5. Wanem assignment nao Jonah kasem, and wanem nao hem duim?

⁵ Jonah hem wanfala profet long north kingdom bilong Israel taem King Jeroboam II, son bilong Jehoash, hem rul. (2 Kings 14:23-25) Wanday, Jehovah komandim Jonah for lusim Israel and for go long Nineveh, main taon bilong maeti rul bilong Assyria. Wanem nao assignment bilong hem? For warnim pipol hao bigfala taon bilong olketa bae distroe. (Jonah 1:1, 2) Winim wei for followim direction bilong God, Jonah hem ranawe! Hem go insaed ship wea bae go for Tarshish, wea farawe from Nineveh.—Jonah 1:3.

9. Taem wanfala cyclone putim olketa wakman long ship long danger, olketa wanem fasin nao Jonah showimaot?

⁹ From hem no willing for obeyim komand bilong Jehovah, Jonah go insaed wanfala ship wea tekem hem barava farawe from assignment bilong hem. Nomata olsem, Jehovah no givap long profet bilong hem or arrange for narawan changem hem. Bat, Jehovah duim samting for helpem Jonah kasem bak stretfala tingting bilong hem. God kosim cyclone for kamap long sea. Olketa wave go ahed for bangam datfala strong ship wea Jonah gogo long hem. Pipol wea no garem blame bae dae from Jonah hem ranawe from assignment bilong hem! (Jonah 1:4) Wanem nao bae Jonah duim? From hem no laek kosim dae bilong olketa wakman long datfala ship, Jonah talem olketa: “Liftim mi and torowem mi go insaed long sea, and bae sea hem kamap kwaet for iufala.” (Jonah 1:12) Taem olketa wakman long ship torowem Jonah go long sea, no eni reason stap for Jonah tingse Jehovah bae sevem hem. (Jonah 1:15) Nomata olsem, Jonah hem willing for dae mekem olketa wakman long datfala ship stap laef. Waswe, iumi savve lukim from wanem Jonah duim hia hao hem garem fasin for no fraet, hambol fasin, and love?