11 Lyena Mose aebele Yehova ati: “Cinshi mwancushisha ifi ne mubomfi wenu? Cinshi mwandekelesesha, ica kuti mwabika icisendo ca bantu bonse aba pali ine?+

15 Nga mwalaleka ndesakamana aba bantu neka, ninshi njipayeni fye ili line.+ Nga mwalintemwa, mwileka nkwate amafya na yambi.”

3 Ilyo Eliya aumfwile ifi, alitiinine ica kuti alifulumwike pa kuti aipusushe.*+ Aile ku musumba wa Beere-sheba+ uwa mu Yuda,+ kabili kulya kwine e ko ashile umubomfi wakwe. 4 Aile mu matololo ulwendo lwa bushiku bumo. Ilyo afikile aikele mwi samba lya cimpusa, kabili alombele ukuti afwe,* atile: “Cacilamo! Nomba mwe Yehova njipayeni fye,*+ pantu ine nshacila ifikolwe fyandi ifyafwa kale.”

16 Nimpata umweo wandi,+ nshilefwaya ukutwalilila ukuba no mweo.

Ndekeni fye, pantu inshiku shandi shaba ngo mupu.+

2 E ico Yona apepele kuli Yehova ati: “Iye, mwe Yehova, bushe ifi te fyo naishibe ukuti e fyo mukacita ilyo nali ku calo ca ku mwesu? E co pa kubala nalefwaila ukubutukila ku Tarshishi;+ pantu nalishibe ukuti nimwe Lesa uulangulukilako* kabili muli ba luse, mulakokola ukukalipa kabili mwaliba sana no kutemwa ukushipwa,+ nalishibe no kuti mulaalula ubupingushi bwenu pa kuti mwikanda ababifi. 3 Nomba mwe Yehova, lekeni fye mfwe, pantu cawamapo nafwa* ukucila ukutwalilila ukuba no mweo.”+