Jona
1 Yehova walekele Jona* muna Amitai ngwendi: 2 “Katuka, uye ku Ninive ije yapwa nganda yakama, ukambulule muzimbu wa kuisompa, mwafwa njinamono bilinga byabibi bya banu bayo.”
3 Oloni Jona wakatukile mangana atunde kuli Yehova na kutewela ku Tashishi. Wasikumukile ku Jopa, co wawanene bwato bwakele na kuya ku Tashishi. Ngeci wafwetele bimbongo bya ngila na kukobela mu bwato mangana aye ku Tashishi, kutewa Yehova.
4 Co Yehova wahuwisile lihunzi lyakama ha kalunga-ndonga. Olyo lihunzi lyatenukile manene, co lyashakele kulingisa na bwato butabozoke. 5 Baka-kujabula batewele manene, co umo na umo wabo washangumukile kutambeka kuli njambi yendi, kulomba bukwasi. Bashangumukile na kumbila bitenga mu kalunga-ndonga mangana bwato bwehuke. Oloni Jona wasikumukile mu mutamba wa bwato wa mukati,* co walalele na kuya mu tulo. 6 Kapitau wa baka-kujabula wamushwenene na kumuleka ngwendi: “Bika biunalalela? Induka, tambeka kuli njambi yobe! Hamo Njambi wa busunga atutetela, mangana keti tunyonge.”
7 Co balilekele umo na mukwabo ngwabo: “Ijeni tute ñela mangana tuwane natunenela obu bukalu.” Batele ñela, co yawililile Jona. 8 Bamulekele ngwabo: “Shukulu-kambu tuleke, iya natunenela obu bukalu? Ukapanga cipangi muka, co utunda kuli? Utunda ku lifuti muka, co ku banu ba muyati muka?”
9 Wabakumbulwile ngwendi: “Nji kaHebelu, co njikazibila lyoba* Yehova Njambi wa melu, uje watangele kalunga-ndonga na nunda.”
10 Aba banalume bazibile manene lyoba, co bamwihwile ngwabo: “Bika biunalingi?” (Aba banalume bazibukile ngwabo wakele na kutewa Yehova, mwafwa wabalekele.) 11 Ngeci bamwihwile ngwabo: “Tukulinge bati mangana kalunga-ndonga oloke?” Mwafwa lihunzi lyakele na kulibwezelela manene ha kalunga-ndonga. 12 Wabakumbulwile ngwendi: “Njikakuleni munjumbile mu kalunga-ndonga, co kalunga-ndonga oloka, mwafwa njizibuka ngwange eli lihunzi lyakama linamizila mwafwa yange.” 13 Nameme ngoco, aba banalume bajabwile na nzili* mangana batwale bwato ha nunda, oloni bonowele mwafwa lihunzi lyatwaleleleleho kuhuwa manene ha kalunga-ndonga.
14 Co batambekele kuli Yehova na kwendeka ngwabo: “Naana! Obe Yehova, shukulu-kambu, keti tunyonge mwafwa you munalume!* Keti utwane mulonga mwafwa ya maninga a kujeneka mulonga, mwafwa unalingi muunashakelele, obe Yehova.” 15 Co bakakwile Jona na kumumbila mu kalunga-ndonga, co kalunga-ndonga wolokele. 16 Aba banalume bazibile lyoba mwafwa ya Yehova, co balambwilile Yehova mulambu na kulinga bikumiiyo.
17 Yehova watumine isi wakama kwakulehula Jona, co Jona wakele mwimo lyowo isi matangwa atatu, butsiki na mutanya.