Jona 4 - EBƆRƐ BE KAWƆL

Jona be kanya agbo nɛ Ebɔrɛ be kuwɔrwu be asheŋ

¹ Ama kumo be loŋ daŋ tɔrɔ Jona ga nɛ e kpal loŋ so n nya agbo.

² Nseŋ kule Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na ŋ kaŋɛ le: “O Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ, mannɛ le nɛ n daŋ kaŋɛ saŋɛ nɛ n kra wɔ epe na a? Loŋ so nɛ n nya manaŋ n shile n yɔ Tarshish na. N nyi fo ka la kasha nɛ kuwɔrwu be Ebɔrɛ, nsaa maa nya agbo manaŋ manaŋ. Fee wora kelela nna saŋkama nseŋ wora shiriya nɛ fo ta alubi m paŋ. Fo alɛ maa kuse a bar kasogberge basa so.

³ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ, shin nɛ n wu. Ŋ ka wu bɔ, ŋ ka kraa wɔ ŋkpa to.”

⁴ Nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ kaŋɛ: “Nuso be ekpa nɛ fo kɔ nɛ fo nya agbo?”

⁵ Kumo be kaman nɛ Jona lar n ya chena kade na be ekarso ashi epeŋilarkpa be kaba so. E daŋ yuu kubuubi ko nna n chena kumo be kiyoyul to a jo nsaa keni kusɔ nɛ k beeŋ wora kade na to ebi.

⁶ Nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ shin nɛ kefeelebi ko kɔr ndoŋ m purge a wora kiyoyul m buu Jona so, saŋɛ na so, epeŋi maa naa ŋmɛa mo ga. Kefeelebi na be kiyoyul na daŋ shin nna nɛ Jona be kagbene fuli mo ga.

⁷ Ama kumo be ŋklade kachipurdidi nɛ Ebɔrɛ shin nɛ kushushombi gboŋgboŋi ko ba ji kefeelebi na nɛ k bolo to.

⁸ Epeŋi ka lar nɛ Ebɔrɛ shin nɛ afu tushiso be kebembeŋ shi epeŋilarkpa m ber m ba Jona so nɛ e bɛlɛ. Ndoŋ nna nɛ e kaŋɛ le: “Ŋ ka wu bɔ ŋ ka kraa wɔ ŋkpa to.”

⁹ Nɛ Ebɔrɛ bishi mo le: “Manɛ so nɛ fo kpal kefeelebi na so a nya agbo?” Nɛ Jona kaŋɛ: “Ŋ kpal kumo so n nya agbo, hale a sha fanɛ n wu gba nna na.”

¹⁰ Nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ kaŋɛ le: “Kefeelebi nɛ fo maŋ duu ŋko ŋ keni so nɛ k daŋ be asheŋ e tir fo na. Kachɛ koŋwule nɛ kumo gbagba ta ŋ kɔr n daŋ m purge nseŋ naŋ wu kachɛ koŋwule to gba.

¹¹ Basa nɛ b chɔ ŋgboŋ kalfa nɛ adunyɔ nɛ b maŋ nyi bumo be bena nɛ jiso, n ta asɔbɔya damta gba n ti so e wɔ Ninɛve be kadegboŋ na to. A maŋ daga bumo be asheŋ ka tir ma a?”