Yona 1 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

Yona okutumwa Nineeve akanga

¹ Nyakubaho akagambira Yona mwene Amitaayi ati:

² Imuka oze Nineeve, orwo rurembo ruhango, orurangire ebirirubaho, ahabw'okuba ebibi by'abantu baarwo mbimanyire.

³ Kwonka Yona akaimuka kuza Tarushiishi kuhungirayo Nyakubaho. Yaashuuma, yaahika Yopa, yaashangayo emeeri erikuza Tarushiishi, yaaha empiiha z'okumutwara omu meeri kugyenda nabo Tarushiishi, kuhungirayo Nyakubaho.

⁴ Kwonka Nyakubaho egyo nyanja yaagyoherereza omuyaga mwingi, yaagiteeza eihunga ry'amaani, emeeri yaayenda kusheenyagurika.

⁵ Ekyo kyareetera abarimbi kutiina, buri omwe yaatakira ruhanga we; n'ebyabaire biri omu meeri baabinaga omu nyanja, ngu ekaayanguhirwa. Yona we obwo akaba yaagiire omu kicweka ky'endugu y'egyo meeri, abyami, ayegwejegyereire.

⁶ Omukuru w'emeeri nikwo kwija, akamugira ati: Iwe mugwejegyezi we, obaire ota? Imuka otakire ruhanga waawe! Shana akaatwijuka.

⁷ Reero baagambirana bati: Nimwije tuteere enteenyu, tubone kumanya owaatureetera kuguubwaho aka kabi. Batyo bateera enteenyu, ekwata Yona.

⁸ Bwanyima bamubuuza bati: Tugambire owaatureetera kuguubwaho aka kabi. Okora murimo ki? Kandi noorugahi? Owaanyu ni nkahi? Kandi ori owa ihanga ki?

⁹ Nawe abagarukamu ati: Ndi Omuheburaayo, ndamya Mukama Ruhanga ow'omu iguru owaahangire enyanja n'ensi.

¹⁰ Abantu nikwo kwongyera kutiina munonga, bakamugira bati: Mbwenu ekyo okozire ki? Manya bakamanya ku arikuhunga Nyakubaho, ahabw'okuba akaba yaakibagambiire.

Yona okunagwa omu nyanja

¹¹ Bwanyima abarimbi bakabuuza Yona bati: Mbwenu tukugire tuta, enyanja ekabona kutuuza, tukakira? Manya enyanja ekaba neeyeyongyera kutabanguka.

¹² Nawe abagarukamu ati: Nimunkirize, munnagye omu nyanja, ebone kutuuza, mukire, ahabw'okuba nimmanya ku niinye naabareetera kuteerwa eri ihunga ringi.

¹³ Hoona abo bashaija baavuga munonga emeeri kugihitsya aha nkungu, kwonka baaremwa, ahabw'okuba enyanja ekaguma neeyeyongyera kubatabangukira.

¹⁴ Ekyarugiremu, baatakira Nyakubaho bati: Ai Nyakubaho, nitukweshengyereza, otatureka tukahwerekyerera ahabw'ogu mushaija, kandi otatutura okwita omuntu otaine rubanja; ahabw'okuba, ai Nyakubaho, niiwe waakora eki orikusiima.

¹⁵ Batyo bakiriza Yona bamunaga omu nyanja; nayo erekyera aho okuhinduriza.

¹⁶ Abo bantu baatiinira kimwe Nyakubaho, baamutambira ekitambo kandi baahiga kuguma nibamuheereza.

¹⁷ Reero Nyakubaho yaaragiira ekyenyanja rutaaba kumira Yona. Yona yaamara omu nda yaakyo ebiro bishatu nyomushana na nyekiro.