Yona 3 - Baibuli Erikwera

Yona okubuurira Nineeve ngu beeteise

¹ Bwanyima ekigambo kya MUKAMA kyagaruka kyaija ahari Yona obwa kabiri, nikigira kiti:

² Imuka, oze Nineeve, orurembo orwo oruhango, orugambire obutumwa obu ndikukutuma.

³ Atyo Yona yaimuka, yaaza Nineeve, nk'oku MUKAMA yaamugambira. Kandi Nineeve rukaba ruri orurembo ruhango munonga, oru obuhango bwarwo burikugyenderwa ebiro bishatu.

⁴ Yona yaatandika kugyendagyenda omu rurembo, naagyenda orugyendo rw'eizooba rimwe; naagamba n'eiraka rihango ati: Hatsigaire ebiro makumi ana, Nineeve ecwekyerezibwe.

⁵ Abantu ba Nineeve baikiriza Ruhanga; baaranga okwesiibyakwo, baajwara ebiguniya, okuruga aha mukuru okuhika aha muto.

⁶ Bwanyima egyo nkuru yaahika aha mugabe wa Nineeve, yaimuka omu kitebe kye, yaajuura bushuuti ye, yaayehumbika ebiguniya, yaashutama omu iju.

⁷ Yaaragiira kubuzya ekiragiro omuri Nineeve, ekirikugira kiti: Ahabw'ekiragiro ky'omugabe n'abakungu be, hatagira ekyatamira eky'okurya kyona, yaaba muntu, yaaba busyo bw'ente nari obw'emtaama, bitarya n'obu kwakuba okunywa;

⁸ kureka omuntu weena n'enyamaishwa yoona bihumbikwe ebiguniya, kandi abantu batakire munonga Ruhanga, buri muntu arekye omuhanda gwe omubi, n'obubisha oburi omu ngaro ze.

⁹ N'oha orikumanya ngu, obundi Ruhanga takaayegarukamu, akareka ekiniga kye kingi, tukareka kuhwerekyerera?

¹⁰ Ruhanga ku yaareebire eki baakora, n'oku baahinduka kureka emihanda yaabo emibi, yaayegarukamu, yaareka akabi aku yaagambire kubareetaho; tiyaakabareetaho.