5 Jona yatura mu lidaala, nazia kolovega lwivugwi niyikara hasi. Yelombera lidiri, niyikara haasi mu chiriri chacho; nalindilira kolola kumanyaa chekoleke ku lidaala lia Nineve.
Lwa Elija yahulira mwoyo yigwo, yafuma mumoni mwimwe ninguvu yeeye yukwiyuhira; nazia ichova kandi nasingira ha vwingiliru vwuluhangaywa. Mwoyo gwamuvoolera, “Elija, okolaa ki hano?”
Wene yeyo, yazia mu luhangaywa naagona mu vudiku vwosi. Nonoho Yahova yamoloma kuye navoora, “Elija, okalaa ki hano?”
Ndavasinyikira kigira uvwoni nu vuviti vwavo, kunangwa ndaavaha mageri, kandi nimbaleka. Navuzwa vahindagiriza nivazizagilira kuzia mu zinzira ziavo aveene.
Navuzwa lwa mboraa, “Ndivilira Yahova kandi si ndamoloma mu lieta lilie mba,” maku likuva liilio liveeye kuli muliru gusambanga mu inzi. Ngelizanga kwikuzira, navuzwa sinyalizanga mba.
Aveeremi voosi vaali nuvuti vonene ligali kandi vuli mundu yanira anyoore ovokonyi, kutura ku munyasaye weve mwene. Kunangwa, vasiuva ivindu via vaali nivagingi munyanza mbula vagehizi uvulitu vwi iliato. Ing'inga yene yeyo, Jona yaali naaziyi mulwaalo mwiliato; naagonaa.
Navuzwa Yahova yamuteeva, “Kigira ki oveeye nu vutima?”
Maku Yahova Nyasaye yalomba kitagwa chiliungu naakekola kilande igulu, kikole ichiriri ku mutwi gwa Jona, kumulomba yiituliri mu liverera lilie lidamanu. Jona yayanzizwa ligali ni kitagwa yicho.