Jona
4 Kodvwa loku kwamcansula kakhulu Jona, futsi watfukutsela wagana lunwabu. 2 Ngako wathantaza kuJehova watsi: “Awu Jehova, ngavele ngabona ngiseseveni lakitsi kutsi kutawenteka loku. Kungako ngabaleka ngaya eThashishi,+ ngobe bengati kutsi wena unguNkulunkulu loneluvelo* nemusa, uyephuta kutfukutsela, uchichima lutsandvo lolucotfo,+ futsi kukuvisa buhlungu kujezisa bantfu. 3 Awu Jehova, ngicela kumane ngife. Kuncono kutsi ngife kunekutsi ngiphile.”+
4 Jehova wambuta watsi: “Unasizatfu sini sekutfukutsela kangaka?”
5 Jona wabese uyaphuma kulelidolobha wahamba wayohlala emphumalanga yalo. Watakhela umtfunti futsi wahlala ngephansi kwawo, wabuka kutsi kutawentekani kulelidolobha.+ 6 Ngemuva kwaloko, Jehova Nkulunkulu wamilisa liselwa* futsi walikhulisa kuze lakhele Jona umtfunti, atoyekela kukhatsateka. Jona wajabula kakhulu ngekutsi kumile leliselwa.
7 Kwatsi ngakusasa nakudzabuka kusa, Nkulunkulu weliciniso watfumela sibungu kutsi siyodla leliselwa futsi labese liyabuna. 8 Nakuphuma lilanga, Nkulunkulu watfumela umoya loshisako wasemphumalanga, lilanga lashisa laze lashaya inhloko yaJona, futsi waba nesiyeti. Bekachubeka acela kutsi amane afe, solo atsi: “Kuncono kutsi ngife kunekutsi ngiphile.”+
9 Nkulunkulu wambuta watsi: “Unasizatfu sini sekutfukutsela kangaka ngenca yaleliselwa?”+
Jona wamphendvula watsi: “Kufanele vele ngitfukutsele, futsi ngitfukutsele kakhulu kuze kutsi angife.” 10 Kodvwa Jehova watsi: “Wena ulivela buhlungu leliselwa ube ungakalihlanyeli futsi ungakalikhulisi; lona likhule ngebusuku bunye futsi kwatsi kusenjalo lafa. 11 Akukafaneli yini nami ngiyivele buhlungu iNineve, lelidolobha lelikhulu kangaka,+ lelinebantfu labangetulu kwa-120 000 labangakwati ngisho nekwehlukanisa emkhatsini walokuhle nalokubi,* futsi akukafaneli yini ngivele netilwane tabo letinyenti kangaka?”+