10 Lamadvodza esaba kakhulukati, adzimate atsi kuye: “Yini-ke lena lose uyentile?” Phela lamadvodza abesati kutsi ubalekela Nkulunkulu, ngobe Jona abesawatjelile.
Nkulunkulu Simakadze watsi kumfati: “Yini-ke lena lose uyentile?” Umfati watsi: “Ngikhohliswe yinyoka, ngase ngiyadla.”
Kodvwa Jowabe wayiphendvula inkhosi, watsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho angawandzisa lamabutfo awaphindze kalikhulu, shangatsi futsi nemehlo enkhosi yami, inkhosi, angakubona loko. Kodvwa ngempela inkhosi yami, inkhosi, ifunelani kwenta intfo lenje?”
Lomoya utijikijela etikwakhe ungasenamusa kuye, agijime ashiye inyosi abalekela emandla awo.
Sivunguvungu sachubeka sahhusha ngemandla, aze lamatilosi atsi: “Sitakwenta njani-ke ngawe, kuze lesivunguvungu sibindze?”
Kepha Jona wesuka wacondza eThashishi. Wehlela eJopha, lapho afike wakhokha imali yekwekhwela, wagibela umkhumbi, waya eThashishi, abalekela Simakadze.
Philatu nakabeva basho njalo, wesaba kakhulu.
Joshuwa watsi: “Usiletseleleni lembhubhiso? Simakadze utayiletsa kuwe imbhubhiso lamuhla.” Ngako-ke onkhe ema-Israyeli amgcoba ngematje kanye nako konkhe kwakhe, base bayakushisa-ke.