7. Ngokuba itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, iTire ndiya kuyizisela uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli, evela entla, ukumkani wookumkani, enamahashe neenqwelo zokulwa, nabakhweli, nesikhungu sabantu, nabantu abaninzi.
8. Amagxamesi akho asemaphandleni úya kuwabulala ngekrele, akumisele inqaba yokubonisela, afumbe kuwe udonga lokungqinga, akumisele ikhusi lamakhaka;
9. abhekise ezindongeni zakho iimpahla zakhe zokutyhomfa, azidilize iinqaba zakho ezinde ngeentsimbi zakhe.
10. Ngenxa yoninzi lwamahashe akhe, uthuli lwawo luya kukugubungela; iindonga zakho ziya kunyikima ngenxa yesandi sabakhweli, neseevili, neseenqwelo zokulwa, ekungeneni kwakhe ngamasango akho, njengabangena emzini oqhekezwayo.
11. Ngamanqina amahashe akhe úya kuzigqusha izitrato zakho zonke; úya kubabulala abantu bakho ngekrele, iintsika zakho ezinamandla aziwise emhlabeni.
12. Baya kubuthimba ubutyebi bakho, bayiphange into orhweba ngayo, bazigunguxule iindonga zakho, bazidilize izindlu zakho ezinqwenelekayo, bawatshonise emanzini amatye akho, nemithi yakho, nothuli lwakho.
13. Ndoluphelisa ulwandile lweengoma zakho, singabi saviwa isandi seehadi zakho.
14. Ndokwenza ube yingxondorha ebalelelwe lilanga; ùya kuba yindawo yokwaneka iminatha. Akusayi kuba sakhiwa; ngokuba mna Yehova ndithethile; itsho iNkosi uYehova.
15. Itsho iNkosi uYehova kwiTire, ukuthi, Aziyi kunyikima na iziqithi ngenxa yesithonga sokuwa kwakho, ekuncwineni kwabangxwelerhiweyo, ekubulaweni kwabaphakathi kwakho?
16. Ziya kuhla ezitroneni zabo bonke abazizikhulu zolwandle, bazisuse iingubo zabo zokwaleka, bazihlube iingubo zabo ezimfakamfele; bambathe ukugubha, bahlale phantsi emhlabeni, bagubhe ngamaphanyazo onke, bamangaliswe nguwe.
17. Baya kukuphakamisela isijwili, bathi kuwe, Yoo! Ùtheni na ukudaka, wena ubumiwe ngabeelwandle, wena mzindini udumileyo, owawomelele elwandle, wona nabemi bawo, obe ubaqhiphukisa umbilini abemi bawo bonke!
18. Ngoku ziyagubha iziqithi ngomhla wokuwa kwakho, zikhwankqiswe iziqithi eziselwandle ngenxa yokuphela kwakho.