Ezekieli 27
1 Yehova anandiyankhula kuti:
And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
2 “Iwe mwana wa munthu, imba nyimbo yodandaulira Turo.
“And you, son of man, lift up a lamentation concerning Tyre, and you have said to Tyre:
3 Uza Turo, mzinda wokhala pa dooko la nyanja, wochita malonda ndi anthu ambiri a mʼmbali mwa nyanja kuti: Ambuye Yehova akuti, “Iwe Turo, umanena kuti, ‘Ndine wokongola kwambiri.’
O dweller on the entrances of the sea, Merchant of the peoples to many islands, Thus said Lord YHWH: O Tyre, you have said, I [am] the perfection of beauty.
4 Malire ako anali mʼkati mwenimweni mwa nyanja; amisiri ako anakukongoletsa kwambiri.
Your borders [are] in the heart of the seas, Your builders have perfected your beauty.
5 Anakupanga ndi matabwa a payini ochokera ku Seniri; anatenga mikungudza ya ku Lebanoni kupangira mlongoti wako.
They have built of firs from Senir all your double-boarded ships for you, They have taken of cedars from Lebanon to make a mast for you,
6 Ndi mitengo ya thundu ya ku Basani anapanga zopalasira zako; ndi matabwa a mitengo ya payini yochokera ku zilumba za Kitimu. Pakuti anapanga thandala lako pakati pa matabwawo panali minyanga ya njovu.
They made your oars of oaks from Bashan, They have made your bench of ivory, A branch of Ashurim from islands of Chittim.
7 Nsalu yabafuta yopeta yochokera ku Igupto inali thanga yako, ndipo inakhala ngati mbendera. Nsalu zophimba matenti ako zinali za mtundu wamtambo ndi pepo zochokera ku zilumba za Elisa.
Your sail has been of fine linen with embroidery from Egypt, To be for your ensign, Your covering has been of blue and purple from islands of Elishah.
8 Anthu a ku Sidoni ndi Arivadi ndi amene anali opalasa ako. Anthu aluso ako, iwe Turo, anali mwa iwe ndiwo amene ankakuyendetsa.
Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad have been rowers for you, Your wise men, O Tyre, have been in you, They [are] your pilots.
9 Akuluakulu ndi eni luso a ku Gebala anali mʼkati mwako, ngati okonza zibowo zako. Sitima za pa nyanja zonse, ndi oyendetsa ake ankabwera pamodzi ndi katundu kudzachita nawe malonda.
The elderly of Gebal and its wise men have been in you, Strengthening your breach; All ships of the sea and their mariners, Have been in you, to trade your merchandise.
10 “Anthu a ku Perisiya, a ku Ludi ndi Puti anali asilikali mʼgulu lako la nkhondo. Iwo ankapachika zishango ndi zipewa zawo zankhondo pa makoma ako, kubweretsa kwa iwe ulemerero.
Persia and Lud and Phut Have been in your forces—your men of war. They hung up shield and helmet in you, They have given out your honor.
11 Anthu a ku Arivadi ndi Heleki ankalondera mbali zonse za mpanda wako; anthu a ku Gamadi anali mu nsanja zako, Iwo ankapachika zishango zawo pa makoma ako onse. Amenewo ndiwo anakukongoletsa kwambiri.
The sons of Arvad, and your force, [Are] on your walls all around, And short swordsmen have been in your towers, They have hung up their shields on your walls all around, They have perfected your beauty.
12 “Dziko la Tarisisi linachita nawe malonda chifukwa cha kuchuluka kwa katundu wako wamtundumtundu. Iwo ankapereka siliva, chitsulo, chitini ndi mtovu mosinthanitsa ndi katundu wako.
Tarshish [is] your merchant, Because of the abundance of all wealth, They have given silver, iron, tin, and lead [for] your wares.
13 “Yavani, Tubala ndi Mesaki ankachita nawe malonda; iwo ankapereka akapolo ndi ziwiya za mtovu mosinthanitsa ndi katundu wako.
Javan, Tubal, and Meshech—they [are] your merchants, They have given [the] soul of man, and vessels of bronze, [for] your merchandise.
14 “Anthu a ku Beti Togarima ankapereka akavalo antchito, akavalo ankhondo ndi abulu mosinthanitsa ndi katundu wako.
Those of the house of Togarmah, They have given horses, and riding steeds, and mules [for] your wares.
15 “Anthu a ku Dedani ankachita nawe malonda, ndipo anthu ambiri a mʼmbali mwa nyanja anali ogula malonda ako. Ankakupatsa minyanga ya njovu ndi phingo.
Sons of Dedan [are] your merchants, Many islands [are] the market of your hand, They sent back horns of ivory and ebony [for] your reward.
16 “Anthu a ku Aramu ankachita nawe malonda chifukwa cha kuchuluka kwa zinthu zako. Iwo ankapereka miyala ya emeradi, nsalu zapepo, nsalu zopetapeta, nsalu zabafuta, korali ndi miyala ya rubi mosinthanitsa ndi katundu wako.
Aram [is] your merchant, Because of the abundance of your works, They have given emerald, purple, and embroidery, And fine linen, and coral, and agate for your wares.
17 “Yuda ndi Israeli ankachita nawe malonda. Iwo ankapereka tirigu ochokera ku Miniti ndi zokometsera zakudya, uchi, mafuta ndi mankhwala mosinthanitsa ndi katundu wako.
Judah and the land of Israel—they [are] your merchants, They have given wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, And honey, and oil, and balm [for] your merchandise.
