Jona
4 Pele Jona wakabijilwa kapati, alimwi wakanyema kapati akaambo kamakani aaya. 2 Aboobo wakapaila kuli Jehova kuti: “Akaka, O Jehova, sena eeci tacisyi ncondakali kulibilika ciindi nondakali mucisi cangu? Nkakaambo kaako ndakasola kutijila ku Tarisi+ ciindi cakusaanguna; nkaambo ndakalizyi kuti yebo nduwe Leza silweetelelo* alimwi siluse, uumuka kukalala alimwi siluyando lupati ilutamani,+ uucinca mizeezo kuti utaleti mapenzi. 3 Aboobo lino, O Jehova, kondinyanga buyo buumi, nkaambo cilainda kubota kuti ndafwa buyo kwiinda kuti kandipona.”+
4 Mpoonya Jehova wakamubuzya kuti: “Sena cili kabotu kunyema boobo mboonyema?”
5 Kumane Jona wakazwa mumunzi akuyookkala kujwe lyamunzi. Ooko wakayaka kavwuka akukkala mucimvwule cankako kutegwa abone citiicitikile munzi.+ 6 Mpoonya Jehova Leza wakapa kuti cisyango cili mbuli ceeco cizyala myuungu* cimene akukomena atala lya Jona, kutegwa cimubede cimvwule atala aamutwe wakwe, akuti cimuvwune kupenzi lyakwe. Aboobo Jona wakakondwa kapati akaambo kacisyango eeco.
7 Pele kubucedo ibuzuba bwakatobela Leza mwini-mwini wakatuma syaanyungwa, ooyo wakaluma cisyango eeco, kumane cakayuma. 8 Lino zuba nolyakatalika kubala, Leza wakatuma muwo wakujwe uupya kapati, alyalo zuba lyakamubala amutwe Jona cakuti wakanetuka. Wakali kwiile kulomba kuti afwe buyo, alimwi cakwiinduluka-induluka wakali kwaamba kuti, “Cilainda kubota kuti ndafwa buyo kwiinda kuti kandipona.”+
9 Mpoonya Leza wakabuzya Jona kuti: “Sena cili kabotu kunyema boobo mboonyema akaambo kacisyango eeci?”+
Eelyo walo wakati: “Ndileelede kunyema, alimwi ndilinyemede kapati cakuti ncondiyanda buyo nkufwa.” 10 Pele Jehova wakati: “Yebo wausa akaambo kacisyango eeci, ncootakabelekela nokuba kukomezya; cakakomena mubusiku bomwe akufwa mubusiku bomwe. 11 Sena mebo tandeelede kuufwida lubomba munzi mupati wa Nineve,+ oomo imuli bantu bainda ku 120,000 ibatacizyi nokuba kwiindanya cibi acibotu, antoomwe abanyama babo banji?”+