Yona 1 - Baibuli Erikwera

Yona okutumwa Nineeve

¹ Ekigambo kya MUKAMA kikaija ahari Yona mwene Amitai, nikigira kiti:

² Imuka, oze Nineeve orurembo orwo ruhango, orurangire ebirirubaho; ahabw'okuba obubi bwarwo buhikire omu maisho gangye.

³ Kwonka Yona yaimuka kuhungira MUKAMA Tarushiishi, yaashuuma Yoopa, yaashangayo emeeri erikuza Tashiishi; yaaha empiiha z'okumutwara, yaaza omu meeri kugyenda nabo Tarushiishi, ngu ahungye MUKAMA.

⁴ Kwonka MUKAMA yaayohereza omuyaga mwingi aha nyanja, enyanja yaagira ebingonzi bingi, emeeri yaayenda kusheenyagurika.

⁵ N'ahabw'ekyo abarimbi baatiina, buri omwe yaatakira ruhanga we, n'ebintu ebyabaire biri omu meeri baabinaga omu nyanja kwanguhiza emeeri. Kwonka Yona we akaba yaagiire omu kicweka kyayo eky'omunda, abyami, ayegwejegyereire.

⁶ Omukuru w'emeeri nikwo kwija ah'ari, akamugira ati: Obaire ota, iwe mugwejegyezi 'we? Imuka, otakire ruhanga waawe. Obundi ruhanga waawe akaatwijuka, tureka kucwekyerera.

⁷ Bwanyima baagambirana bati: Nimwije tuteere enteenyu, tubone kumanya otureeteire aka kabi. Batyo baateera enteenyu, yaakwata Yona.

⁸ Baamubuuza bati: Tugambire otureeteire aka kabi. Okora murimo ki? Nooruga hi? Owaanyi ni nkahi? Kandi ori owa ihanga ki?

⁹ Yaabagarukamu ati: Ndi Omuheburaayo, nintiina MUKAMA Ruhanga ow'omu iguru, owaahangire enyanja n'ensi.

¹⁰ Okuruga aho baagira obwoba bwingi, baamubuuza bati: Beitu ekyo eki okozire niki? Ahabw'okuba abo bashaija bakamanya ku yaabaire ahungire MUKAMA; ahakuba akaba yaabagambiire.

Yona okunagwa omu nyanja

¹¹ Baamubuuza bati: Mbwenu tukugire tuta, enyanja ekabona kutuuza, tukakira? Ahabw'okuba enyanja ekaba neeyeyongyera kuhinduriza.

¹² Yaabagarukamu ati: Nimunkirize, munnagye omu nyanja; obwo nibwo enyanja eraatuuze, mukakira; ahabw'okuba nimmanya ngu eri ihunga ry'amaani eryabajuumikira niinye ruabatura.

¹³ Kwonka abo bashaija baavuga munonga gu babone kuhitsya emeeri aha nkungu, baaremwa; ahabw'okuba enyanja ekaba neeyeyongyera kubatabangurira ebingonzi.

¹⁴ Nikyo baatakiriire MUKAMA, nibagira bati: Nitukweshengyereza, ai MUKAMA, otatureka tukahwerekyerera, tukazira ogu mushaija; kandi tukazira otatutaho orubanja rw'eshagama y'otaine rubaja; ahabw'okuba, ai MUKAMA, niiwe okozire nk'oku osiimire.

¹⁵ Batyo baakiriza Yona, baamunaga omu nyanja, enyanja yaatuuza.

¹⁶ Ahonaaho abo bashaija baatiina munonga MUKAMA, baamutambira ebitambo, baahiga nibarahira.

¹⁷ Bwanyima MUKAMA yaateekateeka eky'enyanja kihango kumira Yona; kyamumira, yaamara omu nda y'ekyo ky'enyanja ebiro bishatu nyomushana na nyekiro.