShebha, le-Asiriya kanye leKhilimadi bathengiselana lawe. 24 Endaweni yakho yokuthengiselana, bakuthengisela izembatho ezinhle, amalembu aluhlaza, imisebenzi ececisiweyo kanye lamajali alemibala eminengi lezintshaka eziphothiweyo njalo zilamafindo abotshwe aqina.

25 Imikhumbi yaseThashishi

isebenza ukuthwala impahla zakho.

Ugcwele impahla ezinzima

enzikini yolwandle.

26 Abagwedli bakho

bakusa elwandle olukhulu.

Kodwa umoya wasempumalanga uzakwephula ube

yiziqayiqa enzikini yolwandle.

27 Inotho yakho, okuthengiswayo kanye lempahla,

abatshayeli bakho, labaqondisi kanye labalungisi bemikhumbi,

abathengisi bakho lawo wonke amabutho akho,

labanye bonke abaphakathi komkhumbi

bazatshona enzikini yolwandle

ngosuku lokonakala komkhumbi.

28 Amazwe angaselwandle azanyikinyeka

lapho abahambisa umkhumbi bakho sebehlaba umkhosi.

29 Bonke abaphethe amaphini okugwedla

bazayitshiya imikhumbi yabo;

abatshayeli bayo kanye labaqondisi bayo bonke

bazakuma ekhunjini.

30 Bazaphakamisa amazwi abo

bakhale kabuhlungu ngawe;

bazathela uthuli emakhanda abo

bagiqike emlotheni.

31 Bazaphuca amakhanda abo ngenxa yakho

njalo bazagqoka amasaka.

Bazaqhinqa isililo ngawe

ngesililo esibuhlungu.

32 Lapho bekukhalela bekulilela

bazaqhinqa isililo ngawe bathi,

"Ngubani owake wathuliswa njengeThire,

elizungezwe lulwandle na?"

33 Ekuphumeni kwempahla yakho elwandle

wasuthisa izizwe ezinengi;

ngenotho yakho enengi langempahla yakho

wanothisa amakhosi omhlaba.

34 Khathesi usuphahlazwe lulwandle

ezinzikini zamanzi:

impahla yakho lenhlanganiso yakho yonke

kuzatshona phansi kanye lawe.

35 Bonke abahlala emazweni angasolwandle

balokwesaba ngawe;

amakhosi abo ayathuthumela ngokwesaba

lobuso bawo bunyukubaliswe luvalo.

36 Abathengi phakathi kwezizwe bayakuncifela;

usufike ekucineni okwesabekayo,

njalo kawuyikuba khona futhi.’ "