Jona 1 - Baiberi Magwaro Matȿene aMŋari 1949 (Doke)

Jona unotumŋa Nineve naJehova, asi unotiza.

¹ Ɀino shoko raJehova rakaȿika kunaJona mŋanakomana waAmitai, riciti:

² Simuka, uende Nineve, riya guta guru, undoriparidzira, nokuti kuipa kwaʋo kwakwira pamberi paŋgu.

³ Asi Jona wakasimuka aciɗa kutizira Tarshishi abve pamberi paJehova; akaɓurukira Jopa, akawana cikepe cakaŋga coenda Tarshishi, akaɓuɗisa mari yaco yokufamba, ndokupinda mukati maco, kuti aende naʋo Tarshishi abve pamberi paJehova.

⁴ Asi Jehova wakatuma mhepo inopeŋga paguŋgwa, ɗutu guru rikamuka paguŋgwa, cikepe cikashumba kuputsika.

⁵ Ipapo ʋafambisi ʋecikepe ʋakatya, mumŋe nomumŋe akaɗana kunamŋari wake, ʋakarashira muguŋgwa nhumbi dzakaŋga dziri mucikepe, kuti ʋacireruse. Asi Jona wakaŋga aɓurukira mukati‐kati mecikepe, akaʋata pasi, ndokuɓatwa nehope caidzo.

⁶ Ipapo mŋene wecikepe wakaʋuya kwaari, akati kwaari: Nhai, iwe muʋati, wakaita seiko? Simuka, ɗana kunaMŋari wako, ɀimŋe Mŋari uŋgatiraŋgarira, tikasaparara.

⁷ Ɀino mumŋe nomumŋe wakati kushamŋari yake: Ʋuyai tikande mijenya, tiziʋe kuti njodzi iyi yatiwira nokuɗa kwaani. Ipapo ʋakakanda mijenya, mujenya ukaɓata Jona.

⁸ Ɀino ʋakati kwaari: Citiʋudza hako, kuti njodzi iyi yatiwira nokuɗa kwaani; ɓasa rako ndereiko? wabvepiko? nyika yako ndeipi? uri worudzi rupi?

⁹ Iye akati kwaʋari: Ndiri muHeberu, ndinotya Mŋari wokuɗeŋga, wakaita guŋgwa nenyika yakawoma.

¹⁰ Ipapo ʋarume ʋakatya kwaɀo‐kwaɀo, ʋakati kwaari: Cinyiko ici cawaita? Nokuti ʋarume ʋakaŋga ʋaciziʋa kuti unotiza pamberi paJehova, nokuti wakaʋaʋudza.

¹¹ Ɀino ʋakati kwaari: Ticakuiteiko, kuti guŋgwa ritinyararire? Nokuti guŋgwa rakaramba ricinyanya kupeŋga.

¹² Iye akati kwaʋari: Ndisimudzei, mundikandire muguŋgwa, ipapo guŋgwa ricakunyararirai; nokuti ndinoziʋa kuti ɗutu iri guru rakakuwirai nokuɗa kwaŋgu.

¹³ Kunyaŋge ɀakaɗaro ʋarume ʋakakwaȿa nesimba ʋaciidza kudzokera kunyika; asi ʋakakoniwa, nokuti guŋgwa rakaramba ricinyanya kuʋapeŋgera.

¹⁴ Naiɀoɀo ʋakaɗana kunaJehova, ʋakati: Tinokunyeŋgeterai, imi Jehova, tinokunyeŋgeterai, kuti tirege kuparara nokuɗa kwoʋupenyu bgomunhu uyu, murege kutisundira mhoȿa yeropa risinemhaka; nokuti imi Jehova makaita seɀamakaɗa henyu.

¹⁵ Ipapo ʋakasimudza Jona, ʋakamukandira muguŋgwa, guŋgwa rikanyarara pakupeŋga kwaro.

¹⁶ Ipapo ʋarume ʋakatya Jehova kwaɀo‐kwaɀo, ʋakaɓayira Jehova ciɓayiro, nokumupikira mhiko.

¹⁷ Jehova akatuma hoʋe huru kundomedza Jona, Jona akaʋa muɗumbu rehoʋe mazuʋa matatu noʋusiku ʋutatu.