18 “Anthu a ku Damasiko, chifukwa cha zinthu zako za malonda zambiri ndi katundu wako wosiyanasiyana, ankachita nawe malonda a vinyo wochokera ku Heliboni ndi ubweya wankhosa ochokera ku Zahari.
Damascus [is] your merchant, For the abundance of your works, Because of the abundance of all wealth, For wine of Helbon, and white wool.
19 Adani ndi Agriki ochokera ku Uzala ankagula katundu wako. Iwo ankapereka chitsulo chosalala, kasiya ndi bango lonunkhira mosinthanitsa ndi katundu wako.
Dan and Javan go about with your wares, They have given shining iron, cassia, and cane, It has been in your merchandise.
20 “Anthu a ku Dedani ankakugulitsa nsalu zoyika pa zishalo za akavalo.
Dedan [is] your merchant, For clothes of freedom for riding.
21 “Arabiya ndi mafumu onse a ku Kedara anali ogula malonda ako. Iwo ankachita nawe malonda a ana ankhosa onenepa, nkhosa zazimuna ndi mbuzi.
Arabia, and all princes of Kedar, They [are] the traders of your hand, For lambs, and rams, and male goats, In these your merchants.
22 “Anthu amalonda a ku Seba ndi Raama ankachita nawe malonda. Iwo ankapereka zonunkhira zosiyanasiyana zabwino kwambiri, miyala yokongola ndi golide mosinthanitsa ndi katundu wako.
Merchants of Sheba and Raamah—they [are] your merchants, They have given the chief of all spices, And every precious stone, and gold [for] your wares.
23 “Amalonda a ku Harani, Kane, Edeni, Seba, Asuri ndi Kilimadi ankachita nawe malonda.
Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, merchants of Sheba, Asshur—Chilmad—[are] your merchants,
24 Iwowa ankasinthanitsana nawe zovala zokongola, nsalu zopetapeta, zoyala pansi za mawangamawanga, atazimanga bwino ndi zingwe zolimba.
They [are] your merchants for perfect things, For wrappings of blue, and embroidery, And for treasuries of rich apparel, With cords bound and girded, for your merchandise,
25 “Sitima za pa madzi za ku Tarisisi zinali zonyamula malonda ako. Motero iwe uli ngati sitima yapamadzi yodzaza ndi katundu wolemera.
Ships of Tarshish are journeying [with] your merchandise for you, And you are filled and honored greatly, In the heart of the seas.
26 Anthu opalasa ako amakupititsa pa nyanja yozama. Koma mphepo yakummawa idzakuthyolathyola pakati pa nyanja.
Those rowing you have brought you into great waters, The east wind has broken you in the heart of the seas.
27 Chuma chako, katundu wako, malonda ako, okuyendetsa ako, okuwongolera ako ndi opanga sitima za pa madzi, anthu ako amalonda ndi asilikali ako onse ndiponso aliyense amene ali mʼmenemo adzamira mʼnyanja tsiku limene udzawonongeka.
Your wealth and your wares, Your merchandise, your mariners, And your pilots, strengtheners of your breach, And the traders of your merchandise, And all your men of war, who [are] in you, And in all your assembly that [is] in your midst, Fall into the heart of the seas in the day of your fall,
28 Madera a mʼmbali mwa nyanja adzagwedezeka chifukwa cha kufuwula kwa oyendetsa sitimawo.
At the voice of the cry of your pilots the outskirts shake.
29 Onse amene amapalasa sitima zapamadzi, adzatuluka mʼsitima zawo; oyendetsa ndi onse owongolera sitima zapamadzi adzayimirira mʼmbali mwa nyanja.
And all handling an oar come down from their ships, Mariners [and] all the pilots of the sea stand on the land,
30 Iwo akufuwula, kukulira iwe kwambiri; akudzithira fumbi kumutu, ndi kudzigubuduza pa phulusa.
And have sounded with their voice for you, And cry bitterly, and cause dust to go up on their heads, They roll themselves in ashes;
31 Akumeta mpala mitu yawo chifukwa cha iwe ndipo akuvala ziguduli. Akukulira iweyo ndi mitima yowawa kwambiri.
And they have made themselves bald for you, And they have girded on sackcloth, And they have wept for you, In bitterness of soul—a bitter mourning.
32 Akuyimba nyimbo yokudandaulira nʼkumati: ‘Ndani anawonongedwapo ngati Turo pakati pa nyanja?’
And their sons have lifted up a lamentation for you, And they have lamented over you, Who [is] as Tyre? As the cut-off one in the midst of the sea?
33 Pamene malonda ako ankawoloka nyanja unakhutitsa mitundu yambiri ya anthu. Mafumu a dziko lapansi analemera ndi chuma chako komanso ndi malonda ako.
With the outgoing of your wares from the seas, You have filled many peoples, With the abundance of your riches, and your merchandise, You have enriched [the] kings of earth.
34 Koma tsopano wathyokera mʼnyanja, pansi penipeni pa nyanja. Katundu wako ndi onse amene anali nawe amira pamodzi nawe.
At the time of [your] being broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, Your merchandise and all your assembly have fallen in your midst.
35 Onse amene amakhala mʼmbali mwa nyanja aopsedwa ndi zimene zakuchitikira. Mafumu awo akuchita mantha ndipo nkhope zangoti khululu.
All inhabitants of the islands have been astonished at you, And their kings have been severely afraid, They have been troubled in countenance.
36 Anthu amalonda a mitundu ina akukunyogodola. Watha mochititsa mantha ndipo sudzakhalaponso mpaka muyaya.”
Merchants among the peoples have shrieked for you, You have been terrors, and you are not—for all time!”
